The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-14
An Odd Breach Of
Promise Case
By OUNCE BLAKE

one attempted TO I'M ure ullu ue wouAS
not put up an open fight. He woul'
think out plan to circumvent his 0p
ponent or undermine HMM othe
words, put him into position to "hanl
himself by his own acts. II he de
sired to confer a favor on any one n
would go about it in a way at first t
cause the person he favored to thini
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 moi
possess. IF you only knew me-" be
would say, you would find me very
| mean man."
When it 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
unbearable burden 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 be-
| trOthal
Not long after the engagement Es-
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 way Estelle did
jIrn fhc
of his fiancee Stocking at him intently
and severely he started. Then he forced
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 a bit peculiar
and wondered what he was going to
do. Surely he would not fail to take
some notice Of the breaking Of the en-
gagement. And yet, considering that
start he gave when he had met her,
indicating guilt might he not be SO
ashamed as to let the matter go by de-
fault? Another consideration came
into her head-that, having found
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
-
announcing that on behalf of George @.
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 a fashion. 1t took some
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 |
fance walking on the street with an
other girl. She had no evidence that |
to appear to her that she had acted
hastily An uncle Of hers was an at
torney, and she went Immediately to
bis office. There she told him the story |
and asked his advice.
You are placing me in an unpleas-
ant position" he said. struggling bis
shoulders George came to me and
cI,o1 r,,o IN bripo fhio cuff I danlfpo1 |
to have anything to do with 1t, and he
put his case in other hands. l don't
zee now how / can take yours"
But you can advise me, uncle, can't
your"
Certainly"
well, what do you think of man
Who will bring a suit Of breach OF
promise against woman?"
Men and women both come under
he law"
Can he force me to marry himf"
mo He is not trying to do that
lie is merely claiming payment for a
,roken heart"
Broken heart | don't believe he
las a heart. Can he get damagesT ,
THAT depends upon the jury. fam {
y from what you have told me he can {
rove his case. The judge will prob
bly, instruct the jury to find for the
'laintiff, and they will award DAM
ge Of cent"
What! Insult me by considering
ny love worth no more than that!'
mo. 1t would mean that George is C
D the right. you, OF course, being In
be wrong. But they wouldn't like to q
unisb woman for sending 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 dor
Let me telephone George to come
ere and settle the matter out Of II
)urt." +,
She assented to this, and George ap-
cared.
George said the uncle, who was Z
lat girl Estelle met you walking
ith?"
"a young woman | was taking to the a.
flee Of friend OF mine to whom ! tt
I'd applied In her behalf for posi- Il