Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-10-02 | Page 3 | He Called the Bluff

HE CALLED THE BLUFF Buffalo Bufalo Commercial A 4 former New York belle whose marriage fifteen years ago created a n sensation WAS w a recently ordered by b a aParis Paris court to t pay J in settlement of oC disputed bills for frocks She he had re refused refused fused to lo pay on the ground that they the did not fit tit The lady do as well with that plea as a certain did several years ago This rIds gentleman lost patience with a famous ladies tailor in Paris who had failed to make a decently fitting gown for tor his our friends wife After Alter several wearisome and anil many annoying incidents the tailor was told that the costume was a hopeless misfit and would not be accepted When suit was brought to recover the price of he the dress a distinguished American lawyer who then had an office in Paris Pari urged his irate In e fellow countryman to settle on the best terms possible You will get no favor perhaps little justice jus justice justice tice as a a wealthy foreigner in a French court Pay now and save money Not a cent said the He had plenty of time and would at al least give the eminent tailor a good goodrun goodrun goodrun run for his money in the courts More Moreover Moreover over no verdict that he qan oan get will wiH compensate him for the damage that will be done his professional reputation reputation reputation tion by the evidence that will be made public in the trial As a matter of fact the cose cae never came to trial The plaintiff suddenly withdrew the complaint and proceed proceedings proceedings ings lup ended And so sd s tickled was tote the American lawyer by his clients cour courage courage courage age and success in standing out against imposition of this sort in Paris that he refused to present any bill for fair his own services