Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-04-22
The Supreme
Court of Love
Copyright, by j. B. Lippincott &c
By Julia MacNair Wright

case concerned nothing less than the
ownership of that magnificent pile
the Tai, where julius had his suite of
rooms.
The friends left at ten, and Julius
gave them his word Of honor that he
would carry his case up to the highest
court in the land before he accepted
defeat. julius seated himself at his
desk to write to client, Miss Lester.
He was nervous, and cast four re-
jected letters open on the desk. Then
he flung his shoes into corner and
threw his coat after them. A sudden
thought electrified him into intense
brain action: He sat down and ap-
piled himself to the points in the Ven
ming will case.
On the street below Eugene Todd,
in a state of vinous idiocy, was sup
porting post Towards Eugene came
skimming a tall, slender figure
wrapped in long cloak and with a
lace scarf on its head.
"Jove!" gurgled Todd, "tha's my
sist'r JIMMY"
The darting figure swerved. Todd
lunged after.
Jimmy! see home," and with feet
too wide apart, inebriety followed fly
ing grace.
The fugitive saw the open door of
the Tai and sprang in. The elevator
was up. The fair intruder fled along
the stairs.
zone, two, four-oh, here l am.
They're home" and slipped into the
open door of julius North's room.
Harriet! Harriet" she called,
softly, raised a portiere, saw an alb
sorbed man in his shirt sleeves, drew
back to the outer door-and heard the
uncertain steps and incessant gurgle
of words of Todd in pursuit! She re-
treated again behind the portiere,
tossed her cloak and scarf under a
chair, dropped into it's soft depths and
closed her eyes. But, oh, misery! she
had not quite shut that outer door.
Its ray of light attracted Todd, and
into that quiet realm of domestic
peace stumbled the son of Bacchus,
bawling:
"Jinny!"
Up sprang Julius.
"Why, Todd-what are you after?'
"Jinny-saw her comm here"
"What, you fool?" roared Julius.
"Yes-or ghost-'twas ghost
it's white-I see it sittin'-"
"Ghost! Oh-h-h-h-h!" Patti couldn't
have surpassed that sweet, well-modu-
lated scream. A dainty, warm love of
hand slipped under North's arm, an
exquisite somebody chung to him, a
lovely face full of simulated alarm,
wide, violet eyes, looked up at him.
"Oh, do you think ghost is in our
house?"
'No wonder your wife's scared
said Todd, swaying. "Say, North,
thought you wasn't married-thought
you was sweet on jimmy. Where's
Jinny?"
Where was Julius? He had gone to
his desk a bachelor. defeated plaintiff;
he returned to consciousness married,
evidently, with bewitching wife
clinging to him. Was this witchcraft?
Being Of the nineteenth century, North
said under his breath: "Thunder!"
and ordered Todd to come along to
the elevator"
The charming stranger released
North's arm and relapsed into the big
chair. She must ask this shirt-sleeved
| Apollo to take her home; she felt sure
stairs and streets were lined with
duplicates of Todd.
The head Of julius was In a whirl.
What mysterious angel was this
what heavenly visitant? He was at
his door again, and there, seated at
his desk, cheek on her pink palm, the
| angel was reading his letters to Miss
Lester! He tumbled from the clouds,
and said, angrily:
you have taken possession of my
house and my correspondence"
She laughed up into his face.
Cannot I read letters addressed to
me? l am Lallege Lester. Aunt and
I came to the city yesterday. 1 have
been to see sick friend-I thought
a two-blocks' walk safe enough-but
I stayed too late, and that terrible
drunken fellow frightened me into the
Tai. counted the floors wrong. !
thought this was Mrs. Gates suite. |
will go up there at once"
ct is locked. The Gateses went to
| Chicago today"
Then please take me to Aunt
| Susan at once. That drunken idiot
won't remember anything. will hep
julius grew malicious.
| Don't f1atter yourself. He remem.
bers everything. Tomorrow he'll tell
all his family of my changed state and
have them over to call on the happy
pair" Lallege waxed wrathful.
will you take me home at once ?''
Then she started for the door.
"Our doom is sealed" cried Julius
LET us conform to it. Make me the
happiest of men by your perpetual
| presence" He fell into his coat and
shoes, took his hat, and reached her
side, still fluent.
Il will be the happiest of men, as
| / am now the best Lallege started
back, chill despair in her tones.
"Our doom is sealed. Mr.. North, the
stairs are full of people!"
Tracy, Dill, Hastings, Hunt. ]
know the notes.-the men who left
an hour ago. Quick! step behind that
curtain!"
| Elevators stuck!' shouted the re
turned friends. Heard the news?
| Eustis Sandys is dead-fell dead at