Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-16


most sacred human sentiment and ask
| for forgiveness in this especial case
her letters will be returned TO her"
For heavens sake. Bob ! exclaim-
ed. lis there 40 shame in you;"
"Yon are employed to conduct this
case rs ali attorney" he replied. II
was not aware that your craft are so
pure as TO preach purity to their eli
ents'
You should be one of us" ] retort-
ed. For unscrupulousness 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 reply that when
Miss Stanley submitted to be lectured
on her actions in affairs of the heart
the lecturer must bear better reputa-
ton in such matters than my client,
She asked me to name sum Mr.,
Stanley would accept for the return
Of her letters.
| communicated this request to my
client, expecting that he would instruct
me as to reply within a short time,
but month passed, and, although l
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
that she had not heard from me in re-
ply to her request for statement Of
the sum that would buy her letters
and begged that would name a price
since she did not wish them to remain
In the possession OF Mr. 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 refrained from ex-
pressing herself toward my client ex-
cept as q lady to a gentleman. When
| 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 n matter which he did
not understand. Bob made no reply to
expression of his face that 1t amused
him. He told me to 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 If that was not satisfactory | had
orders to bring the suit.
The reply | received to this commu-
nication dspelled any belief on my
part that the lady was acting under
the advice Of counsel. She said that 1t
was matter Of common report that
my client had broken the hearts of
dozen contding 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 decipher 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
asked If my client would meet her at
her attorneys Office or at mine at such
time as he might elect. Bob told me
to write her that be would meet her at
her counsel's Office, and she might APP
point the time. He knew well that
she had no COUNSEL and he did not be
lieve sue would take any lawyer into
her confidence. confess that by this
time | felt sure she bad 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. II oc-
Cured to me that this, instead OF be
ing an incipient law case, was nothing
more than Airtation between two
champions in the game Of love- sent
the letter to Bob and. at the same
time. resigned rs 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 a
pair OF lovers.
The first knew of the outcome OF
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 a box of Havana
cigars in lieu of fee for bringing
about his engagement. He paid the
bill and soon after gave me an order
TO search a 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 | WIS entitled TO
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