The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
An Important Law
Case
By CARL SARGENT CHASE
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.


suming A posture Of entreaty, ana pc
pan n number OF incoherent sentences.
II beseech you not to take MN paeN'
10 will really 90 mad IL you shut nm
mn again in that terrible place. Let
rs 60 on ana say you couldn't find US,
The girl begging for the old man :
liberty was SO beautifully feminine
that had she not also moved my ssn-
pathies | might have let her so on peg
cling for some time longer As IL was
/ stopped her.
"you are losing valuable time. ! am
NOT your pursuer, and 1t any one Is
after You you'd better tell me about J.
In few words. If you need help VAL
help YOU
The change on her countenance from
despair TO hope was even more VIII
ming than her expression Of suppiica-
ton. she told me that her eraha-
father-the man who was Win hef-
was very rich: that his nephew IN OF
der to secure possession OF his prop
erty had secured his incarceration 10
lunatic asylum; that she had heeh
admitted to see him and had shfrep-
titiously taken him away. Ihey were
sure when they heard the wheels or
| my buggy that ] was coming 70 tahe
| the old man back to the asylum
| | had no doubt from the girls story
| the old man was lunatic who haa
| persuaded his granddaughter that he
| was Of sound mind and was being per-
| secuted for his estate. There was GER
| tainlv nothing Of the millionaire in his
appearance. and he had probably i'm
j aglned the story Of her wrath--or, rath-
| or. it was a part of his lunacy. Never
1 theless | was SO attracted 10 the girl
i that resolved to get the couple away
from the asylum authorities long
enough to look into the case.
An exclamation Of terror from the
girl attracted my attention, and, look
\ ing behind me- saw horse and bug
gy coming at d brisk tret. took the
couple into my wagon, but did not
!. make an attempt at flight, jogging
: along at quiet gait.
u ooh, heavenst" exclaimed the girl
n 1--WE win be taken DO go faster
mot without my knowing just why
replied Il promise you 10 interest
myself in your case and If your grand
, father Is improperly confined to move
heaven and earth to accomplish his
| release"
The pursuer. m official ofsthe lunt-
tie asylum, soon voverhauied us He
told me that the old man was pa
tient at the asylum and he wanted
him. | invited him to continue with
us into the city toward which we were
going, promising to hold the patient
for him In order that the asylum au-
thorities might substantiate their legal
the terms, and drove on, he follow.
ing.
On reaching the city pulled up al
the Office Of my attorney, and we al
went In together. BY my action had
won the confidence Of not only tht
runaways. but the asylum official, ant
compromise was effected by which
the former should remain in my keep
Ing while the lawyer investigated thu
case. Since lived with my mother II
house plenty large enough for all o
{ us this was very satisfactory ar
; rangement, enabling me to be con
stantly with the girl, whose sweetness
. and devotion to her grandfather VOL
me completely.
. AT the end of week my lawyer toll
= me that he had unearthed what he he
+ Iieved to be ono Of the most nefariou
! plots he had ever encountered TIL
u old man, Jonathan Go0ding, possesses
" an immense fortune. Being withou
wife or children, he had taken hi
granddaughter Grace to Hive with hir
when she was a little girl and ha
made will bequeathing her his fol
tune. His nephew, man Of forty
I, five and a lawyer, had known wha
~ legal steps TO take TO secure the oil
mans removal 10 the asylum and ha
y managed the matter very adroitly, hi
y plan being at his uncle's demise to -
cure distribution of his estate anon
:, y his heirs, which would give the nephe'
= the lions share
!, Fortunately ! was possessed of SUI
fcient property to advance what none
;. was necessary to thorough legal II
! yestigation OF the case. long su
7, followed. during which Mr.. Goodir
was committed to private SAINT
~ rum. That his granddaughter was d
voted to him on account Of her ATE
tiou for him became apparent from
- test | made. told her that the ca
=, could be settled and her grandfath
10 free IL she would relinquish I
~ claim to his estate. The lighting
~ her face rs she replied that she won
~ gladly do SO was delightful to lo'
upon
! confessed that | had only be-
testing the disinterestedness Of her {
y. lection for her grandfather and I
n.y. sured her that we would be able
1ot keep him out or madhouse witho
en- her surrenGering any Of her rights.
IL My whole being becoming absorb
NJ IN Grace Gooding made her eau
On my chief business. Notwithstandi
no my efforts / came very near bel
re beaten, but by dint Of perseverar
OF and using the best legal talent fina