Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
The Supreme
Court of Love
By Julia MacNair Wright

When the Venning will case went
against Julius North several of his
friends, like the three men of the
orient, made an appointment to come
TO mourn and to weep with him." The
case concerned nothing less than the
ownership OF that magnificent pile
the Tai, where Julius had his suite of
rooms.
The friends left at ten, and julius
gave them his word of honor that he
would carry his case up to the highest
court In the land before he accepted
defeat. Julius seated himself at his
desk to write to a client, Miss Lester
he was nervous, and cast four re-
Jected letters open on the desk. Then
ne flung his shoes into a corner and
threw his coat after them. A sudden
thought electrified him into intense
Drain action: He sat down and ap-
piled himself to the points in the Ven
ming will case.
On the street below Eugene Todd,
in state of vinous idiocy, was sup
porting post. Towards Eugene came
skimming a tall. slender figure
wrapped in long cloak and with a
lace scarf on it's head
"Jovei" gurgled Todd, "tha's my
sist'r Jinny!"
The darting figure swerved. Todd
lunged after.
jimmy! see home" and with feet
too wide apart, inebrlety followed fly.
ing grace
The fugitive saw the open door of
the Tai and sprang in. The elevator
was up. The fair intruder fed along
the stairs.
One, two, four-oh, here I am
They're home" and slipped into the
open door of julius North's room.
Harriet! Harriet" she called,
softly, raised a portiere, saw an alb
sorbed man in his shirt sleeves, drew
back to the outer door-and heard the
uncertain steps and incessant gurgle
Of words of Todd in pursuit! She re-
treated again behind the portiere,
tossed her cloak and scarf under a
chair, dropped into its soft depths and
closed her eyes. But, oh, misery! she
had not quite shut that outer door.
Its ray Of light attracted Todd. and
into that quiet realm of domestic
peace stumbled the son Of Bacchus,
bawling:
JIMMY"
Up sprang Julius.
Why, Todd-what are you after?''
Jinny-saw her comm here"
What, you fool?" roared Julius.
"Yes-or a ghost-'twas a ghost
it's white-I see 1t sittin'-"
Ghost Oh-h-h-h-h!" Patti couldn't
have surpassed that sweet, well-modu-
lated scream. A dainty, warm love of
a hand slipped under North's arm. an
exquisite somebody chung to him. a
lovely face full of simulated alarm
wide. violet eyes. looked up at him.
oh. do you think a ghost is in our
house?"
No wonder your wife's scared. ct
said Todd. swaying. Say, North
thought you wasn't married-thought
you was sweet on jimmy. Where
Jinny?"
Where was Julius? He had gone &c
his desk bachelor, defeated plaintiff
he returned to consciousness married
evidently. with a bewitching wife
clinging to him. Was this witchcraft'
Being of the nineteenth century. NORTH
said under his breath: Thunder
and ordered Todd to come along tC
the elevator"
The charming stranger released
North's arm and relapsed into the bis
chair. She must ask this shirt-sleeveC
Apollo to take her home; she felt sure
stairs and streets were lined with
duplicates of Todd.
The head of julius was in a whirl
What mysterious angel was this,
what heavenly visitant? He was al
his door again. and there. seated al
his desk, cheek on her pink palm. the
angel was reading his letters to Miss
Lester! He tumbled from the clouds
and said, angrily:
you have taken possession of nv
house and my correspondence"
She laughed up into his face.
Cannot 1 read letters addressed tc
me? l am Lallege Lester. Aunt and
l came to the city yesterday. 1 have
been to see a sick friend-I thought
a two-blocks' walk safe enough-but
l stayed too late, and that terrible
drunken fellow frightened me into the