Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-17

standing so far distant one foot and
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f@o@N half from her elbow.
up3HXSu The other members Of the Divorce Col
u<yS ysAb onv who were seated at their Round Table,
U& U MH breezily stirring the dining-room atmOs-
IES phere Of the Hotel Riverside, at Reno,
6GSA j Nevada with their exchange Of bespangIed
gossip paused instant and stared phil
- osophicay at their soup-pates
INK "If Won will learn to your soup as
part of the programme OF your getting
your D. l. it will make it easier soothed Mrs. Trent
q fral resgned-lookng who was getting her
divorce upon grounds of extreme cruelty because her
husband objected to her playing bridge.
"My D. L." Mrs. Wickliff- Ames lifted an interro-
eating eyebrow.
your decree of liberty You will soon learn our
parIance" sang out Mr.. Bobby Stanton to the tyre.
"1ust think get mine tomorrow.
Mr. Bobby looked smilngly about the Round Table
and complacenty received the murmu,j Ct congratua-
tior.
Tomorrow" obviously sighed Mrs. Ripley who had
been in residence only three months. She reached
under the table for sympathetic clap OF Mrs. rents
hand There was bond between them because Mrs
Ripley was also getting her decree upon the extreme
cruelty charge-her husband would not allow her to
use any artistic facial embellishments.
How do you feel, Mr. Bobby qncried Captain
Willoughby. looking up from his nervous pcrosal Of
mining stock quotations in the Reno Herald
"tIow do | fee:" said Mr. Bobby slowly. "Wen,
to tell YOU the truth my friends, somewhat like
Gagged animal that's let loose and doesn't know what to
do with his freedom.
"Oh 7 cant imagine it's being like that" purred MIS-
Ripley with a finished upliftcd glance at the artist
Nv Pecnovslly.
"%o- ~ ororatcallv agreed Mr. Pccinovsky. whose
period Of waiting for his decree had been spent in
making watcr-ooor studies Of Mrs Rpleys golden
head and planning new bonds
you wish me to bring you another kind OF soup
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.r .,;.-o.s, 1 voice recalled Mrs. Wickif- Amcs
l..l a..;o,
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s"eea' ""'',s ""I
tha' ooeS" 'ooN ""' "'' -
More than one of the Divorce colony "'Ee' a'"'
the waitress as She walked o"t OF the aninE-fo'"
carrying the rejected soup Ike sou0''' 'P'''9 "
offering
"She is certainly good-oo<ng for Waitress OK
claimed Mrs. Trent, speaking IN tone S1"'"""' -
scnfu as if the waitress with the beauty of her NreN'
face had nfrnged upon Divorce Colony rights ""'cf
were imperaly exclusive.
"A waitress?" cried Mrs. Ripley, suddenly leaning
4o-wsrd with narrowing eyes as the last fu,ter o
tbe little white apron disappeared. Waitress; II
wager she's never carried tray before in her Lie
She certainly has an amateursh way with it, Did yo
notice what MISUNDERSTANDING hands she ha2 AM
what an air of distinction in her bearing:'
az was lust noticing myscf-and did you notice he
hair? Its like FURNISHED copper She puts Botticcll
sironetta out OF running" remarked Mr. Pecinoysk!
taking his apprccative eyes for the fraction OF me
rnent from Mrs Ripleys masterfully pencilled eye
brows
~ believe she belongs to the Divorce Colony" brok
in Mrs Trent breathlessy. DOUBTLESS her brui
husband will rot pay her expenses she has to wor
70 stav in residence"
"Mavbe he thinks he starve her back, suggeste
Mrs. Ripley with dramatic force
perhaps hers is an NJ A, case too murmurcd Mr.
Farrington- Wentworth, burrowing langudly into Il
conversation
an A. case" questioned Mrs Wickliff-Amcs, irr
| tated again by her ignorance
| Mental anguish case" Mrs harrington Wcntwor