South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-07

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The equitable remedy. Are you
excuse me-fs this man Jessup one
70 whom the lady may safely trust
her future ?"
oh, you can bet on Jessup." said
the client. with a confident wag OF
! his head. "Jessups all right. He'll
do the square thing. why he left
Susanville just TO keep people from
talking about Mrs Billings. But
she followed him up, and now, OF
/ course, he'll stick to her. When she
gets a divorce. all legal and proper,
/ Jessup Will do the proper thing"
And now" said Lawyer Gooch.
continuing the hypothesis. If you
! prefer. and supposing that my ser
/ vices should be desired in the case.
what"
The client rose impulsiyely TO his
/ feet.
"Oh, dang the hypothetical bust
ness" he exclaimed, impatiently.
| Let's let her drop. and get down
/ 20 straight talk You ought 70
! know who 1 am by this time. 1
/ want that woman to have her d.
vorce. I'll pay for Il. The day you
\ set Mrs. Billings free I'll pay you
/ i've hundred dollars"
Lawyer Gooch's client banged his
/ fist upon the table 10 punctuate his
/ generosity.
IF that is the case" began the
lawyer.
Lady to see you. sir?" bawleI
/ Archibald. bouncing IN from his
/ anteroom. He had orders 20 always
/ announce Immediately any client
! that might come. There was no
I sense in turning business away.
/ Lawyer Gooch took client num-
\ Der one by the arm and led him
/ suayely into one OF the adjoining
rooms. Favor me by remaining
/ here a few minutes. sir" said he.
/ II will return and resume our con-
sultation with the least possible de-
lay. / am rather expecting a visit
from a very wealthy old lady in
connection with a will 1 will not
keep you waiting long"
The breezy gentleman seated him
! self with Obliging acquiescence, and
! took up a magazine. The lawyer
returned TO the middle office care
| fully closing behind him the con-
Meeting door.
show the lady in. Archibald he
said to the office boy. who was
awaiting the order.
A tall lady Of commanding pres
| ence and sternly handsome, entered
the room. She wore rObes-robes:
not clothes-ample and fluent. In
her eye could be perceived the lam
bent fame Of genius and soul. In
her hand was a green bag OF the ca
/ pacity OF a bushel, and an umbrella
! that also seemed to wear a robe
ample aud fluent. She accepted a
chair.
Are you Mr. Phineas c. Gooch
| the lawyer?" she asked, in formal
and unconciliatory tones.
II am" answered Lawyer GOOch,
I without circumlOcution. He never
I CircumlOcuted when dealing with a
woman. Women circumlocute. Time
is wasted when both sides in debate
employ the same tactics.
las a lawyer. sir ?" began the
lady, you may have acquired some
knowledge OF the human heart. DC
you believe that the pusillanimous
and petty conventions OF our arti-
fetal social life should stand as an
| obstacle In the way OF a noble and
! affectionate heart when Il finds its
true mate among the miserable and
| worthless wretches in the world
that are called men?"
/ Madam" said Lawyer Gooch, IN
the tone that he used in curbins
his female clients, this is an office
for conducting the practice of law
/ am a lawyer, not a philosopher
nor the editor of an Answers to the
/ LOvelOrn' column OF a newspaper
I have other clients waiting. I will
ask you kindly 20 come TO the
point"
well. you needn't get so stiff
around the gills about it," said the
lady. with a snap Of her luminous
eyes and a startling gyratiOn OF heI
| umbrella. Business is what I've
come for. want your oIniOn III
the matter OF a suit for divorce. as
the vulgar would call II, but which
IL really only the readjustment OF
| the false and ignoble conditions thai
the shOrt-sighted laws OF man have
interposed between a loving"
7 beg your pardon, madam" In
terrupted Lawyer GOOch, with some
impotence. "for reminding you
/ against that this IS law office
Perhaps Mrs. Wilcox"
Mrs. Wilcox is all right" cut IN
the lady, with a hint OF asperity
and so are TOlstOi, and Mrs. Ger
trude Atherton, and Omar Khayyam
and Mr. Edward Box. I've read 'enl
all. I would Ike TO discuss with
you the divine right Of the soul as
| opposed to the freedom l'stroyine
restrictions OF a blgoted and mar
| row minded society. But I will pro-
coed 20 business I would prefer To
Law the matter before you In an
. in1personal way until you pass upon
It's merits. That IS. to describe II
rs a supposable instance. with
out"
you wish 10 state Hypothetical
case?" said Lawyer Gooch.
II was going to say that" said
the lady, sharply. Now. suppose
there is a woman who is all soul
and heart and aspirations for a
/ complete existence This woman has
a husband who Is far below her In
intellect, in taste-in everything.
Pahi ne Is a brute. He deSpises
literature. He sneers at the lofty
thoughts OF the worlds great
thinkers. He thinks only OF real
estate and such sOrdid things He
Is no mate for a woman with soul.
We will say that this unfortunate
wife one day meets with her ideal
"a man with brain and heart and
force. She loves him. Although
this man feels the thrill OF new
found affinity he is too noble, too