Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-06

want 1t nice hotel!-Or me mousse |!
OR an apartment?-or maybe q
boarding-hous How long DO
you make 8 residence?
"Six months"
mo longer?"
"Not q minute"
Take a fine house. den. got some
beauties Just vacated 49,.
"For a year?-ro thanks"
"Au the leases in Reno run for six
months only"
well, I'd like to look around a lit
tie first"
Good. Don't forget US. You come
out here for six months. You want
maybe a good quick divorce-yes?
THE quickest can get"
do you want it confidential? or
very nice and no!sy?"
What's that?"
I'VE are press agents and also sup
press agents. Some likes 'em one
way, some likes 'em anudder. Wen
do you want it,"
'Quick and quiet"
.Painless divorce is our speciality
II you pay me an adyence deposi
now, l file your claim de minute De
train stops and your own wife don't
know you're divorced"
I'm think 1t 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
nile. MI. Baumann descended upon
Mallory, who was just finishing his
shave. Laying his hand on Maliory's
arm, he began:
"Excoose, pleass. Can ! At you out
Wit nice divorce?
Divorce? me! - that's good,
laughed Mallory at the vision OF It.
Then sudden idea struck him. 1t
took no great genius to see that MIR.
Baumaun 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 I q Justice
Of the pcaces?"
Mallory put out his hand in vel.
come: then new anxiety chilled.
him. He had license for Chicago.
but Chicago was far away: do
need license in Nevada?"
"Why shouldn't your" said Mr.. Bau.
mann. Don't all sorts of things got
to have a license in Nevada, saloons.
husbands. dogs"
"How could / get one?" Mallory
asked as he went on dressing.
Amt 7 got few VT me? DO you
want to get nice re-marriage H.
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? An, see
you want to marry a nice diyorcee
lady in R.r-reno?"
"She isn't IN Keno and sne mas
never been married. either"
This simple statement seemed to
astound Mr.. Baumann:
"A betcheller marry maiden!-in
Reno!-oi. OF. OF! 1t hasn't been
done yet, but It might be-"
Mallory looked him over and a
twinee OF distaste disturbed him:
"You furnish the license. but-er-ah
lis there any chance OF a clergyman
"a Christian clergyman-being at the
.station?"
"Vy do you want It cloigyman?
Can't I do 1t Just as good? Or nice
fat alderman l can get your"
Mallory pondered: Il don't think
she'd like anything but clergyman"
we'll" Baumann confessed. "a, lady
is liable to be particular about her
foist marriage. Anyway l sell you dc
!iicense."
"lAll right"
Mr.. Baumann whipped out q port.
folio full OF documents. and as he
searched them. philosophical: "A
man ought always to carry good mar
riage license. It might be: he should
need 1t in a hurry He took a large
iron seal from his side-pocket and
stamped the paper and then. with
Mountain pen poised, pleaded: vat 10
the names, pleass!"
Not 80 loud" Mallory whispered.
Baumann put his finger to his nose
wisely: II see. 1t is confidential
marriage. Sit down once"
When he had asked Mallory the
necessary questions and taken his Zee,
he passed over the document BY
which the sovereign state OF Nevada
eraciously permitted two souls to be
made more or less one In the eyes OF
the law.
Here you are" said Mr.. Baumsnn:
."Vit dat you can get married anyVere
in Nevada"
Mallory realized that Nevada wouto
be q thing of the past in few hours
more and he asked:
Its no good in Californian"