The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-09

the litigation which she had started
against her father was settled. Mr.. Bos-
key needn't have any fear about Mrs. Glib
son going away though. She had taken q
fve-year lease on a house at 10. 15S East
SiXty-third street, New York. Mr.. Free
man was very discouraging about service.
Mrs. Gibson didn't want to be annoyed by
service. he said; there wasn't any use try
ing, for she wouldn't permit herself to be
served or allow anybody to enter her
apartments, or stick around the hotel; in
fact, she had given strict instructions to
this effect 10 the management.
Mr.. Boskey thought all this over. II
Mrs. Gibson had money enough to take an
expensive house up in the Sixty-thirds she
certainly had enough to pay that jewelers.
bill! But, also, Mr.. Freeman had gone
quite fully into the details of the lit CATION
between Mrs. Gibson and her father. y;r
IIoskey did a little detective work OF h'
own. He had the various complaints a
anidavits on file looked up and their dates
accorded. And what Mr.. BOskey sG:d and
thought when he saw that day after d1Y
when his poor process had been travel
ling from Newport to New York and la (
again and to California and Palm Be :.
Mrs. Gibson had been right in New York
signing those papers!
This was too much! He sought the all
~ the Sheriff Of New York Assistant
Sheriff Lee started ont to serve the sum-
mons. He met suave Mr.. Gibson. Mr..
Gibson promised to let him meet Mrs.
Gibson. Time after time he promised.
After while the sheriGs goat, fisura-
lively speaking. began beating loudly, join
Ing the mSiy chorus of those others who
had tried before him. He sent a perempt-
ory demand for a show down, and 1t was in
answer 10 II that he received that sweetly
mild letter from Mr.. Gibson quoted at the
beginning. II was good letter and it
touched every body All the officers from
the Sheriff down had a clear mental image
of a poor pallid woman being carried out
OF hospital into an automobile and 60
ing TO some quiet. restful shelter to try to
recover strength enough to come to town
on Friday and accept at last that sum-
mons. They wouldn't disturb her. no.
They came down to their offices next
morning with strong sense Of VIRUS and
approving cOnsc.ences. They had with
held the club OF the law from the head OF
the weak. they had tempered Justice with
mercy and had succOred the suffering
Reading over the society columns had
by this time become habit. however, and
quite naturally they turned to accounts OF
tie Venetian ball, a dazzling. gorgeous,
ooloriul and noisy rout which had begun
early the night before and ended late that
morning. All the beauty and chivalry Of
New York fashionable society had been
there and the newspapers had given quito
a lot of space to 1t. They skinned over
the details and then suddenly their atten-
ton was riveted, one by one. They had
come across a name!
Mrs. Preston Gibson,
NeS-Mrs. Preston Gibson had been at
the Venetian ball,
Mrs. Gibson, whose husband had written
that she has been quite Ill in the hospital
and went TO the country Sat. for a
rest" had not only been there, but II re-
ports were true had been one of the jol-
lest, gayest, happiest Of them all
And TO clinch the reports there we're
actually pictures Of her as she had looked
al the ball. They scanned the photographs
infinitely. Mrs. Gibson appeared plump
and well fed, almost buxom. No trace of
Illness in her figure. And no trace of 1t or
need of rest in the dazzling smile tho
camera had caught! Very well and tit,
indeed, did Mrs. Gibson look in her cos
tune; while the costume itself bore evil
dence of costing well nigh as much as was
called for by the suit the weary and worn
subpoena was to institute.
Down, with mercy! Let justice be done
and the chips fall where they might!
Attorney Boskey sent to the Supreme
court OF New YORK an aHldavlt In Wnlcn
I've set forth the various moves In Mrs.
Gibsons game of hide. and seek with the
subpoena. and ended II with the exhibits q.
c. Mr.. Gibson's letter to the Sheriff, the
newspaper clippings Of the Venetian ball
end Mrs. Gibson's published photographs
in connection with II. He asked that the
Supreme Court put an end to this "de-
liberate evasion" OF service by allowing ser.
vice OF the summons simply by leaving It
at Mrs. Gibson's home.
And Justice Geigerich promptly issued
an order allo wing such service.
Now Mrs. Gibson will have TO come into