The Washington times., 1922-01-19

=, After the circun1 nences were re-
lated to the divorce king, Il was
made plain and clear, in simple
lsngsaEsr.tha&s-.the divorce was
sought quietly and quickly.
Reporters Sister.
Ostensfbly the divorce was being
sought by the sister Of The Times re-
porter, who was introduced to Mp.
case.
When the three went into the inW
office of the divorce king. the offios
was crowded and the three were asked
to be seated.
Fifteen minutes wait In the offios.
gave one the impression of q busy
places very busy office, where every.
one had appointed duties, and there
was hurrying and scurrying of feet.
while the telephone bells tangled al
most continuously. ...r
The walls of Alexandria's most suo-
cessful divorce lawyers on the north
and south were lined with massive
filing cabinets, from which busy clerks
took out and replaced folios of legal
papers, while the cases could be seen
to contain what appeared to be hun
dreds of folios such as lawyers use in
filing divorce papers.
All Tied Up.
Each set of papers was kept in q
heavy manila envelope. around which
was usually tied blue or white string
to hold the papers intact. Clerks and
secretaries came and went, bringing
in and carrying out these folios, while
the head of the firm busted himself
signing papers which were put before
him. the meanwhile interviewing
clients.
After reaching their turn, the tris
were invited into council with Mr..
Davis and their case was stated.
The sister, whom we shah call Mrs.
Van Ness, was introduced and amid
dabs of her abbreviated handkerchief
at her tear.filled eyes told her story.
What she desired was divorce
gotten without any publicity whatever.
and gotten without her husbands
knowing about 1t.
Such thing was possible, Davis
told her, although II was uncertain.
He desired to know more of the details
and quizzed her at length.
The Case In Detail.
In order that the divorce king misht
be in full possession Of all the facts.
she related her case In detail.
MY husband and I have been separ
rated about two years. CThree years
in Virginia are necessary to secure q
divorce under the law). He In at pres-
ent residing In North Carolina-at
Raleigh, at such and such an address.
Our home Is down there, and
about two years ago left him (the
plan ostensibly was to sue the hus-
band for desertion) and came -
Washington. ..s
We correspond frequently and hs
sends the children money occasionally,
although not very regularly.
"Since the removal Of myself ana
two children to Washington we have
been living there ever since and are
living at (blank) address, close to the
Franklin School, where one Of the
children Is attending gclasses.
"I was told, Mr.. Davis, that could
secure q divorce down here. but unless
Il can be gotten without my husband
knowing about II, don't think u
would be safe.
"I am sure that II Mr. Van Ness
ever heard of the suit ne would pre-
vent me from getting II, and inasmuch
rs II was I who practically deserted
him, there wouldn't be much chance
of my getting a divorce from him %
charges of desertion." -.
This, Mr.. Davis agreed with Mra.
Van Ness, would be undoubtedly truss
therefore, he said. ''we1l have TO see
to II that your husband DOESN'T hsss
about t."
How win you DO that1" anxiousfy
aueried Mrs. Van Ness. lT
-wsfi. the notice Of your suit tln