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The young lawyer started to refuse to touch the case until he saw--or did Zora adroitly make him see?--a chance for eventual political capital They went over the matter carefully, and the lawyer acquired a respect for the young woet an injunction on the cotton--then go to court" And to insure the e

Colonel Cresswell next day stalked angrily into his lawyers' office

"See here," he thundered, handing the lawyer the notice of the injunction

"See the Judge," began the lawyer, and then remee

He inquired carefully into the case and examined the papers Then he said: "Colonel Cresswell, who drew this contract of sale?"

"The black girl did"

"Impossible!"

"She certainly did--wrote it in hty well done"

"You mean it will stand in law?"

"It certainly will There's but one way to break it, and that's to allegeon your part"

Cressinced It was not pleasant to go into open court and acknowledge hiro; but several thousand dollars in cotton and land were at stake

"Go ahead," he concurred

"You can depend on Taylor, of course?" added the lawyer