davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03


Lament upon the Tory side Mr.. Gam
mon caused Mr.. Titmouse to run upon
the Whig side.
And he elected him by most I'M
scrupulous use Of money. Money used
to be used in elections in those days
it never is now, either in England or
America.
Looking After the Family.
When Charles Aubrey was Oust"d from
the possession OF YattOn the now pos
SCISSOR. Mr.. Tittlcbat TitT.ons". had there
by established his relationship to his
Ordship and his right, as an heir pre-
sumptive, to the DrelinCourt peerage.
The new man was a Whg: he was a
bachelor. He was vulgar, To he sure.
and was spuandering tn" money. But.
nevertheless. the noble carl invited him
to dinner.
Family ACKNOWLEDGMENT must b" looked
after. Lady Cecilia should marry with
MIR. TitmOUSc.
Not Happy Wedding.
Now Lad, Cecilia was not Of Il very
strong mind. but Sh" rccOil' d at tho
approach OF the little TitmOus". though
her father had told he. oyer aud Owe
again. Of now much benefit II would be
to the family should sh" marry with
the new owner Of Walton.
The earl even took his family on a
visit to Yatton. and such pressure was
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
TEN THOUSAND A YEAR :: :: ":'"ss "s:;? y*::':

Kate told wha. had passed between
Cannon and herself to her brother, and
Mr.. Aubrey wrote to the lawyer that he
must thereafter cease visiting the house.
But Kat" forgot in her agitation the
most important thing that Cannon had
said to her That was that he had ii in
estates.
\ letter from QUirk oiammon u Snap
WIS soon received by Mr. Aubrey. reTuir-
iu- the payment in full Of all the costs
and the mesne profits at once.
OF course. this demand WAS impOssi-
hI,. for MIR. Aubrey T." comply with. and
the result WAS tuat nc was thrown into
Il debtors prison. from which place Of
Incarceration. however. a lawyer cNtri-
Gated him on bail
To still further show his malice. when
th" will Of Hates aunt, Lady Stratton.
am" to b" proha,"d. In which will
Kate had been left a legacy Of GlI,me
the wiley lawvcr AFFECTED to the probate
and applied for letters of administration
to b" issued in behalf uf Titmousc as
next Of kin.
Lady Strattun had mad" the will, hul
had omitted I" si=n IT
into the ECcIesiastirnI Courts.
Kate finally thought to mention to her
brother the remark Of Ciamnun that he
had ii in his power to restore the Vat
ton estate to AUBREY
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

having come into his Iife-Mf. Aubrey
determined to study law. and in the
meantime he kept his family alive by
writing for magazines and newspapers.
He had his wife. his sister. and two
children to support. He might at any
time be thrown into Jail for the ''mcSnC
profits" of sixty years mcumbency of
YattOn.
This amounted. under tho statute Of
limitations. which. Of course, reduced
the amount. to about $30n0U,
In modern parlancC. on" would say that
the estimablc Mr.. Aubrey was up
against it
Impossible {" PnH.
Mr Cannon called upon Mr Aubrey
at his London lodgings. Mr.. Aubrey rc-
ceivrd him coldly.
Am richt?'' asked Mr. Ciammuu in
thinking that YOU received a letter from
Nr Quirk about the balance due on
your account belieN" You have been
paving something on the mcsnc profits
have YOU not
Il have. sir replied Mr.. Aubrey: and
! find it impossible to pay more at Trcs-
ent''
Dear me" said Cannon. as if speak
ing to himself. cold, heartless. sordid.
will tell yoA MI Aubrey. that the
older he grows tn more mercenary Mr..
Quirk gets. And he knew that l had
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

