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Tarbell's desk, upon which he sat himself down in a position which Mrs. Tarbell had formerly considered very undignified; but now she could not help feeling that it was really a legal attitude. She looked up with a smile, and then, though with a little shame, displayed the precipe. "Well, that's good," said Mr. Juddson. "Accident case, I suppose. What is it?
John, what became of the papers in Muggins and Bylow? I gave them to you." Mrs. Tarbell, deeply mortified, resumed her occupation, and completed the precipe by writing the words, "Tarbell, pro plff." Mr. Juddson's papers were found for him, under his nose, and he was beginning to say that he was going out to lunch, when the enormity of his conduct made itself apparent to him.
Death, and damages for the widow? for I see there are no children, or was the plaintiff herself the victim of the accident? Your sex has finally decided to stand by you, it seems." "I shan't send out the writ just yet," said Mrs. Tarbell, blushing. "I was wanted to see how the precipe would look. I must see the plaintiff again, I think, before I advise her definitely to sue." "Hasn't she a case?"
"And I never knew who I was talking to!" grumbled Mecutchen disgustedly. A quarter of an hour later, when Mr. Juddson returned to his office, Mrs. Tarbell was engaged in drawing up a paper which ran as follows: Issue summons in case returnable the first Monday in May, 1883. TARBELL, pro plff. It was a precipe for a writ. "Alexander!" said Mrs.
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