The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-06
PARADISE
DAWSON

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 You were about to harangue me for my own good" she logged him
 Don't know that I dare. If offend you. you'll scoot."
 Soups too nice" she mumbled
 Then claiming the privilege of an ex-husband, I'll dispense with draperies. After we'd become en- gagged you revoked me for five minutes in Gives favor After we were married you revoked in his favor more disastrously. You con- demn me for my morals; when it comes to a showdown, I'm essen- italy the more faithful The choice between Give and myself has been re-opened."
 By whom?" She helped her self to butter.
 By you when you left your san tified sheep, meaning Give, in | the wilderness to come in serach of this little lost lamb. Dig down to fundamentals. The trouble with our marriage was money"
 The trouble with our marriage, J she correctly swiftly, was that you lured an innocent girl to share your pig-sty of past and spared with her because she refused to sink to your level"
 If I'd possessed money, you'd have stuck with me-" he insisted.
 T might have" She glanced around the room. Your willing ness to sponge on me didn't in- crease my respect for you"
 "There'd be no more danger of my sponging on you" His chest swelled a trifle. I'm rich man. " Not by your own efforts" (Golly, he's pathetic, she thought)
 Does it matter by whose ef- fort?" he urged But we were speaking about Give Your only chance of holding him is to pres ent him with squalling babies"
 She turned.
 And if I were to kick Give to the devil. you'd give me romance?" she suggested.
 Let's" He pinched her arm.
 Eat your asparagus" she inn mediately squelched him.
 He put down his wine glass, en- pity.
 You have yet to persuade me that my attentions are unwelcome. AS to what you have said about the life We led that's granted. But since then you've revealed qualities which you kept hidden while We were man and wife. I've seen you tender, considerate, pa- tient. There's no woman can drag the best out of me the way you can. Santa"
 "The other day you called me  a faker."
 You are, but not consciously" l" he pleaded You don't appreciate the maddening effect of your sym- pathy" He refilled his glass. Come across. If I've discovered new qualities in you, haven't you discovered in me more attractive qualities than you'd suspected?"
 Her expression was tense.
 All I've discovered, Dicky, are the self-pity and evasions of a small. bad boy"
 Her answer whipped him into pride.
 Heavens, how you women can lie. During the past months you have devoted more of your waking hours to me than to the man who figures as your husband"
 She felt that she had mastered the situation.
 Misplaced kindness" He upset her with a question.
 Have you told him about our taxi-ride?"
 Lunch was ended. The restau- rant was emptying. Soon they would be the last guests left. She began buttoning her gloves.
 T haven't. I didn't want to distress him."
 Lying again, Santa. You didn't want to distress yourself. You did not trust him enough to tell him.
 In a flash she was on her feet and had placed the table between them.
 I'd trust him absolutely"
 He made no attempt to delay her. Refilling his glass, he looked up casually.
 You're mine You daren't tel Give that we're still meeting I shall wear you down" She stamped her foot.
 He raised his glass.
 Heres to our reunion" Having reached the door she