The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-29

the indignant girl. II thonght It kind
Of him to offer me lit and &C.
well you drove along. and Whist
'These two young men came up be-
hind us with another horse and
.They came up quietly. did they1"
NO. sir. They were cursing 9ndf
Did the defendant say anything to
you or them 20
Not = word!''
He just blocked the road 30 they
couldn't pass him?''
NO: he didn't. He turned out and
gave them plenty Of room. A load Of
hay could have passed
"Um! Um! Miss Vernon, want you
to be very, very careful how you ans
wer the next question. You are ON
for tho defendant must not be peF-
mitted to swerve you from the truth"
do you meant to insinua4e-"
Don't talk back! II the defendant
ct first made room for the other We
hicle to pass wasn't It done as q trap?
LAdnet he at the critical moment crowd
over SO as to bring about q collision 20
He, did not. They passed ON my
side and the one with the reins delib-
erately refined the horse in. He looked
were standing still AZ he did IT,
Miss Vernon: you know what per-
jury II. do you?"
Eyes. sir, and know what insult il
a. well!"
ssThat il all" and Miss Lesle was
! out Of it. except when he came to
address the jury he strongly limited
that the reason for the collision prob
Iably lay in the fact that Fletcher was
driving one-handed and could not con-
troll his horse.
It did not take the jury over ten
minutes to find for the defendant, and
thus the case was closed. That is, the
main case. Miss Lisle had . case
against young Lawyer Blaisdell. and
though 1t was never to be tried. she
could say of him:
| "I'l follow his trail until I am re-
venged! He knew I was telling the
truth. and yet he tried to make me Out
q liar! Think of his limiting that
Think Of his asking II didn't know
that the man had Tilted q young lady
Father, you ought to horsewhip him!'
'And lie in Jail for three months p
Then TIL do it myself!'
you'll sit right down and keel
quiet. You have had notoriety enough
You want to be careful what you say
about lawyers. They have all the ad
vantage over US laymen, ana If you q
talking you viii find a suit for Sian
"oh. but could see him burned a
the stake!''
Miss Lisle did not talk outside thu
family, but she hated just the same
and she resolved that she would neve
marry unless her lover wiped the eartl
with the lawyers body.
Three months later, as she starte,
out one day with her runabout, sh
was hating yet. If she was given hal
q chance she would run Mr.. Blaisdel
=, down and plead that the steering gea
was out Of order.
II Golden Hill was q steep, long hill
with two turns in it, and at its foo
was q bridge over a deep river. Tn
girl was just taking the last turn wit
whixz that would have carried he
across the bridge when the man sh
hated appeared before her with
small log I'm his hands. and the oh
struction was thrown in such a wa
} that the machine was run head on int
the bank. The driver was bounce
j around and some damage done, bp
} before she could voice her feelings sh
was beckoned to follow the other t
the foot of the bill. The river wa
, rolling in flood. and the bridge wa
. gone!
j Does the girl always marry the ma
who saves her life? She has to. Sh
| has to get over being mad and begi
to love. Fate and Romance decree i
and she can't beat them and q lawyer
| too.-(Copyright, 1914, by the NC
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)