Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21
AC!irGuInvented
Lawyer !
He Was Induced 10 Pay Full Psics
For what Ne Wanted.
BY ELLA B. TUCKER.
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association.

1909. by American Press
Association.

"Oh. dear" said Ella Kane impa.
tiently. II wish the postman would
come. I'm worried"
What ahoutY" asked her mother.
I'm afraid ws'rs not going to get
the Loan
There was q whistle far down the
street. Ella pricked up her ears. Az
It came nearer she grew more and
more excited. when Mrs. Kane heard
the postman at the next house che
went to the door to open Il before he
should ring. The postman came Up
the stsps and handed In q letter.
ITS from Archie. mothes," and Ella
snstched the letter before Il reached
her mothers, hand from the postman.
Now we'll see what he has to say
about the loan. But. OF course, TN be
oil right" and she dropped upon a
window seat and opened tho envelope
with happy eyes.
"Of course" agreed Mrs. Kane.
Archie Is like your own brother"
"N-no. not quite" demurred Ella.
Then her face sank lower over the en-
velope, coloring firiously. Mrs. Kane
looked at her alphabetically.
A few moments. then the color fed
suddenly and the happy eyes grew
dark.
"Oh. mother" she gasped. Archie
Mr.. Booth. mean But read the let.
ter"
What IN the matter. dear," anxious
ly. Has Archie
Mr. Booth is n mercenary wretche'
vehemently. But read the letter."
Mrs Kane unfolded the letter with
trembling fingers. Whatever 1t is,
Ella" she ventured, you mustn't
Judge Archie too hastily. He Is n
good boy. and you have known him a
long time" Then she read: Dear
Ella-Can't let you have the money.
1t would be mistake. And there's
another thing BE sure TO demand pa
pers to show every transaction you
have with that tricky lawyer. know
his reputation aud the value of proof
with such man. You write that you
owe him $1,000 and that unless 1t Is
| paid within one month he will fore
| close the mortgage OH your home.
don't quite understand You say YOU
have only received $1,000 and that he
was to let you have the rest when YOU
needed 1t TO meet the note your father
Endorsed. III he hasn't paid II yet why
should he foreclose on the full amount :?
! There must be sharp practice some
where. VIII be down just rs soon as
j can get away from here and fix the
matter up"
Il don't see anything i'm that to wor-
ry about" said Mrs. Kane perplexedly.
P'Archie Is coming down and will make
| IL an right He's Lsuch resourceful
lboyw $500
Ella threw out her hand wearily.
"Oh, It isn't that. mother" she said.
'Mr. Booth will be down and make
things all right. OF course. He's In
tensely business, and he understands
perfectly well that we were silly
enough to take Lawyer Pill's word in
stead OF his paper and so have lost the
81 800. Mr.. Booth will come nil right,
probably on the day Of the sale. pay
of the mortgage and then hand you
the release. with bow. He knows the
place is good for tho money"
"Ellap
Ch' uOu L quite mean tfnt, on
course. Mr.. Booth doesn't care so
much for the money, bat he's man
and must do things In n mans way.
with himself as the central figure"
What is It you want. EllaT' asked
her mother. beginning to lose patience.
You're to marry Archie, and you've
professed TO love him more than all
the world. and you copcede he'll come
and pay or this mortgage. and we
both know he can't have saved up
very much in just the two years he's
been from college and his mining stud
les. even IL he is an expert and getting
famous. II seems TO me he's acting
nobly. What Is the matterf"
why didn't he send me check
when asked for II and offered securi-
tyr flashed Ella suddenly. Il know
ne has the money, for he'd just written
about receiving $1,000 as fee for e1-
pert work in one OF the big mines. and
he knew that ! desired nothing so
much in the world Just then MS TO pay
that horrid Pill and order him 10 never
set foot on our land or on our side OF
the road again. Ugh. When ! went
TO him that day and asked for our
money and he stared at me with HIS
little cold eyes and said he had no
money OF ours and for me TO produce
a paper to prove my words / Mother.
Archie ought not TO have hesltated one
minute. Strict business should be for
business men, not FOR us. 1t isn't his
paying the money. wanted to do 1t
myself. with my own hands. and then
say few words to Mr. Pill and after
that lose sight OF him forever. Heighoi
After all. Arch-Mr. Booth isis only a
man.
Two days later as they were stand.
Ing on the veranda Lawyer PHI him
self surprised them by hurryiug up the
path. He seemed agitnted.
Good morning. Good morning. no
cried affably. 'Gt's-it's n cine day,