The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-13

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expresBnnal j deliver Fem to your
address.-ye6f We're iss itsS
z Il hhyen't.gotiapy yet"
ALSO + am addressman. Do you
want IT a nice hotels--or fine houseg
-or an apartmenty-or maybe a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES How long do
you make resIdenceI"
six months"
"No louger?'
Not a minute"
Take a fine house, den. got some
beauties Just vacated"
For year?--no thanks"
IAN the leases in Reno run for six
months only"
"Well. I'd Ike to look around 1T.
tie first tf'iF
Good. Don't torser US. You come
out here for six months. You want
maybe a good quick divoree-yes?"
1.-THE quickest / can get"
DO you want It contidentalY or
very nice and noisy?"
Wnhts tnat!
I've are press agents and also sup.
press agents. Some likes 'em one
way, some likes 'em anudder. Vich
do you want IT,"
quick and quiet"
painless divorce is our specially.
II. you pay me an adyence deposit
now, ] file your claim de minute de
train stops and your own wife don't
know you're divorced"
IN think It over" said Wellington.
rising with resolution.
Don't forget US. Baumann and
Blumen. Satisfaction guaranteed or
your wife refunded. Avoid substi.
toots." And then. seeing that he could
not extract any cash from Little Jim.
mie, Mr.. Baumann descended upon
Mallory. who was just finishing his
shave: Laying his hand on Mallory's
arm. he began: ,fIsiS
"Exroose. pleass. Can fit you out
Wit nice divorce?' ~ no. Y
Divorce? = me! = that's good
laughed Mallory at the vision. OF 1t.
Then sudden idea struck him. II
took no great genius to see that Mr..
Baumann was not clergyman, but
there were other marriers 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 license for Chicago
but Chicago was far away: "Do /
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
asked as he went on dressing.
"Atnt got few Wit me? Do you
want to get nice re.marriage II.
cense?" " ,a
"Remarriage?-huh," he looked
round, and. seeing that no one else
was near: 81 haven't taken the first
step yet"
Mfr. Baumann iaved hts hands in
one another: "a betchelor? All. see
you want to marry a nice divorce
lady In R.r.reno?"
"she isn't in Reno and she has
never been married. either"
This simple statement seemed to
astound Mr.. Baumann:
- "A betcheller marry = maiden!-in
Reno!-oi, Of. OF! Tt hasn't been
done yet. but 1t might be-" -''H
Mallory looked him over and Q
twinge of distaste disturbed him:
"You furnish the license, but-er-ah
is there any chance OF clergyman
"a Christian clergyman-beingHat the
station?"
IVY do you want II a cloigyman!
Can't l do It just as good? Ora nice
fDt alderman can get your"
Mallory pondered: ~ don't think
she'd like anything but clergyman
"Vell," Baumann confessed. "a lad!
is liable to be particular about her
foist marriage. Anyway sell you dc
license"
"All right"
Mr.. Baumann whipped out port
folio full OF documents, and as he
searched them. philosophical: "A
man ought always to carry a good mar
rage license.r 1t might be he shoulc
need itcin a,hurry" took a large
iron seal from his side-pocket anc
stamped the paper and then, wifi
fountain pen poised, pleaded: wat l.
the names. pleass?"
mot so loud!" Mallory whispered
Baumann put his finger to his nose
wisely: 81 see. It is a confidential
marriage. Sit down once"
When he had asked Mallory thu
necessary questions and taken his fee
he passed over the document by
which the sovereign state OF Nevada
graciously permitted two souls to bt
made more or less one in the eyes o.
the law.
Here you are" said Mr. Baumann
"Ytt dat YOU can get married aRyYert