Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-29
Put Up Job
By SADIE OLCOTT
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

II understand. Wilkins" said Jones,
that Thompson is engaged to Miss
Watriss."
"Funny, isn't it? The idea of a man
lawyer marrying d woman lawyer
so it is. How would they behave
on opposite sides Of the same case?"
I'D like to try them. By the bye,
Thompson has my case against your
company. Suppose you put your cast
in the hands of Miss Watriss."
"Ill do it,"
When Mr.. Thompson came into court
n saw his tiancee lined against him
he knit his brows. But she gave him
a sweet smile. as much as to say,
isn't 1t nice for you and me to try
a case on opposite Sides"
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 first place, he entered
heart and soul into every case he con-
Quoted and had the reputation among
his 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.
Misc friSS cnoiro tho 1vor%oc1 ~
was gaining. became FESTIVE. 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 his
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"
Il object" shouted Miss Watriss.
springing to her feet.
The objection was sustained.
Mr.. Thompson then showed the wit
wrote it
ut looks like my handwriting" was
the reply. land that seems to be my
but l couldn't swear to it."
"How old r you?"
"Sixty."
do you consider yourself in your
second ~childhood?"
Il object" again shouted Miss Wa
triss. this time with redhot cheeks.
"Your honor" said Mr.. Thompson,
with exasperating GOODNESS. perhaps
the attorney for the defendant would
like to conduct my case for me. l
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"
MI. Thompson by this time had for
gotten that he had a fancee and that
dancee was his opposing counsel. Per-
haps force of habit got the better Of
Miss Watriss gave him an angry
but made no reply. Mr..
either did not notice her
choler or was used to exciting the
wrath of his opponents. Indeed, this
was a favorite method with him.
Having browbeaten a dozen wit
nesses for the defense until they were
not sure of anything except what he
them to be sure of. Mr.. Thomp-
summed up the case as n Of the
most arrant swindles against his client
that had ever been perpetrated upon a
long suffering person. Miss Watriss,
who knew that his client was a rascal
who was trying to ruin her WI client.
could scarcely contain herself through
anger. Mr.. Thompson's artful method
distorting facts. his smooth but
irony. were like rubbing a file
a rheumatic member. Miss Watriss'