The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07

Her eyes opened vide. i'Why. yes" she answered.
'he wrote 1t voluntarily eliough"
The writing didn't look drunk that much was
tain And l positive that the letter abso
luteIy genuine ] wanted assure myself of that
fact before wrote.
l dragged Eleanor Lorraine into the stenographers
room. We keep our stenogIaphers shut up iu prl
vatc In office. They're such nuisance
Now for me, can and do sit in the outside Office
and oversee everything, and know everything. all the
time. Give halrpm and a nall file and can
the business But for Miss Kelly and Miss Muller
and Miss AnGelman. let me out The only they
are, that can see. is to yell that they need
more No 1 notebooks. and five of No so
ruled and a box of carbons. I've any of
them do any real work around the Office. And don't
they love little Gertle Giroy!
Well, stalked in there. Take this letter Miss
AnCelman." said
"sorry. but have some of Mr. Blacks work to
hnlsh" said Miss ADgelman.
This letter Is the Chiefs" I said
Il beg pardon Miss McGilroy." she answered. put
ting the Nc on just to he funny-and both Kelly and
Muller laughed at lt-"but Il is the chiefs work and
not Mr. Blacks that I'm doing. SO [ can't accommo-
date you" 1t the same with all OF them. So
Jumped into the where we kept our fourth ma
chine and pumped down the stool and started In
to write the letter myself I'm not good potbooks,
but with the keys under my fingers I'm Mt home And
when / Jerkcd the letter from the machine turned
10 the three fates harples whatever you like,
and smiled a smile of triumph
This wasn't letter | could dictate In the presence
OF ladies anyway" said which meant that they all
wanted TO see 1t. But they didn't
The letter curiously enough. written In way
that made me glad to think of afterwnrd This is
what sald:-
Marcus Ellington, ESQ.,
Dear Sir-We have been retained by Miss Eleanor
dan
for breach Of promise OF marriage. We may state,
without prejudice that in possession OF letter
signed by you, which s our purpose TO Introduce In
evidence upon the trial fou may recall the contents
of this letter If YOU desire 10 adjust this with
out suit kindly advise not later than Friday OF this
week, otherwise we shall proceed. Very truly,
"COWEN, CONVICTION * BLACK"
The Answer.
can't tell you how important the wording OF that
letter was And yet Just blundered into it, as one
might say. Well we got his response by the morning
mail next day. 1t brief and TO the point He
merely referred us to Cohen & Fannery, OF Park row.
his lawyers, and told TO communicate with them
Cohen & Flannery, my old 6rm. And yet It was
perfectly natural: for, come to think of 1t, 1t was
Bullngton, / think who was instrumental in getting
me into that 6rm way back when / was nothing but
q tyro However, Cohen Flannery wrote us a stin
letter saying that Marcus Ellington absolutely de-
MED any claim ON the part Of the Lorraine woman
and that IL we desired TO could go ahead and
sue They would be glad accept service of the sum-
mons.
My heart sank In my boots as l read their letter
had hoped that my reference to Blington's signed
promise would have brought him to terms but it
looked now aus though he had forgotten IT, Mnybe
he was drunk when he signed H. after ALL And the
trouble was that Cowen wouldn't bring this suit
without money I felt that big suit like that
n big expense: there are examinations before
trial and appeals stonogrnphers' hills printipr-and