Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-11-14

most sacred human sentiment and ask
for forgiveness in this especial case
her letters will be returned to her"
For heavens sake, Bob i exclaim
ed, lis there no shame in you?'
"You are employed to conduct this
case as an attorney" he replied. u
was not aware that your craft are so
pure as to preach purity to their eli
ents.
"You should be one Of u.s." retort
ed. For unscrupulousness you would
stand at the head Of the bar"
'Neyer mind the compliments. just
you write what | tell you"
I obeyed my clients instructions and
in due time received a reply that when
Miss Stanley submitted to be Iectured
| on her actions in affairs of the heart
the lecturer must bear better Eeputa-
/ ton in such matters than my client
| She asked me TO name sum MT.
| 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 short time,
| but a 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
that she had not heard from me in re-
ply to her request for a statement of
the sum that would buy her letters
and begged that l would name price
since she did not wish them to remain
in the possession of MT 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 lady to 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
gO-between in matter which he did
not understand Bob made no reply to
this assertion, but / 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
was not one of money, but justice,
The case could only be settled-out of
couTt-in the way he had suggested,
and if that was not satisfactory 1 had
orders to bring the suit.
The reply | 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 well aware that no lawyer
would dictate such a letter. common
of law However, / had by this time
given up trying to decipher the upsh0t
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 a
view to settling the matter, which
meant getting back her letters, she
asked it 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 he would meet her at
her cOunsel's office, and she might APP
point the time He knew well that
she had no counsel, and ne 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 L received this letter confess
the scales fell from my eyes 1t oc-
Cured to me that this, instead of be
; ing an inCipient law case, was nothing
more than q Irritation between 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
t more intermediate work between a
{ pair of lovers.
7 The first / knew Of the outcome of
l this legal contest in the court of love
T was an announcement in society
e journal of the engagement of Robert
e G. Elliot and Miss Kathryn Stanley
E / wrote Bob. congratulating him and
inclosed bill for a box of Havana
{ cigars in lieu of a fee for bringing
. about his engagement. He paid the
J bill and soon after gave me an order
to search a title for him, which was
: followed by other business.