Show TW T W dwir r ar 40 THE LAWYER S EASIEST FEE 40 www how he made money and at the same time pleased a cranky farmer client speaking of fees sala sale the country lawyer I 1 well remember the easiest J one I 1 ever earned the trouble began at one of the usual saturday night abc eions when bill jones and abe smith who had been at logger heads for some time began bidding on an old fish crate the box gasn wasn t worth a single dollar but the bidding ran up a nickel at a time i antil it was finally knocked down to smith for 3 25 hold on says jones I 1 bid 3 25 on that crate myself and I 1 intend to have it then they had a squabble over it but smith paid the money loaded the box on his big wagon and drove home about two days afterward jones came into my office hello said he I 1 ve got a job for you you was down to the auction saturday and saw me bid on that fish box now I 1 want that box and I 1 in tend to have it if it cost me do you think you could get it tor for mea I 1 guess so I 1 replied how much R ill III it cost 9 be he says about 25 says I 1 with that he planked down the cash and I 1 told him to come in again in ili a couple of days As soon as he was gone I 1 hitched up and drove out to smith s farm I 1 was in the ansur ance business too in those days and smith smiths s insurance had about expired smith was home and I 1 told him that I 1 had come out to look over the build ings as I 1 supposed he wanted to re new the insurance he said he did so we walked about I 1 kept my eyes open and pretty ron I 1 saw the fish box ha I 1 excia med the very thing I 1 want what s thata he asked achy why that box oh that old fish crate I 1 nearly got into a row over that thing and I 1 just bought it to spite jones what will you tale tal e tor for it ita I 1 in quiren well I 1 gave 3 25 for it and you can have it at that figure load it in I 1 said and the mon ays eys ey s yours I 1 took it to my office and put it I 1 in n the back room A couple of days later jones walked in well what luel 9 he inquired I 1 have it I 1 replied where in the bad room there I 1 said pointing to it Is there any more to pay no that will be ail right I 1 said well sir I 1 would have spent before I 1 would have been beaten said jones as he walked out carry ng the box and smiling bis his complete satis fac tion new york sun |