The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-08


 By this time Julia had been admitted to the bar. The first problem that came up for her to solve after beCom- ing a lawyer was whether she should better practice awhile independently of her fance or form the expected JartnerShip with him nt once. Under wood urged her to be married and en- ter his office SIS 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 to ask her former lover what be thought about 1t. Why she should wish for the opinion of a man she had discarded because he was not intellectual enough for her does not appear. She could probably not have explained the mat ter herself. 1t had been agreed be- tween her and Edgar that they should remain friends. She did not, therefore, hesitate to ask him whether she would better remain for awhile independent or enter upon partnership at once.
 Edgar looked at her stupidly for awhile before replying. She was about to turn away from him disappointed when he said:
 Before tying yourself professionally with any lawyer meet him in court as his opponent"
 There was something far 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 a corporation having considerable law business, said be would watch for an opportunity. It was not long after this that his con- pany proceeded by law against mun for a debt The defendants counsel being Mir Underwood, Edgar MarstOu secured the appointment of bis former tianCee as counsel for the company.
 Mir. Underwood was lawyer-nOt jurist, but a practical court lawyer from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet. Miss Spingler opened the case by stating the company's claim against tine defendant, showing con clusively wherein he had acted with in- tent to defraud and how he had laid himself Criminally liable. She had stud jed the law in the case carefully and made an excellent presentment of both the law and the case. There was no doubt but that the defendant would be worsted unless his counsel could either throw dust in the eyes of the jury or work upon its sympathies.
 When he arose Co speak he referred admiriDgly - somewhat patronizingly, Julia thOught-to his young oppo- nent." as he called her, and to the in- genuity she had displayed in making the law appear to be on the side of the company, while he was prepared to show that it was all on the side of his client. He would also show that the facts in the case favored the defend ant As he warmed up he began to whirl both the law and the facts over the heads of the jury at the same time appealing to the preiudices of the twelve men in what he called an oc- toDus corporation sucking the blood out of an innocent man whom 1t had purposeIy ruined for the sake of suck Ing the little business he possessed into its CapaCious maw.
 Miss Splngler, who had considered MT. Underwood to be full of the dig nity of the law, was appalled, at what she considered an attack on plain jus tlce. MT. Underwood, who had won success by such handling of his cases and had fought his male opponents with far more defling weapons, break ing q bottle of wine with them after the trial, was obliyiOus 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
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