The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-01

pioy me
II y not q matter Of confidence
replied the lady. evidently troubled
that she eonld not make him under
stand her; 1T s simply that at pres.
ent you know nothing about this case
and, I know everything. II stands to
reason that should bring your knowl-
edge OF It up to mine; that
pardon me- Experience has tnnght
me that can get the situation much
seasier In another way
And /, who have been intrusted
with the management Of the matter,
am to step aside and leave It ali to
your
'only as your legal adviser"
She thought a few minutes IN Sd
lenee, then. rising. said:
1--WE are wasting our time. / haven,t
your knowledge of courts and all that,
but one thing know-I,m not going
to transfer responsibility that have
accepted from others to you or any
other man. &c
aAIatgaretl"
She walked out Of his presence, con-
scious OF having done her duty In her
official position, though the duty was
painful one.
That evening Mr.. Blair thought he
would call on his flancee. but before
doing so he had better think ont some
method by which he could set himself
right with her But the more he CON
sidered the problem the greater seem
ed the difficulties In the way. A sub
sidiary matter occurred to him. If he
yielded the point with her and consent
ed to listen patiently to all she had to
say about the case he would be expect
ed thereafter to continue to do SO and
20 adopt measures she would enforce
upon him that might lead to still great
ettrouble il
And, this led to another subsidiary
matter, though Of far greater impof-
lance. Would Miss Elwood when she
became Mrs. Blair adopt the same
method Of enforcing her opinions on
subjects which she was not as COM
petant to pronounce upon as HIMSELF
That there would arise matters in
which she woud be far more compe-
tent 10 lead than he he did not doubt,
and Il he did not yield to her in such
he would be In error. They might be-
forehand make a list Of matters In
Guided in the wife's prerogahyes and
those Included in the husbands. This
was only a suggestion that popped
Into his head and, was discarded at
once. His law films name was Blair
q Carlisle, Mr.. Carlisle being the
junior partner. when their views
clashed In the handling Of Al law case
Carlisle gave way. The marriage
FIRMS name would not be Blair & 81
wood or Elwood g. Blair. Il would be
Mr., and Mrs. Blair.
The lawyer did not call upon his
ffancee that evening, because he did
not know what he conld say to her to
Improve the situation There must be
an outcome somewhere. Many couples,
each composed of an intellectually
strong man and an equally intellec-
tual woman. had lived contentedly to-
igether, and they must have found
some way OF doing It he, thought
that II he could pass the matrimonial
gate the problem would work itself
out Independently OF him or his wife.
This led him back a step. he was
nearly forty years old, and his fiancee
had turned thirty. Wouldn't It have
been better IL he had married when he
was young2 -
Mr.. Blair. not being able to solve
the problem Of what he should say
to Miss Eiwood. kept putting OF going
TO see, her. Then. he saw In news.
paper the name Of Semmers & Som
mers attached to legal notice In
case of the city against the Mercy hos
pital and knew that his fiancee had
given 1t to another firm. He WINGED.
He was to marry woman who 1t had
been demonstrated couldn't get on
with him In matter of business.
How would they live harmoniously as
man and wife2
The call Mr.. Blair was always In
tending to make WINS never made.
Months elapsed and the couple remain.
ed apart. Then one day he saw a mo-
tice that the case Of the city against
the Mercy hospital had been decided
against the hospital with costs, the
whole amounting to double the original
claim. The next day Miss Eiwood
called at Mr. Blair's office.
II wish you to appeal the. hospital
case she said
'.In: your way or mine2"
yours"
"Has 1t been handled thus far by
your plans or those OF your attor-
neys?"
mime"
They charged a good fee. | sup
poser
"a thousand dollars"
Expensive, wasn't itT'
Il should think so. Father win
pay II"
Every well; leave the papers in the
case IN look fnta A. -nnd yyban r