The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-06
DAWSON

the address? That's right-Cen- tral Park West"
 At the Angoulene she arrived flushed and brilliant-eyed minutes ahead of time She tried to pick out the girls in the room who were married, divorced, or maiden. She couldn't. That was comforting Give never said it, but he always seemed to see gigantic two branded on her forehead.
 A pair of young women seated next to her were talking confi- Gentially in smoke cracked voices. Cigarettes dripped from their mouths. their knees were crossed, their skirts kilted.
 But dearie, you aren't egg. A egg learns nothing from exper- fence; it just grows stale"
 Santa took courage from the philosophy. Because she wasn't an egg, she'd gone behind Gives back in the matter of the apart ment. She'd learned from exper- ;ence that to hold a man you must make a background. Hadn't she lost one husband? Nevertheless, she scarcely knew how to face him. She felt guilty.
 Her head bowed as in prayer, she was furtively 1ipsCicking, when ner ear was pinched.
 Hello, sight for sore eyes"
 Would he say things like that when he learned how she'd man. aged and out-maneuvered him? She'd followed Machiavelli's prin- ciple-done evil that good might come of it. Could she trust him to credit her with the good?
 'tStill keen on it?" he grinned at her across the table.
 "On what?" She wriggled. 70, the apartment! If you are. But no descriptions. I refuse to preju- dice you in it's favor"
 Through lunch ne tried to whee- de information.
 How many rooms? Whats the rent? In what part of town?
 Be patient!"
 Having strolled up Fifth Avenue and entered the Park. he confid- ed. I'm sick of hotels"
 Its been driving me mad" she exaggerated. Married people who really care for each other ought to own home. Be it ever so Humble.'- But that's mushy."
 Birds twittered Lawns in their spring attire shone vivid and un- trampled. Beds of hyacinths scent ed the breeze with their wistful fragrence. Even artificial lakes contrived to look natural.
 The home I've chosen, if you agree.D she belttled her enterprise, isn't fashionable. Its on the west side. You must have guess ed that from our direction"
 Which makes it reasonable" He glanced down at her slight figure One has to live within ones in- come. In a single room, if it were ours, I could be riotous." A hall. A man in livery. He was hustled into an elevator and shot up to the tenth floor. Pro- ducing key, she opened a door with an air of proprietorship. | He passed as an intruder from room to room. Seven of them By his standards the furnishing were lavish. In the drawing room he noted a silver tray arranged for tea. Walking over to the win. dow. he was dazzled by a burst of beauty-the Park like a forest blowy lawns, tufted spaces, glintine stretches of distant water.
 He glanced cursorly round the bed room. Whenching the handle of cupboard he recognized hi own suits. Before he had recov. cred the doorbell was changing The agent with the lease, no doubt
 He was reluctant to make Sants look foolish, but this farce mus be stopped.
 The staccato of exclamations. Ht retraced his steps to the hall. serum was in progress-Santa be. ing collared by man and woman The woman pointed an accusing finger at Give.
 What are you doing?"
 Santa disentangled herself ant became umpire.
 "He won't hurt you Mummy. Tn his wife"
 Without our consent!" Mrs Dawn appealed desperately to he husband. You hear that, Eric Our child's remarried and the inl IS hardly dry on her divorce" Santa's father was removing hi coat. He proceeded with his tasl unruffled.
 Mrs. Dawn strove again to rous lhim.