brought TO bear upon the Lady Cecilia
that, at last, she consented to become
the wife OF Titmouse.
\ very brilliant party attended the
ceremonies and the splendid weddlnI
breakfast which followed at the eRrI's
house in Grosvenor square
About o'clock Lady Cecilia with
drew to prepare for her journey to Pop
plcton Hall-her fathers residence In
IIertford shire-where the happy pain
were to spend their honeymoon.
The unfortunate woman. with droOp-
ing head, allowed her father TO lead
her to MIR Titmouse's travelling chariot
most candy One-which was in wait
ing.
When her father kissed and placed
her in the vehicle she burst into flood
of tears.
In Lady's Presence.
Titmouse, who had become lively with
champagne hardly seemed to notice the
condition of his bride. but as the car
rage rolled away suffered out:
My, amt it funny! You are really
my wife All my own pretty gal We're
man and wife, by Jove!
He kissed her cold checks and then,
when she said. Don't l beg Of yOu-I
am not we'll, the Cockney felt that he
was in the presence of a superiOr-a
lady. He felt all at once that he had
no business there-sittInE beside her.
Hadn't you better have your maid
in?' he said. Il will sit on the box.
That would make it a devilish deal more
comfortable for you-eh?
go. | should feel so much obliged II
YOU would, Mr. Titmouse." replied Ce-
'Clia.
II was done as she wished.
But in time Mr.. and Lady Cecilia
Titmouse were "at home" at YattOn,
whence her ladyship wrote to her most
intimate friend. Lady Blanche Lewis
ham, letters in which she intimated
strongly a desire for the speedy demise
of her husband.
wickednesS and Its Punishment.
The Lady Cecilia from being soft
and obedient woman had. by reason
of her marriage. the marriage which
had been forced upon her. become
what she was She had committed an
act Of deliberate wickedness in marry
ing Titmouse and the natural result
was following.
Whatever may b. the accidental and
ultimate advantages in respect to for
tune or social position expected to be
realized by woman in forming a
union with one who would otherwise
be REGARDED with indifference or dis
Hike, or disgust, she may rely upon il
that she is committing an act OF de-
liberate wickedness which Will be at
tended, probably. all the rest OF her life
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

with consequences of unutterable and
inevitable misery.
1t is equally a principle of law and
of common sense that people should he
understood to have contemplated the
consequences natural and necessary to
their own acts even if done hastily.
But by so much more If deliberately
done.
When, therefore, Ih"y come to con-
template the consequences Of those
acts-let them not complain.
Placed Upon the "B"nrds.'"
Thus we will leave the happy pair at
Natton, where Mr.. Titmuuse Was striv-
ing to spend his tlO.C~ a year-a.id
everything else he could.
Meantime Mr.. Cannon has made Il
great friend of the earl by straighten-
ing out some Of his lordship's tangled
business affairs.
Lord Dr"dllinEt"m fanri"d himself i
great tinanCier and aspIrcd to bc chancel-
l0r Of the cNchoUuCr.
His title as an earl WAS. Of course,
Of marketable VaIuc-as Mr.. Cannon
saw at "nCc--and in return for tn"
good Offices tn" lawyer rendered him
the noble earl allowed the money saved
by his astute business manager Ia h"
put into stock companies wild in Eng
land. and to allow the use of his name
on various boards"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

