Evening star., 1921-03-20

OF never can tell how they're
" going to work. can ,you.
Take this Stacey Giles party
had him sized up as mostly
prunc whip north of the collar but
ton. Uh huh, For he sure had the
look of party VITA space to let
between the caVs.
Maybe il was just the bulgy eyes
behind the thick glasses. or the stiff,
way H. bad of hoIdiu' his neck. Any
way. had him rated as poor fish
Besides ii he'd been q real live on,
would he ever have come to such Il
small place as EoCkhurst- on the
Sound and hung out law sign
toursc, as residential suburb. we
think we've got it over most places
inside the 50-minuJe zone. but when
II comes to providIn' an openin Tor
buddin' Legal talent, that's another
matter. You knew how dead these
eommutin burgs are along that line.
Why. most of our citizens even take
their affidaviIs TO town and Il lot OF
',m don't get down to our two olockS
of business district more'n once a
mApth.
GsS he'd hung out his shingle be
tween\ the windows over Fcltner's $
bakery-Stacey Giles. Attorney at
I.aw-and had waited for clients to
climb the narrow stairway. l never
knew whether any ever did or not
before l made the trip. 1t was a
couple of years back. when Brick
Hartley sprung that joke on the Clti-
xens' Union by Ccttin' me elected on
the school board. You see, we was
mostly amateurs On the board and
We hadn't had more'n hall Il dozen
sessions before We got all tangled up
on some buildin' contracts and
needed lawyer to Stralghten us out.
as the old board had LETT us more or
less of a deficit we needed cheap
legal advice too. So somebody suS-
Cests Stacy Giles and I'm appointed
a committee of one to sign iiim up
at a cut rate. l didn't go. though
until after I'd protested to brlck
what a nutty play j thought IT was.
why, say" | tells him, that guy
don't look to me like he knew u
habeas corpus from a crop report
What's the odds. shorty: says
Brick. You're not Responsible Be
sides. he may not be such dead one
as he seems.
NO, he couldn't" says !.
As remember. it's about tn"
skimpiest lawyers office | was ever
in. There's cheap oak desk between
the windows, Il secondhand ME case
in one corner. and two or three pine
on EN- In the back is an iron SINK
with a screen part way around II ana
a two burner oil stove. Ihroueh thc
open door into the next room l had
n glimpse of white iron cot BED. 20
it's plain that this is not only MS
office but his livin' quarters.
When Stacey Giles hears what We
come for he beams graceful on me
through the thick glasses. His voice
goes husky and his hands trembie as
he thanks me for lookin' him up.
saw. I believe ! could have hired him
as counsel for the board at half what
we'd decided to offer, but l dldn
have the heart.
~ can't tell you how much this
leans to me. Mir. McCabe. says he
sIt is about the first real recognition
I've had since l came here. and l
shall always remember who brought
it, 1t comes at most opporfune
time. too, You see. l am to be mar
ried next month.
You are" says l. We'll. I'll say
that's nervy of you
Il know" says he. MY prospects
aren't very bright. But this Will
help me along. And. besides the girl
l am going to bring up here from |
Kentucky as my wife Will be great
inspiration"
you'll need more'n that, Giles"
saws i. II may not be any Judge but
my guess is that there isn't legal !
business enough in this town to keep |
notary public in clean towels and |
red seals. ] hope the two of you don't |
starve."
"Oh. there's no danger of that"
says he. "As matter of fact. Mr.. !
McCabe. am not dependent on fees
coming in at once. ] have quite a |
little capital. enough to keep us for |
several years; that is. providing we |
live simply and frugally, as we shall. |
And T mean to stay here long enough |
TO win the confidence of the people !
1t may take a year or so more. But |
when they find that I am no fy-by-
night. that ] am living well within
my means, they will begin to trust
me With their affairs That is my