The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-03
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eminent lawyer lie had SO much bust
ness to attend to that he could DO lit
tie himself but take up cases that had
been prepared for him by his large
staff Of assistants It was necessary
that he should have every detail care
fully placed before him. His position
might be compared to that of a rail
road train running on automa5ic
switches. Anything wrong in a NE
chunical detail may wreck the train:
anything wrong in Mr.. TimbertoD $
data might wreck his case.
It was natural, then, that he should
exact great care from his assistants,
Amy one of them failing to keep him,
as it We're, running on the right track
was instantly discharged. But they
had all been with him long while and
had become SO used to their duties that
there never was nut Or bolt of the Of
fee machinery misplaced.
MI Timberton was one morning in
court attending to divorce case. He
did not take divorce cases as a rule,
but in this one his client was very
rich anG his fee was to be enormous.
Both the husband and wife were in
court. Mr.. Timberton always instruct
ed his clients to blind obedience to his
methods, and whatever he did or said
in the courtroom was to be accepted
without. question as a part Of his
scheme His assistant, Mr.. Pinkey,
who had prepared the present case for
him, was in court and sat beside his
chief with a bundle Of papers before
him. Mr.. Pinkey was lean man of
twenty-seyen who looked anywhere
from thirty to fifty. Mr.. Timberton
was addressing the court.
at is stated in the plea,' he said.
that this woman has rendered the
mans life a burden. We shall show
how she neglected her home, turned
her children over to nurses and spent
her time among the fashionable multi
millionaires who are the money power
Of this republican country and would
gladly, if they could, turn it over to a
monarch of their own choosing. At
evening, when her hardV orking hus-
band came to his home, what did he
find? 4 wife to meet him at the door
with a smile of welcome and a connu-
bal kiss? No. She was either driving
III the park or losing his hard earned
money in some palace where our com
of bridge.'
That Mr.. Pinkey feared something
had gone wrong with the Office posting
system was evident from the fact that
he liyed into the papers before him.
pulled out one and hastily examined it,
"There is nothing" continued the
speaker, $50 beautiful as the home.
The good book tells US that our Maker
created man in his own. image. And
what is the family but a miniature Of
the immortal father and his mortal
children? When a woman
Mr.. Timberton was interrupted by
pull at his coat sleeve, He paid no
attention to it. In a few moments he
was interrupted by. another pull
CHANGING down angrily, he saw Mr.
Pinlley lookingeup at him with dismay,
holding a paper for his chief to see
and pointing with his finger to GER
tain place. The learned lawyer saw at
once that he had made a mistake. His
assistant had not made it. He had
made it himself. He had been retain
ed by the wife whom he was holding
up as violator Of domestic comfort. Z
II there is one faculty that goes to
make up greatn it is resource. Mr.
assistant in whisper for not before
calling his attention to his error: then
he turned serene and faced the court
''In these days of legal chicanerT,'
he went on, sit behooyes one Entrusted
with clients interests to fOrest2ll
those tricky methods that are resortel
to by INSCRIPTIONS attorneys. | have
preferred to state the case against my
client myself. What I have told You
about this much abused, long suffering
woman will be told by her husbands
attorney. But how will it be told? BY
placing even d worse construction than
I have placed on it. He will put upon
her the popular obliQuy Of riches. Who
owned these millions but the man who
is suing one whom l shall show BY
competent witnesses to be virtuous,
a domestic wife and mother? You will
be told of the iniquity of bridge whist,
but you will not be told that my client
does not know the game. You will
have the sacredness of the family held
up before you. but instead of being
told that the breach has been made in
this case by this prodigate man whose
sins cry out against him they will be
laid at the door Of his faithful wife"
At this juncture the husband cast a
glance at his wife, and at the same
moment the wife cast a glance at the
husband. Her lips broke into a smile
which was reelected on his. They Were
a wealthy young couple who had
found the bridge between romance and
married life quite as difficult to pass as