The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-09-13
AN EPISODE
OF THE SOUTH
BY JAMES BRhINhRD

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Edgar Forsytbe had recently been
graduated from u law school. 80 be huut
out his shinelc rs On attorney. lii
sister, who was an accomplished u!usi.
clan, taught music. Between the two
they made modest living
one day Arnold la Fittc. a man ~
the older Louisiana type called upu.
Edgar Forsythc and employed him t.
collect debt from Antoine lie Four.
The amount was SO and was II vcry
long standing
Now. De Four had taken a fancy t.
Edith forSythc and was beginning 10
show his liking when her brother
called upon him. stated that Il note a!
his had been placed In his hands Tor
collection and asked him when Il
would be convenient Ia pay IL. n,
Four cOlorcd. looked hard az the mote
which Forsythc handed him and said
that lac would pay II the next day.
In those DAYS ducliu- was Il protcc.
tion for all kinds of kuavcry. he -Four
was fire eater. and La Fittc had hes
itatcd To press him Tor payment for
fear Of offending him DE Four went
to Ia Fittc and asked lin why he had
insultcd him 10y placing the note IN the
hands ~ a lawyer. la Fittc apollo
gi2cd for doing 81 and said that hp
would withdraw the order for collcc.
tion. Instead II doing 80 he took
steamboat that passed early the next
4; 3 for New Orleans, thus getting out
OF the fire eaters way aud lcav Ing the
lawyer tn bear the brunt II he Four's
displcasurc.
The dav ate" the first demand Edgar
made a second ore. This time De Four
was very wrothv. He told Edgar that
he had seen La Fitte and the matter
was between creditor and debtor and
there was no occasion Tor lawyer Ia
NEEDLE with IT, Edgar told him that
he had been employed To collect the
money due on the note and IL Il was
not paid by certain date he would sue
for It. lie -Four was very angry and
replied that If Edgar sued or bothered
uil d-dll ubNtt iiP IldlltI Ut N'ulb
consider II personal insult.
One reason for De FOur's displeasurr
was that this second demand was made
IN presence of several Of De Four's
friends This was unfortunate. for Il
compelled him To make good his threat
The day after the suit bad been en-
tered DE -Four called on Edith rcrsythc
and stated 10 her the position in which
lie was placed and begged her I" per
suadc her brother to withdraw the
suit before IL should I've known. prom
i>lng TO settle the matter ont Of cour,
ms soon MS this had been done.
when Edgar came home his sister
said nothing about the visit of De
-Four, but urged him tn attend to some
law business that had been put into his
hands requiring n visit to the county
seat He consented aud left early the
next morning Soon after his dcpar-
ture Edith sent word To DE Four that
her brother would not withdraw the
suit.
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