The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-06
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By M. QUAD.

hadn't CONereu DulI ulllC Wueu lWO | objects of interest were caught sight of at the same time in T field to the left. The first was spotted calf about six months old, and the second was tramp asleep under tree. Five philosophers would have passed these objects by with Il glance, but those girls were not philosophers. Some one suggested that dirt and stones be thrown to see the calf run away and the tramp get move on him.
 It was Miss Lotta Innis that threw the stone that brought about the sur prise. It was an awkward throw, of course. but the hand of Providence guided it along until 1t struck the cals in the ribs. The calf jumped over the tramp, the tramp awoke and caught the calf by the leg and brought 1t down and broke Its neck, and the five girls who were not philosophers utter ed five screams and ran away. AS soon as they realized the enormity of their offense they swore each other to secrecy.
 It was the tramp, however, who set tied things. Clothed In suit given him by the farmer for the purpose, he lounged around the hotel until he had identified the guilty party, and then it was planned for things to happen. Three days after Miss Lotta Innis had been identified as the assassin of calves and the rude awakener of tramps she rode over to Gladys with the mail carrier to do some shopping. Il The birds sang, the chipmunks darted in and out of the bushes, and no thun- derStorm arose to warn the poor girl what was in store for her. The VII lage was reached, her shopping done, and then the constable arrested her. He gave her to understand that the law empowered him to put handcufs on her wrists, shackles on her ankles and a gag in her mouth and also to walk beside her with gun In one hand and a bowie knife In the other, but if she would give her word not to turn desperate he would forego those pleasures.
 A few minutes later Miss Lottie found herself arraigned before jus l tice of the peace on charges of mall cious trcSpass and barrel of other things. Scared? Of course she was scared. She was so frightened that she was fairly dumb. It came upon her so suddenly that she couldn't think what to do. The farmer was deter mined. the constable driven by duty, the tramp rcvengeful and his honor feeling that the majesty of the law must be upheld If 1t pulled the shin gles off the roof of his office. No one suggested that the girl see lawyer, and she had begun to weep and think about offering a million dollars to set tie the case when q young man ap- preached her and rendered his card and added:
 ''I am guest at the hotel here, and you will see by my card that l am lawyer shall be glad to take your case"
 But l have no money to pay you" walled the girl, remembering that her last purchase had left her with only : cents in her purse.
 That doesn't make the slightest diff ference" Then, turning to the court, he announced that he represented the prisoner and wished for time to con suit as to her defense. This was grudgingly allowed him, and, looking through her tears, Miss Lotta discoV- cred that the card handed her bore the name of Walter Halpin. She told him the story of the stone, the calf and the tramp, but she was so upset that she scarcely noticed that he was q good looking young man of four and twenty and evidently city bred. At the end of quarter of an hour he announced his readiness to proceed. The farmer was too stingy to employ a lawyer, and, having the justice and the tramp with him, 1t looked as If he had a sure thing. It looked that way for about ten minutes, and then things began to change. Miss Lotta made her statement under oath. There were a calf and tramp. but no malice. The stone she threw might have hit the calf. the tramp or any other old thing. That it hit the calf was only an &C., Cident.
 The young advocate defined trespass; he defined malicious trespass; he de- fined girlism. trampiSm and a dozen other things having bearing on the case. He got his honor all tangled up; he got the tramp scared; he got the constable feeling that he was liable to heavy damages for false arrest, and then he asked for his clients discharge and got 1t. His honor decided to give the tramp thirty days to satisfy the law, himself and the other folks.
 The mail carrier had departed, and 1, of course the young lawyer hired rig and drove his client back to Crows Nest. Of course he drove over there alone the next day to talk over the case with her. AS q matter of fact, he got in the habit of showing up there almost every day. It was legal busi- ness. in way, and Miss Lotta found l y,,..o1f rotbnr 1Il,inU local huSinpSS