The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-03

not the Ouiy peuo'o w
making him sing small. and so fortn.
Roth girls we're Just as much IN earn
est al II Mr. Withrow had met them
and proved himself cad OF the nrst
water. II was Miss Nelly who was to
NAV the leading part she being
stranger to all
The attorney-at.law and future men,
Der OF congress had no law business
on hand as the two young ladies en-
tered biz once. Had he ever handled
a eachof-promise case! No: not
exactly, but he was ready to. It was
Miss Nelly who was doing the talk
ing while Miss Kate took seat By
the window and gased out into the
street What were the particulars OF
tho case? The victim dabbed her eyes
with her handkerchief. and was asked
please to control her emouona
"He-hs eourted mel" she SAID.
Il see. looks like . sure case tor
you at the start"
Then learned to love-love him.
"Of course. That makes the case
still stronger"
Then be said be loved me.
They always do. and the Jury
takes that into consideration. Very
strong case-very."
"And be asked me to be bis vile.
did. Ell! The coils are closing
around him. lie wrote you letters.
didn't he?"
Three every day. and all full OF
fond names and protestations."
"How many In all?"
"Three thousand, I guess"
"Why. ten would hang him 40 hisn
% Hannah! These letters refer to
marriage. do theyt"
Every one"
"But about bis growing cold!
THE time came when-when-oh.
how can tell you!"
"Please be calm The time came
when he no longer loved your"
"Yes. he went to q circus and fell
In love with the girl iion.tamer. ne
wrote me that he had mistaken hts
heart; that It did not beat for me-"
The Internal scoundrel! Well. 10
shall suffer for It II I take the case.
You want damages. Of oourse!"
AT least nifty thousand dollars. MY
life has been wrecked. you know
Certainly. but II It hasn't we'll tell
the Jury II has. And the name OF this
! human hyena!"
"Frits Baumgarten."
German. Ell! That makes It twice
% bad for him. When . German
comes over here and proves false to
his vows to an American girl the Jury
always returns a swinging verdict.
Think It over for day or two. and
then II you decide to 30 ahead bring
/ In the three thousand letters. There
isn't the slightest doubt that you have
. sure case. Good afternoon. ladies'"
The girls we're Ia the pony cart and
headed for home before either spoke.
Then Miss Nelly asked:
Kate. was It a great successf"
IL don't know"
"Nor /, either. Say. I think you
ought to like that young man"
! "Why?"
Because he isn't anything like you
said he was. guess we haven't done
such . smart thing after all"
The next day as the two were on
the side veranda chatting. Mr.. With.
row drove up. Both tried to get into
the parlor BY the open window at
once. and both fell back on the
veranda and were assisted to rise By
the attorney-at-law. He was cool and
calm and pleasant and there was
something real kind in bis voice 40 he
said:
Both Of you had been pointed out
to me three days before. and 20 |
knew you. Miss Ames. I don't think
I'll take your breach-of.promise case.
fnd there's . legal tangle In It
Those three thousand love letters must
have been written In German. and
they couldn't be read to the jury. Miss
Inman. as q friend Of your brother"
And then they all went to talking
and laughing and the mother came out
to help on. and Fred's chum Was
asked to stay to dinner. and that
night when the girls went to their
room Miss Nelly put up her lip and
said:
i've lost my breach-of.promise case,
and I see your 6nish!"