Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-04-29
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"Well, I congratulate you" said the
lawyer to his client, as they waited
In the corridor for the elevator. Here
you are without stain or grease spot
on your character You can hold up
your head once more and look your
fellow man in the eye and hit him
In the eye If you want to. You have
passed through the ordeal unscathed.
The acid test of question and cross
question has indisputably shown the
| true gold Of your character. Yes in
deed, you certainly are to be congrat-
| ulated."
That's all right about athat," said
the client, morosely "but If there's
any gold in my character there amt
none anywheres else about me. You
took care Of that I'm busted. l
guess I'll have to touch you for a lit
tie. You did soak it to me good and
hard"
II merely mentioned what my fee
would be for undertaking your case"
said the lawyer. you did the rest.
Do you think l charged you too
muchw
II think about half what paid you
would have been plenty replied the
Client frankly. 1T wasn't much Of
case. There wasn't nothin' to it. Say,
1t was pipe"
1T was, eh?'
Sure. I'd have bet my kit O. tools
against your law liberry that the YER
dick would be not guilty afore that
jury went out"
"How much do you suppose my IL
brary is worth?' asked the LAWYER
do you think that you'd be giving
odds?"
Il know l would" said the client.
1T wouldn't be worth nothin to me
an l wouldn't know where to sell it.
No. l wouldn't have no use for your
books an l do know how to use my
tools, If 1 do say it."
That's what the police seemed to
think" observed the lawyer.
'The muts!' growled the client "If
I'd have. KNOWN
If you'd have known what?"
IF I'd have known what they was
goin' to testify to. Why, say! There
wasn't nothin' against me Not a
thing. Anybody, could see that they
was just tryin' to put up a job on a
innercent man. .4 @ =
lis that your ground for asking a
,.4,. -
Il oughtn't to have to ask it." said
the client. II, amt goin' to, either.
| just leave 1t to you whether you |
oughtn't to hand me half Of what II
give you. Why, them fellows didn't |
know what they was talkin' about.
Just as soon as you began to ask 'em
questions they got all tangled up.
They wasn't dead sure of nothin.
They wouldn't have swore to their
own Names
They were rather confused when I
rot through with them. weren't they?"
'aid the lawyer, with a gratified
smile.
las for that prosecutin' attorney.
le didn't know his business, either"
Urged the client. "He started in to
wipe up the earth with us. 1 thought
was In for ten years anyway. I
lon't mind sayin' that he had me
luffed. But he was easy. Easy! 1t
vas a shame the way you handled
I'm. He hadn't got no business bring
4 In the kind Of everdence he did. nor
et in askin' the questions he did" {
Il think l pointed that out to the
ourt." s
Course you did. That was your l
usiness. An the judge seen 1t the l
'ay you did, too. l. don't know moth
I about law, but knew you was in
le right about it. 1t was a walka- I
ay. He was dead wrong all the time. t
ay, I've a notion to sue 'em for dam t
ges and false imprisonment l be- t
eve I could make It stick" t
II think if I were you I'd leave a
ell enough alone" advised the law t
er. I'm sorry that | can't see nv
ay to return you any part of my fee. t
ext time perhaps you had better lust e
sfend yourself-if it's an easy case t
Ike this one" b
Not me-" said the client, 81 amt
kin no more chances than I have O
in the way of business. Could I o
PROV $40 and pay 1T back the first C
oney l earn?' n
I'D have to wait too long, o
The first money l get. then?, c,
"On that understanding 1 might T
are you So said the lawyer.-Chi r;
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