The daily Alaskan., 1913-04-02
ORMSBY
 VERSUS ORMSBY
By MARY BLOCHWELDER


 mly with her husband; lf g mmu more suited to her taste should come along and have access to her, her love for Che former would lall before the at- fractions of Che latter As Co her icay. Ing Che man she has married for Che one she hadn't married, that was a matter or principle. Her love she could not control but sue could act as she pleased.
 He went further than this uo be. Iicycd thut woman might be drawn away from her husband by an ideal OF imaginary lover Ormsby had married a wife who seemed to love him 0s wei. as be could desire. Instead of letting well enough alone be concluded go experiment upon her Disgusting hH hand. be wrote her love letter pur porting to be from one whom she did not know. He told her that hc had loved her from the time when she was a Utllc girl though an Che while from a distance. lie would not for Che world make himself known, for such a course after having written her o. hIs love would bo iucNcusat.r. He admitted that he had no right to even inform hor anonymously. of his pas sion. Uc simply couldn't help iL
 Ormsby mailed Che letter to hIs wife SO lhut she wouId get lt when he was not at home He argued that if Ha. were not captIvUtcd by this unbnown lover-u woman dotes on mystery she would ut once turn the letter over Co him Co read. If she yielded Co thg siren song she would keep it Co her aaIf An depended on this drst im pulse He hoped thag she would show hIm the letter as soon as hr arrived at home after she had received lJ. ii she did not. she could gradually h' brought under the spell
 When Ormsby went home that even. ing from business bis wife met him at che doo-. as usual, for thc accustomed marital kiss. But she said nothing about the letter He felt a sudden chII about che heart. lt is singular that we should wish to know what win give us pain when iu ignorance we would bc happy. Here was man try ing to win his wife away from h.m self by means 0l m ImuH.uary loNer and when won Hc womb hr miserable Mrs OmsDy did uot appear cmbar nssod or rIglod OF depressed or mys. uHed. She was simply hg woman le had ret. n Che morning
 OrmsDy wrote another letter Co his wife from her unknown lover pretend. me to bc much ast down 0t having addressed her, and begged laHt she would forgive hEm Io signed u..i- uous name aud gave uu address where u reply could be sent Bur if she did not think it proper Jo send reply ho would be oD..eud Go hn content uH.. Ing to her l0rg.yiug ugUre
 Mrs OrmsHy did uor reply ,1 tMs note she simply Ignored il Her hos baud G.d mot notice amy cuuuse Iu her. She GlI uUt seem dreamy 0r iaeaadHi. sg.a OF depressed or elevated But sae mId nothing Go him about lhc letters uc concluded to try hnr once more. and ir she dld not yield Go his persuasive cnIslIcs he would abandon tbcut,empr confess what be had done and te0 nar how pleased hu was tlNt she had a.s- proved his theory
 One day not long after ta9 sending nt this third letter be received letter from am attorney stating tbat ho uho attorncy was about Co bring suit against him ou behalf of client for aueuaung the affections oG said clients wife. If he chose Co compromise Che suit S2OO0O damages would he acccpt ed. and much domestic bitterness would Uc avoided The name oG Che complain amt was not given.
 Ormsby was tHuudowuunN There was just one person m thc world who might have cause to bgIug such a suit and thrs aTaIr had occurred before OrmsDy bad been married g0uId it be possible that che woman. having Quarralcd with her husband. bud said things Co him to make trouble: When Ormsby went home that afternoon the shoe was on thg other foot He and mot his wife was under fire He was mciJum and that night slept but little One thing he rcrraIucd from d00ng-hc said nothing to his wife about the threatened suit
 The next day he teIephoncd the ate torucy from whom he had received tbc note asking what il meant He found Che plaintiffs counsel very rcucent. the man simply stating that the affair would be better hushcd up by 70 com- promise of damages OrmsDy asked Che name Of the com, almur but the latter would only give tin uis office. SO m appointment was made for n o'clock thc next morning
 When Ormsby met Che attorney hc was surprised 10 meet am old friend
 What's the uame? asked the de. fendwt
 "Ormsby"
 "Omsby, What OrmsbyT
 "Frcdcrl.l D."
 At that moment Mrs. Ormsby stepped h.0 the roon, laughing, and continued Dhe information
 "FrcdcrirH D Ormsby sues Frederick D OrmsDy Cor attempting Co aIlcna,c the affections of bis wife"