The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
APPLICATION
FOR DIVORCE"
By the Wife's Attorney.

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| believe have openly declared that
after studying Il face for five minutes |
could index the owners chief character
isticS without mistake. The Davis fam
lily knew of this fad of mine and on two
or three occasions had put me to the test
aHd been obliged to admit that my de
dn' ions We're correct.
| was away in the west when Henry
Wilbur and Ethel Davis became ac-
quaintcd. Nor did l see the young man
until after they became engaged. had
made call at the house on a business
matter with the father when got my
first sight Of Wilbur. If | had been
prcjudeed at all up to that moment. ii
was i'll his favor. as Mr.. Davis had SpO-
ken Of him in the highest terms, and the
mother had seemed we'll pleased at the
daughters prospects. | was not only dis
appointed, but almost shocked at what
| read OF the young mans character
through Il brief study of his face. give
you the notes rs wrote them down
when left the house:
First.-A violent temper, easily aroused
by opposition.
Second. Disposition to find fault and
tyrannize.
Thi.d.-Incapable of deep or lasting
affection,
Fourth.-Latent animal fcrocty, which.
if aroused, would make him utterly re.
galdlcsS of consequences and a danger
Gus foe,
Had the family been blood relations of
mine doubt il | should have given them
a hint of my conclusions. There are pen
ty Of men in all professions who make it
a rule to mind their own affairs. but with
lawyers it is the rule and not the cXccp.
ton. Nevertheless. while it was in no
sense matter to concern me, it was
fact that was deeply concerned
firmly believed that the girls life would
be wrecked by the marriage even if some
terrible tragedy did not grow out of il TO
cast shadow over all Time after time
| called up the lovers face as | sat in
the Office or AT home and went over the
features again to be sure that had made
no mistake. Forehead. eyes. nose. mouth.
lips and chin were plain before me as
closed my eyes. but | could not read
them in any other way than as | set them
down al first.
Although invited to the wedding as
friend of the family, ! am what is termed
an old mos back and am seldom seen in
dress coat and white tie. | doubt if
| should have been there but for my de
sire To give Henry Wilbur another
chance. | wanted to read his face again
and find that | had been mistaken | had
been introduced to him months before
but he did not remember me, and in the
crush and crowd | did not seek to jog his
memory. ! went over that face in re-
pose, and ! studied ii as excitement made
the features play, and | almost groaned
in despair | could not change my opin-
ion in one particular. 1t was Joyous
occasion for bride and groom ana parents
and friends-for all but me. When the
clergyman had pronounced them man and
wife, | slipped out of the house and went
home, and wondered en- route how soon
Ethel would come to me with her ap
plicaton for divorce. That she would
make application within six months at
the furthest felt as sure of the fact
that | had just seen her married
A wedding trip and a honeymoon last
ing about six weeks. and then | WAS sent
for The young wife had story of
u
ty to tell. She had even feared for her
life. The husbands love had cooled in Il
week and within month he had dc
clarcd that he hated her. She couldn't
make it out, and the father and mother
were as full of wonder as of Indignation.
but had read it all in his face long be-
fore. An application for divorce was
promptly filed, and the Davis family left
Al
while matters were pending.
month later | had some business to
transact with John Davis who had met
with an accident and could not come 10
town, and one afternoon | took the train
for his suburban station. The cars wcic
crowded. and found a seat beside
young man whose face did not sean I'M
til quarter of an hour later Then, to
my great surprise, | recognized him as
Henry Wilbur. For n minute or two
was in doubt whether he world identity
me or not, but then | saw that my face
had passed from his memory | surIl
but earnestly studied his face anew. and
| found changes. The fcrocity wAioh
had SET down rs latent in my other >tgd-
les had become active. For yoGng
man and Il fairly good looking man he
had more of the wolf IN his look than !
had ever met with before. The glaam
in his eyes and the set Of bis lip, ne
trayed the workings of wicked. mcgci
less heart, and | believe that dog
would have interpreted that lock aud
shrunk away from it in fear On his lar
he held small vaise and H> ttr con
ductor took up his ticket ! noticed that
he was bound for the same station rs
myself My first thought was thal bo
might be going down to endeayor ,n
smooth matters over with the ,,uus
wife but second look into his eye sat
islied me that he was bent on different
errand | felt it my duty to secure an
information possible and therefore made
friendly advances. He was civil, uAt
not communicative. but ut length. rs l.
angered at my persistency and unahlc
to keep his secret longer, he finally sait:
NO, | don't take any interest in p0i
ties, and never read Il line of war EC'ES.
have something on my mind of mere
Importance to me. The person who drags
me before the public and holds me up 90
rdicule has got to pay for it,"
"You are being maligned, tlenT' !
qucred.
"What do you think of a wife, he
began, as his eyes flashed and his fps
hissed out the words-"what do you think
of wife-who-who"-
"WhatY' | asked.