The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-04


II managed 60 get him talking
about the practical side % n. That
Il, managed TO make him listen
while | talked told him the shop
OF tho business. Told him that these
papers had 10 be served on him per.
sonatly, a. they had been. and on
the giri. too. l said guessed that
the solicitors clerk Ia seen SONG
out had been down to Penny Green
the previous day or the day before
and SERVED them on Effie and got
his address from her. | told him tho
first step was that within eight days
he had 20 put IN an appearance at
the Probate and Dlvorce Registry
and enter defense just Intimate
that he intended To defend tho ac-
ton. d'you sect And that the girl
would have 10. too. After that no
doubt he'd instruct solicitors. and
that % course ia ba glad TO take on
the job FOR him.
''Weli. Of all this isrgon--ms being
splshty glad 20 have anything 60
..ecp talking about. you understand
--of all this iargon there were only
hard. l can tell you. I thought no
was going mad the way he went on.
I stiii think he may. That's why
TIM frightened about him. lilo lust
sat there On the bed white l talked
and kept saying TO himself. 'Adolter.
err Adulterer, Me. Adultcrerr IL
Was awful.
What he caught on "a was what
I told him about appearing az the
Divorce Registry within eight days
and about instructing a solicitor aft.
cr,vards. He said he'd 80 90 the Reg.
fstry at once--at once. az once. AZ
oneei and he said. very impolitety
poor chap, that he'd instruct no In.
formal solicitors; he'd do the whole
thing himself He had the feeling.
could see. that he must be spuruing
this horrible thing. and spurning n
AZ once. and spurning Il himself. lie
was like a chap with his clothes on
firc. crazy only TO rush into water
and set rid Of II. The stigma Of the
thing was 80 lntolerabls to him that
his feeling was that he couldn't sit
by and let other people defend him
and do the business for him. he must
do II himself. huri II back with his
own hands. shout IL back with his
own throat He'll cslm down and get
\pre reasonable In time. no doubt.
u then III have another go at him
(out running the case for him. but
YAnywsy. there was tho one thing he
could do pretty well there and then.
and that was enter hts defense ut
the registry. SO I took charge OF
him to help him ease his mind that
much.
II took charg. OF him. He wasn't
capable OF thinking OF anything for
himself. packed his bag and paid
his bin and took him round TO our
hotel and II wasn't far Off then 20
the train my wife and had fixed 10
get back on. told my wife what
had happened and she played thu
brick. You see. the chap was Ike
as II he was dared. Like as II he
was walking In trance Just did
what he was told and said nothing.
SO we played II Up on that. my mia
s,s and I: we Just sort Of took him
along without consulting him or
seeming 10 take any notice Of him.
IL was too late 10 do anything that
night when we got up TO town. Flo
made a bit Of q fuss, lost his temper
and swore I was trying to hinder
him: but my wife managed him q
treat: by Jovc. she was marvellous
with him. and We got him round 10
our flat and put him up for the
night pushed him off TO bed early.
but I heard him walking up and
down his room hours after and talk.
iar 10 himself talking IN tones OF
horror-.Mei Mel Aduitererr
1T was rather dreadful. hearing
the poor chap. You see. what was
the matter with him was. being the
!. frightfuiiy clean. intensely refined
seTt OF chap he f.. appalling horror
IT being thought. by his wife who
knew him 80 we'll. capable Of what
was 80 rrpuisfve 70 his mind. He
loathed the very sound OF the word
shauswas used against him. Obscene,
he kept on calling n. He was Hike
man fallen in mire and pluckinR
at the filthy stuff all over him and
reeking OF II and not able 10 eat or
sleep or think or do anything. but
10 mad with II. That was how Il got
him. Like that.
Next morning-that's this morn
Ing. you understand--hs was a little
more normal. able 70 realize things
bit, mean: thanked my wife for
putting him up and hoped ne hadn't
been horribly rude or anything las,
night. More normal. you see: stni