Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-28

office ever forgets To his infinite
amusement Bosworth was actually
putting on his coat, though it may
have been little absent-mindedly tc
give him an opportunity to decide
upon plan for getting rid of his
visitor However this may have been
Bosworth now stepped to the side OF
the room and snatched down the tele
phone receiver.
Griswold caught him by the shoulder
and flung him round.
None Of that! BY calling the po
lice you will only get yourself into
trouble. I'm bigger than YOU are and !
should hate to have to throw you out
Of the window. Now"-and he caught
and hung up the receiver, which was
wildly banging the wall-"now let ns
be sensible and get down to busi
ness"
WHO the devil are your demanded
Bosworth. glaring.
I'm special counsel for Governor
Osborne in the Appleweight case
There's no use in wasting time in fur,
ther Identification, but If you take
down that volume on Admiralty Prac.
tice just behind YOU, you will find my
name on the title page. Or, to save
you the trouble. as you seem to he in
terested In my appearance, / will tell
YOU that my name is Griswold and
that my address is Charlottesville
Virginia"
'You are undoubtedly lying. If you
are smart enough to write book you
ought to know enough about legal pro-
cedure to understand that the attorney
general represents the state and spec.
ial counsel would not be chosen with.
out his knowledge"
"Allow me to correct you, my learn,
ed brother. You should never misuuote
the opposing counsel-it's one of the
rules Of the game. What I said a mo-
ment ago was that represented the
governor-Governor Osborne. didn't
say ] represented the state which is
a different matter, and beset with
ultra wires pitfalls. There is no earthly
reason why a governor should not de.
tach himself, so to speak from his OF
flee and act in propria persona, as a
mere citizen. His right to private renl
edy is not abridged by the misfortune
W SAiASS7iioloiiS w liCIlSl iO Selh iiAiit
self be made defendant in an action
at law touches that ancient question
whether the monarch or the state can
be sued. That's question law stu.
dents have debated from the begin
ming Of time, but we must not confuse
it with the case at issue. The COVER
nor, as a citizen, may certainly employ
such counsel as he pleases, and just
now | represent him. Of course, if
you want me to furnish a brief"
Griswold's manner was deliberate
and ingratiating. He saw that the at
torney-general had not the slightest
sense of humor and that his play
upon legal phrases was wasted. Bos-
worth grinned, but not at the legal
status of monarchs and states. He had
thought of clever stroke and he
dealt the blow with confidence.
Let US assume he said, "that you
represent Mr.. Osborne. May I ask the
whereabouts of your client?"
Certainly. You may ask anything
you please, but it will do you no good.
It's an old rule of the game never to
divulge clients secret. Governor Os-
borne has his own reasons for alb
senting himself from his office. How
ever, he was at home tonight"
II rather guess not, as had all the
trains watched. You'll have to do lot
better than that, Mr.. Griswold.'
HE has issued statement to the
public since you lied to the Intelligen-
Ger reporter about him today. I sup
pose it's part Of your official duty to
misrepresent the head of the state
administration in the press, but the
governor is in the saddle and l advise
you to be good"
The attorney-general felt that he
was not making headway. His disad.
vantage in dealing With stranger
whose identity he still questioned an
gered him. He did not know why Girls.
void had sought him out, and he was
chagrined at having allowed himself
to be SO easily cornered.
"You seem to know a good deal" he
sneered. How did you get into this
thing anyhow"
"My dear sir, was chosen by the
governor because of my superior at
tainments, don't you see? But I'm in a
hurry now. l came here on particular
errand want that requisition in the
Appleweight case-quick!-if you
please, Mr.. Bosworth."
He jumped from the table and took
UP his hat and stick.
"Mr. Griswold, or whoever you are
you are either fool or a blackguara
There isn't any requisition for Apple
weight. The governor never had the
sand to issue any, if you must know
the truth If you knew anything about
the governor you would know that
that's why Osborne is hiding himself
He can't afford to offend the Apple
weights, If you must know the disa
greeable truth. Your coming here and
asking me for that requisition is fun
ny, if you had the brains to see it
Poor old Osborne Is scared to death
and l doubt if he's within hundred
miles of here. You don't know the gov
ernor; do He's a dodger, a trimmer
and a coward"
"Mr. Bosworth," began Griswold de
liberately, that requisition. duly sign
ed and bearing the seal Of the secre
tary of state as by the statutes ir
such cases made and provided, was IL
Governor Osborne's desk this morning
/, at the time you were so daintily kick