The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-02
PARADISE
DAKSON

SolllS to report pacK to the Of- flee"
 He objected that the day was nearly over-that he would find nothing to do at the office. You took French leave,' she in- sisted. You mustn't postpone a second in making your peace with with your bread and butter" 1 The momenT he had signed MT. and Mrs. Doncaster" on the reg ister she hustled him eff.
 In the room in which she was shown, having changed into a neg ligee, she threw herself on the , bed, smiling up at the ceiling. 1 So far so good. AS an expert on marriages she was sure this one was fated to prove a nuge suc- cess. It it didn't, the fault would be hers. A husband revealed ex- actly what he was going to be within the first twenty-four hours.
 Give would require managing, , thought in totally different fash ion from the way she'd managed Dicky. She'd have to mind her ps and as; his awkwardness was that he was over-scrupulous. His attitude toward possessions inherit ed from her first marriage was ri- diculous, as was his idea that their scale of living must be within the limits of his income.
 1 Very dear of him to be so anx- ious to pay for everything. Un- fortunately she'd been accustomed to more luxuries than he could afford. And then she longed to l do things for him. The first glimpse of her dressmakers bill would cure his independence.
 Her thoughts turned to the more urgent topic of her parents. Should she telephone them? Shame pre- vented. Not her shame-theirS. Shed remarried for love-to please nobody but herself. She couldn't expect them to credit her with lofty motives.
 Divorced week ago and mar rsed again! To them her second marriage after so short lapse of time, would seem indelicate. It would seem indecently experiment. al to most people-as though she were the kind of girl who could ] mt get along without a man, to whom any man was acceptable. Meanwhile Give, speeding down i, town in a taxi, was facing his own problem. What to say to MT. Cieasby. He'd breezed off without word. The only satisfactory apology would be an explanation O. the compelling circumstances.
 After the customary formalities he was ushered into his employers cen. MT Cleasby pushed back his chair out and eyed him over the top of his spectacles.
 Tive behaved badly" Give fore stalled reproaches. "The reasons were exceptional. I've been away getting married"
 Marriage isn't exceptional" The old man spoke grirnly.
 Give repeated for MT Cleasby the story of his continuing love for Santa, his Encouragement when she married Dicky, the trag- edy of that failure.
 Then she's a widow"
 Give shook his head.
 ''On my return from Europe I discovered she was considering a divorce. That was why, against your wishes, I was so strong for remaining in America"
 Two weeks ago I learned that she was on the point of going back to him. She was in panic He'd shown signs of wanting her at a crisis when she was persuaded that no one ever again would want her. He would only have dragged her down. To prevent that l proved to her that I wanted her"
 This mania for rescuing forlorn maidens," he smiled crookedly we've all had it. It reads very romantically. Unfortunately knight Ierrants are out of date. This is the day of enlightened selfishness I presume you looked ahead to what will be said?'
 I'm not sure that I care"
 You will-if not for your own sake, for hers. She's young, I ga- Ither."
 'The loveliest girl in the world
 MT. Cleasby looked away at the barricaded skyline, toothed anc cruel as public opinion.
 They all are," he chuckled. 'I1 they're not now. they were" He turned. ''To protect her will re- quire all your patience" I'm prepared for that" Give rose. By the way, sir, if there any chance of my being sent tc , Europe? Things would be easier , in an environment where no one