The Washington herald., 1921-10-23

WIN ITO1N[@@3N SaN1n - - ~
come % yoc becsnss 20 sesn>1 son>hcw.
TO really fsei thu ms thinss you s.i1 .bo1i
me just the other day. because q that and
because don't know where else 20 20. Thh
n the nrst tina I've ever been NJ Nv.
you are ~ lar nsvf- eusrssd San
Oliver.
-Much.- r,turns< Einsr onsyis v4A .
promise By q wounsn-
Breach Of promise.- echoed Sam ocwur,
bending his glance upon the nt1s schoe,
teacher. @Ans-ayop have been served viii
papers IN the suiff . = ~ - 70
Elmer ouayis proeDosd thsn. = summons
yer. Sam Oliver Rad them throoCh in -
lence. Then he shook his head
This complaint" he unused. -cazT4es IN
sharpest sting IN m tan He placed hin
forennser upon typsd name a. thu bottom
Of the paper. Mr.. Elsszer oriu1stons
brine this suit
-Her oess that asnttyf- ssks1 Eans
ou4yIa
IN aenines,- noSdsd Sam orver. -
cause Mr.. Eleazer 0rindsaons eeesn9 krtnS
. suit unless he is sure Of . saf1sfAotory -
clement or sure to get . vsrtsol He vtnA
He gets resulth-
-Hs mustn't win this eass.- s.Id Elmer
ouayle.
He can't win this case cried the iittls
sSAAeSA Ne@SAoh. Gam OnNO 1hHA4No 70 NM
self and looked her over. -Nesdless 70 ask.
he sid to Elmer ouay1s -this 10 not tAs
woman IN the cAsef-
Il should say not returned Elmsr
ouayis. drawing the girl cIoss % HIMSELF
shes Peggy Warner. forgot 70 INTRODUCES
her. She's my nAnces. We've sort Of zone
together all our nves Except-
PeEEy Warner interrupted. 1T w,s an
my fault Rrosecutsr OLIVER she exclaimed
eontritely. thought q while back that
Elmer was-wsu. sowing too many wDd
oats And 20 I turned him or
WIND oats-wfld oatsr' echoed sam or
yer. An athletic Instructor in eur eig's
sehools-sowinG Wild ostsf"
well" pleaded Elmer ouAy1s, -tts tus-
but It's all over new"
Il should have gone cut and soved wiN
oats with him." went on little PsrU War
ner. ! should have stuck 70 him Thea
chs thing never would have happensd"
Same Oliver returned 70 . persusal Of the
papers In the case This Zelda LIndquist-
nodded he says that you promissd to
marry her . year Ago-Ays you havs
twenty-five thousand dollars fron you for
the breach"
sHow did you coms % meet this wvmanis
he demanded Of Elmer ouayIe.
met her at public danos.s
she is-Sttractiye?' asked sam onver.
very, returned Elmer Quaylo-
oh, Elmer!- cried the Ei1
u can't help IT. repeated Elmer dorEedry;
she's attractive-she attracted me-
Tell me about her" demanded the prose-
eutor. Elmer ouayls started In to describe
the Zelda LndQutst that he knew. In the
midst OF his description Sam Oliver held up
his hand
Il know now hsv. seen the woman
nodded sam Oliver. abe was on the steps
Of the city hsil that day.
YEA sAJd Elmer ousyIs
The prosecutor tipped the pspers with the
back Of his hand. II take IT. he proceeded.
that you stand ready 10 deny everything
she sets forth In her eomplaIBt.
Mot % you can notice tt I'D Elmer
ouayie.
You asked her to marry your
Il did. and In . letter. nodded Elmer
ouayle.
-why-n . I.ttsrf- q1erisd the PROF.
cutor.
Il met her at dances several tarnsa- went
On Elmer ouayi& = She asked me my 16-
dress-she wrots me . letter aHkinE me to
come and zee her. She wrote me letters FIRE
qusntly-lovs letter. I can SO now that
she wrote them for one purpose-one only.
She wanted me to answer thern-wsnted me
TO commit myself IN writing. She wanted
letters to dream on. she told me-
1t came to . point where, Il seemed to
me. both Of us were of one mind She kept
away from me- for week or %. I had %
write her. And wrote I promised to
marry her and gave her rinS.- went on the
young athlete. -
And then Persisted the proseeuto,,
Then, for the FIRST time, told her the
truth about my circumstances-told her that
had spent all my money on her. Told her
that had nothing but my salary ~ athletic
instructor In the schools. ! wanted her 70
with what resuhT- asked ths prosecute,
hopefully.
None. save that she lost an intsr.st 4,
me and exhibited indifference tov.ra ~.
You were quite right, mir. ] see II new. 81.
had made herself attractive 70 me unfu shs
had me- She still held ma, tho1Eh. a.. "a
not release me. We just drifted OIL san
spent money on her. She sim wors my ring.
AT times gave her money. Then soneho,r
or other, / woke up. I came 70 NV s.n,..
thought-the more thought the NOR, I
didn't like II. can't ret this over a. ,,n
just the way / want to set it-but oouIdnr
see this woman a. the mother az A Lee -
children. I don't know Just what she -,
nade TOT, put wasn't for . honss / told
her so.r broke with her mysslf-
By word OF mouth7" quer1ed g., o,,,--
did 1t In a letter. said Elmer ouayl.
miserably.
How Foolish. Etn.rl- cried III, ,,,,
Elmsf eraeed himself. -Becor. nv, h.,
an enlargement ring" he ssid. n. ,s.
az me az six. Things ehanEed sft.r thst
] found her smoking cigarettes "a r., ~.
band. III stake my bottom doll.r ss,,s
nend." snst
What else!- queisd the pro..cu,o,
I've got that down" O'"''
Cocktails-too many Of th.n- 1890
Elmer 0uayle; and shs keeps a lot ~ hos.
ies on ZAP In ner apartment In the hsrraIn-