The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13

&SeNIr'sh ner rP' W sssld 50ssf Suppose YOU
know what 1t is all about" !, ,,..a -.
!, This pretsnsee 10, OF I. Ignorance NV" :
p'"ai do i understand md that you refuse 70
marry AIRY, ne i. he nueried'
Certainly.
You know tho reason perfectly w,n e,,d
Very we'll; you drive me 10 my r ..a,, ~
at law. Everything that happens VIII pe
on your bead &c, Good % 1,vo laughed with
no reason; that wns the Joke. she was az
only driving the dear lear boy i,S S ws,iId do do in
order to get back again. WASH IL u
lovely idea? 80, ,,,,
When luncl, time had arrived next ia. aay
without anything happening she began cyan
to wonder whether something had so ~,
terribly wrong Berthe did not usually
wait 80 long as this before beginning.
As she passed through the hall an alter
cation WINS going on at the door.
II have 10 SEQ Miss Rowcn, please"
''S Sf ,. , L s9s assse
S Wits right in s It hlu ' own daring.
yes" said Eva, wondering why tho
III have to give you thIs pl lease,
piece OF paper into her hand. and Ned.
a shs S0ts s p a. him w n t e rre emo
bling. she hurried to her room, and
studied the horrible thing. more closely.
II was beaded I'm the ,Ilsh, Court Of
on: ''between Herbert George rIlkins.
Rowen. Defendant" Whn, on earth did
II all moan? All! 'rhe plaintiff claims
iso OF marriage" She sat stunncd Five
thousand poundsl Why 1t was more than
she spent at her dress1nnker's In a year,
s might aSs s be 'oFs so aor npow w was
waiting. She sot herself ready. FOLDED
up the aboininable document cautiously
md drove with It to tho family solicitors
In IIncolns Inn Fields.
Mr.: MacIntyre would sec her.
I'm afraid you'll, think 1t rather
strange. Mr. .Mac1ntyrc. but--but--1 want
4 to know-is--ls this really real?'
She handed the thing with trembling 8
without any sort OF respect.
Yes that's real enough he said,
and her heart sank. Then he looked Mt
the back and raised his eyebrows. His
But cant II be stopped?" she asked,
In horror at the prospect.
III see. what can be done, and Mr..
Maclntyre's manners were 50 comfort
ing. She thanked him and drove home.
IT was dreary work waiting two weeks
4 without BERTHE and without word from
Bertie. However, n portentons envelope
trembling fingers. Then. alone in her
room. she read what she said to BERTHE.
a~d BERTHE said to her. through the me-
a MacIntyre and Macpherson lnclosed their
/ correspondence with Messrs. Field and
I Field F5 Il.
LETTERS 6NE-OURsELvEs TO
4 MESaRS. FIELD AND FIELD.
1 Gentlenen.-Re Pllkinghame V. Rowen.
ID <sN,.nr u Vtnv "a
with reference to this action. We con-
i TESS we find 1t dflcuh to understand the
nature OF the preposterous claim made
can assure You that any damage that has
4 been suffered has been suffered by our
client Chow true" said Eva, who has
only been restrained from taking imme.
diatc action by those feelings Of goot
taste and common deceney 10 which your
client appears to be stranger. ("That',
what he deserves" said Eva2 II, there.
claim Miss Rowen Will be compelled
ters, which Will cnti,le her without any
possibility OF doubt TO very substantial
4 damages CT wonder what they are" sait
Eva, but suppose itsis all right,'O anc
failing a satisfactory reply we are IN
structed to take proceedings at once. W,
remain, gentlemen, etc.
LETTER sTWO--MESSRs. FIELD AMI
FIELD TO OURSELVES.
q Gentlemen, RE PilkInghame " Rowen
We are obliged for yours of the 9th ult
\ C.W7hat on earth is an ut?' said Eva.
We regret the tone OF your remarks, ant
are afraid that you have misconceiyet
tho true position. CT believe they ar
going to be nasty, said Eva.) We cal
only say that our client has been trea tet
with a heartless and disgraceful Levitt!
which SURPRISES anything which has eve
come within the scope OF our experience
II COh!" said Eva) We know from per
= sonal observation that he has been re
duced to condition which Is simply dc
porabc. CT don't believe It," said Eva.
For week he has suffered from anguish
both mental and moral. of most acut
4 description. CT WONDER. said EVA.
Therefore, we think you can hardly be sc
rlous In your suggestion that our ellen
should offer terms, but If You Will With