The Dolores star., 1912-02-09


You are q dog" Lawyer Gooch vas
silent under the imputatlon.
You handle" continued the visitor.
all the various qualifications OF bust
ed.up connubiality. You are surgeon.
We might say. who extracts Cupid's
darts when he shoots 'em into the
wrong parties. You furnish patent In.
candescent lights for premises where
the torch Of Hymen has burned so low
you can't light cigar at II. Am !
right. Mr.. Gooch7"
Il have undertaken cases." said the
lawyer. guardedly. in the line to
which your ngurative speech seems to
refer. Do you wish to consult me pro
fessionaily. Mr.. -" The lawyer
paused. with significance.
mot yet" said the other. with an
arch wave OF his cigar. not just yet.
Let us approach the subject with the
caution that should have been used In
the original act that makes this pow
WOW necessary. There exists mat.
rimonial tumble to be Strengthened
out. But before give you names |
want your honest-well, anyhow, your
professional opinion on the merits OF
the mix.up want you to size up the
he-abstractly-you under.
stand? I'm Mr.. Nobody; and I've got
q story to tell you. Then you say
what's what Do you get my wire
less,
You want to state a hypothetical
case?" suggested Lawyer Gooch.
That's the word was after. 'Apoth-
ecary' was the best shot could make
at It in my mind. The hypothetical
goes. I'll state the case. Suppose
there's . woman-a deuced fine-look-
ing woman-who has run, away from
her husband and home? She's badly
mashed on another man who went tn
her town to work up some real estate
business. Now, we may as we'll call
this womans husband Thomas r. Bill.
ings. for that's his name. I'm giving
you straight tips on the cognomens.
The Lothario chap Is Henry X. Jessup.
The Billingses lived In a little town
called Susanville-a good many miles
from here. Now. Jessup leaves Su-
sanville two weeks ago. The next
day Mrs. Billings follows him. She's
dead gone on this man Je-sup; you
can bet your law library on that"
Lawyer Goochs client said this with
such unctuous satisfaction that even
tbs calious lawyer experienced a
slight ripple Of repulsion. He now
saw clearly IN his fatuous visitor the
conceit Of tho lady.killer. the egoistic
complacency Of the successful trifer.
Nov" continued the visitor. sup
pose this Mrs. Billings wasn't happy at
home! Well say she and her husband
didn't gee worth . cent They've got
incompatibility to burn. The things
she likes Billings wouldn't have rs a
gift with trading stamps. It's Tabby
and Rover with them all the time
She's an educated woman In science
and culture. and she reads things out
loud at meetings. Billings Is not so.
He don't appreciate progress and ODE
lisks and ethics, and things OF that
sort. Old Billings IL simply blink
when II comes to such things. The
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incompauoi"'s. Sa,a
0ooch. IN uhdoao'ediy 'ne s'u'.e VI
much marital discord anu u'napp'
ness "here IL " pos't',e'y pIoN. ,
divorce Souid Seem 10 De '"e e'.''.o
remedy. are you-racuss me-. .n's
man Jessup one 70 ~hom 'he '"d' i""'
ssie'y IuS' her i''u'e'
oh. you can bet on Iessup' ss,d
the client. with . cohhdent ~as OF MS
head "Jessups all right heI 90
the square tnins' why ne 'e'' susan
Vile Just TO Keep people from taking
ABOUT NIT bi'iihss. bu' she 'o'osea
him up. ana now. OF course neil SUCK
70 her' When hhe sets oiaorce' a"
ie9aI ana proper. Jessup VIII 90 'ne
proper thins'
And now, said Lawyer oooch