The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05
An Odd Breach Of
Promise Case
By EUNcE BLAKE

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~ his own of doing things. II any
one attempted 20 injure him he w0ui0
not put up an open fight He would
think out plan to circumvent his op
poneDt or undermine him-ln other
words, put him into position to hang
himself" by his own acts II he de
sired to confer a favor on any one he
would go about It In way at first 10
cause the person he favored to think
that ne was about to do him an injury.
No one could tell from what he said
what ne meant He was continually
coDfessing to faults that he did not
possess. III you only knew me-" be
would say, You would end me very
mean man"
When IL 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
unbearabie 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 a be-
trothai.
Not long after the engagement Es-
telie met George on the street walk
ing with yonDg woman plainly but
neatly dressed The girl was talking
with great earnestness ana looking up
fntO Georges face IN a way Esteile did
not like. When George caught the eye
Of his fiancee looking at him intently
and severely hestarted Then he forced
q smile. bowed and passed on Esteile
went home and wrote him 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
Q 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 "a
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 be not be %
ashamed as to let the matter 20 by do.
fault? Another consideration came
into her head-that, having found 9
new love. he might desire to be on
with the old one. But In this cast
would he not he likely to notify hel
that he accepted his dismissal?
Finally Georges reply came. Ant
| what was it? A note from an attorney
announcing that on behalf Of George Q
Troyer. ESQ.,. he hnd begun proceeding,
against her for breach Of promise.
Estelle read the note with amaze
ment, Her first thought was that OF
no account could there ever again b.
between them any such thing as lOv'
and that she would never again notice
q man who bad treated her In so ex
| traOrdinary y fashion. Ii took som,
time for her TO see her true position
She had accepted George. his presents
much OF his time. and to please her h'
Ind changed his occupation. She hat
DrOkCu tht tIpdEeBtut Ou cstluS uc
! 6ance walking on the street with an
other girl She had no evidence tina
this girl had supplanted her 1t begnI
to appear to her that she had acte,
hastily An uncle Of hers was an at
tOTney. aud she went Immediately u
his Office There she told him the stor!
and asked his advice
"YOu are placing me la an unpleas
ant position" he said. Struggling hI
shoulders George came TO me an,
asked me to bring this suit | declines
10 have anything 80 do with It, and b
put his case IN other hands. don
see now how | can take y0urs."
"But you can advise me. uncle, can
yoeY'
'Certainly"
"Weii, what do you think Of maj
who will bring suit of breach o
promise against o womanf'
"Men and women both come unde
the law" ~
''CaD he force me TO marry himr'
mo. He Ia not trying to do thai