Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-14
TheEvening Story
An Odd Breach Of
Promise Case
By EUTICE BLAKE

~ his own OF doing things. II any
one attempted to injure him he would
not put up an open fight. He would
think out a plan to circumvent his OPP
ponent or undermine HMM other
words, put him into position to hang
himself by his own acts. II he de-
sired to confer a favor on any one be
would go about it in a way at FIRST to
cause the person ne favored to think
that he was about to do him an injury.
No one could tell from what he said
what he meant He was continually
c0nfessing to faults that he did not
possess. "If you only knew me-" be
would say, you would flnd me a very
mean man."
When 1t was announced that George
Trover was engaged to Estelle Garrett
her most intimate friend said he had
won her by telling her that there was
something on his conscience for which
he was repentant and which was an
UNDESIRABLE burden to him. In this
way he won her sympathy Then he
confessed that his crime was in loving
her instead of one he was in duty
bound to love. The result was a be-
trothal.
Not long after the engagement Es-
telle met George on the street walk
ing with a young woman plainly butt
neatly dressed. The girl was talking
with great earnestness and looking up
into Georges face in a way Estelle did
not like. When George caught the eye
OF his finncee looking at him intently
and severely he started. Then he forced
a smile, bowed and passed on. Estelle
went home and wrote him a note
breaking their engagement This was
not the proper thing for her to do.
She should have first called for an ex-
PLANTATION. She waited several days for
a reply to her note communicating her
decision. but heard not a word.
BY this time she had come to under
stand that her lover was bit peculiar
and wondered what he was going to
do Surely he would not fail to take
some notice Of the breaking of the en-.
gagement. And vet. considering that
start he gave when he had met her.
indicating guilt. might be not be so
ashamed as to let the matter go by de-
fault? Another considerable came
into her head-tbat having found a
new love. he might desire to be of
with the old one. But in this case
would he not be likely to notify her
that he accepted his dismissal?
4
what was It? A note from an attorney
announcing that on behalf of George @. !
Trover, Esq, he had begun proceedings
against her for breach of promise.
Estelle read the note with amaze
ment. Her first thought was that on
no account could there ever again be |
between them any such thing as love
and that she would never again notice
a man who had treated her in so ex-
traordinary a fashion. 1t took some
time for her to see her true position
She had accepted George. his presents. |
much Of his time. and to please her he
had changed his occupation. She had
broken the engagement on seeing her
fiance walking on the street with an
other girl. She had no evidence that
this girl had supplanted her. 1t began
to appear to her that she bad acted |
hastily. An uncle of hers was an at |
torney. and she went Immediately to
his Office There she told him the story
and asked his advice.
You are placing me In an unpleas-
ant position" he said. struggling his
shoulders. George came to me and
asked me to bring this suit. declined
put his case in other hands. don't !
see now how / can take yours"
But you can advise me, uncle, can't
your
Certainly"
well. what do you think of a man
who will bring a suit Of breach of
promise against a woman
Men and women both come under
the law"
"Can he force me to marry himT
mo. He is not trying to do that |
He is merely claiming payment for a
broken heart"
Broken hearth 1 don't believe he
has a heart. Can be get damagesT'
That depends upon the jury. fan
cy from what you have told me he can
prove his case The judge will prob
ably instruct the jury to f1nd for the
plaintiff, and they will award a dam
age of cent"
what! Insult me BY considering
my love worth no more than THAR
mo. II would mean TINT George is
in the right you. Of courye, being in
the wrong But they wouldn't Ike to
punish a woman for sending man
away even II there were no legal rea-
son for her action. They might give
him damages for his presents to you."
He can have them all back. What
shall l dor