Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-11-25
Both Won Their
Case
By RAY BAKER


AS soon as the tousle-haired office
boy disappeared after depOsiting the
Weekly Paragon" upside down on
the desk, with an eloquent flourish be-
fitting such an important attache In n
lawyers place of business, Cyril
Holmes unbent from his dignihed
posture. With q chuckle that sound
ed almost like glOating the young law
yer seized the paper and unfolded 1t,
tearing one Of the pages in his haste.
"Wait till Matte sees this an
nouncement," he said to himself, glee-
fully. Maybe she'll come to the con-
clusion I'm getting on in the world,
after all, instead of being a mere grow
eler, as she told me was during our
last quarrel. 1t ought to be about on
page three, l think. Cyril Holmes
Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney
or something like that, is the way the
headline should read"
AS he turned the pages in quest of
the announcement Of his candidacy,
Cyril settled back In the swivel chair
and lighted cigar. But scarcely had
he tasted the weed when he sprang out
Of the chair as though catapulted by
springs.
'Good graciousl" he burst out,
standing in the center Of the room
and looking at the printed page held
under his nose. Listen to this:
Matte Sheldon, candidate for prose-
cutting attorney Whoever heard Of
such a ridiculous prOposltion2 A
woman running for prosecuting at
torney-and against the man who ex-
pected to marry her. All, yes, here's
my announcement, buried at the bot
tom of the page. It's wonder they
didn't hook the two stories together
and make big splash. But this will
never do. Just because Matte fin
ished law school and was admitted to
the bar Is no reason she should go
after public Office like that. She
never had a chance In her life, and
never intended to. It's just a whim
with her, this study Of law"
Eyes, sir" agreed a small voice, and
Cyril looked from his paper to discover
that, In voicing his sentiments aloud,
he had been addressing the tousle-
haired office boy, who stood in the door
way.
Glarlng at the boy, Cyril hurriedly
dOnned coat and hat and left the
office, making his way to Matte Shell
dons home.
Matte had frank way of going
about things. She loved Cyril and
time she had not tried to veneer his
shortcomings, one of which was too
easy-going" nature.
Congratulations" she said by way
Of greeting, smiling with pretty red
mouth and hazel eyes. AT last
you've harnessed your ambition and
are going after something. But you're
too late. With women voting in the
primaries this time you haven't much
of show Of being nominated. How
ever, to make matters easier for me
l think you ought to withdraw. 1t
would be the gallant, gentlemanly
thing to do"
Cyril's eyes widened In astonlsh-
ment.
"That would be fnel" he ejaculat-
ed 81 just came over to ask the
same thing of you. Here you've been
urging me to do something, and when
| take your advice and get ambitious
you set yourself in my path as an OBJ
stacle. But that isn't the big point.
The prosecuting attorneys office Is no
place for you. Admitted you're capa-
BILE of taking care Of 1t, you have no
business in such position. Women
should leave such matters alone. |
insist that you drop out Of the race.
The one that stays In is bound to win
the nomination, and that means the
election, because the other party
hasn't show in this town"
There followed an argument that
consumed fully an hour, with each
contending that the other should
abandon the campaign for nomina-
tlon as prosecuting attorney. When
Matte brought out fOrceful point
In her favor Cyril met 1t quickly with
counter-argument, and when he
bolstered his case with what looked
like strong prop she promptly
knocked 1t over.
Although neither realized II, they
we're both using their training In law
school, and we're arguing the case IKE
two attorneys addressing their ap-
peals to jury Ana II there had Deeh
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Twelve good men ana true 10 render
a verdict In THIS parlor political trlai
they would have experienced consider