The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-05-14
His Victory
Over Women.
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trelnes. He was bright man, hav-
ing done well at school, at college and
In the study Of his profession. the law.
There was nothing to stand in the
way of his success except intensely
definite opinions on all subjects and
great obstinacy in carrying them out.
Nevertheless Venard was lovablc
fellow. 1t is not the usual man one
loves so much as the unusual. Agatha
Hunt fell desperately in love with the
young attorney, and her love was re-
ciprocated. But Agatha was an heir
ess. and Venard was poor. The result
was that during their first "spat"
Agatha. womanlike, said things she
did not mean in reference to the DIFF
ference of their pecuniary situations.
Her lover at once asked to be relieved
from his engagement and all inter.
course between them ceased.
Agatha felt that modesty compelled
her to await advances toward a recon-
Citation from Venard, and Venard was
deferred from making advances from
the nature Of the case. A. time elapsed
without his hearing anything from
the lady. he made up his mind that he
had no use for her or any other wom-
IN. 1t is very easy for q lover to be
come a woman hater. and venard
conceived 90 fierce q hatred for the
opposite sex that he sschewed every.
thing. in petticoats. He would have
nothing to do. with women socially.
would. not take q law case for q
woman.
When he came to this resolution be
was accommodating an excellent prac-
tice. In just one year he had no prac-
tice at all. It was then that a fellow
lawyer said to him:
ben, you are very stupid. We get
our business on account Of peoples i'm
perfections. The more imperfect wo-
men are the more law cases come be-
fore the courts in which they are con-
cerned."
One morning the lawyer met with a
surprise. A gentleman introducing
himself as Francis B. Armstrong STEP
ped into Venard's Office and said that
Venard's name had been given him as
a person eminently fitted to conduct an
important case. Mr. Armstrong was
the owner of valuable tract that had
been encroache,l upon by railroad
company and was about to lay claim
for 100000 damages. He would pay q
salary for services and 20 per cent Of
the amount recovered. Venard asked
to whom he was indebted for the rec
ommendation. and the man replied that
several persons had done so, especially
as Venard had more time on his hands
than was usual with first class attor-
neys and could give it far better atten.
ton.
Venard was delighted. He entered
upon study of the case and made bis
preparation with great care The op.
posing counsel was an eminent corpo-
ration counsel. and the fact of Venard's
being retained in such case at once
led to revival Of his business. Within
half year the trial came on, and 90
carefully and with such judgment had
Venard laid his plans that he won the
admiration Of all persons who knew Of
them and bis case. The case was ap-
pealed. venard. sure that the ground
Of appeal was in error. declined an Of
fer Of compromise. Then one day sud.
denly his opponents abandoned their
case and agreed to pay the full amount
Of the claim.
The day the papers were passed and
the money paid Venard was happy.
His contingent percentage amounted
to 100000. He was now independent
Of the purse proud girl" who had
thrown her wealth in bis face" and
Of every woman in the world. After
all, he had beaten them. The claim.
ant the attorney for the defendant
and venard were together signing pa.
pers. When all we're signed. sealed
and delivered the railroads lawyer
produced a check for the amount due.
Mr.. Armstrong took It and. turning 1t
over, wrote something on the back
and handed it to venard. Venard read
the face Of the check, which was pay.
able to Armstrong, then turned 1t over
and read. "Pay to the order of Agatha
Hunt"
The look of establishment on his face
was intensified by Mr.. Armstrong, who
said:
II have but small interest in this
case, though Miss Hunt has brought
it all in my name. You are to look
to her for your percentage Of the dam.
ages
When the two men departed, leaving
Venard alone to bis thoughts, he
turned to his victory over women gen.
orally and Agatha Hunt particularly.
A minute before he had seen the in
dorsement Of the check he had consid-
cred himself free man, over whom
no woman had any right whatever.
Now he saw himself suddenly en-
chained. One way to retain the meas
ure Of independence he had had before
Agatha had become his client occurred
to him. He might never call for the
fortune that she had put him in the
way Of making. But the plan did not
commend itself to him. 1t was not re-
signing the fortune that troubled him.
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