The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-12
The Matter
Elizabeth
| BY 5. T. STERN
1904, by S. T. Stern

two Elizabeth Lang
|ffteen years they had lived
w side, and neither OF
nod Of the others exist
nnnared feet of metropoli-
|ond several hundred thou
IS separated them socially
I.,niy The elder Miss Lang
E. near the middle of the
a,ntocratic white stone man
f. corner of the same street
& fat house lived the otnef
,oither of them was aware
rmstonces, these two pos
,i,l, in common. Els par
linn as James Carruthers.
and professional friends
lack. the counselor. MISS
Knew him as her oldest and.
nor, best friend. Elizabeth
,nrw him as her employer.
Langhan. often wondered
|had selected her from two
E lltAN ~
Iicapts for the position OF ste
in his legal establishment.
graduate from a business col
bo1 hardly hoped to gain ac-
Dyor a score Of experienced
The true reason-her name
Guessed. Still Jim had no
Fcyret his choice. Miss Eliza
meat, pretty and bright. jim
. her daily, and she tran
|1hout an error.
Miss Langham, the focus OF
6eIor aspirations. Jim tried
here only once.
-rutlers," said Miss Langham
hi are taking Il mean advan-
ar friendship. You have no
Iriticise my other friends. 1
10 number Judge Newton
friends"
Is fifty IL he's a day. Jim
YOU be. Mr.. Carruthers-
Good night
Ferc tears after Jim had taken
kture, but that Jim did not
IL did know, however, that
rham had dismissed him, and
|ed accordingly.
hi fellow, Colonel Newton"
Since they've elected him
Elizabeth has been indiRer-
@, Mrs. Judge Newton evil
bunds better to her young
4 plain Mrs. Jimmy Carruth-
he lloundered homeward In
Of Il winter evening and
Is first great sorrow.
maketh a sympathizer.
blue and hopeless, became hui
In in a week. One morning
5 stenographer, Miss Eliza
bwed him a court summons
ID been served upon her, de-
that she pay the sum Of $3.50
or suffer the entry Of judg-
that amount, Jimmy simply
consolation. who Is this
llie who Is suing you?"
er heard Of her." was the re.
canned the papers closely,
Eellie,' he said after he had
|"scems to be the trade name
(g whose Christian appellation
lel O'Malley. He says you
bnc blue dress Of the value OF
G swears that. you have re
accept it, and he sues accord.
must be some mistake.
ldered q dress one-fourth az
E as that. Nor have I ever
on Nine. Nellie"
do you liveT" he inquired.
ly astonished him. mo. =
|enue."
t near Forty-seventh streetr'
Ph the corner. The side stree
fashionable. This summons
intended for some wealthy
pear by who doesn't pay hel
'lin saw that the papers werl
~ The name Of the Hon
Newton, justice, his mind
ae up. BE told his secretar,
no fear, He was happy Il
appreciation Of her faithful
continued service.
20 The case himself. His riva
bench and glared savagel.
a' least that is Jimmy's re
|the judicial attitude.
I"Ppehed, Nine. Nellie was no
UAe courtroom. having beel
elsewhere on jury duty
''ace he sent two Of his as
one Of them took the stan,
Norld faced lady she was
'eSSed amiably that she ha,
p'eSsihaker for twenty-one
au was approaching her thi,
.n,'y, It's this way, Judge
she testified glibly. "Mme
ue dress, and she sen
s4slAs it didn't fit. l didn'
an'ns to do with it, but til
wi ~ n mousse as did has assure,
Nlted to perfection Mme
~ MISS Langham should b
Fn pq.nl Jim felt called upon /
u''.'ers. You see," he star,
~ they've pnt +bo ,