The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-13

Flora came into the room wrap ped in an elaborate lounging robe and" smoking a cigarette.
 I've had row with Ben" she announced briefly.
 Soudra said nothing; she knew of what these rows" consisted.
 They were usually burst of storming and nagging on Flora's part because she could not i'm mediately get something she want ed, until in sheer desperation Ben gave way.
 Flora sat down on the side of the bed and looked at her sister
 "No, it's not the usual sort of |row," she said, reading Sondra's thoughts Its serious this time In fact. .. I'm going away"
 "Alone?'" Sondra asked vii lout much interest, and she wondered whose hospitality she h CT Sc Il could ask, seeing that Ben did not care for her to stay in the house when his wife was not itfere.
 "Alone-and for ever" Flora said quietly.
 Sondra turned around.
 "Nonsense," she said sharply.
 "It's quite true" Flora laughed I'm fed up. fed-up, fed-up." she said with a fierce note in her voice. 50 fed-up in fact that lost my temper tonight and told Ben exactly what I thought of him.
 And what do you think oi him? Sondra asked. She had so often wondered Flora never discussed her husband though she treated him so cal ouSly.
 Flora flung her cigarette into the empty grate.
 q think he's a =. worm," he said.
 There was on eloquent silence
 "Oh, I know he's kind" Flora went on with a sort of weary , resignation. But kindness is re- voltiag when it comes from the wrong kind of person. I'd rather have my eyes blacked by a man cared for, than a diamond neck lace from. .. Well, from Ben Sondra took up brush and be- !, gan mechanically to smooth hel hair.
 %Well and so what?" she l asked.
 Flora shrugged her slim shoul- : ders.
 "One word led to another, o1 courSe and in the end the worn /, turned He accused me of no 1 caring foh him-Which is true and of caring for. :. . for some. one else. .. which is also true. "Mesning Jocelyn FarrP" Sondr' asked.
 .'Yes, I've often wondered If yot , guess .d. I care for him all right and he knows it, but it's no use } he's got puritanical ideas = you, , friend Mark Merriman remind 1 me of him a little" She brok, } off te ask for a moment, Well what do you think about it?" T think it's a mistake to hay, quarreled with Ben if you can have anything better" Sondra sait l slowly.
 Flora laughed bitterly. "Yol would! You're a thousand time more worldly than I am. I hat those sort of ideas once, too, bu not now" She started up an, began pacing the room restlessly T tell you I can't stand it an. s longer. What do I get out of it Clothes, and jewelry, and borinj r dinner parties and masses of Dor y ing friends, and nothing better t g look forward too, ever! I shal get old and fat, and Ben wi. t get older and latter, and the n some day I shall die-never hay ing known what it means to b happy, or to have done anythin t worth while. I can't go on wit g it, Sondra; simply can't
 What are you going to dt then?'
 = I'm going away. I told Be so, and then of course he cam - round and begged and implored- : she gave little shiver of dis = taste.
 n And where are you going?" e T dCn't know. I've got littl le money put away-not great dea
 of course, but I've got to get ou n somew lere-where I can breath d and belong to myself. z. sur n pose you think I'm mad?" 1T SOndra shook her head. I'd T think you'll be sorry-if yo ,- do this"
 d T shant be any more sorI
 than I am now. It's like Twin IS in a cage to live in this house l. a stfling cage. I'm stiu young an