Dodge had been the first husband
of Mrs. Morse, and from him she had secured a divorce. A
proceeding to effect the annulment of her second marriage had
been begun on the ground that Dodge had never been legally
served with the papers in the original divorce case--in other
words, to establish the fact that she was still, in spite of
her marriage to Morse, the wife of Dodge. Dodge appeared in
New York and swore that he had never been served with any
papers. A well-known and reputable lawyer, on the other hand,
Mr. Sweetser, was prepared to swear that he had served them
personally upon Dodge himself. The matter was sent by the
court to a referee. At the hour set for the hearing in the
referee's office, Messrs. Hummel and Steinhardt arrived early,
in company with a third person, and took their seats with
their backs to a window on one side of the table, at the head
of which sat the referee, and opposite ex-Judge Fursman,
attorney for Mrs. Morse. Mr. Sweetser was late. Presently he
appeared, entered the office hurriedly, bowed to the referee,
apologized for being tardy, greeted Messrs.
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