Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-10-23

written regret for trif1lng with thu
most sacred human sentiment and as
for forgiveness in this especial case
her letters will be returned to her"
For heavens sake. Bob" l eNclain
ed. lis there no shame in you?"
You are employed to conduct this
case as an attorney" he replied. Il
was not aware that your craft are 80
pure as to preach purity to their eli
entS."
You should be one of u.s." retorl
ed. For unscrupulouSness you would
stand ut the head of the bar"
Never mind the compliments. Just
you write what l tell YOU"
l obeyed my clients instructions and
in due time received 4 reply that when
Miss Stanley submitted to be lecturpt
on her actions in affairs of the heart
the lecturer must bear 4 better repula
ton in such matters than my client.
She asked me to name a sun Mr.
Stanley would accept for the return
Of her letters.
l communicated this request to my
client, expecting hat he would instruet
me as to a reply within a short time,
but Il month passed. and, although |
met him frequently. he made no men.
ton Of the matter. When a fortnight
had elapsed without my having sent
any further communication to Miss
Stanley she wrote again. reminding me
fhof che had nor hoo ri from n II, 20.
ply to her request for a statement OF
the sum that would buy her letters
and begged that l would name a price
since she did not wish them to remain
in the possession Of Mr.. Elliot.
l noticed an absence Of temper in
the young lady's letters that caused me
to think they were dictated by counsel
Thus far she had refrained from eX-
pressing herself toward my client ey-
cept as a lady to a gentleman. When
I showed Elliot this letter l told him
that doubtless in the defendants case
counsel was the manager, while in the
| plaintiffs case counsel was simply a
| go-between in a matter which he did
not understand. Bob made no reply to
this assertion, but l could see by the
expression Of his face that it amused
him. He told me to write the lady
that his object in pressing the matter
vas not one Of money. but justice.
The ase could only be %settled-out Of
| court-in the way he had suggested.
and if that was not satisfactory I had
orders to bring the suit.
The reply I received to this commu-
nication dispelled any belief on my
part that the lady was acting under
the advice Of counsel. She said that it
was a matter of common report that
my client had broken the hearts of a
dozen confding girls. She would new
er consent to apologize to or ask par
don of one who was far more guilty
than herself.
l was we'll aware that no lawyer
would dictate such a letter. common
report having no standing in a court
Of law. However. l had by this time
given up trying to decipher the upshot
of the case and was awaiting some
sort of a denoument. Bob gave me no
more confidence than he had conferred
upon me when he put the matter into
my hands, or. rather. employed me to
write his letters for him.
He again took up the Fabian do
nothing policy. making no reply to the
defendants last letter. Then another
one came in which the writer said that
her attorney had advised her to con.
fer with Mr.. Elliot direct. With Il
view to settling the matter, which
meant getting back her letters. she
asked if my client would meet her a,
time as he might elect. Bob told me
to write her that he would meet her al
her counsel's Office. and she might ap
point the time. He knew well thai
she had no counsel. and he did not be
lieve she would take any lawyer int
her confidence. | confess that by this
time | felt sure she had been acting
on her own responsibility. and was
not surprised when her reply came
that after consideration she preferred
MI. Elliot should call at her house.
When | received this letter ! comics:
the scales fell from my eyes. 1t o.
Cured to me that this. instead of be
ing an incipient law case. was nothin:
more than Il Irritation between tw'
champions in the game of love. | sen
the letter to Bob and. at the sam
time. resigned as his counsel. writing
him that while | would be happy tt
serve him thereafter in Legitimate Law
business. ! didn't propose to do an!
more intermediate work between
pair Of lovers.
The first | knew OF the outcome Q
this legal contest in the court Of low
was an announcement in a societ.
journal of the engagement of Robel
C. Elliot and Miss Kathryn Stanley
I wrote Bob. congratulating him an
inclosed a bill for a box of Havan;
cigars in lieu of a fee for bringin;
about his engagement. He paid tn
bill and soon after gave me an orde
to search a title for him. which wa
followed by other business.
After the wedding and the retur