The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-07-26
CHAPTER I.
Sentiment and Clews.

CHAPTER 1.
! Sentiment and Clews,
RN my criminal work anything tina,
wears skirts Is a lady until the
law proves her otherwise. From
- the frayed and slOvenly petticoats
of the woman who owns poultry
stand in the market and who has
erown wealthy by selling chickens at
twelve ounces to the pound or the silk
sweep of Mamie Tracy, whose dia-
monds have been stolen down On the
avenue or the staidly respectable black
and middle aged skirt of the client
whose husband has found an affinity
martial to laces and fripperies and has
RIM off with her-all the wearers are
ladies and as such announced by
HAYES. In fact. he carries it to ex-
cess He speaks of his wash lady.
with a husband who Is an ash mer-
chant, and be announced one day in
some excitement that the lady who had
lust gone out had appropriated all the
loose change out Of the pocket of his
overcoat
SO when Halves announced a lady
/ took my feet off my desk. put down
the brief l had been reading and rose
perfunctorily. With my first glance
at my visitor. however. | threw away
my cigar and. have heard since. set
tied my tie. That this client was diff
ferent was borne in on ME at once by
the way she entered the room. She
had poise in spite of embarrassment.
and her face when she raised her veil
was white. refined and young.
Il did not send in my name," she
said when she saw me glancing down
for the card Halves usually puts on
my table. 1T was advice l wanted.
and IL did not think the name would
matter"
She was more composed. | think.
when she found me considerably older
than herself | saw her looking fur
lively at the graying places over my
ears. am only thirty-fve. as far as
that goes. but my family. although it
keeps its hair. turns gray early-a
business asset. but social handicap.
Won't You sit DOWN. asked, push
ing out a chair so that she would face
the light while remained in shadow
Every doctor and every lawyer knows
that trick. Only too often the raising
OF woman's veil in my Office reveals
the ravages of tears or rouge or dis
slpat1on. My new client turned fear
lessly to the window an unlined face.
with clear skin. healthily pale From
where | sat her profile was beautiful
i hardly know how to begin" she
said. but suppose'-slowly-" suppose
tnat man. a we'll known man. should
leave home without warning. not TAX
Ing any clothes except those he wore
and saying he was coming home to
olnner. and he-he"-
How long has he been gone?'
Ten days"
Il should think it ought to be looked
MO-. ! said decisively and got up
somehow | couldn't sit quietly A
lawyer who Is worth anything is al
ways partisan. suppose and | new
Ct near of man deserving his wife
tnat am not indignant. the virtuous
scorn OF the unmarried man perhaps
But you will have to tell me more
tcan that Did this gentleman have
any bad habits-that is. did he-er-
drink"
NOT to excess He played bridge for
lucky"
Married. supposeY' | asked casu-
ally
-. de had been. His wife died when
r. !. She stopped and bit her lip. Then
+" was not her husband, after all. Odd
~ enough. the sun came out Just at
u .uat moment. spilling a pool of sun
hgnt at her feet
" Is my father" she said simply.
! was absurdly relieved
DE would have papers to identify
aus pockets were always full Of en-
'eopes and things like that"
oont you think ought to know his
.ameF | asked. 1T need not be
.1o"n outside Of the office. and this is
Worse"
NY NY name is Fleming. Margery
s'emng." she said after a seconds
, w. land my father. Allan Flem-
.as Is the man. On. Mr.. Knox. what
s ore we going to do: He has been gone
~. more than week.
~. 'o wonder she had wished to conceal
Az. identity of the missing man So
No" au Fleming was lost. A good many
.he u'y respectable citizens would hope
,a aa' ne might never be found. Flem-
ioe s'ate treasurer. delightful compan
w. pollshed gentleman and successful
s,da I.'an OF the criminal type. Out.
s sue in the corridor the office boy was
.ha sios under his breath "Oh. once
r tuere was miller" he sang "who
I'VE, IN mill" 1t brought to nv
fou no the reform meeting year be
'''e' where for a few hours we had