The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-03

Tor forgiveness III thlS eNpc'iai casc
her letters win be returned 10 her"
For heavens sake. Bob l eNclaim-
ed. els 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 so
pure as 20 preach purity 10 their eli
ents."
You should he one Of u.s." | retort-
ed. For uuscrupulousness You would
stand ut the head of the bar"
Never mind the compliments. Just
YOU write what tell You"
obeyed my clients instructions and
in due time received Il reply that when
Miss Stanley submitted to he lectured
on her actions in affairs of the heart
the lecturer must bear Il better reputa-
ton in such matters than my client.
She asked me 10 name II sum Mr..
Stanley would accept for the return
of her letters.
communicated this request to my
client. expecting that he would instruct
me MS to reply within a short time.
met him frequently. he made no men
ton of the matter When n fortnight
had elapsed without my having sent
any further communication In Miss
Stanley she wrote again. reminding me
that she had not heard from me in re-
ply to her request for II statement OF
the sum that would buy her letters
and begged that would name price
since she did not wish them Ia remain
| in the possession of MIR Elliot.
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 RETAINED from ex-
, pressing herself toward my client ex-
| cept as lady TO Il gentleman. When
+ | showed Elliot this letter | told him
that doubtless in the defendants case
/ counsel was the manager, while In the
/ plaintiffs case counsel was simply u
! go-between in matter which he did
not understand. Bob made no reply To
/ This assertion. hut | could see 10y the
expression Of his face that it amused
him lie told me 10 write the lady
that his object in pressing the matter
was not one of money, but justice.
The case could only be settled-out OF
cOurt-in the way he had suggested.
and il that was not satisfactory had
orders 10 bring the suit.
The reply | received to this commu-
J nication dispclled any belief on my
part that the lady was acting under
the advice of counsel. She said that 1t
was Il matter OF common report that
my client had broken the hearts OF n
dozen coniiding girls. She would new
er consent To apologize to or ask par
don of one who was far more guilty
than herself.
was well aware that no lawyer
would dictate such letter. common
report having no standing in a court
OF law. However, ! had by this time
given up trying To declpher the upshot
OF the case and was awaiting some
sort OF 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 a
view to settling the matter. which
meant getting back her letters. she
/ aeEn ,.Iin har
her attorneys office or at mine at such
time rs he might elect. Bob told me
10 write her that he would meet her at
her counscls office. and she might ap-
point the time. lie knew well that
she had no counsel and he did not be-
lieve she would take any lawyer into
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
Mr. Elliot should call at her house.
When received this letter confess
the scales fell from my eyes. IL oc-
CURED to me that this. instead OF be-
ing an incipient law case, was nothing
uIpIe ludH lllIlutlou DetWecn TWO
champions in the game of love. sent
the letter to Bob and. at the same
time. resigned as his counsel. writing
him that while | would be happy to
serve him thereafter in legitimate law
business, ] didn't propose To do any
more intermediate work between u
pair of lovers
The first ! knew OF the outcome ce
this legal contest in the court OF love
was an announcement in society
journal of the engagement Of Robert
!, c. Elliot and Miss Kathryn Stanley.
. ! wrote Bob. congratulating him and
Enclosed bill for box OF Havana
cigars in lieu OF a fee for bringing
about his engagement. He paid the
bill and soon after gave me an order
to search title for him. which was
followed by other business.
After the wedding and the return
from the honeymoon trip | dined with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot and told them
that. inasmuch as ! had brought them
together. thought was entitled to
the inner story.
HTf's this xnt eos.r A..