The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-06-10
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well. I congratulate you" said the
lawyer 10 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 lift him
in the eye II you want 70 You have
passed through the ordeal unseathed.
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-
ulafed"
That's all right about that" said
the client. moroseiy, but II there's
any gold IN my character there amt
none anywberes else about me You
took care Of that. I'm busted. !
guess I'll have 10 touch you FOR a lit
lie. You did soak # to me good and
hard"
Il merely mentioned what my fee
would be for undertaking your case
said the lawyer. 'You did the rest
DO you think charged you too
muchT
Il 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.
IT was a pipe"
1T was. chr
~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 worthy asked the lawyer.
do you think that you'd be giving
oddsg
= know I would said the client
1T wouldn't be worth nothin 10 me
an / wouldn't know where 10 sell it.
No. wouldn't have no use for your
books an / do know how 10 use my
tools, II do say f."
That's what the police seemed to
think observed the lawyer
The nuts. =" growled the client. ~If
I'd have known"
IF you'd have known whats"
IF I'd have known what they was
goin' TO testify to. Why. say. There
wasn't nothin' against me Not
thing Anybody could see that they
was just tryin' TO put up a job on a
inherent man."
rs that your ground for asking a
rebate2r
Il oughtn't 10 have to ask IT," said
the client. Il amt goin' to. either.
l Just leave It to you whether you
oughtn't to hand me half Of what
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
got through with them, weren't theyy'
said the lawyer. with gratifed
smile
AS for that prosecufin' attorney.
he didn't know his business. either"
urged the client. HE started in TO
wipe up-the earth with us | thought
I was in for ten years anyway.
don't mind sayin' that he had me
blufred. But he was easy. Easyi 1t
was a shame the way you handled
him. He hadn't got no business bring
in in the kind Of everdence he did. nor
yet In askin' the questions he did,
4 think pointed that out to the
court"
Course you did. That was your
business. An the judge seen It the
way you did. too ! don't know moth
In about law. but I knew you was in
the right about II. II was a walka-
way. He was dead wrong all the time.
Say, I've a notion to sue ZEN for dam
ages and false Imprisonment. I be-
lieve could make Il stick
II think II I were you I'd leave
well enough alone.H advised the law
yer. I'm sorry that can't see my
way TO return you any part Of my fee.
Next time perhaps you had better Just
defend yourself-n It's an easy case
like this one
''Not me-" said the client. 4 amt
takln' no more chances than have
to In the way Of business. Could
borrow $40 and pay it back the first
money I earnT"
I'D have 10 wait too long,
"The first money l get. theng'
ION that understanding l might
spare you So" said the lawyer.-chi-
cago Daily News.