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mmmmmimmmmmmmsmmmmm half-guessing that a climax was cul minating. Half way to the summer house they were confronted, calm and smiling, by Grey. He paraded in advance of two happy creatures, hand in hand, confident in manner and beaming of face. Mr. Grey put up his hand in true paternal manner to halt father and mother. "A new son-in-law," he observed, most pleasantly "my first marriage function. Now, dear people, be rea sonable they are so very happy." "See here " stormed Walworth. "You mean " faltered his wife. "That I have married these two as per agreement with Mr. Bolton a few days since." "But you were to marrv Irene " began Mrs. Walworth. "Sorry, for she is charming, but I have been secretly married for a year. There will be another explo sion when my mother arrives, I sup pose, for she does not know as yet." The guilty pair looked so innocent and helpless that Mr. Walworth grinned and gave up opposition. His wife railed some, fumed, threatened, had hysterics, was supported in the arms of her new son-in-law, who kissed her meekly as she recovered and all was forgiven. o o URGES EASY DIVORCE; GETS CHANCE TO TEST HIS IDEA Kansas City, Mo., Oct 20. While married and happy, .Richard D. Kath rens advocated free divorce and set down definite rules of relationship of divorced couples in his book, "Let's Civilize the Marriage Laws." Now he is being sued for divorce. If Kathrens' wife wins her suit, will Kathrens practice his own theories? For instance: Will he "refer with reverential re spect to 'my devoted sister who was my wife' "? Will he obey his own rule that "the duty to still provide for her (his di vorced wife's) support should run against the husband as a valid claim in the nature of a punitive damage"? Will he, let "the mother direct the disposition of the children"? Will Kathrens, when the suit reaches court, dispute his wife's claims, or even let her detail "for the delectation of a curious and gossipy public the indignities she may have endured or (confess) any of her own frailties or mistakes"? All these quotations are from his book and are therefore his beliefs be- R.1CHAR,D D KATHRENS. fore he was confronted by this di vorce suit. If he carries out his the ories there will be no need of a suit, for he will not protest it and it will be left to the court to grant the divorce. Kathrens was married in 1894. His wife charges he neglected her for literary pursuits. He is an invest ment broker. o o TODAY IN ILLINOIS HISTORY Oct 20, 1783. By act1 of congress the U S. recognized and confirmed French titles to land in the Illinois country.