Adjournment in view to amicable settlement or for other cause

If it appears likely that the parties will settle the matter amicably, or for any other sufficient cause, the village court may adjourn the hearing to a day to be fixed in the presence of the parties, or in cases in which the defendant does not appear, in the presence of the plaintiff. If, on such day, the parties or any of them fail to appear, the village court may proceed to dispose of the suit in one of the modes prescribed in that behalf by sections 30 and 31, or make such other order as it thinks fit.