The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-15
Nv CARL JENKINS.


tIsopyrswht, 1871. by Associated
Literary Press
Fired Fairlee's friends looked upon
the affair rs Joke. II was an rtghi
10 90 "a college and stumble through
II classical course after fashion. bat
III take no Ian and S}ide through
vi sh IL and then open an Office Tor
praetiet---@hs. they couldn't hcileN (
what Their ears heard
Fred Fairlet WAS the son Of "A
snffllanstrn widow. and he had money
"a BIS ewn college course Was
the thlng, ia order that he uiEnl
cheer ter Harvard. ale or Prince
xen when the regatfas and foathali
Earnts came on. h4t why should he
stgav isv aud hang uuJ Shingit
Mn5 WNir tov clients
IL was q fad az has mothers ia
tec long past there had been a !urist
asnvng The Fa.rlees liz haG risen
ia Sagh h,Ashts that ne had been
mentioned In TIE Log Cabin hiEtoF,
Ut Eenya by. Things has dated back
te IN NJ one !D the family since
his time had been 80 5urlsJ. ana b.
had heen decided fc!5Tt Fred was
fifteen wears old that ne should pjcS
np III, YosnleE uf his ancestor Ant
wrap Il around him Later ou ne
starsea eat tn De a 5Gvist. simply TO-
eA3iga his mother.
There acre -four or fse wears OF
feothall, raains boxing sappers, va
cations AID study, and behold tht
5urist. That IS Fred wasn't quite
a Sarist set but on the high roH5
10 H.
Even mis- mother. who knew So lit
5ie aS law argued that he must frs.
set np ar ofnce and win q case or
D
mother. and be made q start He Wa~
modest about il however. He hegar
at the fpai II the ladder my opening
his otaee iu q Suburban village. near
%haet mgs the family summer rest
demo. 1t was one floor up and or
ore rnou There was at least on,
law book possibly two. There was
set IL hexinE g}avea. i lifting ma
chine. psli Of Indian clubs. and q
gun or swo. This p|d-time lurlste
didn't have such outfits to begin with
and that's the Reason II took them
50 lnng ~ get their fame.
For five long months Attorney +
Falrlec dveyn, walked lsatd rpwe1
hunted and waited for a client lie
was Going better than he had amy
reason to expect when his mother
hustled In on him one day with the
glad exclamation.
oh, Fred. I've found You d client
DO | have 10 ray him anything for
bringing the cas- 10 me-" was asked.
Acn will make great namci'
That's what I am after"
Your client is a young lady"
BY George, but ! never expectee
to ike 10 see the dayt"
BE serious. Fred. Your legal repu-
tation is at stake YOU must have
heard Of Miss Losing The family
lives three miles from us. She has
been at the house, but never when
you were there She's tall and viii
lowy and blond and the Family IL
among the best"
Foh, that girl. on ." unused Fred
s,s'oa three occasions she's almost ran
me down in her auto And whars
the matter with her -
"A farmer with a load Of hay rar
into her auto and upset it and bruisc,
her all over and did 5000 damages
She wants 10 bring suit. / was call
ing at the house yesterday and tolt
her about you. and she viii come IL
with me in three days oh Fred. it,.
the chance OF your lifetime"
Thanks, mother dear. | believe
you. It's going 70 be an easy cast
10 win. Handsome young lady ou'
for a spin. Farmer with n load oi
hay. Young lady is happy, but tn,
farmer has a Crouch Sees the op
pertunity TO crowd her into the ditch
Does crowd Her auto wrecked ant
her nervous system shattered by III,
shock. Jury won't be out ten min,
ttea. Heavy damages aud d mora
lesson to the farmers Of all America
say mother. you're brick"
Two or three days later, chaperonet
ny Mrs. Falrlee. the client appeared
at the law Office. She instantly look
ed good to the coming iurst. The