The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-21
What About Seatt1e's Prominent Citizens Who
Are In "Cahoots" With Greedy Boof

scratching to get hold of the money
There Ia nothing quite NO danger
Qua. in this courts opinion. 10 do
nestle happiness, as living at fash
ionahle and high priced hotels uu-
der financial strain. This court
advises the plaintiff aud the de
PENDANTS to move out into the sub.
urhs and start a modest home. Come |
out 20 Fremont where live. You'll |
find u isn't half bad. and families
Eet along all right out there. It's
the simple life that'a needed In
about half OF the divorce eases that
come before this court Now I hope
You two will get together and make
up"
So saying. Judge Frater de-
seended from the bench and retired
TO his chambers.
by the window. blinking out
over the sound through his tears,
stood Charles r. Smith. prosperous
ciEnr-Htoro proprietor. biz OF
stature. big OF heart. and much at
fected. he had admitted to the court
that he now resided A. the stander
hotel. and that himself aud hts wife
had always spent all he made. no
matter what the amount might be
Il was because hiA wife was ex-
trayagant. he said
At tho table. With her handksr-
chief 60 her eyea. sat pretty little
Mrs. Smith. who admitted that she
had always had an allowance 81
SIS a month 20 run her flat OF pay
the board bin AZ hotels and $40 a
month for her clothing. bat she
complained that her husband waa
"stlney." that she had not a thing
on earth 20 wear. and could not
clothe herself befittluK her social
position with the money her hua-
band gave her.
That the two had once been fooi-
ishly fond Of each other they both
admitted. and that both we're mia
cradle over the present aituation
was evident
You two folks get together aud
make ap.s Judge Frazier had adj
viued "Cut cut the hon ton apart
msut houses and lead the simple
life Then You'll BE- happy
The two looked At each other
aud a reconciliation was imminent,
But interested parties. whom the
| court had termed interfering ele-
msuts. saw the danger Little MFe
/ Smiths arm vas taken Ia the firm
grasp 81 woman who had sworn
that II she had a husband who was
as sfinKy a. Charles Smith then she
would not live with him ten min
utes This woman led the weeping
plaintiff from the room and began
10 remind her of the wrongs she
had suffered the hat she Nure
had been made over three summers
hoW the black silk gown she nos
had on was the second best of
three more she had a. home. and
hoN her husband had once been
too pcnurioua 20 Riiow her more
than SIS fer Easter finery.
Half aullsuiy the husband fol-
lowed Beside bin trutted a moth
erly old soul with Whlte hair. who
sware that the smiths we're br'h
hea friends and that the pair had No
business on earth In the divorce
courts
you will Try 70 make up with
Edith. won't you Chariss9. she
pleaded. and Charles bllnked again.
his chin trembling
+ Down the stairs and out across
/ the court house lawn the procession
moved. many curious spectators IN
I is wake
Once the wife looked over her
shoulder and the husband took a
quick step forward but Just then
there was a determined jerk az The
wife's arm. and the reconciliation
vas at least temporarily averfed
Charles smith had testified that
IN the beginning OF their married
life his wife had begun by going
through HE pockets az night and
apprupriatlnR all bis small change.
and that because he thought It
"cute" ho had laughed and let her
have her plumber for pin money.
aAnd she can do u again II she
wants to said he a. he aaw her
urged on at the foot ~ the hill.
~ she'll only come back 70 me
lnow. maybe I can get her 20 help
me build a little home somewhere.
That suggestion Of the judges went
lrtraight home It's the simple life
we need. and am going TO nv nj
mighty hard 20 get Edith away from
those meddlera II can only DO II
In believe this simple life PROPOSE
ltlon can save u.s."
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