The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-02-14
A Breach Of
Promise Case
By p. A. MTCtE1

changed her mina. Rot rs to her feel
ings toward you, bat she has decided
to pugsus tire profession she has BEEN
studying Under my tutelage. We areE
a race Sf Mwy~es. ana my daughter IN I
heVits the fanily inclination. After
xavtnK IN aARrmattvo answer to your
sxrit she poil 70 considering that mar
staes would nessssaT4ly prevent her
AsilSwsAH q lseAa seFasT."
"fe saSWse % me- >udga, that SAis Is
ease af hRaaSA If p~szaisS. l. toe. have
inhsHsAsa ieWsl fmstAReas from q long
kAs Gf taviyts. Ny great grandfather
was IN Gsssca1AD UMttoA STATES justice.
my gw1AfstAGr was a. enninent cr1mi-
Aai l@wyW"-
"BmouTh. Tea aztRr q Gh0age against
my dauSAbGr 90 bssaSA II promise.
Yeu shall have On spVGVtHn4ty to sub
sAAatsass II and she 10 plead"
The teAUs saissA maid aaA told her
10 ask MieB MassArs4 - Stsp into his
seuAy. TIE AAy sa@o IN, somewhat
surprised % ses Mr.. TaAning there and
curious b kAow way she had been
b8~BAAU%VA"
my AogE," naaA her father. "Mr.
Faanang charges yen wsth breach of
psemane. l d ret UHA0pstAnd that it
b for ne YWFpase ef GAainalag dam
ages, bwt I eaAa0t allow yea to treat
any enc unfairly. What have you to
say to the charge Il SsesVttAg him and
then tATswfRg hiH OvSr?"
Il DAaaA net guilty"
"vMy well. Esw, FanniAg, you may
HRocs0A to EsA1D year 0&SS."
my &t1emtions to Miss Margaret
have boGn noticeable and NSticed by
eur mutuai faeRds D0T months. She
has ACCEPTED various triflSS from me,
especially sifts Of AowGHs. indicating
that my attentions were agreeable TO
her IIast evening / called upon her.
We were sitting in q esRy room in this
house before a Arc Of blaming logs. An
aroma Of the last not Of cut flowers
sent her, arranged in Dresden vase
by her own shapely hands, pervaded
the apartment The CHEEKY freight
coutrasted delightfully."- with the winter
gloom wilheat We MAs SIDE by side
on large
81 obieetw cried the ady.
THE objection is net sustained rul-
Cd the judge
"Neverthaleas I prefer to respect the
defendants wishes" said the plaintiff
~ will omit the rest OF what happened
except 10 far as it partainG to the law
of contracts | then and there asked
your daughter to be FAY wife. Her
head sank
81 object again. cried the lady.
1.-THE plaintiff states in one breath that
he will omit what happened except as
to a contract he claims to have been
made and in the next breaks his prom
iSe''
81 beg the defendants pardon" con-
tinued Mr. Tanning. What occurred
was the delight OF my life. was in a
whirl of joy
'Yes. yes" interrupted the judge.
'"The court understands all that He
has been there himself, though many
years ago. Please confne yourself to
the contract
your daughter, her beautiful face
buried against my breast, whispered
Yes"
There were few moments of silence,
when the judge announced to his
daughter that he was ready to hear
her defense.
your honor" she began-"I mean
papa-I base my defense upon that law
which has protected many minor in
an inheritance, the law against exert
ing undue influence upon testator
Mr.. Tanning sought to deprive the no.
BILE profession Of the law Of my lifes
services. He took advantage of our
pleasant surroundings. the cheerful
freight, the aroma of flowers, the lux
urious sofa''-
"Chair?" interrupted the plaintiff.
evil you protect me?" cried the girl,
appealing to her father,
Another such interruption" said theI
judge sternly to Tanning, "and l will
fine you for contempt"
Il claim" the defendant proceeded
that Mr. Tanning took advantage OF
these surroundings to unduly infuehcel
me to bequeath myself to- him instead
of my natural heir, the law"
"And 1 claim" urged the plaintiff, !
''that in giving herself to the law theI
defendant disinherits her natural heirs.
a husband and children, besides wreck
ing the life of myself, the plaintiff In
this case"
A silence followed these words, which
were spoken with great depth of feel
ing. 1t was broken by the judge, who
asked of Tanning:
do you desire to enter any rebuttal
of my daughters statement"
mo, your honor. 10 rest my case,
which I have summed up in my last
words-that If the contract is broken
it will result in the wrecking of my
life"
81 reserve my decision" said the
Judge. THE court will take a recsss
for half an hour, at the end of which
time the decision will be handed down."
He retired from the room, leaving the
y