The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-04
DAWSON

LUCKY was to snow no rear or nm.
 Whats the idea of this comic intervlew?" She spoke contemp- tuously.
 That I refuse to give you up"
 Are you sane? How can you give up anyone who doesn't belong to you?@
 You're g. rotten little fakir."
 The taxi swung into the park She huddled in her corner.
 T wish Give had hurt you more last night-smashed you so that you'd had to be carried home on a stretcher."
 She stumbled on an interpre- tation for his unusual conduct.
 "Dicky, you've been drinking"
 q shouldn't wonder"
 AS though the clock had been put back eighteen months, he slipped his arm about her.
 70, please not that, Dicky"
 Who has better right?'
 Inwardly raging, she smiled grotesquely.
 You're awful silly. People go to jail for Kidnapping"
 He pressed closer.
 Be yourself, Santa. Why put on airs? We've both hungered for this for ages"
 Scared to death, she camouflag- ed her trembling with boldness.
 He attempted to kiss her. She twisted.
 I'm Gives wife"
 Leaning forward he muttered in- to the driver. The taxi left the Park and shot up town.
 Where are. you taking me.?"
 He didn't answer.
 "Clive will be furious. Do stop!"
 Then in final appeal. You al- ways used to be a gentleman"
 Having collected his thoughts, he spoke.
 You've never fooled me for a second. don't know whether you've fooled Give. Last nights outburst would indicate that you haven't The real trouble with you, Santa, is that you think you're so damned pure. You're merely lovely cheat You're so unfair that you end by pulling the wool over your own eyes"
 Her conscience pricked her. Here was another man within less than "A hours accusing her of unfair ness. He was less menacing when complaining than when he was 
 Go on," she taunted. Tell me all about myself"
 You're an open book to me, young lady. You'd be surprised by all the truths I could tell you What you suffer from is sup pressed passion Your instincts and Lou-Lou's are identical-only she's honest and you're a coward. Until you cease to pose, you'll never be happy"
 Don't get you, Dicky." Any subterfuge to keep him occupied
 Then get me Whats been your object in seeing so much of me since you divorced me?"
 That hardly needs answering"
 Answer he insisted.
 Pity. After the divorce I had Give waiting for me; you had Tn your loneliness you went to the dogs faster than ever You had no good influence in your life"
 50 you appointed yourself my good influence? You're kidding yourself, Santa"
 You don't believe that there are any good women," she re- preached him. Please Dicky, do believe. There are and the day will come when you'll find one. All that I was trying to do was to save you for her. Further help from me is impossible; but I'll always pray for you"
 He burst into guffaw and collared her hand.
 I've known heaps of women; you're the completest fraud I've met. This business of retaining me began last summer at St. Jean, when you saw me spending money on woman whom you hated. You were beside yourself with jealousy. Your prudishness didn't permit you to recognize it as jealousy. Since then you've chucked yourself at me. Not to inflame Give you've pretended that I was a lost soul and that you were a sister of charity. The farce has played itself out. Time to be honest"
 She stared at him appalled,. She couldn't disguise that her actions
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