The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
LAWYER TELLS
OF HYPOTHESIS
OF 4 FAILURE
IN -FOUR PARrsLPARr FOUR

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First he called to the once boy: Lock
the outer door. Archibald, and admit, no
one" Then he moved. with long. silent
strides into the room In which client
number one waited. That gentleman,at.
patiently scanning the pictures in the
magazine. with cigar in his mouth. and
his feet upon q table.
We'll" he remarked, cheerfulfy. A1the
lawyer entered. have you made upsyour
mind: Does 500 go for getting Tho .fair
lady a divorce?'
"You mean that as \ retAiner? 1aked
Lawyer Gooch, softly interrogsttve.
Hey? No; for the whole job ms
enough, amt NJ"
My fee," said Lawyer Gooch. would
be $3.50. Five hundred dollars down. and
the remaining upon issuance OF thoA<0-
vorce"
| A loud whistle came from client num-
Der. one. His feet descended to the Door
Guess We can't close tho deaI ho
said, arising. Il cleaned up 500 in q little
| real estate dicker down in SsDanvfne-
I'd do anything I could to freo<ho andx
| but 1t out-sizes my pile"
Gould you stand $1,e0o?~ asked chs
| lawyer, insinuatingly.
Five hundred is my limit, Irten yo0.
Guess I'll have to hunt up q cheaper
| lawyer" The client put on his hat
"Out this way. please" said Lawyer
Gooch. opening the door that Led intoAthe
hallway.
As the gentleman flowed out Of tho
compartment and down the stairs. Law
yer Gooch smiled to himself. Exit Mr..
Jessup,' he murmured, as he fingered
the Henry Clay tuft of hair at his ear.
And now for the forsaken husband"
~E7 AvS1
assumed businesslike manner.
Il understand" he said to client num-
Der three, that you agree to pay H.00
if I bring about, or am instrumental IN
bringing about, the return OF Mrs. BIZ
lings to her home, and her abandon
ment of her infatuated pursuit Of the
man for whom she has conceived such
a violent fancy. Also, that the case is
now unreservedly In my hands on that
basis. Is that correct?'
Entirely" said the other eagerly.
And I can produce the cash any time at
two hours notice.
Lawyer Gooch stood up at his full
height. His thin figure seemed to ex-
pand. His thumbs sought the arm-holes
OF sympathetic ben:gnity that he always
wore during such undertakings.
Then, SIR he said in kindly tones,
Il think / can promise you an early
relief from your troubles. I have that
much confidence in my powers of argu-
ment and persuasion, il the natural i'm
pulses of the human heart toward good,
and in the strong influence of a hus-
bands unfaltering love. Mrs. Billings,
sir. is herein that room the law
yer's long arm pointed to the door. Il
will call her in at once; and our united
Lawyer Gooch paused, for client num-
Der three had leaped from his chair as
if propelled by steel springs. and
clutched his satchel
What the devil, he exclaimed. harsh
ly, do you mean? That woman In
there! I thought shook her on forty
miles back"
He ran to tho open window. .aoozeiAout
below. and threw one leg over tho sAI
Stop cried Lawyer Gooch. In amASe-
ment What would you dor Cnme, Mr.
cent wife. Our combined entreatie0can-
not fail to-
"Billings"' shouted the new thnFuuxhly
moved client: TN Billings Jou- you OLD
idiot-'
Turning, he hurled his satchel with
fury at the lawyers head It struck
that astonished peacemalker between tho
eyes, causing him to stagEer backward
q pace or two. When Lawyer Gooch
recovered his wits he saw that his chent
had disappeared. Rushing to the win
dow, he leaned out, and saw the recre-
ant gathering himself up from the top
Of q shed upon which he had dropped
from the second-story window. With
out stopping to collect his hat he then
plunged downward the remaining 10 feet
to the alley. up which he fleW with
prodigious celerity until the surpound-
ing building swallowed him up from view.
Lawyer Gooch passed his hand trem-
olingiy across his brow. It was an habit
ual act with him. serving to clear his
thoughts. Perhaps also 1t now seemed
10 soothe the spot where q very hard
alligator hide satchel had struck.
,pen. with its contents spilled about.
Lawyer Gooch stopped to
,othcr up the articles The first was
! collar. and the omniscient eye of the
nan Of law perceived, wonderfngly. the
initials H. K. j. marked upon it. Then
anne comb. a brush. q folded map and
piece Of soap. Lastly, a handful of old
BUSINESS letters. addresses-every one of
hem-to Henry X. Jessup. esq.,
Lawyer Gooch closed the satchel. and
ct it upon the table. He hesitated for
moment. and then put on his hat and
walked INTO the office boys anteroom.
Archibald" he said mildly. as he
pened the hall door. II am going
round to the supreme court rooms. In
we minutes you may step into the in
er oh1ce. and inform the lady who Is
rafting there that'-here Lawyer Gooch
,ade use Of the vernacular-"that t,>sre's
othing doing"
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