Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-03

SIR Philips face had become like dead
mans Issued by the supreme judicial court
of Utah, it says on them; but there il no such
court, and as for the seal, keep it in this little
drawer. Besides, II there were such court,
and its genuine seal were stamped on decree
Of divorce, it would amount 10 nothing when
both parties live in this state Our state
makes its own DEGREES. Utah DEGREES or the
DEGREES of any foreign state or territory are
void here. Your wife is Curran's wife yet.
She is as much married 10 him today rs she
ever was
"How am to know but that you are lying
TO meF'
4. The attorney handed him over file of
letters with a shrug Of his shoulders. You
need not wade through them all, the last is
conclusive think you will agree with me-"
Mn GIDpEGs-DeaT Sir--I received this morn
ing the divorce from the supreme judicial court
of Utah, and you will find inclosed draft for
the second half Of the $500 agreed upon OF
course have TO rely wholly on your assurance
that my divorce is complete, and that have
right to resume my maiden name. thank you
for the quiet way in which you have have man
aged it. did not suppose 1t could be done 80
easily. | only wonder Mr. Curran has taken it
30 calmly, he seemed almost Wild when / first
left him Yours gratefully,
BERTHA ELLEGswORTH
Yes, there was no doubt about it. IL was
Berthas handwriting; no forgery could havo
deceived her lovers eyes How little she
fancied he would ever be reading it over, and
cursing the first hour he ever looked on her
dear face lilo watched the attorney put IL
back on file again. IL seemed II desc ration
to lay one of her notes in the stained, tin
box, with the ignoblo company of lying and
suppliant letters.
'sShe seems to have relied completely on
hot ha~
would be good. Philip tried to speak calmly
to this man, who held his darling's fate III
the hollow of his hand but his voice trem-
bled, and almost broke.
"You are not wcll,' exclaimed the lawyer,
and no opened another drawer in his desk
and drew ont square shaped, yellow colored
bottle Take swallow OF this
Philip clutched it eagerly. He thought
now he could understand how "a man might
want to drown all pride and sense in drunk
enness He poured the crude stuff down his
parched throat ms if it We're water. One
swallow was not enough, nor were two, but
when he set the bottle upon the table at last,
the lawyer resumed:
And 50 it would have been good, nine
times out Of ten, good enough to make all
parties concerned comfortable. \ document
is a document to most people, a seal is n seal.
AS O man lhlnketn so Is he. IdrtieS divorced
by my fiat alone remarIy and raise children,
and are as happy and clear of conscience as
if they were not committing sin every
hour of their lives, unless it happens to come
OUT
This has come out suppose, and Lockout
is all agog with it." Philips heart stopped
beating while he waited for his answer
''No, my dear sir, another mistake; no one
under heaven knows of it but me- and you
now.n Breton must have taken him for a
fool.
Philip started from his chair like light
ming "Thank God, then Bertha is safe yet"
But Giddings attempted to look very stern.
Did you suppose | made out that complaint
for nothingi She is rich ana beautiful and
proud, no doubt, but the same law hangs
over her as the rest of us. No one knows of
her crime yet, but before the sun sets" the
attorney rose, and cautiously put the table
between himself and his guest, whose eyes
seemed to him to CLEAN dangerously, but
before the sun SETS" he continued, watching
the other closely, ian officer with warrant
will call at your front door"
Philip lifted his chair high in air, and
brought it down like trip hammer where
had stood. But the agile attorney
had lodged aside and left the chair to break
into splinters over the table