La Junta tribune., 1915-04-17


with the railroad company. IL you can.
not come 10 an agreement with Il yon
-an sne IT,
= have been Informed TINT the coua.
pany proposes TO lesve sli claim. to the
rourts.''
In That case We have onls to com
uence suit
| Please do W at once"
| what amount shall sue for! How
much was your husband worth to yon
pecunlarily:''
He received a salary Of $1,000
That In per cent ON 100000 Hut
since We usually lay claim for much
more than We expect we will make Il
more than that. There IL loss. you
know. beyond iecuniary loss. You
would value your damage In being de.
prived OF loving husband at how
4 much!-
"A hundred thousand dollars b the
least sum would name. ~ husband
was devoted to me-"
Very well. We will sue for 500
600. II We get 10000 Il will b more
than 10 usual In such cases.
Twenty thousand dollars" exclaim.
ed the lady. for such husband one
~ Eood. no tender. 10 kind: You don't
mean TO tell me TINT will receive 20
more than that.-
The lawyer explained that such
claims were hard to make good.
There were many delays to be expect.
ed: the railroad would doubtless nght
the case to the bitter end. and Il was
d'mcnlt to say what Judge o. q
jury would 70. The lady was Obliged
to be satisfied with this explanation.
but left the oflicc declaring that the
loss OF her husband was irreparable.
Mr.. uapgood by DR.. Boyd's advice
and Nc matter Of precaution had
hired shadower for his wife. and
within an hour after her visit to her
attorney be had been advised of the
fact. lie visited Mr. Stanley and took
him Into hls confidence. informing him
of the device that had been practiced
ON ILLS wife with q view To restoring
her to health. Mr.. Stanley promised
to take no 0tion In Mrs. Hapgood's
case until bearing from hes husband.
and the latter departed for Dr.. Royd's
once.
Doctor" be said 1T b a. feared.
Ny wife has been to an attorney"
"FOr = divorcer'
First for divorce. but since ~
supposed bereavement she has been
there 10 secure damages from The sail.
rad compsuy for the loss VI hss hua-
band. What DO you sspposs she
claims for mer'
II give u up"
Two husdred thousand dollsrs."
A faint smile passed over the doc.
tors features. but 4 disappeared ae
once. He wss deeply Interested In the
case. - Il pertaiDsi to his profess,oa.
-Ycu hsvs prsvenisd any action.
suppo~er'
Il hsve. rhsre b no daness of the
matter setting out q pssaeat What
DO you psvposs nowi-
The doctor p0ndersd q long whiie
before replying. Il fear" b. saih.
the experiment has failed The only
bore Ieft for M II for you 10 return to
life. The shock did not produce the
desired effect. Il h barely I,oaaibl~
that on seeing you alive and well yosr
wife may experience Joy which Will
serve the purt1-e We hoped Tor In xiv.
Ing her sudden d.strcss.'
"But"- commenced Hapgood iugu.
briousIy nnd stopissi.
''But whatr' asked the doctor.
Tin afraid that when my wife see>
ne alive she'll he disappointed thst
she must forreo that e30O.OoO ciaim
asaiast The niirad conpasy."
'N0uaeu~e.'
HsTx"pd walked the streets for an
hour rooderius % the situssIon. then
went tO NJ. Stanley's olBcs.
"sepd foe my WIFE, iss said
The lawyer took up = telepboae n.
ceives. called ~ Mn. Eap,eood snd
ssked " shs couid coaveaisntiy come
10 his once She repiIed that ahe
could snd would. llap9und Withdrew
n IN ad)oining room and waited. When
his wife arrived Mr. Stanley he'd laid
two Documents on q table. the one for
. dIvorce. the Other bee application fos
damnEes asninss the rsiIrad company
ehe had heea In the ollsce but . few
moments wisen In walked hes hushand
10 Ierfect rsssdlsion. he ssood foe .
moment rssnrilng hes. ~ looking ~
hin ~ o0e dased. 0olns tn the iable
% whlch rs>sesi The swo dosumeMts.
~ topk up osse and mad atoud. ~Apd
The ssld rserhsa 11ac9oad has made
The dspo0ent's ilfe lssoleeah,s~ thea
takine np ~ osbss ~ rsal. "Asd IN
sah nselsbss HslHoad was . fhlshfui
tsUe and lovtng huahau6 ao1 eoeeslbut.
- - fsS % huahan1 eoul1 - =.
paoess's e~0sss ard happleen." Lsst'
~ as ~ wife ssa6ssly. ~ M IA
NJ:
It'll ~. swsesheare. vh1eA q thsas
seaie0ests = ssuer'
Mr.. Hapesd 1T me eas eeaiaa