The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-18
Ry JOHN PHILIP ARTH.
Copyright. 1914, by the Associated
Literary Press

Mr. Glenn Hosmer. the young law
YER who bad just hung out his shin
gle I'm a town on fhe Hudson river,
had not yet parted from romance. He
had been warned by veteran Of the
bar that romance and law never
mixed lie would get married some
day. but there must be no emotions
about It that could not he substan-
tiated hy the complied laws OF the
state OF New York The Formally
must be about the same as starting
a lawsuit against the owner of COW
that had destroyed the garden OF
ueighbor.
MIR Hosmer accepted the advice
and was prepared To act on il when
he made journey 70 the city one day
ana sat IN a chair car within Few
feet ~ Miss blanche Ackworth, VINO
resided In the next town above hin
He said ID himself inat her age was
about twenty. that har hair was Of
god. shat her ewes were lovely hef
NOSE. the jfIe Greclau. and that hef
mouth was beyond comparison. lie
felt great stirring OF the heart as
he cast gIances at the young iadF.
lie felt the law y HIM being replaced
nv romance There vas not enough
Ina any Jaw book IN the land 10 eN-
press his admiration He didn't
know her name nor adding place,
but Those we're things TO oe toUAI
OIL
Miss blanche .et fan the magazine
! She was rpaalng Mr.. Hosmer spranx
to plck r mp \ squat man. with a
thick neck. MAS iflst too quick Tor
him Mr. ITosmer fell back in his
chan aud owed that IL he ever got
that squat man Ia the tolls Of the
law he BoUb squeeze the lfe out or
him Miss Blanche dropped her
handkerchief and Mr.. ltosmer sprans
again \ padheaded man was be
fore him That settled haldhead in
case he ever had a lawsuit. Miss
blanche looked about for some ont
10 tell her "a here the Flatiron Block
Was. and Just as Mr. Hosmer had
opened his mouth 10 answer. the
porter came along and gave fn|l IN
formation Five minutes later Mr.
Uosrner had him eoruered mp and wa
saying
You villain of the world, tell me
all YOU can about that angel or I'll
| murder you Oh The spot
| That was the way the young law
| yer came to know name and address
| Porters on chair and parlor cars ge
TO know local travellers to certain
| point. or course, Mr. Hosmer fig
| ured that he must be more or less
| conventional lie must have an in
| PRODUCTION the regular way ~
| made trip to the town above 70 ge
II. and even made an excuse TO cal
| nj the house 20 see the father, hu
ne was not introduced He simply
heard a rustic Of skirts passing thu
half-open library door. When he go
| back nome he slammed Blackston
| down on the table and exclaimed
| Darn the law
Il For two straight weeks Mr. Hos
| mer took to going into the city daily
| No use, He stood in front of tn
| Flatiton block until the wind ma
| turned him around seventeen ttme'
bat tho golden-haired girl did nc
| appear lie even attended Sunda
services in the town above but Mis-
| blanche was not In any Of the pew
She had either got hold Of ne
| hook or was an attendant at SON
~ ! other church
MIR Josner awoke one Monda
j. morning determined To Danish u
girl from his mind and take the fir
n assault and battery case thaf can
:, along He sat down to the law
punching the head Of your tci0'
man, bat he could NOT ger interests
T. That goldeu-haired girls face was b.
s. fore him. lie went and sta'ei n
n case to the veteran lawyer, and :"
1e though the former advice vas repea
Ii al and il MAS ADDED thar IL Was
th chump, he was not yet satisfied.
81 Hts feelings were buboiilis w1t
" he took the boat fer the town dbo'
VI with several desperate resolutions
his mind lie would turn suos1ril
n ton book agent he would turn t
49, peddlor, lie would pretend 10 he a q
he Inspector he "ould even set tn
a house on fre to get a few words wi
re-, the girl of the chair car
AZ. Miss Blanche Ackworth might ha'
n been called a rowest and a hontes
ne. She had her own boat aud she kne
r. how 70 handle IT, The pilots nj Il
a day boats whistled furously a. he
RS ana mates yelled that she would
Of run down. but she calmly missed &c
te lisions and went her way She We
60 rowing In bathing suit. and abe clii
swim. and there was little to fear.
in on this Monday she was our FOR
nd spin The FIRST that the half-di*tract'
ast lawyer kueW OF Ter presence "f
" when The mate ~ the boat pass
,iy him on the run 8f.d called OUT.
en- shes over this lime, for sU' Al
ar she'll be drowned
OF The swelis OF the steamer haze %
n set MISS tbtHfftnE t'tht WV IuI
in drefi persons saw the accident NJ
~ Lu&mes- Looked down OH that 2Oid
head as lae FIRST wave rolled over
Nhai, Saptain, ,stnats.y aud orA@ &c
steamboat are hired nothing is 81
.of their jumping overheard TO resc
people It's SO much per month a.
board When lot of passen2ei
start from New York for Albany
boat, they nGure on the fare NJ d.
Jumping overheard should bring
/ rebate. but il doesn't They are sn
posed 10 keep dry while other fC'
81 drown.
Thus il came about that when Nj
Branches boat Went over there a.
only one man to do the jumping az
That was Mr. Hosmer. He couldI
swim 81 stroke. and he wore u 81
that was bound To shrink, but
didn't even ston to throw down b
hat. Down he plunked close best
the girl who had caught her owe
turned boat with one hand and "
smiling at IA deckhand who was tr
ing 10 throw d lot OF iron pipes owe
board TO help float her and when
came up from the bed of the histoi
river he was choking and gaspiag al
strangling. one hand was reach
out. the fingers clinched In MIA la
and when he had been drawn to q
boat the girl began working il /
4 shore. Pooh II was dead cas-
y,~ Ntfbinp bJt fupf Che was FL ear,