Evening star., 1932-11-21
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DAWSON.

AS he CANNED ner she threw him
clear look.
Hello, darling! Here's Dicky. Saves
me the trouble of writing I was
thanking him for our wedding present. -
Good of you to remember my wife's
birthday" he said shortly.
Luckily the announcers prevented fur
ther conversation by calling the next
act.
AS they passed down the aisle Santa
Rugged his arm.
What coincidence!"
The encounter seemed to have put
her in a good humor; the rest of the
performance she enjoyed thoroughly.
On the drive home she snuggled.
Wasn't she cute? take everything
back. I'm sorry I was snappy."
That's all right" he muttered
ut was queer Dicky being there" "
she ventured.
You get a kick out of discussing
him.
But I've no one else to talk to-"
she pouted.
Then shoot"
"How did Lou-Lou scramble intosthat
show?"
Some one backed her. We should
worry
"One more question" The taxi was
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ing her?"
mot my business. I was never mar
ried to him"
Having entered the apartment, she
proposed that they should raid the
ice box He volunteered TO accompany
her, but she refused
Left alone, the rudeness of his retort
appalled, him. Where would things end
If he took to throwing her first mar
riage at her? Facing him, established
in place of honor, almost as though
it were Oak in person, stood the hand
some ee-thousand-dolla bureau.
"Admiring It'll" Santa paused in the
doorway.
ALLOW me-"
He took the tray which she was car
rying from her and set it down on
table. When she had seated herself
he thrust a cushion behind her and
proceeded to wait on her.
why the politeness?" Her mischief
was returning.
Guilty conscience" He shrugged his
shoulders.
Funny boyl" She reached up to
him.
mot till I've said what's troubling
me. One kiss from you and I'm in
your power"
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This Is your birthday Anniversaries
are milestones. One halts to look back
and forward. I've been looking back,
remembering how longed for you and
the struggle had to win you"
"Well, you've won me-" She helped
herself to cheese and crackers.
Il haven't won you the way I'd
hoped"
Darling" she threw him one of her
melting glances, you're mine. To me
you're perfect. Everything's going to
come all right"
'T'm not referring to finances. Don't
you realize, Santa. that there's a grow
ing friction between us? We love each
other to distraction, but"
"Of course, you're irritable poor
dear," she interrupted. II make al
lowances."
"If we were as certain of each other
as we were at st. Jean, there wouldn't
be any necessity for allowances" He
raised her hand to his lips. Don't be
an ostrich. You're blind to things that
displease you'
She curled an arm behind her head.
ITS fact. Refusing to see un-
pleasant things is my way of getting
through life. Yours is to imagine
them
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at the bureau. Il didn't imagine Oak
tonight or your excitement over meet
ing him. I didn't imagine my unkind-
ness to you this morning. And there's
one other thing l didn't inagine-your
Jealousy over Lou-Lou."
why mention-why not ignore?"
That's the difference between us.
darling. I can't ignore-you can. You
forget; I go on remembering. want
you to be absolutely mine in the same
way you try to make me absolutely
yours. The past intrudes. It crops out !
all over the map-in things you say, |
your attitude to me, your character"
She beckoned and wouldn't speak till |
he stood beside her.
Lets do BETTER
He took her head between his hands,
fitting her face.
You're not hurt with me for having
spoken?"
''Clive, worship you"
As he stopped her eyes closed.
You always close them"
Hours later, 1t seemed, she asked:
You couldn't fall for her, could
you?"
For whom?" Els wits were clouded.
"For Lou-Lou?"
What question:"
Santa busies herself in Gives affairs.
tomorrow, with results she did not ex-
pect
The mineral output Of Southern
Rhodesia In the first six months of
this year was valued at nearly $6.000,-