The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-08
TAKING A Law CASE
sy DAVID WATERS.


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'Here is a letter from q client a
eurs, Nine. Dubois" said the head
Of the frm. asking us to send uoon
b her at L. about litigation a. 10
real estate she Is interested In. Take
the afternoon train. She'u meet you"
It was Saturday. and feared to get
caught in country town over Sun.
day. but was not accustomed to mako
suggestions to my chief and did not
dare propose delay. arrived ut l.
Ing out OF the station. saw a lady
about twenty-five years old sitting
alone in buggy and keeping her eyes
"a the throng of arrivals. It occurred
b me that she might have come 70
meet me. and stopped before her.
The moment her gaze was dIed on me
Q sudden look Of joyful wonder cams
into her eyes. 30.
"Are you Nine. Dubois?' l asked.
II am"
~And } am Edmond Boyer. with
TWiDfng & Twining, attorneys"
"Ah. c'est vous lit h you l have
been expecting"
got into the buggy with her, and
she drove me to her home. As soob
% we alighted she began to stare at
me. Then she said to me In broken
French:
"Pardon. You are the image of my
late husband. When | saw you at
the station | thought for momen:
you were he arisen from the dead.
You bear French name. | see. You
must be Of French extraction"
my father came to America from
Dion before was born."
"From Dion! My husbands family
i've there. l came from Paris few
months ago. am here to secure
some property that was owned by my
uncle, who came here years ago"
Nme Dubois showed me her hus~
bands likeness. and my resemblance
b him was astonishing. 1t was evi
dent that he and | had sprung from
the same stock. His widow must have
loved him very dearly. for she could
not disguise her feelings at meeting
enc who resembled him. and she treat
"a me as though l were he who had
Uoturned to her.
Ny feelings ut this treatment were
singular. While it was pleasant to
b coddled by a pretty woman, my
amour propre was ruf1led at being the
recipient Of especial attentions as the
representation Of another-a dead man.
At one moment I would experience q
delicious gladness, q: the next would
INIT my brows at the thought that J
vas being worshiped as a wooden IDOL
Then when Nine. Dubois saw that I
vas troubled she would give me
Diteous look from her big black liquid
eyes, and was In heaven again.
My widow spoke but little Engliss
and not word Of French. The con.
sequence was that we fell into pan
eDmime, and pantomime is often more
expressive than words. Indeed, love
en- be better indicated by one look
than by a dozen languages. soon
ut used to representing another and
discovered that any omission of dir.
play Of affection for the dead had z
narrowing effect on the living.
OF course did not get a proper
knowledge of the business Nine. Du.
oois wished to intrust to the arm OF.
rwining 4 Twining before the last
train had left Saturday night. She
declined to take the matter up on
Sunday. She was very methodical
Her first inquiry was what would bs
the amount charged for legal services
I had been instructed to ask for s
petaining fee Of $50, but declined to
name any future amount. Next shs
gave me an account Of how the prop
city had been acquired and lastly .
statement of claims made upon 1t BY
builders and others.
had been looking into the case OF
Nine Dubois three days when j.! re-
eeived noie from my employer ask.
ing when l would return. replied
that, since our client spoke very little
English, much time must be spent in
getting the facts. Two days later
received a peremptory order to return
ct once.
! was standing in the hall bidding
Nine. Dubois goodby when she said
10 me:
We retaining rargent? Must pay
0owY
my firm usually collects that before
taking case
"Combien-how much did You say Y
wasp
had forgotten that l had given he.
N amount and replied that 1t would |
b 500.
Scent dollar!'' she exclaimed, sur.
De1sed. You are dearer to me than
when we were tirst engaged"
In love effects are as likely to be
produced by blunders ag by properly
expressed ideas. Lovers may BE- sepe'
Iated or united by mistaking the mean
ING Of . word. I knew full we'll the
widow meant that my charge was
greater than when had first named
II, but refused to put any such inter.
creation upon her statement Clasp
ting her In my arms. cried:
"And you are dearer to me than my
nfev'