The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-02
RACE
SUICIDE

thing to do was to write to him. I was
80 anxious about my own papers that
/ did not wait to write, but telegraph
cd. An answer was returned thar
James Fairfield was no longer q resi-
dent OF the place. Then made Jour-
ney to the village to discover that
James, after being engaged 10 the girl
for year or more, had skipped out
rather than marry her and that she had
threatened him with a suit for breach
Of promise. Where he had gone no one
but his widowed mother knew, and no
information could be got from her.
/ then advertised In the Chicago and
New York papers every day for
week, but the result was nil. | watch
ed the papers for the next two weeks.
vertise. but he did not. had to go
over the ground again and get as much
information az I could. Meanwhile the
suit had to be adjourned, and some Of
the parties had seen before could not
be found the second time. The evi.
dence / had at first gathered would
have won the suit right on the reel,
but now the matter was very doubtful.
/ had finished up In Chicago, and six
weeks had elapsed when brought up
In Detroit on the same business. had
only 70 see one person there and there
fore did not take a room at the hotel
had arrived in the morning, and
handed my coat 10 the check boy and
was seated at the table with another
man. We were both inclined for con,
verRation and talked as we ate.
learned that he was a lawyer from q
small town In Wisconsin, and the
breakfast passed Off very agreeably.
When we went out Of the dining room,
both of as walked to the window OF
the cloak room and presented our
checks. / received my oveTcoat first.
Az he received his no invited me to
take cigar, and 1t was after we had
lighted up that / rammed my hand In
my pocket for my gloves, pulled out a
pair not belonging TO me and said;
well, this beats the Dutchl The
boy has given me some one else's
overcoat This 10 the second time this
winter that the mistake has occurred"
The stranger instinctively put his
hands In the pockets Of his overcoat,
and out came pair of gloves that
instantly recognized as my own.
you have got on my coat" he said
40 he looked at the gloves in my hand.
'sThen you have got on miner
That proved to be the case We turn.
Cd TO the boy, but he stoutly denied
that DO had changed the checks. In
fact the western man checked his coat
fifteen minutes before did. and / had
taken my coat out first. and II was
hard TO see how a mixup could have
taken place.
"Have You been in Chicago this win
terr' | asked the stranger as we stood
staring at each other.
Il was there about sIA weeks ago"
he replied.
"Did you stop at the Blank House?'
II did"
snid you get another mans oyercoat
By mistaken
II did. and some one got mine. and
| have been made a lot of trouble on
that account"
OF course the thing was soon made
clear. ana we sat down to talk II over.
He had my papers at home. and | had
his letters. Young Fairfield had clear
cd out for Wisconsin when he left
Iowa, and. learning that the girl was
going to make him trouble, he had put
certain letters into the hands of this
lawyer for his defense. We simply
had to exchange papers to make every
thing right. and ! am happy to say
that both Of ms won our suits. He had
also advertised in the Chicago and
New York papers, but In journals that
had not como under my eye.
NJ. QUAD.