Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1914-10-02
An Odd Breach Of
Promise Case
By EUNICE BLAKE

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words. put him into a position to hang
himself" by his own acts. If he de-
sired to confer favor on any one he
would go about 1t in way ut first to
cause the person he 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
CONTRASTING to faults that he did not
possess. IF you only knew me-" he
would say, you would find ME a very
mean man"
When 1t was announced that George
Troyer 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
unbearnble bualen 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 Els
telle met George on the street walk.
Ing with young woman plainly but
neatly dressed. The girl was talking
with great earnestness and looking up
into Georges face IN II way Estele did
not like. When George caught the eve
or his fiancee looking at him intently
and severely he started Then he forced
Il 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
reply to her note communicating her
decision. but heard not word.
BY this time she had come to under
stand that her lover was bit peculiar
and wondered what he was going to
40, surely he would not fail to take
some notice of the breaking Of the en-
gagement. And yet, considering that
start he give when he had met her
indicating guilt. might he not be so
ashamed as to let the matter go by de-
rault! Another consideration came
into her hcad-that. having found A
new love. he might desire to be off
with the old one. But in this case
would he not be likely to notify her
that he accepted his Dismissal?
Finally Georges reply came. And
what was 1t? note from an attorney
announcing that on behalf of George C. |
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 |
man who had treated her In so ex.
traordinary u fashion. 1t took ssome |
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
hance 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 had acted
hastily. An uncle Of hers was an at
1is office. There she told him the story
md asked his advice.
You are placing me in an unpleas.
int position" he said Struggling his
shoulders. George came to me and
lsked me to bring this suit. | declined
% have anything to do with it, and he
'ut his case IN other hands. don't
I t.,l,.,
But you can advise me, uncle, can't
'ou!"
Certainly"
well. what do you think of man
Who VIII bring Il suit of breach of
'romise against Il woman?'
Men and women both come under
he law"
Can he force me to marry him?"
mo. He is not trying to do that
lie Is merely claiming payment for u
'roken heart"
Broken heart. don't believe he
us heart. Can he get damages" 6
THAT depends upon the jury. fan ,
Y from what you have told me he can
rove his case. The judge will prob
bly, instruct the jury to find for the {
'laintir. and they will award u dam '
ge Of cent" 6
What! Insult me by considering
ny love worth no more than thatw
NO. 1t would mean that George IL
the right, you, of course, being I'm
he wrong. But they wouldn't like to
unish n woman for sending a man
way even If there were no legal rea-
on for her action. They might give
I'm damages for his presents to YOU"
He can have them all back. What
hall do?" o
Let tie telephone George to come 6
ere and settle the matter out of S
ourt" n
She assented TO this. and George an. fl
cared
George" said the uncle, who was
nat girl Esteile met you walking
'ith?"
"A young woman was taking to the
fhce of friend of mine to whom
nd applied In her behalf for n posi- Ii
on" =.
Nothing between youg" -,
Certainly not" IL
Then you two had better make IN"
And they did
When George tells the story to guests L