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CHAPTER XXXVII

eyes" she continued in the. same
tone Of bland assurance, you're
right, Don. And being right you'll
remember the interview I had with
that Mrs. Grayce, the visiting club
woman. Do you? Yes? well, then,
you remember she is an old maid"
Maiden lady, Teddy" cut in Lola
correctively.
well, maiden lady it is. then"
acknowledged the little speaker and
went on: Miss Grayce deplored tn
prevailing laxity of divorce laws,
especially in tn matter of granting
alimony to what she called profiteer
wives. She told me in tn interview
that she personally knows of cases
where a man is paying alimony to
two wives and neither of them have
children to support. What's more,
both women are comfortably fixed
in their own right while the man
has to scrifice his own comforts to
pay their alimony."
"Disgraceful, positively" said Don,
emphatically, noting the lovely deli
cate fushes that played across his
little wards face as she spoke.
That's what I say" continued
Teddy, apparently bent on finishing
her discourse Anyway, Miss Grayce
is combining forces with some SYM
pathetic judges to agitate against
this unfair state of things. She
wants laws passed to provide against
divorced wives being granted ali
mony excepting when they have
children or are old or can not sup
port themselves"
And what is the Ultimate de-
cision arrived at by the Brooks-Far-
rell-Mantell Debating society re-
garding that suspicious problem?"
asked Don with an air of mock
gravity.
Diana smoothed the way to an
answer with a ripping laugh.
"Oh, I'm afraid we all allowed the
personal viewpoint to prejudice our
opinions" she said. Teddy dis
missed the whole problem by saying
that she wouldn't marry except for
love, no matter how poor the man
might be and that if it did come to
divorce, she would want no mans
money if she could no longer have
his love and companionship! While
Lola" she turned to her cousin.
well, they do say" responded
Lola, that when poverty comes in
at the door, love flies out the win
dow! AS for me, well, of course,
I believe marriage should be bind
ing, but everyone's case differs, don't
you know" she finished with a
shrug.
And your opinion, Diana?" in
quired Don curiously.
IT wish I knew. First OF all l
must have to be in love to be able
to consider the question fairly.
Then, of course, my case and luxury
has perhaps already blinded me to
the finer, richer things OF life. l
don't know. I wish I could have
Teddy's ideals, her sweet, wholesome
outlook on things, Sometimes I feel
that I would be able to rise nobly
to face real adversely. Especially
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about it since dads been having
these troubles"
Dinny Morrison came swinging
up the lawn at this juncture and
the quartet by unspoken consent
dropped the discussion, which to
Teddy, after Don's appearance, had
become embarrassing.
Teddy extended Dinny a luke
warm greeting. His smile was eager.
Got the f1ivver parked down the
road. Let's drive around for an
hour or so. I've got to report back
at the Office later. Are you on
he asked Teddy.
"Sure, I'll go, Dinny," replied the
girl good-naturedly.
AS usual the young reporter IN
the course Of the drive voiced his
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