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Show FEE WORTH WAITING FOR. Thousands Instead of Hundreds Paid David B. Henderson by His Oiateful Clients. David D Henderson's early professional profes-sional experiences were not matorl.il-1) matorl.il-1) different from those of most young !aw)ers. Finally ho was retained In an estate caso which Involved largo Interests The future speaker was mighty hard up, and ho was seriously thinking of asking the heirs to pay his bill, which ho had never rondered He was meditating whether to charge them $200 or $300, when one of tho heirs, representing them all, stepped briskly Into his offico nnd, taking out a roll of $500 bills, said "Mr Henderson, Hen-derson, I want to pay your bill," and commenced laying down these $500 bills until ho had $2,500 before tho astonished )oung lawyer Looking up at Mr. Henderson, tho heir said "Is that enough?" And tho law)er, with that self possession which subsequently subsequent-ly made him famous, calmly said' "Peel off nnother ono and we will call It squaro "Harper's Weokly |