The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
.Bertie's Breach of Promise Suit.
ByJOHN WORNE, Author Of the BERTHE Stories.

u iaste' n and common decency' we snail
DO happy 10 hear any prep psm. your client
There re- was IS a tear III Evn's eye. II
wonder II he really is suffering SO much
thatn she 4Hrned e hs thlId stter
MESsRs. FIELD AND FIELD.
CT am Tired Of that" said ltva. Yonra
Of the 9th inst to hand. we admit that
deeency in connection with your client
wa Va, oft ., plaoe. CT" I'm. glad they've
y, i, TINT" said ,,, Eva A., 1T was
say as to the condition Of your. clients
health, but would point out that any
damage caused by mental anguish ia
sums OF money saved by loss OF appetite.
On this last point we. consider that our
client has a substantial claim against Mr..
s se@t i sy eeS sSp sWyer sp amen
Or YOU at II \: II. tomorrow 10 discus.
n In p9ss'oFH o We yem sshs etc FIELD AND
FIELD 10 OURSELVES.
Gent!emen,-Re Pllklnghame v. Rowcn.
wshy nssd 1hey say that agninaa saa
yr,lr Mr.. Maolntyre. we beg to repeat thai
our client Will accept nothing less than
i've Thousand pounds OF an undertaking
l.
What OH earth does that mean?v said
LETTER 1nIvE--ouRsELEs no
MESSRS. FIELD AND FIELD.
tF1vn skipped tho next remark hurrledly,
ond came to the polnt.) We are In
structcd TO inform you that our cient.
without prejudice to her rights and incre-
" TO avoid unpleasant and costly litiga-
| ton, is willing to enter into an undertake.
ing in the terms Of. and sealed In. tho
sane same g sain a. as, the original contract!
The correspondence closed with a letter
| from, Mr.. MhcIn,yre requesting her 10
come TO the Office next day for the pur-
| pose.
She drove to Lncolns' Inn Fields in
considerable doubt, Mr.. MacIntyrc re-
! cclved her, and showed her politely into
room on his own, containing n table.
a shelf OF Law Reports" two chairs and
! BERTHE - ~
She stopped suddenly, and Mr.. Mac
!ntyrc closed the door without coming IN.
BERTHE looked around. His face was stcir n
and bore marks OF suffering. There waa
J a long pause, each waiting. for the other
| to begin. At las, he broke the silence by
SAYING. nuthorl,a,ively: y presume.
tiatlons which have led up to this inter-
| view
Sir," she murmured. something about
undertaklng,-orlgnal contract--l don't
He moved Q, step toward her, but check
cd himself. You will give the undertake
4 lnR!FIl. nc asked.
\ III knew what It meant"
~ means. he said. in a stern. hard
voice. that l. ask the same question as
asked on the twenty-irst OF January
IN tho same manner: and by way OF
further security. we insert In the papers
an Of te completion
month am On advised Hf es sa4 f nsys
a right to demand nothing less"
4 She began to understand. do you re-
Quire witnesses to the sealing?" she ask
.'f understand !, I, that It is not necessary,
i well, you Begin
! He coughed. and drew himself up
"I1vanselne Maude Rowen..r he said, "aro
4 You prepared to marry me?''
Eva. my darling he said, humbly. II
wasn't 9 pit Ike thatr' she said. 81 have
ZONE , rights she am am 7dyised that
Berthe was nonplussed.
Tho exact TERMS" she went on. You
must use the words you used on the
1 III can't remember themr
Try said Eva.
I Bertle tried. y quite for got them
miserable little worm. Wi, na You t AR =
yourself away upon. me 2 -.
am miserable little worm VIII YOU
throw yourself away upon me?
Il am prepared TO accept your offer if
you Will behave yourself she replied.
/ 'Thlt's not what you snid!'' ha retort-
| cd You said: Dearest. why on earti,
have snS you taken :. all this time in coming
j@"I never did," she said, hotiy.
, You did!'
|. II did notl'
: broken or. -
: IL don't remember saying anything,
she went on: We've simply seated it i"
Very well, he said coming 10 some
thing less than arms length lets seal
50 they sealtd 1t In the same way as
by agreement he paid the costs OF the