Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-03-04

inc a Iawver ,ras whathar sba should
better nractice awhile indenendentlv
of her Aance or form the exnected
nartnershin with him If once. Under
wood urged her to he married and en-
ter his office as his assistant for one
year. with the partnership in view.
This she rejected as incompatible with
her ideas of equality between the
sexes. She demanded a partnership,
and Underwood yielded.
Singularly enough. before consum-
mating the arrangement she wished 10
ask her former lover what ne thoaght
about IL. why she snouiu Wish 1or the
opinioh % q liah sue nau uiscaiueu
because ne was hoe ilileiieeeuai ehousn
~ NC, uoe' ioe "pPea. Sne eouiu
pDg nv n',e eApiaeu 1ne ma
seA. u oeen
49, n sn. au .a' .ny su
,'a.a $500 - 1,' sne u,u - -,
= " con I'm "n 81 80 -.
oe''e, leloin ioi a /" niie inue p '7u
- Ednor iooi,od o. har stnnidlv for
-,,,9s $50 .a,,r,. GU 49,.
80 p.
A pp'iN
Wien he pau
beiore lying sourseii professionally
Win any ia"yer meet nili III court as
MS opponent.
Ihere was something 1ar down at
the bottom of this advice that appeal
ed to her, though she could not exactly
explain what it was, since she didn't
exactly see how such a situation could
be brought about. Edgar, who was
connected with corporation having
considerable law business. said he
would watch for an opportunity. 1t
was not long after this that his com.
pany proceeded by law against a
man for debt The defendant,s
counsel bainp Mr. Underwood Edoar
Mars+op soc,rod tho onnoin+no,+ of
his former f,oncea az counsel for tho
comnany
Mr. Underwood vos ,o,,oro+ q
iurist hut n nroctical court 1awver-
from tho crown of his head to tho solos
80 bic foot Mice Sn;no,or onanod +ha
coso by sto+ino tho connonv,s c,oir,
ooo,nst ~ doeondon+ sho-,iro oo,,
cinsiyoIv 1,boro;n ba hod octad Nth IN
+or+ 70 dofrord ava to,,, ~ hod ,oia
bimseIf crir,in.I,v Iiahlo she bod s+ud-
ied tho low In tho caso c.rofu1Iv and
,rodo On oxooIlo,+ rro.o,+r,o,+ ~ ho+h
tho law and tbo caso Tbero wac M
douh+ br+ +bo+ tho dafordon+ would
1,o ,,,ors+od ,,,,,os. hi, oo,,1so, oo,,,d
o,tho. +bro,,, a.. l., ~ 80. - a.
- -. t,'.
VIII, ~ - 70 s,,coI- 10 rot,s
odn,,,.,r,,I,. ,hn4 no.no.,;a;.,r,l,,
In,,o tborcbt 70 bic ..vonna onno'
,,or.,. o., w., oo,,oa ~ "a 80 ~ T.,
rron,,,+,, sh. hod d;srIorod T., ,,oI,,no
a. 1o,,, ar,r,oo. - - ~, ~ 49, - tho
oomnanr mhi1o ho u-as 1870 rod ~
sbo,,, tha+ a. r-os oil on tha Sd ~ bic
IT,. n o,,1a 49, -, 49, 49,
poo+, l., tho ooso foyorod tho dofond
ant As ba warmed nm no beoan r.
1rhir, 10th tho Low, ond tho foots ovor
tho hoods of +ho inv o+ +ho CONE tive
annooIino m tho nroiudioas of tho
twalve mon in what ba called an oc-
+onus cornoro+ion suckino +bs blood
ont Of an INNOCENT man whom If had
nurnoselv ruined for the sake of suck-
ing the little business he possessed
into its capacious nav.
Miss Spingler. who had considered
Mr. Underwood TO be full of the dig
nity of the law. was appalled, at what
she considered an attack on plain JUS
tice Mr.. Underwood, who had won
success by such handling of his cases
and had fought his male opponents
with far more defiling weapons, break
ing bottle of wine with them after
the trial. was oblivious to the fact that
his opposing counsel considered his
statements untrue, that he knew they
were untrue and. moreover, that he
was personally attacking her from the
opening to the close of his speech.
The next matter that occupied the
court was the examination of wit
nesses. Miss Spingler's Indignation at
the treatment she had received was so