The old man was taken to his house.
His daughter, Lady Cecilia, wds there
before them.
The fact Was that she had been driven
CLt Of her own homo by the cruelty InL
the creditors of her husband, Titmnuse
She had come tu her fathers home tu
meet with this new source of trouhl. ara
sorrow.
Gnmmon RcPr"nchc$ Himself.
Cannon was angry witn himself rIr
having twice let out a secret which ne
might have kept to better advantage -
himself.
In the case of Kate AUbrey passion
had caused him to give a HI. "hrrh
he now saw had become a cl'w ani
Which was being followed up Hy The
pre- ctors of the Preroga tive Courr.
In the case of Lord Dreddling. Oh,
anger had caused him to let out the
fatal secret of the illcgitimacy of Tit
mouse.
Then here were those companies Of his
blowing up all about him. He had sold
out himself some time before and had in
tended to extricate Lord DreddIinGer-
but it was too late; the earl must b.
heavily involved.
oh" thought Cannon. If nc would
only die before he RECEIVERS his senses.
That would be some relief
In the Deep Waters.
But the earl did not die before he was
able to tell Lady Cecilia the whole truth.
She tainted. OF course. She was in an
Interesting condition. the shock OF the
disclosure brought on premature labor
The earl had a second stroke OF apo
plexy-t was stricken housc-that
stately one Of the old earl in Grosvenor
square Lady Cecilia died the next day.
The earl then got down to his country
place or PoppletOn. where he fingered on
for some time. a hopeless paralytic.
But let US pass away. for time. from
the contemplation of these events of un-
toward and disastrous issue to persons
and incidents OF very different character.
Let US contemplate the Auhreys.
Charles Aubrey and his loving wife
and lovely sister bad recovered a meas
ure OF their COmpOsure and even cheer
fulness But they all felt themselves in
the deep waters.
4 Surprise for Aubrey.
The gen, rnus and timely iutcrfcrcn.c =
Of Mr.. Huntington had secured them fOr
a time from tho torm"ntinE attacks Cf
those who seemed bent upon their de-
struCtiun.
But what would happen tn them at 'hc
next term OF court. when there would h'
set in motion against them once more all
that dismal legal machinery?
One morning as Aubrey was about to
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
BY SAMUEL WARREN

paper lying upon the table. He started
and put on his spectaclcs to Sc" il he
had read Alright 1t WAS t." grant of
rent charge upon the estate L hatt"T.
Mr.. Cannon came in and caught the
earl reading the document LU'I iIr' 81
l!ingtOn demanded t" know what III"
document mcant-what was thu C'us" OF
it? And Mr.. Cannon told him HAT II
was none Of his business.
Finally n" acknowlr,Iged that tn. "''I's
precious sor-iu-law was nearly :" bank
rUpt.
Added SOrrOWs.
The naughty manner in which tho ':.rl
". aud him made Cannon con -'ud" I"
maze To him q disclosure. 'luSu ~ "i'.
fo"I'" he thought To himself: 'sh'il !
rnE~rly prO~traIe y"u2''
Tr,n the lawyer went on t" ~ that
y /" within Il couple uf months hr had
n"R.StIy believed that Titn"U>" vLs true
nriI at-law Of IN" Natt"I estates.
But continual he. II EdV" diS""N-
.r"N that thL- .uau Titmou$ VT. Nv
H., o> cred behind the "":rtcr i.'i " h"
,ta:, married Your d9uSNtcr is 0H'' Il
natural Son-aud worse still. 10y - Woman
no had Il '"rln"r husband livif.-
Lord DreddlinGtun started fr"r h'N
chair and moved away from it his arms
wa ing to and fro. His face was CHASTITY
t see. his lips moved but no wOr l., came
T-C:n them.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

arrauScd with >uu that you should not
hc pressed for the balance.
My Senior partner Ia. broken falrh
with me. H. and ! hdv" uuthing in
,"nmou. am almost disposed t" dis
s"lN" partnership with hlmr
At Their Mercy.
MIR. Gammom." replied Nubrr. the
letter to whirh you rcf"r-rhr one wit
tn by Mir. Quirk d"mandng imm"dar"
pay ment-has raSion-l gI"at distress
To- m" and t" my family.
1t is utterly out o. my power to
comply with its requirements and. if it
is really intended TO he followed up
he paused and successfully concealed his
"mutIon-"then all my Iittl" plans ar"
forever frustTat, d-and / am at your
mercy-to go to prison if you choose
and there end my days"
Cannon began trying to soothe the
distracted man-making prOfusc profess
sioRs of good service and good will.
II" would see that the matter of the
mesne profits was not pressed-hc was
distressed that the matter had distressed
the ladies Of Mr.. Aubrrys household.
Might he personally assure the ladies
that - Nre would he no further action
tab .n the case"
His Respects to Ihc Ladies'.
Mr.. Cannon" said Mr.. Aubrey after
having for some minutes balanced the
conflicting emotions in his mind. there
are only Mrs. Aubrey and my sister up
stairs. | am sure they will be happy to
see me return with the messenger OF
such god news as you bring
For. to tell the truth. the letter from
Mr.. Quirk reached me in their presence
and We read it together And We're all
dreadfully disturbed by its contents
After a faint show of reluctance to
hour and so suddenly. Cannon accom-
panied Mr.. Aubrey upstairs
As soon as he entered the room Gam
mon showed diffidence, but he managed
t. keep his eyes upon Miss Aubrey,
who turned pale as she felt those eyes
upon her. In fact Miss Aubrey was
young. handsome and in every way
charming.
Would Marry Her Himself.
Godfrey Delamere. son and heir of
Lord de Ia Zouche. one of the richest
peers in the kingdom. was her suitor
Mr. Cannon decided once and for all
that he would, marry Miss Aubrey him
self
lie would not press the case of the
mesne profts-he would get Titmouss
little more under his thumb. PerhapS.
when he was married. he might re-
store Shc AubrSys to Yatton. He haa
the strings Of the matter in his hands.
Godfrey Delamere was 10 run for Par
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
DECIDED THAT HE WOULD MARRY MISS AUBREY HIMSELF

