The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-27

verify, Everett ~ not 80 unAeaens
from the rest OF the world.
Now those attorney.at.law signs
attracted my immediate attention.
qhev reminded me that hadn't
~nme 10 Everett 10 view the satin
ftrotstools and thu gunsdrops In store
windows. They reminded me OF
Casper!
anIE TAKES A SLANT
Al THE PHONE BOOK
SO I s,raightwny made my way TO |
: Telephone itrcc1nry In the Coiny |
building and looked up addresses OF
: few attorneys with frkudiy-
ouunding names
Now IL seemed TO me. when had |
r.ade myself thus far at home In the |
~Colby," that II would only Do fair
fur me to give shat building nrsi
chance. So I boarded the elevator
ana started In searh Of a lawyer on
ne second floor.
Mr.. Brooks however. waS not at
nou,e. and the sign on his DIOR wei
coined me with the words be back
tcucrruw."
decided not To wait. SO climhed
% the third floor and asked II Mr.
Norwood was within.
ssNo." his stenographer told me.
- don't believe AIR. Sherwood Win
~ down this afternoon He has
work 10 do ar .home.
Angered ut the lack Of apprecta'
don so far shown my extreme con-
n13era ton in regard 10 the Coihy.
6ectted TO favor the American bank
hszildin-. and set out for the eieva'
tor across the way.
And over there. when grabbed
the s3oorknob OF A. Coieman's Office.
- the fnurth floor. discovered that
American bank building lawyers SUI
Tered from the same complaint a.
ehoss across the way. Nobody home.
THINKS THEY WERE ALL
n FINK TEAS
Il bothered me terribly. certAfn-
- hadn't pssd 3I.<e round trip hos
lhrc for the purpose OF trying door
fnobs And / made UP my mind u
"a next lawyer on my list wasn't
where he belonged. fra just inquire
about the pink teal being heio INA.
Afternoon by Everett lawyers ana
tpin the party
But the gentleman proved 10 Be At
nmuc In his office on the fourth
moor az the Colby. where ! found
him after pocketing my feelings
nxuinst that building and trailing
hark for . second attempt.
-Wefl. how do you dor he greeted
- Altering the glad hand How
ere your
He xas q comfortable booking man.
inclined 10 be postiy. and arraycd IN
= suit Of blue with red pin stripes.
The thing he liked about me was
~ name
ana NO. Mrs. Cassidy. he deciafeo'
until the Cassidy attachment began
q feel Ike barnacle. ).
He told me, however. that couia
IA farewell 10 Casper In just about
q davs. The entire fee would cost
--oh. perhaps Ss5-
rASPEWs FAILURE TO
rROyTDE, AMPLE GROUND
we decided that Caspers refusal
a. support the family during the
0n4t three utohauS
reason for divorce And the lawyer
n the pln-stripe suit said he'd done
rcr.iderabIe work In Seattle ana
would be pleased TO go TO the city
and try my case. Nice man!
Al was leaving he added a last
word OF hope. Don't you worry
IA sa.d consoiingiy. don't you
wcrry-evcrything' going TO come
cut all right"
That much cheercd, made Tor
.ha stokes building. And pinned 70
! door on the third floor ! founn
the sign. Cali Blue-sonetnins-of'
other for Roscoe"
did not call Roscoe, and not
untll he reads this will he kno"
what he missed
Instead, / stroiled around 10 tne
other side Of the same floor ana
called on a little lawyer with white
hair. a gray suit. an Erk's fob. and
q friendly smile
HER PLEA SEEMS TO
TICKLE THIS ONE :,
II want to ask about . divorce,
told him, as l speeded across the
threshold. rejoicing that he hadn't
gone to the pink tea
And ne replied. gazing at the
thing before him curi0usiy,
~WeII, who wants one NOS
youy"
He proceeded to laugh hilariousiy
oyer that which I knew not, but
something. strange as # may seem
told me that had caused his giee.
~wen, WELL" he said, sit down
60 you want a divorce! Don't you
think you're stu in the experimental
stage?"
Then ne told me the story OF
the two calves that we're yoked
together when very young
eat first" the little gray
haired lawyer explained. "they
pulled and tugged. and had a
wretchedIy hard time getting :
along. They'd have given any
thing to be free from each other
n those early days. But LATER
he continued, leach gave In
little u the other, and soon were
0axing beautifully together.
Casper and !. he said. were
those calves! All we had to do
was to stop Juggling In opposite
directions and we'd soon be lap
ming up the dew from the clover
peacefully, side by side
But" I objected. when Casper Ii
S1led he breaks up the family library