The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-11-29
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
/ between me and your present hus-
band q bond OF sympathy was al
most instantly established. You ex,
planned Il on Gives aide when yula
said he was sorry for me-. T fall for
him Tor precisely the Same reason.
But why should We feel sorry Tor
each cther2" 60
SIN not as dumb as all that" she
smiled. you've both had me Cor
a wife," /.
"Quite so. Ifyou were. to remarry
a hundred times. you couldn't
change your personality. You've .
mans brain In Q woman's body.
Somewhere deep IN your subcon.
eciousness you resent not having
been born q man. YnD refuse 90
follow You're pncCoperatiya. You
Disguise your high-handedness by
attributing unselfish motives. You're
always attempting to remold your
husband OF the moment to the more
perfect image Of yourself.
"If I'm as horrid as all that, how
did I attract your" j
"Ah!" He rubbed his hands, 'fYcu1
feminine body conquers your mas
culine brain on occasions. It fakea
sex appeal. plays the kitten, drives
men crazy. You're only dtsappoint-
Ing to the particular man. who owns
you"
@Poor DickyI You would say
that"
you think I'm idecrying your
values because i've lost you, On
the contrary, ! treasure two exqui-
site memories: the night you &C.
cepted me and the Gay. yon divorced
me. The kindest OF these was
"You spoke Just now" she inter-
rupted. @of wives being disappoint-
ing. It's foolish question. You've
done nothing but ill.wish me. In
your opinion. from the little you've
seen OF Give" She lowered her
voice and ierked her head In the
direction OF the library. -Do you
consider that he's disappointed?"
"Santa!" He assumed an expires.
sion OF shocked dignity.
"But you've been discussing Give
all evening. You've, limited and i'm
Piled"
Give entered. s
Hello, Dakl Thought you'd
gone. It's stopped raining"
Dicky looked up mildly.
I'VE got into an argument. we
always did. It's been quite like old
times. I've been maintaining that
the modern girl Is unmarriageahle.s =
Give approached his wife.
Here's one who isn't"
As his arm slipped about her.
Santa became normal.
"Dicky's bitter"
When the door had closed behind
their guest. Give drew her into the
library.
aThat chaps haunted"
Later, IN bed, Santa demanded.
"How hauntedf" 4
EBy you
swell, 1 think he's horrid. Keep
him away from me. I'm ashamed
that was ever married to him."
aOf course you are. But I'm
tired"
kissing her. he turned his back.
Having waited TIL he was asleep.
she placed her arm about him and
lay wondering whether It was true
that she was the sort OF woman who
never ought to have married.
Next morning. partly to disguise
her state Of mind. partly to test
Gives tenderness, she feigned q
headache.
Daring. oughtn't to call 4 doc
tor?"
-It's nothing, Give"
But heaps Of diseases start with
headaches
"It's nerves. Give. That discus,
sion about whether | should learn
typewritinE and then about movins
to the country didn't help matters.a
Il was . brute. darling. Try some
aspirin and q cold pack on your
forehead"
After he'd pulled down the blinds
and left for business. she sat nm
rumpling her hair. tff
"Road to heaven. you're a fakar.
but he stiH cares for yoa.s
What simpleton shed been "a
listen to Dickyi One prophesies
the thing he desires. He wanted her
marriage 70 Give 70 DO q failure. ii
would restore his sale.estaam. Give
had been right: It had been q mis-.
take 10 recultivate q divorced huR
band. The day she had taken Give
she should have burned her boats
behind her.
she would burn them now. De.
termination galvanized her. By the
time Cllva returned that evening.
the situation which her tactlessness
had created should Be terminated.
Having rested. she teiephcned
Dicky.
A carefully trained. cautiously
modulated voice replied.
@Mr. Oak is engaged. Any mes.
sagef@
@But ! have 10 speak with him.
Please tel him that Santa is on the