Evening journal., 1914-07-20
An Odd Breach Of
Promise Case
By EUNcE BLAKE

ly 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 bis op
poneut or undermine him-in other
words. put him into a position to hang
himself by his own acts II he de.
sired to confer favor on any one be
would 90 about it ia a way at 6rst 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
confessing to faults that he did not
possess. III you only knew me. he
would say, 'you would end 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
unbearabe burden to him. In this
way he won her sympathy. Then he
confessed that his crime was I'm 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 but
neatly dressed. The girl was talking
with great earnestness and looking up
into Georges face in a way Bstelle did
not like. when George caught the eye
Of his fancee 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 cor her TO do.
, She should have first called for af,eK-
, PLANTATION. She waited several days for
. a reply to her note communicating her
, decision, but heard not q word.
r BY this time she had come to under
stand that her lover was o bit peculiar
- and wondered what he was going 10
. do Surely he would not fan TO take
/ some notice Of the breaking OF the en-
I gagement And vet, considering that
! start he gave when he had met her,
4 indicating guilt might he not be 80
ashamed as TO let the matter 60 by de-
. fault7 Another consideration came
= into her head-that, having found a
y new love. he might desire TO be on
with the old one. But in this case
would he not be likely to notify her
that he accepted his dismissalf
Finally Georges reply came. And
u what was Il? A note from an attorney
WI a.na rF
d TrOver Esq. he had begun proceedings
10 against her for breach OF promise
10 Estelie read the note with amaae
e. ment Her first thought was that OF
a no account could there ever again b
en- between them any such thing a. low
er. and that she would never again motto
re. a man who had treated her In so q
It traordinary a fashion. II took som
I'D time for her 10 see her true nnsis.s-
wO She had accepted George, his present
At much OF his time and TO please her b
~ had changed his occupation. She hal
ll broken the engagement On seeing he
nd iance walking on the street with an
other girl She had no evidence thal
this girl had supplanted her. II began
to appear to her that she had acted
in hastily. An uncle OF hers was an at
be torney. and she went Immediately IA
at his office. There she told him the story
he and asked his advice
d. you are placing me in an unpleas
Iis ant position he said. struggling bis
TO shoulders George came to me and
ed asked me to bring this suit. / declined
90 TO have anything 10 do with II, and h'
put his case in other hands. don
uS see now how can take yours"
90 But you can advise me. uncle can
ed your
10 certainly"
well, what do you think Of a mai
who will bring q suit Of breach o
promise against a woman
"Men and women both come unde
OF the law"
er. ''Can he force me 10 marry himT
on "No. he is not trying TO do that
nd He is merely claiming payment for
ne broken heart"
We Broken heart don't believe h
tie has a heart. Can he get damages p
ice ''That depends upon the jury. fan
tly cy from what you have told me he cal
es. prove his case. The Judge will prob
uff ably instruct the jury to fnd for th'
lily plaintiff, and they will award dam
age Of cent"
What. Insult me by considering
my love worth no more than that!'
'No. Il would mean that George Is
'ut in the right, you, Of course, being in
iru the wrong. But they wouldn't like tc
up punish a woman for sending a mar
away even II there were no legal rea
OH son for her action. They might give
Up. him damages for his presents TO you
au He can have them all back. What
'ie shall dog
MS "Let me telephone George to come
We here and settle the matter out Of
b court.
She assented to this and George ap
peared
George" said the uncle. who wai
op that girl Estelle met you watkins
In With"
il "A young woman was taking 70 th'
ID. office OF n friend OF mine TO whom
had applied in her behalf for a posi-
tiOn.
Nothing between you"
Certainly not"
Then you two had better make up.'
And they did.
~ When George tells the story 10 guest
his wife says she forgave him becaus