Mr. Huntington was present when
| Kate told OF this, and he thought at
once that some criminal mystery lay
behind It.
lie flcd cavcat AGAINST the issuing
uf l-ltcrs Of administration in the STRAIT
ton case to Tittlebat TitmOus" which
legal operation threw the case into the
I:cclcsiastlcaI Courts, which. in England
, have. or had. Jurisdiction i'll cases Of
probate litigation.
Now the Ecclesiastical Courts arr"
served by a number of people called
proctOrs, who would seem to be sort
OF detectives; for they pry into every
thing relating to the case at issue close
Iy. making their investigations quietly
but very thoroughly
And matters OF pedigree are their
long suit
Troubles for TitmOuse.
Meantime Titmouse was getting heavier
and heavier into debt. He even mort
gagged the Yatton property for E6O,V~-
ClOGDO a year was too small an income
for Mr. Tittlebat Titmouse to live upon
Mr. Cannon began to fear that he
was not getting his share of the plunder
the spendthrift would spend too much
if not looked after. He demanded that
rental assignment of G2,OOO n year upon
the Yatton estate be given him.
What for" asked TitmOuse-and then
an angry alteration ensued. during
which Mr. Cannon told things to Mr..
Titmouse concerning the latter's true
position, that made Titmouse give the
required assignment of rent charge.
Meantime Lord Dreddlington was hav-
ing his own troubles.
One morning his lordship was startled
to read in his morning paper that one
u -g-N. l. oh
interested, a company the managing di-
rector OF which had, the day before,
given him magnificent dinner-the Ar
tificial Rain Company, in shOTt-had. as
it were, evaporated.
And that hOspitable managing director.
Sir Sharper Bubble. had skipped" with
the funds.
Startling News.
He drove to the offices Of the late
Iamented company and found them de-
serted. He drove to the late company :
bankers i'm Lombard street. and as soon
as he walkA up to the window and
said Artificial Rain Company the pay
ing teller replied shortly: Account
closed" and turned away to wait upon
some one else.
He drove to the office of Quirk. Gam
mon 4 Snap. and was shown into Mr..
Gammon's chambers" Mr.. Cannon was
not in the room and the earl sat down
to wait.
Suddenly his eye caught sight Of a
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Advancing His suit.

