The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02


had been told about 1t. and then she
bad something to add Clarence had
secured a lawyer to defend the suit,
but the father thought and she
| thought he had made a great mistake.
He had retained fiedgling who had
never had a case. He had been re-
| tanned because he was a classmate
at college.
The father said, and that was also
her idea, that the young lawyer was
a person who wouldn't come within a
hundred miles of making decent de-
fence, to say nothing about winning.
They had begged of Clarence to get
some real lawyer, but he was OBJ
stinate about it, The farmer had
sued for $500 damages, and with only
young lawyer opposed to him he
would likely get every cent of 1t.
Mr. Graham listened and did not
talk much. Now and then his face
flushed, but as it was warm day Miss
Mollie laid 1t to the heat. When she
| had finished her narrative she asked
his opinion of Clarence's chances and
he replied:
'One can never tell how a lawsuit
may end. This young lawyer may
prove more than a match for the 9TH
er side!"
IF he does I'll shake hands with
him and send him all the cases
can"
Up to the day the suit was called
| the efforts to get young Dayton to
change lawyers continued, but he was
firm On the date set, father, mother,
brother and sister were on hand at
the court house, and presently Miss
Mollie got surprise that opened her
eyes. Her brothers. attorney proved
to be the Mr. Graham she had talked
with at the lawn party. Yes, he was
the young lawyer who was to plead
his first case Bushes galloped over
the girls cheeks as she remembered
how she had maligned him, and IL he
looked her way he found her looking
another
The farmer was the first witness on
the stand: He had gone over his
testimony a hundred times, and was
all ready to start off with:
Wall, / was goin' up town to buy
some lasses and things"
"Yes?"
Il was keepin' my eyes peeled for
them darned autos, and | was say
ing to myself that if one come
along"
Never mind what you were saying.
| One did come along, didn't it,"
II should say! Come along and
killed my boss and sent me a-f1yin'.
Gosh, but l believe l was knocked
forty feet high"
And injured?"
injured? Why, 1t scraped most Of
the hide off'n me, and I was lame for
two hull weeks afterwards"
That was too bad. Now, Mr.. Saul
| bury, you know the rules of the road,
| don't you?"
I've knewed 'em ever since l was
knee-high to grasshopper. You
| keep to the right-hand side"
That's correct. Why didn't you do
SO in this case?"
Il did, sir"
Then why was the dead body of
| the horse found on the left-hand side
| together with the wreck of the buggy?
Why were you tossed over the fence
on that side?"
The hostile boss"
Yes, the horse?''~
"He must have logged over when /
| wasn't looking"
Yes, he must. Can you expect dam
ages when you are breaking the rules
| of the road?"
plague take the old woman for ty-
ing them strings around my fingers to
make me remember"
The farmer was non-suited on his
own testimony, but young Dayton said
| to him.
Perhaps I was bit to blame in
| the matter for being under such
speed, and this hundred dollars will
| at least pay for your old horse
Miss Mollie tried to get away from
the court house without word to
Mr.. Graham, but he had his eye on
her and followed her out to the auto
ana SAID:
"You know you agreed to shake
| hands with the winner"
"But why did you let me talk to
you that way?" she asked as she ex-
tended her hand
and you are to send me all the
cases you can"
Poor Mollie could hardly speak a
| word on the way home, and after the
arrival there her exultant brother
added to the situation by saying:
isis, there was but one thing to do
under the circumstances, and / did it.
Mr.. Graham will be here to dinner"
81 won't see himi"
And after dinner you will be left
alone with him"
II WON'T"
"And he will plead and win his sec
ond case"
Miss Mollie denies that they are en-
gagged. but her brother does not take
her word for it.
Her Business Instinct.
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