The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-18

you know--or have them do as Mr.
Jones'. the s,orckeeper. did. and th'
men there with him
II was one day when was n
there buying some white thread fol
Nurse Sarah. and IL was n litti'
while after I had asked the doctor u
n divorce was a disease. Somebod,
had said something that made me
think you could buy divorces. and
suddenly determined 20 ask Mr.
Jones II he had them for sale. toi
course, all this sounds very silly "a
me now. for | know that divorce Is
very simple and very common. It's
Just like a marriage certificate. only
Il unmarries you instead of marrying
you: but didn't know IL then. And
N I'm going to tell this story I've
got to tell II just as II happened. OF
course.)
Well. asked Mr.. Jones n you
could buy divorces. and II he had
them for sale: and you ought 10 have
heard those men laugh. There were
six OF them sitting around the stove
behind me.
"oh. yes. my little maid" (above
all things abhor TO be called n little
maidD one OF them cried. You can
buy them II you've got money
enough; but don't reckon our
friend Jones here has got them for
sale"
Then they all laughed again. and
winked at each other. Chats an
other disgusting thing-winks when
you ask a perfectly civil question!
But what can you dor Stand Il.
that's all. There's such a lot OF things
we poor women have TO STANDBY
Then they auieted down and looked
very sober--the kind OF sober you
know Is faced with laughs In the
back-and began to tell me what a
divorce really was. l can't remem-
Der them all. but ! can some OF
them. or course l understand now
that these men were trying TO be
smart. and were talking for each
other. not for me. And I knew 1t
then--a little. We know a lot more
things sometimes than folks think
We do. Well. az near as l can re-
member Il was like this:
"A divorce Ia a knife that cuts a
knot that hadn't ought to ever been
tied" said one.
"A divorce is a jump In the DARK"
said another.
mo. It amt It's jump from the
frying. pan into the fire." piped UP
Mr.. Jones.
~ divorce is the comedy OF the
rich and the tragedy OF the poor. ."
said little man who wore glasses.
Divorce IL a nice mushy poultice
that may help. but won't heal" cut
in n new voice.
Divorce is budapest marked,
Hell to Heaven but lots of folks
miss the way. just the same. ! no.
tice," spoke up somebody with a
chuckle.
Divorce II towards retreat
from the battle OF life" Captain
Harris said this. He spoke slow and
decided. Captain Harris is old and
rich and not married. He's the
hotels star boarder. and what he
says. goes. most always. But IL
didn't this time. ! can remember
just how old Mr.. Carlton snapped
out the next
Speak from your own experience.
Tom Harris. an I'm thinkin' you
amt fit ter judge. l tell you divorce
Is what threefourths OF tho hus-
bands an wives In the world wish
was waitin' for 'em at homo this
very night But IL amt there" l
knew. of course, he was thinking of
his wife. She's some cross. I guess,
and has two warts on her nose.
There was more. quite lot more,
said But I've forgotten the rest.
Besides. they weren't talking to me
then, anyway. So l picked up my
thread and slipped out of the store.
glad to escape. But, as ! said be-
fore. | didn't find many like them.
OF course l know now--what di-
- Is. mean. And it's all set.