The Meeker herald., 1919-01-18


"How deepr'
Head over heels"
"was It during this period oi
chronic insolvency that you were mar
ricd. or aftcrward?"
at WAS during the former era"
us It not true that your present
wife married you despite the protest
Of her father. who thought your future
uncertain and did you not marry her
knowing that he disapprovedf II 30
why did you do III"
.Rccnuse loved her" es
~And what Ia still more Important
why did she consent to such mar
riagef"
Because she had faith In me"
"You spoke Of your success in your
profession. Please state for the bene-
ut Of the jury at what time this sue.
cess began"
~Aftcr she became my wife and
when settled down."
The attorney was well satisfied with
the work thus far. but nevertheless
she pushed 1t further and brought out
the Incident and the atmosphere of
Witness Stakes career. putting nesh
and life upon the skeleton Of his for
nal testimony-how hard and yet how
sweet the first struggles Of the early
married days, how glorious the COM
Ing Of success and how love had
hlaxed a way through all the hard
ships. Then she trespassed upon her
privilege. and. to the astonishment and
partly to the CONSERVATION Of the judge
and jury. asked 4 few questions which
seemed entirely irrelevant.
do you know q person named Ar
mold Clarky-
Fl do"
Tell what you know Of his charac-
ter In this community and Of his stand
ing at the haf."
The witness demurred, but the at.
torney appealed to the Judge and after
q somewhat heated argument. In which
the witness and the Judge and the
Jury showed considerable confusion
and agitation. the question was al
lowed.
Il should say that he has the eharac-
ter Of the average young man Of his
circumstances which are not as pros
porous As they might be. and that his
standing At the bar would be better
IT, here the witness paused.
IF what! Continue. please"
SWELL. If
But before he could ind the eva
sions he wanted she clapped her hands
In noisy siee, and supplied the words
he desired to avoid, the words she in
tended should be the void: eff some
body Of the opposite sex had faith In
him and he would settle down. and
before Witness Stake knew what was
happening. and before Judge Stake
could interfere. and before the Jury
Stake coald grasp the meaning 81 e
o. IL Aedxiine attorney was hueEink
tie witness, the judge and the tary.
were sworn to with kisseA
1t happened q moment later that 4
tall young aan-a little taller than the
tall yuung wuman-1ahered q moth
efly.lookins lady into the room and
blushed deeply as he said: -Judee. l
have always tried TO follow your pro-
fesacuai advice. especially In aiming
at the highest possible court first
have plead my case and Nrx- Stake has
decided in my favor. I hope, SIR.
that
~Oh. never mind him. said the
ycune woman The case has been
tried in his court. too, and I have wen
By the way, judge. did do II! Did I
get the atmcspherer
TIE tudee took II kindly, but he al
Ways held that the court vould have
ruled dinerently II the jury had not
taken the case out Of his hands and
be never failed to charge that the way
the jury had been Influenced was very
unfair and extremely unpnofessional
Indeed he said. the whole proceeding
was distinctly irregular. even II It did
hasteo the nn&ins Of the wedding
hellR