The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-05
PARADISE
DAWSON

Gosh, you're hard to please. lHen applying a final touch of lipstick, You certainly look ravishing."
 She spent the rest of the day climbing stairs and mounting in elevators. Toward late afternoon, in Central Park West, she found the nest for which she was search ing.
 T don't think I need commit myself" she told the agent. I'll close the deal now and pay you deposit"
 The man examined the check.
 Its good" she smiled disarm- ingly.
 And how about references, Madam?" 1 I'm doing this as a surprise for my husband. If you looked up my references now"
 you're newly married, Madam?'
 She beamed at him.
 "On our honeymoon. How did you guess?' Then gathering con- poseure. My husband works in New York. Our wedding presents and everything are still in Chi cago. You won't mind will you, if I send for them and get the furniture settled in before-wen before introduce you to my hus- band"
 Santa has tasted forbidden 1ruit; she returned to face Give aglow with this hidden knowledge. She was loving him in her own way which was a wiser way than his. she was sure. If she couldn't sprout wings and wear the snow white muslin of an angel, she could at least put roof over his head. She owed his so much.
 At the hotel-desk when she in- ouired for the key to her room, she was informed that her husband had already taken it.
 Give opened to her tap.
 Darling, you LOOK glorious What on earth have you been doing? I've been waiting for you an hour.'
 As he unfastened the fur from about her neck and relieved her of her jacket. she assumed her most artless and estranged express sion.
 1lri1 f h r n ii O spring. Been telling myself I'm alive. Been telling myself the most
 wonderful fairy-tale = that you're
 my husband
 She hummed to herself as he went on his knees before her. She
 hummed to prevent herself from crying. Her heart was swelling What had she done to deserve such devotion-this knightly figure min-
 istering to her? She was a hard boiled little bit of fluff whom God had created beautiful. Tomorrow she would wire to Chicago for the : furniture. What fun she'd have arranging a home for him! She read everything that was
 passing in his mind. She wouldn't : have found him absurd if she could
 have brought to their union ar ) equal freshness. Sit here" she commanded : When he had occupied her chai she bumped herself in his lap witf . the coyness of flapper You
 think I'm cold. I'm not. I'm as-
 founded. You're so different from } other husbands" The old subject, Dicky, popping up like a jack-in-the-box! You're afraid of something" ht ], accused her
 She pressed his cheek.
 "Of ridicule. I couldn't bea1 : that anyone should laugh at us . You have the oldest power ovel , me"
 How odd?" e Away from you I'm business e like. The moment I'm with you, y long to be foolish!" But you're ashamed of being e foolish even when we're alone"
 She hid her face in the hollow = of his neck.
 It Ashamed that the past eve $ happened"
 o The evening followed, on his re l. turn from the office. Give paus a ed at the hotel newsstand to bu, 1T a paper A bell-boy touched hi
 arm, informing him that a lad It was waiting to, see him. He foun, l her discreetly parked being a col e lection of palms. Her face scene '- familiar but in her street clothe y he failed to recognize her. She ad le dressed him indignantly. d Its a scandal what you're doin
 to Santa"
 He was taken aback. r And pray, what am I doing? 70 Gives voice became dry. KS But haven't you any manhood Ill When her husband finds out D, "I oct VOll '' C1jea 1auohad f