The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1911-05-20

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were fitted with shelves filed with
| ponderous law books. In one corner
! Was room with glass door marked
Mr.. Brewster, Private,
III Assufedly' no casual visitor could
! 4eess from the appearance of the
place that this was the headquarters
off enc of the most brilliant legal
minds in the country. yet in thie very
office had been prepared some Of the
Arost sensational victories ever re-
| yorded in the law courts
4 Visitors to Judge Brewster's Office
were not manys A man of. such re-
Eiown was naturally expensive. Few
GOULD afford to retain his services,
bsAnd in fact he was seldom called upon
lNgcept to act in the interest of
wealthy corporations In these cases,
Eof- course, his fees we're enormous. He
had very few private clients; in fact,
he declined much private practice
that was offered to him He had
been the legal adviser of Howard
Deffries,. ST., for many years. The
1.-Two -rnen. had known each other in
their younger days. and practically
chad won success together-the one
in the banking business, the other
Up the services of the law. An i'm
pjortant trust company, of which Mr..
lJeffries was president, was constantly
involved din all hads of litigation OF
which Judge Brewster had exclusive
charge, ~ AS the. lawyer found, this
highly remunerative, it was only nat
}ural that he had no desire to lose
mr.. Jeffries as a client.
y Secluded in his private Office. the
Judge was busy at his desk, finishing
ia letter He folded 1t up, addressed
ans envelope, then lit cigar and
l,locked ct the time. 1t was three
I8o'clock- The days work was about
lover and ne smiled with satisfaction
as he thought of the automobile ride
In the. park he would enjoy before
dressing and going to his club for din,
ner. He felt III singularly good npir-
its that afternoon ssI1e had just won
aa Ae s segt cs s:s
dition to his bank account, but d
signal triumph over his legal oppo
nents, Certainly, fortune smiled on
him. He had snos other Immediate
cases. on hand to- worry about He
could look forward Ito a few weeks OF
absolute rest. He struck bell on his
desk and afcleFk entered. Handing
him the note4he had Just written, he
saff: n
@Have this sent at once by mes.
.-sengef"
Very well. judge" answered the
clerk.
by the bys5;.efrowned the lawyer,
has that woman been in to-day?"
"Yes-she sat in, the outer office all
morning, trying to see you. We said
you We're o4tSof town, but she did not
believe it. She sat there till she got
tired She had no idea that you went
out by another stairway"
"Humph," growled the lawyer; "a
nice thing to be .besieged in this man.
nef If she annoys' me much longer,
shall send for, the police"
At that moment another clerk en-.
tered the room,
What is it, Mr.sJones?" demanded
the lawyer. = &44.
ii "A lady toAsee you, judge, =. said the
clerk, handing him card
+ The lawyer glanced at the bit of
pasteboard, and said Immediately:
S*Oh,' yes, show her in"
The two clerks left the room and
Judge Brewster, after glance in the
mirror to re!adjust his cravat, turned
to greet his visitor. The door opened
and Alicia entered. She was fault
Iessly goWned. as usual, but her man,
ner was furried and agitated. Evi
IDENTIFY something had happened to UP
set. her, and she had come to maks
her. Jhusbfnd's lawyer the conhdant d
her troubles:.. The Judge, advanced
CALAMITY and pointed to a chair.
ssGood morning, my dear Mrs. JeS
fries; how do you do?"
.eIs Mr. Jeffries here2" asked Alicia.
hurried!y ., .4...A
Fl. mot, YETI. he replied, smiling
This us an unexpected pleasure. i
think It ISL the. :SfSt time you have
graced. my office with your presence"
.,xsI How quiet it, is herew she ex
claimed, looking around nervously
''It Is hard to. believe this is the verS
center Of the City" Taking the seat
offered to. her, she went on;
ooh. Judge We are dreadfully wor
ried"
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