Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-06
A SOUVENIR.

SAuDm4n, an athlete and In COLLEGE
pulled stroke oar on the university
crew. He keeps his athletic trophies
and souvenirs Of all kinds in his bach.
elor apartments at the Westmoreland
One day l was moving about inspect.
Ing them when came across large
and deliberately made spoon.
Where did you win thatS" asked
He smiled.
Souvenir Of some AFFAIR Of the
hearth
NO." he said. "In that spoon Is a
story off,
Don't tell the end lrst. If you're
going to give me the story. begin. at
the beginning"
he filed and Lit a pipe and acceded
to my request.
when / was beginning to practice
law l did what most young lawyers
do. / spent my spare time in court,
for the sake Of experience. One day
young Frenchwoman-LuciIIe Dew
eroux, a goveTness-was up for trial
for appropriating her employers lew
els and other articles. Having no coun-
sci, was assigned to the task OF de-
Tending her. conferred with her, lis
tening to her story. endeavoring to
make up my mind as to her guilt or
innocence. Suddenly she said:
You cannot do my case justice un-
less you are convinced OF my innocence,
and In that you do not believe. am
In terrible situation. My father was
one Of the noblesse Of France, his ia
Their dying in the Place de Revolution
in Paris in the reign Of terror. Sup
pose am convicted. How can l, with
the blood that flows in my veins, en-
dure to go behind bars2 And In
France? What would those have left
there suffer on learning that / am a
convict? The circumstances are strong
" against me. To prove my limo
cence is impossible. My attorney must
understand this and, believing in It,
throw himself feelingly into the case
to induce the jury to believe as he
does despite circumstantial evidence
'aThere was lots Of practical sense
and knowledge Of such matters In this
which l was surprised to find In a
young and pretty woman. told her
to give me her version OF the AFFAIR,
which she did in so straightforward q
story that she succeeded in convincing
me that she was the victim Of q con-
spiracy Matched between the cook and
the maid In the house where Mile.
Deveroux taught the children French.
/ admitted that believed In her limo
cence and would do my best for her.
1 could not but sympathize with her
on account Of her unfortunate situa-
ton, while was drawn to her by her
beauty and natural ability.
ITO save her it was necessary TO Inn
pugn the value Of the testimony OF
the maid and the cook. l could NOT
break the testimony itself-they told
too straight a story-but Mile. Dever'
oux sent the coachman to me, who
was willing to tell things that cast q
stain on the maid and left the cook
no reputation at all Armed with this
testimony, made a pretty good Offset
against the value Of their evidence
Indeed, succeeded In putting them
| In a hole. felt sorry for the maid
she seemed so terribly cut up about
what the coachman said about her
but, you see, my sympathies, both indi
vidual and professional, were with my
client.
'oThe case was the first wherein
came out with any especial eclat.
made a vigorous attack on the two
conspirators, as ! called them, for at
tempting to incriminate a beautifu
and modest scion OF the old noblesss
of France. who sat weeping In thu
prisoners box. turned the sympathy
from the real culprits to my client
NY summing up was a surprise to my
friends, who said they had not sus
pected what there was In me. WheI
/ got through the jury without seavinl
their seats brought in a verdict o.
not guilty. Then the congratulationi
we're divided between the prisoner an(
me. said to them all:
"Tf l had not been convinced o.
Mile. Deveroux's innocence could no
have done it
From that day resolved to con
tinue in the branch Of the law fol
which / had shown such adaptabiity.
"I have never been so nearly In low
before or since. l suppose it was tina
nv whole being had been enlisted Il
saving from disgrace a very attractive
woman. Had Mile. Deyeroux remain
ed in America long enough for my pas
sion to bloom / dare say should hav'
yielded. But as soon as the trial wal
over she began to make arrangement
to return to France. How she was g
raise the money to do SO / did no
know, for she had nothing to Offer M
for a fee. should have declined Q
take any fee. but did not have IN
opportunity. Indeed, would hav,
liked to ofrer her the means Wit
which to return to her native land. bu
felt a sensitiveness about offering he
money. The French. you know are .
uncompromislng about q woman tak