The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-30
We'll. in the foist place
"The foist place. Ell? You're from

New YORK.
Yes, oritchinally. How did you
know it? By my fashionable cloth
ink?"
yes" laughed Wellington. But
you say need you. How?"
well, you've got maybe some beg
getch. some trunks-yes?"
yes"
We'll, in the foist place. am an
expressman. l deliver 'em to your
address-yes? We're ISIS it?'
81 haven't got any yet
also | am addressman. Do you
want it nice hotel?-or fine house?
or an apartment?-or maybe a
clearinghouse ?-yes? How long do
you make residence?'
"Six months
"No longer?"
"Not a minute"
Take a fine house, den. got some
beauties just, vacated"
For a year?-no thanks"
"All the leases in Reno run for six
months only"
"Well, I'd like to look around lit
tie first"
Good. Don't forser us. You come
out here for six months. You want
maybe a good quick divorce-yes?
1.-The quickest l can GET
do you want it confidential? or
very nice and noisy?"
whats that?"
I've are press agents and also sup
press agents. Some likes EN- one
way, some likes 'em anudder. Vich
do you want it,"
"Quick and quiet
painless divorce is our speciality.
If you pay me an advence deposit
now, l file your claim de minute de
train stops and your own wife don't
know you're divorced"
"IIl think it over" said Wellington,
rising with resolution.
Don't forget us. Baumann and
Blumen Satisfaction guaranteed or
your wife refunded. Avoid subst1-
toots" And then, seeing that he could
not extract any cash from Little jim
mic, Mr.. Bauman1 descended upon
Mallory, who was just finishing his
shave. Laying his hand on Mallory's
arm, he began:
"Excoose, pieass. Can / fit you out
Wit a nice divorce?"
Divorce? - me! that's good"
laughed Mallory at the vision OF it.
Then a sudden idea struck him. 1t
took no great genius to see that Mr..
Baumann was not clergyman, but
there were other marrlers to be had.
You don't perform marriages, do
your" he asked
Mr. Baumann drew himself up:
who says | don't? Amt l justice
of the peaces?"
Mallory put out his hand in wei.
come: then new anxiety chilled
him. He had a license for Chicago,
need license in Nevada?"
"Why shouldn't you?" said Mr.. Bau-
mann. Don't all sorts of things got
to have license in Nevada, saloons,
husbands, dogs"
"How could l get one?" Mallory
oGhSu CS lac "Cill Oll w CSoAA0.
"Ain't got few Wit me? Do you
want to get a nice re-marriage Ii
cense?"
"Re-marriage?-huh!" he looked
round, and, seeing that no one else
was near: II haven't taken the first
step yet"
Mr.. Baumann laved his hands in
one another: "a betchelor? All, see
you want to marry nice divorce
lady in R-r-reno?"
"Ste isn't in Reno and she has
never been married, either"
This simple statement seemed to
astound Mr.. Baumann:
"a betcheller marry maideH.-in
Reno!-oi, OF, OF! 1T hasn't been
done yet, but it might be-
Mallory looked him over and a
twinge of distaste disturbed him:
you furnish the license, but-er-ah
lis there any chance OF clergyman
"a Christian clergyman-being ct the
station?"
''Vy do you want it cloigyman?
Can't do it just as good? Or nice
fat alderman I can get your"
Mallory pondered: Il don't think
she'd like anything but clergyman %
"Vell," Baumann confessed, "a lady
is liable to be particular about her
foist marriage. Anyway l sell you de
license"
'All right"
Mr.. Baumann whipped out port.
folio full of documents, and as he
searched them, philosophical: "a
man ought always to carry good mar
rage license. It might be he should
need it in hurry" He took large
iron seal from his side-pocket and
stamped the paper and then, with
fountain pen poised, pleaded: Vat is
the names, pleass?"
mot so loud!" Mallory whispered.
Baumann put his finger to his nose,
wisely: Il see, it is a confidential
marriage. Sit down once"
When he had asked Mallory the
necessary questions and taken his fee,
he passed over the document by
which the sovereign state of Nevada
graciously permitted two souls to be
locc ann II, tho ouoc 0f