Gunnison news-champion., 1911-09-08

-yos are . dos LAWYER e<-pcn sss
siseuf ssaer the isnpusAtson.
You handle continued the visitor.
-an the various ramisscarions al basi
ed-sp connuhiality yos a-e . ssrgeon.
~e might say. Who extracts CUPID
darts shen he shoots en- into the
wrong parties yoa furnish patent. In
cand.scon; lights Tor premises ~here
the torch of Hymen hss burned 10 hoe
yea cant hSns a cigar 81 ~ Am !
right. Mr. 6sooch 20
Z have undertaken cases" said the
LAWYER zuardsdly IN the line TO
which vonr fznrative speech Seems 70
refer. Do yoa wish to consult me pro
fossionaIly. Mr. " The lawyer
paused. with sisnIhcance.
Not vet" said the other. vssh IN
arch wave Of his cigar. mot just yet
Let us approach the subject WITH the
canton that should have been used n
the original act thai makes this po~
woe necessary There exists a mai
rimauial tumble to be straightened
out Bu; before ! give you names !
cant your honest aayhes. yoar
professional opinion on the merits Of
the mix-ap. want you to size up the
catastrophe abstractly-you under
stand7 I'm MIR Nobody and I've got
a story TO tell yoa. Then you say
what's what DO you get my wire
less'"
You want 20 state a hypothetical
case >" suggested Lawyer Gooch.
That's the word ! was after Apofh-
ecary' was the best shot could make
at n IN my mind The hypothetical
goes I'll state the case. suppose
there's a woman-a deuced fine-look-
ing woman-who has run away from
her husband and home9 She's badly
mashed on another man who went to
her town to work up some real estate
business. Nov. - NAV as veil call
this woman's husband Thomas n. BILL
ings. for that's HE name. I'm giving
you straight tips on the cognomens.
The Lothsrio chap is Henry X. Jessup.
The Billingses lived In a little town
called Susanville-a good many miles
from here. Nov. Jessup leaves su-
sanville two weeks ago. The next
day Mrs Billings follows him. She's
dead gone On this man Je sup you
can bet your Law library on that"
Lawyer Gooch's client said this With
such unctuous satisfaction that even
the callous lawyer experienced q
slight ripple Of repulsion. He now
saw clearly in his fatuous visitor the |
eonceit of the lady KILLER. the egoistic |
esmplacency of the successful triNes
Nov" eaatinasA tAe visitss, sop
psss this Mrs. BilIiaGs wasat happy =
home, Well say she sad hef husband
didat gee worth . eent They've ~
incompatibilitv TO burn. TIE things
she HIKES BiIlinep wouldn't have a. a
gin with trading stamps. H's Tabby
and Rover With them sn the time
she's n educated woman IN science
and culture. ana she reads things out
loud n meetings Billings is not 30
He don't appreciate progress and obe-
lisks and ethics and things Of that
sort Old Billings 10 simply Q blink
when n comes To such thines. The
lady Is out-anA-out above his elaes.
Now. lawyer, DON'T n looh like Q FAM
equalization of rights ana wrongs that
Q woman like that should Be allowed
10 throw down Billings and take the
man that can appreciate her."
"Incompatibility." said Lawyer
Gooch. 'is undoubtedly the source Of
much marital discord and unhappi-
ness. Where n is positively provea,
divorce would seem 10 be the equitable
remedy Are you-excuse me-is this
man Jessup one to whom the lady may
safely trust her future'"
oh. you can bet on Jessup." said
the client. with q confident was Of his
head. "Jessup's all rtxht He'll do
the square thing Why. he left Susan
Vile lust to keep people from talking
about Mrs. Billings. But she followed
him mp, and nov, - course, he'n stick
to her. When she gets q divorce. ali
legal and proper. Jessup viii do the
proper ching"
And now" said Lawyer Gooch
continuing the hypothesis. n you pre-
FER. and supposine that my services
should be desired IN the case, what"
The client rose impulsively 10 his
feet
''Oh. dang the Hypothetical bust
ness" he exclaimed. impatientlv.
let's let her drop. and get down 10
straight talk. You ought 10 know who
I am by this time. want that woman
To have her divorce III pay for ".
The day you set Mrs. Billings free TN
pay you i've hundred dollars"
Lawyer Gooch's client banged his
FIRST upon the table TO punctuate his
generosity.
IF that n the case" began the
LAWYER
'T-ady TO see Won. sir" bawled Ar
chibald. bouncing In from his ante
room. He had orders TO always an
nounce Immediately any client that
might come. There vas no sense IN
turning busines%fwsy.
Lawyer Gooch took client number
one BY the arm and led him suavely
into one OF the adjoining rooms. "Fa-
vor me by remaining here a Few min
utes. sir he said. Z win return and
resume our consultation with the least