The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-02

One afternoon, returning from bust. ness, Phil found his abode empty and a note from hIs wife stating that she could not stand the existing status any longer. She bad gone Co live the rest of her life with her mother and would never return tc. hlm.
 Most men would hnve looked upun this Kicking of the matrimonial traces on the part of his running mate as a very serious matter aud would have gone after his wife to try to pacify her or to upbraid ter; but. as ] have said. Phil had an old mans head on a young mans shoulders He did unih Ing of the kind Rosallnd expected him to follow her and either beg for pardon or reptuach her Shc booked for hIm as soon as he had had time Co come after reaching home She kept her eyes nu the clock, watching the dragging minute hand. thinking ul times lHaI Us movement had rraSrd and every minute after Hhii had had ample time to reach her was one oi agony. she stood at window. vn"rc she could lunk 0ut uu ihr street and watch the clock at the same time. and every time she heard a foutfull ou ih' sidewalk her heart began Go beat iiEr a drum. The day died darkness fcli and no rcpcntant husband
 When her father came in hr was ln formed by his wife that their daughter had been driven out Of her home by brutal husband. He had "bcpn there himself when young man and did not take SO radical a view of thp mat ter. When his wife urged him Co seek Phil and either bring him Co reason or horSewhlp him he said:
 "l win have nothing Co do with the matter. and my advice Co you is Co keep out Of it yourself"
 For two days Mir. SCrimser held thc two women down-he said afterward lt was like sitting on the Id of boil- ing kettIe-and Then a terrible looking communication came for Mrs. Ormsly with an awful triplet of names in the left hand upper corner, "Crawshaw, BrinkerhofT & Snafield, Attorneys and Couuselors at Law" Rosalind col. lapsed. Her mother famed Der and put a smelling bottle under her nose Her father was not In the house.
 Finally the young wife started up and tore the envelope to tatters There was enough of the contents banging together to show that the firm had been retained by Philip Ormsly, her husband. to enter a suit against her for divorce on account Of assertion
 Mrs. Ormsby put a hat on her head wrong end forward jabhed a spike ln lt and In as quick time as she could get there was in the office of Messrs. Crawshaw. BrInkerhoff & Snafield. After sending iu her name she was ushered into the private office Of NIT SnafIeld. of whom she had heard her husband speak az one Of his acquaint- ances
 "I came to ask" she said, plucking up an appearance Of severity. "the m. ture of these proceedings for which you have been retained"
 Mir. Snaficld tapped a silver bell. \ hungry looking clerk with a complex ion as yellow as paper a century old came in and was instructed Co bring the papers "Tn re Ormsby versus OrmSby.'
 'I care nothing about the horrid pa pers." said the lady. knocked from her euuanimity at the mere mention of the "in re." 'I wish Co know whether this suit has actually been begun in the courts"
 "Our business ts very extensive re piled the lawyer. "It Is impossible for us to keep track of an our cases The papers will show
 "I wish an interview with my hus- band"
 An interview between you and the plaintiff can only be arranged with his consent and we have at present DO instructions on the subject, Meanwhile ----=z-----s---