The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-31
DAWSON

beau. That's the reason I'm now squeezing you into my only spare moment"
 "Is your date with Dicky?"
 And if it is?" She glanced across her gleaming shoulder.
 "He won't keep it.' Give sunk his head. We're companions in misfortune adrift in the same boat. I hate to tell you. He's with my wife, and there he'll. stay till I return to break up the par | ty." tis#
 "The big soft lump" was her only comment n.
 Give raised his eyes shyly. She was lovely, collected, entirely un- daunted With slackened speed she was brushing her fair hair which Santa had declared was tinted. W I'm wondering" he faltered Why he couldn't be content with you?"
 I'm not his class, dearie." She smiled at her reflection You ought 1 to paste him one on the nose, or, better still, go home and beat up your wife" Out of the question" She turned in surprise, tapping her knee impatiently with her brush.
 Cant beat up your wife! Who's a better right? Whats to prevent you?"
 "A thousand reasons" "Its not done in your set,I sup poser"
 That's one of them. But there are heaps of others. I love her and there's nothing she wouldn't do for me. She'd stake me with her last dollar
 Then why's she messing about with my beau?" Gives eyes fell.
 She was married to him." Dead silence. | Lou-Lou slipped off her stool and stole toward him.
 You poor guy. You're the one she gypped to marry Dicky-the one who was always crazy over her. You see Dicky told me" She rested her hand on his shoulder
 T know all about you, too Give stared up at her "Santa's told me. I guess we haven't much to learn about each other.
 Let's compare notes" she sug- gested.
 | HHe put you in this show" Give lmumbled, and he makes you ar allowance
 She nodded
 I'm the same as you are witf her; he's my baby. I'm crazy over him. He's never treated ma right. He couldn't treat any wo man right. When he sees a bi | of fluff he thinks he likes better I he appeals to my chivalry to le him go. He appealed to my chiv, airy to clear out when he go married
 He's a great one TOT appealing to women's chivalry. III bet that how he's got around your cutie a second time. As far as I'm con cerned, I don't really mind; h, comes whimpering back when he, been hurt. like a grubby little bo, l-cant do without me. And like sap, fall for him"
 Give struggled to his feet.
 You're fine. The little knov about women I've picked up iron my wife"
 She laughed good-naturedly ant returned to her dressing. l "If you've ever borrowed any O her polo coats, you must hay picked up a mouthful."
 Adjusting a chic hat as sh tuSScQ IL uOWli dCiOSo llCA lOlC head, she questioned:
 Want me to whistle Dicky off Is that it?"
 If you don't want to lose him.
 Ever try to lose cat" Sh flung at him her urchin smile.
 Having arranged her furs, sh turned.
 How do look?"
 Stunning"
 "Slim and sumptous," she adde to his praise. say I do." With a comradeship that wa startling, she poked her arr through his.
 Take inc somewhere. I'm hun , gry.'
 Leaving the deserted theatr. } they plunged into Broadway. No wishing to make themselves con l spicuous, they entered a Child , Across marble topped table sh l pinned him.
 You have a plan?" } T have, but I hadn't" He low cred his voice. What you sai