The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-31

case should finally come 40 trial.
40 Judgs win stand for rotten
onions Ia court. - the way. where
were these onions siowsdg-
"In the bottom 81 the chip. Tbs
consirnor T. suing us becauFs We
didn't aiog them between deeisa.
who're there In supposed 90 be more
siF. and ALEC. because We we're %
long IN making delivery"
'In the absence Of specific IN.
structions 20 stow the dodfstehsd
onions IN the tween decks. We have
right 20 stow them where Ne
please. A for the delays. they
were due 70 strikes and clrcum.
stances beyond our control, inclpd.
lng the act Of God, Fight tie suit
ana claim that onions harvested IN
the SUMMER cannot be- held until
late faii OF early spring for . rirs
in prices. but should bo shipped be.
fore they commence 70 obey that
Ilmmutable law u nature 20 be
fruitful and multiply why. dos.
gone EN-. We ought 10 bin 'em for
freight on more onions than We
Originally received. Every onion
was an onion and a quarter or an
onion and a half BY the time we
made delivery. We Hiill stand Tor
Tie Eult aud enter a counter suit
20 collect our fTslKht money II the
row was confined 20 ourselves aud
the ounslgn0r We Nigh, hope % set.
tla n. but with the farmers and the
pickle merchant mixed up IN Il the
isaue takes on all the general
ldtpecis ~ a frce,for.ali fight. and
DO fres.forall fight. II a fellow
geia a smack on ono cheek he's an
ialmlshiy boob II he turns the other.
skinner. what other woe have you
| IN your DEPARTMENT.
Well, nothing real, but the prom.
iso Of some. Do you recall that
little patch Of red cedar timber you
owned up on the Vancouver coaSt7"
Yes"
well. We sold u for you, and
nav tho buyer claims 10 was swim.
dled. Ho says all that cedar Is
hollow.bu,tsf ard nonmerehantable
ana alleges fraud ana deceit on your
part. Says be wants his money
back or hen sue"
TELL him TO sue. He's crazy. !
iXoid Il 10 him on his cruise. never
knew 4 was hollow,buiied and
don't know now that Il Is. Tell our
lawyer 20 quote him the Old prin.
clple ~ cayeat emptor.'
y 90 not think lac win press his
suii. cir. our attorneys have IN.
yesligstoi and discovered that the
man TURNED q bosiiegger last fall.
Immediately after buying the tim.
/ Der lie was oycrhauled by the
coast guard IN Puget Sound while
towing a raj. - Canadian cedar logs
20 an American market. ana ali bis
hollow bui,cd logs contained Scotch
WHISKY. Wen silcgc 10 never com.
planned about the timber until after
L could no longer serve his Illicit
purpose"
Tie numbering bound Cappy
shrillei. Don't this all prove my
theory that nobody but crooks and
luna'ics ever sue each oiher7 Matt
Skinner. take nay advice and keep
out ~ courts unieta your case 80
a clneh TO win and the keeping out
would cost you "A fairAized chunk
Of money. Even II sou should have
"a Case that's a elnch there is no
sccounting fof the vaFaries OF The
Judge, and you're liable to lose.
/ Why, ] rccolIect the case OF an
inrtiGt friend OF mine who custom.
aflly got AZ high as $4,000 for n
portrait lie wasn't a bit better
than dozen other painters who
would have twooned II you'd offered
them 4 thousand. but this chap was
a business man. and, realizing that
q portrait painter must do business
With the rich. exclusively, his Gem.
mon sense told him that unless he
soaked them the limit they wouldn't
have any respect for his ability.
Well, IN the fullncss Of time, he
landed JOB painting woman who
was fat financially and physically
but inclined 10 be nervous. She
was plumb crazy TO have her nor.
trait done by this man and her hus.
band knew u. Also. he wanted her
a bit thinner. no he fixed II with
the painter 20 have tho woman sit
for him from 10 TO daily. so she'd
MISC her luncheon and that would
help her reduce.
We'll. my painter friend was a
painstaking fellow He could have
painted the old fool in half dozen
slttings or maybe loss, but IL he did
that she'd think he'd sklmped his
Job, so he fused with her and fooled
away two months or more. making
her hold her head on ono slda until
her neck aehed, advancing one foot,
sticking out her elbow, etc, etc,
until the woman went to pieces
with nerves. And between nerves
and skipping her luncheon she LOST
30 pounds-and the artist painted
her rs sho appeared In tho last
stages Of the diet. When her hus.
band saw the picture he sworo he
had been swindied and held UP the
check. 30 the artist sued. II was
six months before the case came TO
trial and in the meantime the lady
hat gotten fat again. The judge
took one look at her and one look
at tho picture and rendered yer.
diet in her favor. OF course. the
painter had the portrait on his
hunds, so tho rascally husband of,
fofed him n thousand dollars for II.
The painter refused the offer, and
shortly thereafter he held an oxhl,
bltion of hls paintings and shovel
ihe one he hadn't been paid for
II was labeledi Portrait OF Lady
quite fat, not very, fair and past
10. The whole town was about to
enjoy laugh when that black,
guard OF a husband came pussyfoot.
Ing in with his wife, took ono look