Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-07-22
APut Up Job
By SADIE oLooTT
Copyright, islo by American Press
Association.


on opposite sides of the same casef"
"Pd Hike to try them. By the bye.
Thompson has my case against your
company. Suppose you put your case
In the hands Of Miss watriss."
'I1l do It."
When Mr.. Thompson came into court
and saw his fancee lined against him
be knit his brows but she gave him
q sweet smile. as much as to say,
isn't It nice for you and me to try
case on opposite sidesy'
Thompson recovered himself. return,
ed the smile and declared that It would
be delightful As the attorney for the
plaintiff he opened the case.
Now. Mr.. Thompson was an able at.
torney. In the tirst place. he entered
heart and soul into every case he con
Quoted and had the reputation among
bis professional associates Of getting
more out Of his witnesses to injure the
opposite side and more out OF their
witnesses to help his own side than
any man at the bar. In the present
case he coaxed his witnesses. helping
them by leading questions so that they
were a tower Of strength for his case.
Miss watriss, seeing the advantage be
was gaining. became restive. She be-
gan to object to nearly every question.
But the Judge did not sustain her OBJ
jections. and this irritated her. The
consequence was that when her own
witnesses took the stand she was In a
very bad humor.
BY this time the attorney for the
plaintiff had become absorbed In bis
case to the exclusion Of every other
consideration. The first witness called
for the defense was a mild gentleman.
who was never sure about anything.
DO you remember" sneered the at.
torney. what you ate for breakfast
this morning?"
81 objectr shouted Miss Watriss.
springing to her feet.
The objection was sustained.
Mr. Thompson then showed the wilt
ness a paper and asked him II he
| wrote It.
at looks like my handwriting" was
the reply. "and that seems to be my
signature, but couldn't swear to It,"
How old are your"
"Sixty."
"Do you consider yourself in your
second childhood7"
II objectr' again shouted Miss Wa
triss, this time with redhot cheeks.
"Your honor" said MFR. Thompson.
with exasperating coolness. perhaps
the attorney for the defendant would
like to conduct my case for me. ]
would prefer to have her do so rather
than prevent my proving that her wit
ness Is either incompetent from loss OF
memory or Is Withholding evidence"
MFR. Thompson by this time had for
gotten that he had a hancee and that
Hancee was his opposing counsel. Per.
haps force of habit got the better OF
| him. Miss Watriss gave him an angry
glance, but made no reply. Mr.
Thompson either did not notice heE
choler or was used to exciting the
wrath of his opponents. Indeed, this
was a favorite method with him.
Having browbeaten dozen wit
nesses for the defense until they were
not sure of anything except what h'
wished them to be sure Of. Mr. Thomp
son summed up the case as one OF th'
most arrant swindles against his ellen
that had ever been perpetrated upon
long suffering person. Miss Watrlss
WHO knew that his client was rasca
who was trying to ruin her own client
could scarcely contain herself througl
anger. Mr. Thompson's artful metho'
of distorting facts. his smooth bu
cutting irony. were like rubbing I'll
on n rheumatic member. Miss Watris,
condition was not improved, either. b
the loss Of her case and costs for he
much injured defendant. When the
left the courtroom Mr.. Thompson
who had suddenly dropped the attoi
ney and returned to the condition Q
lover. joined his fiancee and said:
Sweetheart. congratulate you o
having done splendidly"
Don't sweetheart mew
: "Why, my dear, you don't mean I
: say that you have been affected
your feelings toward me by this Law
suitY
e 81 have been 50 far affected that
wish you to consider our engagemer
& ut an endT'
"Great heavens. What is the meal
n ing Of this? We lawyers-that is, me
c lawyers, no matter how we have wral
gled over q case-always leave II
courtroom friends"
= ~ will have nothing further to &
with q man who would treat a po'
old gentleman as you did my princip
witness, and, as for your references
s me they were inhuman insults"
k Shortly after that Miss Watriss
ceiyed a call from the two men wi
had put up the job on her and b
lover.
, "Mr. Thompson" said Jones, "h
nv law business. ! am willing
. transfer It to you. and Mr.. wilkins W
9 give YOU all his on one condition"
= "Name it, said the. lady.