Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-10
Mistake That
Almost Broke
Young Lawyer
BY ELIZABETH COBB

AM oohoV,ad of ,ro,, ernIyo Doh
or, Eor,o r,,,tb foroa on5 ind,nno.
tion
sand becousa rosarhIo van
sneered bIs snoiled and nroaigota
cousin Ernest Earle
right-minded nerson Rohert porla
conld Scarcely realize tho ottitnde ~
thIs conscionca,ass relative Enrg,ng
his mama assuming HE idant,tvE.for
tbav were worvoIo1slv ol,ko IN forn
ond footrro E,.nast Io,Io had n,on
aged TO draw from n hank the sum Of
four hundred dollars If ropresented
over one-holf that his cousIn had in
the way of capital.
"See here. Robert" he said bluntly
"Giye me flftv dollars and I'll go West
and relieve you of vour constant dread
that I will cut I'M some Gamer that
NAV disgroce tho nroud name NJ that
old curmudgeon uncle of ours, Jerome
Earle"
again, shame on your manhoodw
cried Robert. "You shall have the
money you ask for, but It Is the last
you will ever receive from me until
| see YOU acting the man."
Then Robert seriously contaminated
his Immediate future He established
himself in tbe thriving county seat Of
Tipton. He found comfortable quar-
tiers at the one hotel the place af
forded. Some practice came to him.
He made some speeches during no
lltical campaign and. best of all. met
and loved Ada Mills. the fayorlte
daughter of wealthy Judge Mills.
No word Ind come from Ernest
Earle and Robert was glad he had not
found him out
Robert was gaining ground fast and
securely. His uncle abroad Ind
heard Of his establishing IN tho IevoI
nrofession and lind insisted on his no.
centinv n check for thousond dol
lars, "as surplus capital for exlngen-
cles," as the old man phrased 1t.
II was the rreat plorious bour of
his life when Tsobert hade Ada od,eu
ono lovely June night He had told
his love 70 And II Javotedlv returned
90 nanny was no tbot uhan no ra.
turned TO his hotel he could not sleep.
He nut ON n light oyercoat and
strolled IN tho woodad ontskirta oP the
pretty town. communIn9 with nature
surnr,se n shock a cris,s in his
ufa oreated him 40 be entered tbe
lohhv of tbe,boteI to And n n scene NJ
tumultuous excitement The nolice
were there surrounding an agItated
Ioud talking stranger who ma Robert
entered was explaining that some one
had rifled his room an hour preyious.
"Whv. there 10 tba thief +" no shout.
ed suddenly. poIntInp M Robert
Investt0otion bro,igtt out a now cir.
cumstance The door connectIng the
room NJ Robert and that occunIed nv
tho man who bod heeo rohhad wos
found unlocked
Slowly dlstrust heoon IN attach IN
the vounc LAWYER The cowordlv ones
I0nored and summed him Indigo Mills
forbade an engagement with his
daughter and insisted TINT Robert
sbould not visit Ada until his name
was cleared.
So. weary weeks went on and Rob
ert became well nigh dlsheartened.
His former popularity was on the
wane. his clients fell AWAY from him.
Only that loyal Ada wrote him of her
undying love and faith he would have
left the town.
He had been engaged as associate
counsel in n damage suit where rail.
road passenger had received an in
iury I'm collision I'm another mart of
the county. Among the Witnesses
summoned was surgeon from n
nelghborlng town.
Whom This nerson arrived ot the
court room he sought ont Robert II
was IN regard him in onen- eyed no.
wIlderment.
"Wbv" he exclaimed "vou hive no.
covered2 so no
I do NOT understand you." said Rob.
ert
m,yoro CON not I'm the bosnttoI M
wovno two months sInce enfrerlng
from terrIhIe fail from motor.
cycIop"
Thoro uaro oroso o,oe,io,s and
r,ann ox,ionot,ons and then tho IIght
conc A, woyno ,bts eo,e srrgeor
La1 hoa, s,,rn,onad o. ass,s, IL
ooso s'horo ,ho yIctirn -, an accident
Io,, do,ir,o,s ,.,i,b brolon ho,oe Grin.
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