The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-19
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ANOTHER WOMAN

ANOTHER WOMAN
 CAUSES DIVORCE
 Grace sat quietly, waiting for Nancy Beolsor to tell hor the req son that she was obtaining a di. v0rco from her husband. Nancy'g eyes were dancing. Eyl- dentIy she wasn't feeling badly over it, Grace thought. It would | Dc nice Co be that way, the wander lust of her thoughts ran on. Fica not to care too much for anyone. Nice to bo scif-sufiicient 90 that 1t would not matter if everyone came or everyone went. Only, never mattered about everyone. 1t was one person, always. that could | change the whole play. Someone with blue eyes that crinkied with | laughter, wide, strong shoulders, . firm chin.
 "T mustn't think about Jimmy. don't love him. l never did. l | just love tho thing--I thought he | was," Grace whispered fiercely, deep in her heart.
 "1'm getting divorce because my husband wants to marry s0inc- body eise," Nancy said then. "Oh. mol" Grace forgot about Jimmy, her own hurt heart. every thing. But that seems 50 fool- 1 ish. It's impoesibIe!"
 "No, my dear. It is taking place this very minute. He is going to marry little platinum -haircd youngstcr who never had two | thoughts to knock against each l is against her. know some blondes who could beat their dark -haired | sisters at any game. But this one --she's just shallow. She wants his money. She isn't more than | twenty or twenty-onc, and she's marrying n man who is nearly three times her age. one nearing 56."
 "whcn did 1t startT Grace asked.
 1T don't know. can't under. stand 1t. I didn't think that he had any---or, call them heart fn- tcrcsts, outside of his family. But he apparently had this one. I've always thought that had n pccu- liar intuition that could sense things. But apparently it desert- cd mo just when I needed 1t. l never suspicioncd at all" l Grace nodded. Neither did ]. Not until Jimmy and Mrs Webbcr were thrust upon me. Then all Of \ sudden I saw how blind had been. Everyone else kncw--had known for il long time" She l paused. Then she raised eyes that were bright with tears. Do you think that there Is room in il mans l fife, romanticaiiy, for two women tt once? Can he love them in the same way2 Oh, he may have lots l of friendships, women from yes. terday that he clings to for one l reason or another. tf he's grown | up and been around---but can h6 I honestly carc--that way. 1 mean" She stumbled on, then l paused.
 "He cant feel q great and wido l romantic yearning for more than ono at oncc," Nancy answered. His passing faDcies usually come | in parade procession. one at q l time. lie cant eye fl blonde from ono window and brunei from aD- l other. Or can hc- l don't know I don't know anything about mt ' Nancy was silent then. She dfd- n't speak until sae had pulled the l blankets over her shoulders and snapped of tho lamp on the bcd- side table.
 T wonder what Arnold Page thought" she said then, But Grace didn't hear. Sire was nearly asleep. If she had. Nancy wouldn't have tossed restIessly. | Graces answer would have ex- l pIaincd. She wouldn't have gone | to the fire little later. And she wouldn't have found Page there. ------
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