Mr.. Cannon had Induced Titmouss
to allow MIR. Aubrey to compromise ir
the matter OF the mesne profits. and
also In the matter OF the costs OF tho
suit which had been decided against
him. allowing that the said Mr.. Aubrey
could find sufficient security.
lie found it-much to Mr.. Gammon's
disgust-in Lord de la Zouche. But
these negotiations made it possible for
Cannon to make frequent visits 10
the home of Mr.. Aubrey, and he saw
as often as opportunity offered. Kate
Aubrey.
One day. the two being alone. Gam
mon. carried away by his infatuation
openly and clearly declared his love for
that young lady. Kate Aubrey was as
tonished. frightened.
Rash Admissions.
What do you mean, MIR. Cannon p"
said Miss Aubrey, starting back from
him. We are. indeed. all deeply sensi-
BILE of your kindness-of what you have
done for US. But this language is pain
full to me-.
DO you know what I can do for
your brother" the lawyer asked.
No; l know you have. apparently,
done much for him"
II have but one word more to say
madam" replied Cannon in a low, inn
passiOned voice, evidently prepared to
sink upon one knee and renew his for
NAL offer of marriage.
Resume your seat" said Kate,
haughtily, "or 1 shall ring the bell and
have you shown out of the house"
Cannon gazed at her with astonish-
ment. and then said: Il obey you
madam. But before We part. Miss Au-
bTey. I have one communication to make
to you. l have means, l declare to you,
to restore it openly and hOnorably. by
due process of Iaw-immediately, perma-
nently. Before God. madam, speak the
truth
Trusting In Providence.
Miss Aubrey seemed struggling to re-
press a deep sigh. and pressed her hands
over her heart.
You are i'll, madam said Cannon
Il pray you wait until another oppor-
tunity. l really have the power to keep
your brother not only from Jail. but to
restore him to Yatton. This rests with
you"
Must rry brother and his family per-
ish because I reject your suit? Then be
1t so. I trust in a merciful Providence.
II is cruel, it is shocking that, II you
know my brother Is really entitled to the
estates, that you-but why do talk? II
is high time YOU left me. sir"
Cannon took his departure, saying:
Madam, you are -obcyed.''
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
1SO7-1877

cross PiccadilIy he paused to let pass
him a dusty post-Chaisc and four. What
WAS his surprise to 500 in it as il dashed
past. Lord de la Zouchc. whom he sup
posed abroad.
'What can this hc?'' he said to him
self ''Th" letter Agnes had the other
day from Lady de Ia Zoucho did not SAY
a word about Lord dc Ia Touches Inteu-
ton Of returning to England. Alone and
in a st-ChaiS'-cvidentlv Travelled all
night from Dover What can hr TN"
matter"
Aubrey thought at first that he would
=" to tn" house oG Lord de- "a ZouCh"
aud lind out then h." concluded not 10
de- 80. hat went ON to LincOln's Inn.
O" here h." WIS pursuing his legal studies
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Thc Imnnhcnt Cncknc,.

From what rammon had said to Kate
Aubrey when urEiu- hts address upon
h"r they knew that Do. had don" some
"ronk,.i work. hrIt h-t"
IF ". can only ..ot him " said Run
uington. but "" krr,' all h.- witnesses
now bcf"rc "" We're lighting in the
dark.
Won 500. tn, secret Of the iI"Eitmar'
~ Titmou~.' vas. As vet. unknown tn
them. Lady Cecilia wIs dead. tho car.
her father. uuHhl" TO speak or write.
and Gammou was not likely to make
any moro breaks upon that subject
u" had had enough trouble for his in
discretion Of temper.
~ for Titmous,. Lady Cecilia being
drad-and her child di.d with her-he
felt and Nu"w Of thu storm which wa
approaching him and his affairs.
CANNON bad told him frankly that i:
all was discovered he wOIld have to
los" Yattor-, crnaps 20 to Jail for debt.
What dos tn. impudout Cockney do
but Try to Marry Kate Aubrey, Then
! shall be- SAT" any wav.' thought h.
My wif"'S rIther will hardly turn me
OUT "f doors. even If he does ind out
who ! rrIly I'M.
The fellow was still member Of the
IIou-" Of commons and from there h"
wrot" t" katr q letter which afforded
the young lady both mcrrimNnt ana in
disnation. \ part Of this letter ran as
follows.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
An Alliance Proposed.

