The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-11-22
Without Resort to Law


the story had been told, that girl on
the stepladder must have been the
one l wrote you about l am afraid
you have dished your case right In
the beginning"
Il can call and apologize"
And make another mistake! Never!
You see, she's mighty good-looking."
II guess SO. just got one
glimpse. and then she came sailing"
And she's a sylph."
"She few like one"
And she didn't have her hair done
up and her Sunday clothes on. and
you didn't see her in the parlor and
have formal introduction. Then
then, you all tumbled around together
and the dog bit you, and the cook
probably swore. and taken all to-
gether 1t will require all the legal tai
ents ! possess to win your case"
But what case am l going to win
or lose. sir?" was asked.
why the mighty good-looking girl
Miss Travers-the girl on the step
ladder. ! have 1t all mapped out.
shall give you this place and then
board with you after marriage. Right
handy to her mothers, you know. Pass
back and forth across the dewy grass
One photograph answers for both
houses. Birds sing to both at the
same time. No separate thunder show
ers needed. Had 1t down pat, my boy,
hid To Ar;v,
around to the back yard and making
discoveries. Lands, can l ever con-
vince that girl that you hadn't stood
there for ten minutes before the cook
yelled out!"
Mr.. Phil Walker was contrite
enough that day, but on the next he
stood on his dignity. What business
had a girl. good looking or not, to
turn glazier? What business had the
family cook to let go of that wabbly
stepladder? What business had that
old dog to bite him? All the injury
was on his part. Miss Travers was
not the only person to be considered.
and he wanted her to understand it.
His uncle saw how things were with
him and didn't interfere. Ten days
passed-very quiet days. The glass
was in and the putty all used up; the
stepladder was laid away, and the dog
was at rest!
Then the college man ached for ea-
ercise. There was an old dead tree
on the shores of the lake at the back
end Of the ground. He would re
move It,
He took the saw and went forth
Hat OF. coat and vest OF, shirt sleeve,
the tree to cut away limb. Nothing
startled him. He simply slipped and
caught his foot in a crotch, and there
he was, hanging head downward and
yelling for help. He had been yelling
for five minutes when he heard foot
steps on the grass and some one lifted
up his head and shoulders until he
could get grasp with his hands. Then
that some one softly said:
please don't set your dog on me
for it,"
That mighty good-looking girl" had
been rowing on the lake and witnessed
the accident just as she landed. She
was gone before the tree-climber could
descend
Say. boy, your case is won, and
that without resort to law" exclaimed
the uncle as he rubbed his hands in
glee. You discover her-she discov.
ers you. Two discoveries, with the
cook and the dog left out. She can't
call and thank you for discovering
her. because she was on top of STEP
ladder, but you must call and thank
her because you were hanging head
downward from tree. See the diff
ference? Why, boy, your case is won
without the jury leaving their seats.
Prettiest affair l ever handled"
Mr.. Phil Walker called and ex.
planned all about that tree and sew.
eral other things. and there were
bushes and smiles end laughter, and
a game of croQuet on the lawn. And,
later on, Judge German was called
upon for his house-as wedding
present