Argosy All-Story Weekly — page 162: what you’re looking at

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632 “How do I know? That is your busi- - ness, isn’t it?” “Yes, of course, it is our business. But what is your law case all about? Are you being sued, or are you going to sue some- body?” “T’m going to get some money from somebody, that’s what.” “Get some money from somebody? Who is this somebody?” “Tt’s John Garretson, as you well know.” ““ As we well know? What do you. mean -by that, young lady?” “Oh, all right, have it your own way. It’s John Garretson, president of the -Traders Bank.” ‘John Garretson, of the Traders Bank! Impossible! It’s impossible!” “ Aw, cut it out. I guess. you know as much about itsas I-do.”=— “ My-dear. young lady, what are you driving at? What do you mean by saying we know as much about it as you do?”’ “What do I mean? As if you don’t know.” Talmage interrupted. “* Mildred Long,” he said in a low voice, “if it hadn’t been for us, you. wouldn’t have had any claim against John Garretson at all, and if you don’t remember that we never met you belore; we won’t handle the\matter for you.” “Oh, all right, if you insist.” ‘““ Now, if you’ll remember that, you can go ahead and let us have the story.” “This fellow Garretson has been going around with me. He said his name was Andrews.” “What do you mean by going around with you,” inquired Remington. “ Say, are you asking that question be- cause you are ignorant or because you think you ought to ask it?” “Young lady! Young lady!” “Tf you don’t know what I mean you haven’t as much sense as I think you have.” “ Do you mean to imply that he was en- gaged to you?” “What do you mean, engaged?” “Did he ask you to marry him?” “Well, he never asked me in so many words, but he certainly led me to believe that he was going to marry me.” # a ARGOSY-ALLSTORY WEEKLY. - “What did he do or say?” ** Well, he and I-were furnishing an apart- -ment out in Jersey—in Newark—to which we were to move next month. I don’t know what he expected, since I understand now that he is already married, but I know darn well that I thought he was going to marry me.”’ ““Fhen you base your-right of action against him on an implied promise arising out of a course of conduct?” ““{ don’t know what all those words mean, but I want you to get me a wad of his money because he is.a skunk and a piker. You put that im as fine legal language as youcan. That’s your business; you’re lawyers. But get me the money, that’s all.” “Miss Long, let’s get down to facts. You weren’t specifically engaged to Mr. Garretson, that’s so, isn’t it?” “'That’s right, but he must have intended to marry me, or at least I thought he did.” “Who is there who knows of his rela- tions with youe”’ “There isn’t any one iio knows of John Garretson’s relations with me, but I can bring men and girls who know of Howard Andrews’s goings on.” “Do these people know him well enough to identify him?” “Do they? You bet they do—they know all about him.” “ All right. Now, when did all this commence?” “ About six months ago.” “Have you séen much of each other since then?” “Have wee Not more than three or four times a week. He’s rushed me some.” “Have you and he had any other apart- ment than the one you rented in New Jersey?” “No, that’s the only one.” And you never lived-in that?” *¢ That’s right. - ““ Who paid the rent for this apartment?” “He did. The landlady is one of the people who know him. Of course, she knows him as Howard Andrews.” | “T don’t care about that. You said something about your,contributing toward the expenses of furnishing the apartment. Eomichbooks.co