The Washington times., 1920-02-08

q a dressmaker, was a neighbor. Bob, the
6ootman, is another.
Mile. Lucille displayed beautiful hats
and gowns in shop that was quite such
a dream of loveliness as that in which FIN
sold gowns and hats. She was very well
gowned and very popular. Men came with
their aunts and nieces to buy gowns and
came back to pay the bill and pay court
to the charming modiste. She was the
belle of the building. IL the other women
we're envious they were also generous
enough to say: "She is certainly chic and
amiable."
Like Mademoiselle Modiste, Mile. Lucille
was French. She had been In this country
but a few years She had exquisite taste
in dress. Like her prototype of the play
she wished to pursue her millinery bus-
ness, but her admirers interfered with
trade.
The Judge looked down from the Su-
preme Court bench one day last month in
New York and beheld a smartly gowned,
smiling young woman Of twenty-four. She
stood at the bar as defendant.
What is the charger he asked.
"The case is one of replevin, If it please
Your Honor" her lawyer answered. Re-
plevin means to try to get back your things
or valuables that somebody else refuses>to
give back to you.
VINO Is IUb ~ olAIOOl-IdI
man arose, who swore that his name was
John P. Won Derberg, that he was an ex-
porter from Holland, and that he wanted
his presents back. The clerk droned with
unromantic infections the list Of the gifts.
Wanted the furniture for an apartment at
No. 13 East Sixty-fifth street. Wanted, an
expensive automobile of a famous make.
Wanted, diamond engagement ring. He
had given these to her because of her
promise to marry him. Since she had failed
to marry him he wanted shis gifts back.
The lawyers fell upon each other in high
temperature argument, Petite Mile. Lu-
ellie and tall Mr.. Won Derberg from
Holland listened to the story Of their meet.
ing and courtship and the separation OF
their ways.
Mile. Lucille settled herself daintily in
the witness chair. She arranged her
skirts with delicate little pats and said
she had once been engaged to the "zhen-
tleman who stands there" but she did
not understand that because they had dis.
agreed She must return his engagement
presents. Is that the custom in this coun-
try. C'est drole! Impossible! She had
never heard of a habit so barbaric
Then Mr.. Won Derberg settled his con-
siderable bulk into the witness chair and
faced the Judge
DO you really want those things back"
demanded the Court. you seem to be in
good circumstances"
NO" roared the witness. care not
for the things but she, as you say In this
country, threw me down. want re-
venge!"
Which brought upon him an admonition
from the Court. THE law does not lend
itself to vindlctive personal purposes, but
to the ends OF Justice" The case was ad-
journed for a further, hearing.
But this second act had two scenes. AS
Mile. Lucille started to the stand to tes-
tify in the adjourned hearing Of the re-
plevin proceedings a large, legal document
was handed her by a solemn.looking man
who had been watching the proceedings
with a seemingly vacuous stare from the
front row. She clasped It between the
fingers OF her dainty pearl-colored gloves,
toyed with II while giving her testimony.
when she had testified she handed 1t to
her attorney.
What is zees?" she asked.