Il nmpw it j. in disrdt" whether your
resp tab" brother "r myself are own
crs Of 'au"n. You see. the law gave
it {" ih, once. and Inay Civ il to ne
again and no mistake, who knows Gu
this uncertain lifcI. Whatever turns
up. l :.ah. retwiXt "urseIsr: assure you
that rh"i'' i hiE government job on
for me. ;,hrut which | can say no more
at ',cnt.
But supposng YOU and ! hit it. what
say YOU if | should propose dividing tn"
estate between him and me and settling
all my half on you?
And to the title. which at present
I am sorry to say am next to. what say
YOU to your brother and | tossing up for
it when it comes? His Iordship is break
ing, and I know who I'd like to see Lady
DrelincOurt.
They run II uncommon fine here but
ministers must be supported or the coun-
try will go to the devil dogs. Must close,
begging an answer direct to me here
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

OroPyrght, 1912. by Irving King. All rights re
seTTCdl
SAMUEL Warren was an eminent London lawyer
and nto the +ory Of Ten Thousand Year he
nut, in cralifed form much of legal kn"" ledge
that read it without realizing that tn"
common law practice Is not hand after all. to
understand.
Every Law etudrn, should rad it, for. though IN
this cuuntry-and in fact. in Engand-thc common
law has keen modified hy statute >" it is ul'n the
basis of the common law that cyr2 thrn= l'Eal Is
EIilt I'D
WSrrru say, in on Of his iutro-urrio1r> t" ono Of
the many editions of the s,or that hc wrote the
bouk in grave and carnea .HIrit.
1t has remained for over srveut, ,ear, one Of the
English classics and though not much rCad now
formerly etrn enjoys a popularity we'll as II
standing THAI lIm" hardly dmInIshcs
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Important News.

The Aubreys were on A visit To the
country seat of Lord de Ia Zouche when
Kate received this precious epistlc. De
lamere read il. and it formed matter
Of considerable merriment at dinner.
1t was a right cheerful party. that din
ner party. The letter of Titmnusc showed
that he was aware Of some defect in his
title-Of some roEuery Of Cannon.
Il hope kate,' said Lord DclamCrc,
that YOU have not been giving this
young gentleman enCOUragCmcnt'
Mr.. Aubrey had been up to town and
had returned with important news.
Mr. Huntington is skilIfuly unraveI-
ing" said he one Of the most mon
strous instances of fraud that was ever
woven by man. We sometimes imagine
that Mr.. Cannon must have had in
View the securing of Natton for himself
\ suit of eieCtment had been brought
against TitmOUsc. There werc various
other legal machines set in motion-it Is
all set down in Mr. WarrcnS voluminou%
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Wantcd-NCNI of Kin.
NENr W M IMrnRTANT.


1or neNr Of Kin. an, -,Iri. th,rc hc. OF Gahrici
Trrtlchat Titmou-c formorl, cf Whitrlla'cn. curd-
vsrn"r. AID Who died ~smrnh.rc about tho year
l7s5 in L." don. hear t something Of the grrat-
"~t Ios,il. imr"rtanr,. hrm-olf Do, quickly ofu-
mumcattn@ With N,~-r- QuIr,A Cannon 4 SNAP,
solicitors saffron Hr1
When MI Tittlchat Titmouse. clerk in
the. dry goods shop OF Tagrag K Com
pany, read this advertisement in the Sun
day Flash, new visions inspired him. new
hopes daWncd upon him.
Mr.. Titmouse was young man, neither
very witty nor very handsome. His chief
cndoNments were q hearty adherence OF
work and a hearty delight in showy
clothing.
He had also Il tendency toward dissipa-
tiOn. but a sal of Is a year did not
allow him to indulge in this proclivity.
Mr.. TitmOus" went to see the solicitors
mentioned in the advertisement. The firm
was one OF rather doubtful standing
reputable lawyers looked askancr at
them.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Lord of the Manor.

Mr. Tittlcbat Titmouse thus became
lord of the manor of Yatton. and that
ancient and respectable building was
turned into a resort for all the hangers
on and disrepUtable associates which the
young man brought with him from Lon
don.
OF course, he was ''hled'' by everybody.
and especially by his lawyers. the fGn
of Quirk. Cannon & Snap.
Having gOne up to London-and law