The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-18
How the Young
Attorney Beat
in Two Cases
By JOHN GREGG
"T"TT"T"TN
Do. 1924, western Newspaper Union.)

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"A of which bore the legend, '"Tomp
kins Avenue!
Carol Marston, the young lawyer
looked at it idly. 1t was lying in 6
dry ditch beside the roadway.
The discovery seemed not of the
smallest Importance. Marston haC
long since dismissed it from his MIND
when he had a call from Pretty Elsie
Vincent.
"Sit down, Miss Vincent" he said
offering her a chair. He knew her by
sight. although they had never spoken
to each other. "What can l do for
your"
81 want to bring a suit against the
Richards company" answered Miss
Vincent. "They engaged me by the
month as telephone operator in their
new apartment house at New avenue
and Seventh street, and dismissed me
on the seventh with a weeks pay be-
cause they are dropping the service"
Old Sol Richards had the reputation
of being the meanes man in town;
but this was worse than anything he
had done, for Lewis Vincent had start
ed him in business twenty years be-
before.
Lewis Vincent died when Elsie was
a baby. He had once been wealthy,
but had backed a note for Richards,
and when he died it was found that all
the property had to 60 to meet it, Rich
ards being insolvent.
"And 1 just mean to get this forty
five dollars out of the old skinf1int,"
said Elsie to Carol Marston. "Just to
show him what 1 think of him. Now,
why is it, if 1 have a clear case, no
other lawyer will take it?"
"You have tried?" inquired Carol.
EYES," the girl admitted. you see,
Mr.. Marston-' here she blushed pref
tily-"you seemed so young"
Carol smiled rather grimly. II guess
they are all afraid of Richards" he
said. But I will take your case
and win it, too"
"And l have a lot at the corner Of
Tompkins avenue and Seventh street"
the girl confided, $50 I can pay you by
selling that"
Three days later Richards came
stamping into his office.
whats this 1 hear about your fl
ing a claim against me on behalf Of
that Vincent woman?" he roared.
Il don't know what you have heard,
Mr.. Richards, but it is true" answered
Carol.
DO you know 1 can ruin you, young
MANI cried the Infatuated OLD man.
Say, are you plumb crazy?'
Cant say" answered Carol imper-
turbably, but that claim is going to
be met"
"Well see," grunted Richards, and
stamped out again.
That was the beginning of the trou-
BILE. One by one Carols clients
dropped away from him. The case
never come into court, for Richards
paid; and thenceforward Carol was de-
even of the solace of Miss Ell
sizes occasional visits. The young man
had little capital, and it seemed that
Richards would make good his threat.
And then one night, while he was
turning over his situation in his mind,
there flashed across it the remem-
brance of that old tin plate.
The next morning Carol paid a visit
to the town hall and spent the whole
forenoon burrowing among old maps
and charts of the village. 1t assumed
enough Importance to inspire the
young man to write an urgent letter
to Richards, inviting him to come to
Office.
When Richards stamped into the
lawyers office, anticipating a plea for
mercy, he was considerably astonished
to see Miss Vincent there, and Marston
seated at his desk and bearing no
of spiritual humility.
We'll, young man, so you've come
round, eh?" growled Richards.
"Sit down. said Carol. "Mr. Rich
ards, when you attempted to deprive
Miss Vincent of three weeks salary /
did not realize that you were actually
possession of stolen property of
Nlldl VI yOu Mtdu On1c IstSh-
ards, turning pale, nevertheless.
1.-THE records of our town were de-
by fire fifteen years ago."
Marston went on; but fortunately
deeds were saved-among them
hat to your apartment house at the
corner of New avenue and Seventh
"This is a conspiracy yelled Rich
lrds, rising.
Miss Vincent" continued the young
nan, possesses n of those deeds,
diving her possession of a vacant lot
It Seventh street and Tompkins ave-
He rose and, shaking his finger with :
hat dramatic air that was well known :
o the courts afterward, continued: Z
"You Internal scoundrel, Tompkins :
n used to run where New avenue
uns today, and Miss Vincent's lot is :
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