Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-10
T h . u a III "
Short Story

/ In antebelfum days Edgar Forsvths
a young man from the north sind Ais
sister. Edith, orphans, settled IN Louis
lama
Edgar Forsvthe had recently basu
graduated from a law school. so he
hung oug his shinEle as an ATTORNEY
His sister, who was an accomplished
musician. taught music Between the
Two they made q modest living
0ae day Arnold La Filte q man of
the older Louisiana type. Cailed unan
Edgar Eorsythe and employed him ta
collect a debt from Antoine De Four
The amount was $50 and was OF qarr
long standing.
Now, % -Four had taken d fancy TO
Edith huTeytbe and was beEiHuine ta
show mis- liking when her brother
called upon him. stated that note of
his had been placed in his hands for
collection and asked him when it
would be convenient TO pay tr De
Four chl0red. looked hard al the note
which Forsytha handed him ami said
that he would pay it the next day.
Ia those days dueling was 4 Dratsc-
tion for all kinds of knavery. Da -Four
was d fire eater. and La Fitte had hes
itated to press him for payment for
fear of offending him. DE -Four went
5nsUlted bim by placing the note in the
hands OF lawyer. La FiJta apollo
gizea for doing SO and said that me
would withdraw the order for 1oIIec-
ton Instead Of doing SO he took "a
steamboat that passed early the next
day for New Orleans. thus getting auf
of the FIRE eaters way and leaving the
lawyer - bear the brunt of Da Fours
dispiea5ure
The day after the first demand Ed
gar made a second one. This time De
Four was very wrothy He told Ed
gar that he had seen La Fitte and the
matter was between creditor and
debtor and there was no occasion for
lawyer to meddIe with it. Edgar fold
him that he had been employed 60 coll
lect the money due on the note and IL
it was not paid by q certain date he
would sue Tor it. De -Four was very
angry and replied that il Edgar sued
or bothered him again about the mat
Ter ae would consider IL a personal iu-
suit
One reason for De Fours displeas-
ure was that his second demand was
made i'm presence OF several Of DE
F0ur's friends. This was unfortunate.
for lt compelled him TO make good his
threat
The day after the suit had been en-
tered De Four called on Edith For
sTthe and stated TO her the position In
which he was placed and begged her
To persuade her brother 70 Withdraw
the suit before I'D should ne known.
promising 10 settle the matter out Of
court as soon as this had been done.
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# the challenge agafnes 5- z-stfrg
hat he had no other means ri SAVING
.ffuseIf from being cendanraaf IL hts
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