The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-07-30

Mrs. B beg to announce that they
are now happily separated. and will be
pleased to receive their friends at their
respective residences - giving the
streets and numbers. There's unique
case for you"
The dolleries of this divorce business
are infinite What pretty little romances
may be conjured up from the dainty
word-pictures drawn by the calloused
lawyer! For examples:
L.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Fleiohtleioh
had just been divorced. There had
been no bitterness OF acrimony about
it. Mrs. Fleightleigh had brought the
suit on the ground of desertion and the
facility with which the greyhaired
Judge had granted the decree was
doubtless attributable in some measure
to the appealing glances cast at him
from the ladys blue eyes, that were as
big and round and soft as baby's.
Mr.. Fleightleigh had not contested the
suit. He only appeared in the court
room from curiosity and had MAIN
tanned a discreet imperturbability of
manner throughout the proceedings.
He was fain to acknowledge that the
briskness of the Courts method rather
took his breath away. He had not
been free man three minutes, and
yet the Judges, lawyers and spectators
were deep in the mysteries of another
case. He raised his eyebrows and
smiled rather queerly as his eX-wife
came toward the door of the court
room, looking very sweet and fragile
in her exquisite fawntinted Spring
costume.
Il beg your pardon. Edith" he whis-
pered, advancing to meet her. ''It was
awfully bad taste for me to come here.
| know; but could not help wishing to
to see the manner in which this mel
ancholy but of course entirely neces-
sary business was transacted
Mrs. Fleightleigh had drawn back a
little at first; but recovered her equi-
poise like the well-bred woman she was.
You had a right to be here if you
wished to, Archie" she replied, and
they passed into the corridor side by
side.
They walked slowly toward the ele-
yator, the lady's attorney following
few yards behind, with a decidedly
mystifed expression upon his parch-
ment-hued visage.
II.
The legally sundered pair reached
the street and stood. awkwardly
enough, upon the sidewalk, undecided
what to do. The embarrassing silence
was broken by Mr.. Fleightleigh, who
coughed once or twice and then said,
rather shamefacedly.
Edith, this our last day togeather,
apparently. We are an ideal couple
not TO be at daggers' points at this
moment. Let us make our final part
ing still more idealistic. LIE me treat
you to little luncheon and we will try
to make our separation as pleasant as
possible"
The former Mrs. Fleightleigh blush
ed like schoolgirl, "It's improper
I think" she replied, ''but you know
could never refuse you anything wher
you asked for it in that tone, Archie.
So, despite the gloomy episode in The
stuffy courtroom above, and just a
though no brooding phantom of dis
content had ever fallen across their
path, they strolled away, still side b.
side.
The lawyer, with a shrug of hi
shoulders, disappeared in the direction
of his office.
1t might have been the soup that len
the glorious sparkle to Mrs. Fleight
leigh's blue orbs and the shell-pinl
flush to her cheek, but it was fact no
to be doubted that she had never looke'
more audaciously pretty in her life
The ex-husband's flow of bright con
versation, too, was unusual. But nov
and then Mrs. Fleightleigh caught hir
looking across the table, with its fai
array of snowy damask and cut-glass
rather wistfully. Nor was it to be de
MED that the glorious blue orbs occa
sionly grew moist. But of course tina
was the high temperature of the room
When the meal was finished, MI
FIeightleigh leaned back in his chai
and began to draw on his brick-dus
kids-a present from his vis-a-vis tn
| preceding Christmas, if he remembers
| correctly. ''Well, sweetness he IT
marked, languidly, Its goodbye now
1 fancy"
The reply of sweetness" was who'll
irrelevant: ''Archie," she said so
emnly, "what splended fellow yo
can be when you choose. If it hadn
been for those nasty clubs and your ia
friends we might have been"
'Tushr' responded Archie, brutally
rising to his feet, 1.-The clubs wouldn
have mattered if it hadn't been f(
your beastly temper"
Then they left. The deferential waite
as he handed the lady her paraso
thought he heard a sound as of a sc
being stihed in delicate white throa
Or was it only one of the Cover
Rent pigeons cooling on the windows
outside?
".
The "fnal parting" took place {
Michigan avenue. up which thoroug
fare they had idly strolled with no pa
ticular object in view. Suddenly Arch
pulled up. Il suppose" he stamme
ed, Il might as we'll go now"
Mrs. Fleightleigh caught her breat
| cold cho opH hnr Vol