White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23
CHAPTER 1.

counsellors at law. WAS seated in his
spacious office chair. his feet elevated
upon his desk, ieisurely enjoying the
aroma of a fragrant Havana while he
thoughtfully perused the columns of
his fayorite morning journal This was
a habit of many years standing. and
with IL Mr.. Dooiittle tolerated no in
reference: IL was his inyariable custom
10 arrive at his office by S o'clock. and
from S until . lie would remain in TN
disturbed enjoyment of his cigar and
mental pabulumi II was Just Sos when
he removed his feet from tue desk.
ditebed the remains of the cigar AMI
rang the bell for his stenographer. lie
waited patiently while she seated her
self IN the chair opposite. opened Ter
notebook and removed "A pencil from
her back hair. at tie same time admin
i~stering sundry little pats to her
couture. then as she looked cxpeetant
~ in his general direction he began 10
dictate in his c~ustomariiy quiet. leis-
ursly manner and while he is thus &C
cupled a slight description OF the I've
members composing this legal firm may
not be aniss.
Mr.. Doolittlo had ON TO Everford
some fifteen years before. at the age of
49, - ~ y = -
age Of q. he had opened an Office in
his home own in the middle west. but
as Is generally the case. those who had
known him from knee-high TO a pup
failed to appreciate the bright and
shining ability of their homegrown
legal light. and his father had finally
evineed and vigorously expressed a dis
inclination TO finance the annual Of
fee deficit any longer. So after wor-
rying through five lean years. and b.
ing provided with n small-sized stake"
hy his paterna. ancestor. he had con
eluded to follow tie star of Empire
aud grow up with the country.
lie was finally attracted by the pos
sibilities of Eveffof1. which was Just
coming into considerable prominence
through the extensive development Of
valuable coal deposits in that section.
ceal had been mined there to a limited
extent and ia a desultory ,anne for
many years. but OF late much more ex-
tensiYe ,leT osits had been discovered.
covering a wide territory. and numer-
Gus coal camps were springing III all
OF which @ere tributary TO Everford.
Bringing TO that town u rapid increase
in ponnlttion ard wealth.
After a brief %sojoufn he became sat
| Isiad that ur~ rrcccus
accordingly he invested a portion OF
his patrimoEy ia n small law library.
rented an o,hce and hung out his Shin
gle. Possessed OF a good legal falnea-
ton. coupled with considerable natural
ability H. a forensic way. and being .
good mixer" ho p%rospercd from the
start. so that within a few months he
was elassed by the ,o~wnspeopie as sane
OF our prominent attorneys"
In The coarss Of lis practice IL be-
came acquainted with one Ezra Sharp.
another lawyer vino had preceded lis
advent To Evcrford about two years
and who had during that time acquired
a good elientage. Sharp was two years
Younger than Doelittle. but n legal
tactics and nnaneierinE WAS much his
senior.
Sharp lad the enViabie faculty of be-
ing able To see 1serer into tine pocket
OF a elicit tia The client himself. and
moreover Possessed the ability To sue.
cossfu1ly extract what he saw there.
lie was likewise gifted with a certain
degree Of o~lairvoHanee. in that he could
determine quite accurately what woeld
likely come into thai particular pocket
at some future time.
IN appearance. manners and habits
Sharp Was almost the antithesis o.
Doelittle, hc va tail and angular. f
nervous temperament. and while not
socially dnconseniat. h vas of a some.
what reticent and retiring disposition.
Doolittlc was large and portly. quiet
and deliberate in manner. sometimes
even 20 the verge of dignihcd pompos-
ity but withal Of genial disposition. all
entertaining conxersationalist and "A
lover Of the good things i'm life.
After having measured swords IN uu-
nsrons legal battles there had grown in
the mind Of caeh a feeling OF respect
for tie ability of the other. which was
strengthened by occasional association
as colleagues in some important suit
with the result that they finally became
partners. They succeeded in dfawtng
to themselves a large ~elientaee. among
them 4 number OF wealthy corporations
on annual retain.rs OF no mean size.
who had become attracted to IN. nru
by the fact that whenever "A deal was to
be handled which vas slightly of color.
yet yielding large financial returns TO
| she principals. IL was noticeable tina.
lboolittle * Sharp we're almost invaria-
bly, the legal engineers. No doubt the
methods used we're ofttimos shady. the
paths pursued labary1thian. but the re-
suits spt Ike for themselves. and with
their clients the result was the great
desideratum.
Through then extensive corporate in.
tefests and influence they had come 10
WELD a considerable power politically.
especially in the matter of appoint
ments to office whereby the interests of
their corporate clients might be affect
ed. The most important OF these vas
the office of register of me general land
office. which they succeeded in having
filled by an ipdiyidnal of their choice.
with corresponding pecuniary adyan
tare To themselves, for mucn of their
business had To do witt, the acquire
m,ent of title to large tracts OF the pub
lie doraain BY their clients. and IL was
necessary to have a friend at court
! In allch nAaIinra In nrLnr lh4t iknIr