Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-28
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well, 1 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 that" 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 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 charged you too
much?"
81 think about half what l paid you
would have been plenty" replied the
client frankly. at wasn't much of a
case. There wasn't nothin' to it. Say,
1t was a pipe"
at was, ehT'
Sure. I'd have bet my kit o. tools
against your law liberty 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?"
II know would" said the client.
ut wouldn't be worth nothin' to me
an I wouldn't know where to sell it.
No, wouldn't have no use for your
books an do know how to use my
tools, If l do say it."
That's what the police seemed TO
think" observed the lawyer
1.-THE muts!' growled the client. "Ii
| Ia nave known J!
"If you'd have known what2"
eff I'd have known what they was
goin' to testify to. Why, say! There
wasn't nothln' against me Not 9
thing. Anybody could see that they
was just tryin' to put up a job on 6
inherent man."
as that your ground for asking {
rebate?"
II oughtn't to have to ask It," sait
the client. II amt goin' to, either
1 just leave 1t to you whether yol
, oughtn't to hand me half of what
give you. Why, them fellows dldn'
know what they was talkin' about
Just as soon as you began to ask zen
! questions they got all tangled UP
They wasn't dead sure Of nothin
They wouldn't have swore to thei
own names"
'9They were rather confused when
got through with them, weren't they I?
said the lawyer, with a gratife,
smile.
, "As for that prosecutin' attorney
he didn't know his business, either,
urged the client. HE started in +
wipe up the earth with us. though
was in for ten years anyway.
, don't mind sayin' that he had m
| blufted. But he was easy. Easyl II
, was a shame the way you handle
:, him. He hadn't got no business bring
In in the kind of everdence he did, no
yet in askin' the questions he did"
: II think l pointed that out to til
: court"
Course you did. That was you
}, business. An the judge seen It tn
}. way you did, too. / don't know nOtl
in about law, but I knew you was |
the right about It. 1t was a walki
J, way. He was dead wrong all the tim,
Say, I've notion to sue 'em for dan
ages and false Imprisonment. / b,
: lieve I could make 1t stick"
~ think If l were you I'd leay
well enough alone,' advised the Law
= yer. I'm sorry that l can't see m
way to return you any part Of my fe
Next time perhaps you had better Jul
!. defend yourself-if it's an easy cal
q like this one"
g "Not me-" said the client, IT ain
> takin' no more chances than ha1
to in the way of business Could
e borrow $40 and pay 1t back the fir
money 1 earn?"
a. "I'd have to wait too long"
"The first money l get, thenT'
d ION that understanding 1 migl
n spare you $5," said the lawyer.-Ch
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