enting himself to be a traveling
salesman employed by a manufacturer of soda fountains; that they
were married on July 5, 1881, in the town of Piqua, Ohio, by a
justice of the peace under the names of Sadie Bings and Joshua
Blank, and by a rabbi in Chicago on August 17, 1881; that two weeks
thereafter defendant deserted plaintiff and has never since
contributed toward her support, and that she has since learned that
the defendant is a banker and a broker, doing business on Wall
Street in the city of New York."

The affidavit then went on to state that the defendant had given
the plaintiff good grounds for seeking for a divorce and that she
was without means to engage counsel or prepare for trial. The
contents of the paper was skilfully worded so as to convey the
impression that the deponent was a woman of somewhat doubtful
character herself, but that on the other hand she had been tricked
by the defendant into a secret--and what he intended to be a
temporary--marriage. Attached thereto was another affidavit from
the justice of the peace to the effect that on the date in question
he had united in the holy bonds of matrimony a man and a woman who
had given the names of Sadie Bings and Joshua Blank.

"Well, Gottlieb," said I, "this is interesting reading, whether it
be fact or fiction; but what is its significance to us?"

"Why," answered my associate, "these are the papers I propose to
use on a motion for counsel fee and alimony in a divorce action
brought against Mr. Chester Gates, a broker downtown--and, I may
add, a very rich and respectable young gentleman. Of course, I
have no personal knowledge of the matter, as the case has been sent
to us by one of our legal friends in Chicago; but I am quite sure
that the court will grant me a counsel fee in order to enable the
poor woman to prepare her case and bring it to trial."

"But," I replied, "we have made just such applications a thousand
times before, have we not?"

Gottlieb gave me one of his long, slow winks.

"Not just like this," said he, and went back into his room, while
I pondered on what I had read.

A few days later Gottlieb served the complaint in an action for
absolute divorce upon Mr. Chester Gates, to the young man's great
indignation and annoyance; and shortly thereafter a very respectable
and prosperous old family lawyer called upon us to explain that
the whole matter was a mistake and that his client had never, never
been married, and knew n