The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-06-16

tor getting himself enmeshed by
cleverly sinful woman Getting de
luded with his eyes open Kawataki
made a mental note Get rid o
Suzuki and quickly
We had long talk on that troll
ley car and ! suppose some restrain
melted. She told me, haltingly tina
she was very unhappy-that she wa.
sure her husband was consumed
with an irrational Jealousy that h,
was unsympathetic and harsh and
that he repealed her He had repel-
led her from the day She had been
| forced into the marriage by her pa
rents
she told me all this and | felt
great sympathy, and, must con-
fess an TRACTION. realized that
if this woman was actually leading
double life-and thought she
wasn't-that she couldn't really be
blamed
when We reached her stop, we
got off and stood on the street cor
ner talking for a long while and
commenced to understand the man
who had asked for this investiga-
ton. ! understood then, that he
was a cruel man and should be ash
AIMED of himself for wanting an in
vestigator.
II looked deep into her eyes and
saw the misery and l knew what | d
do. l told her Maybe il as a FUN
blirs thing, Couched in awkward
phrases and uncouth but she under
stOGd. She looked at me long
while and then she conseu ted and
left me on the corner
II went home then and didn't
sleep and when daylight came l
went to the corner where Id left
her and waited. She came with her
suitcase and we went 10 Tokyo Cen
trail Station
she is with me now and always
will be. If the husband has the rea-
soning and basic intelligence | think
he must have, he won't attempt to
follow He'll realize that this had
to be and that it could have been
far worse
That was all. The pages were not
signed
Kawataka raised a heavy fist and
smashed 1t down. His face was apo
plectic; perspiration deWed his shiny
head. He quivered and choked but
slowly, his face cleared. his tremb-
ling ceased and he leaned back III
the chair. 1t groaned under the
shifting OF his bulk.
For a long time he sat there sta
ring blankly at the moJtled wall a.
cross from his desk The phrase
IF the husband has the reasoning.
basic intelligence I think he has '
flowed through his ind and out and
then came again. Finally. he rose
and grimly tore the report to bits
and tossed the pieces out of his open
window, out over the streaming
traffic and moving uneven parade
of people
He did have the logical cold!y
reasoning mind Logical enough 70
accept the situation and to face the
situation Squarely and admit deep
inside himself that he was the type
man described N the report. And,
it would have happened eventually
so why not now Somehow. he
knew it would happen he had
thought. It was happening, that
was why he had sent his own man 10
check on his own wife The report
had barred his SOU and it wasn't a
pretty picture.
He seated himself, lumpily III the
chair and absently picked up an In
vestigation Request that had come
this morning He read it slowly
then he commenced laughing
hollow mirthlesS laugh A man
his wife Would they
please detail an investigator?
KaWataka would be glad to oblige
In fact, he'd pick a handsome in
and suggest a very effec-
tive technique
Yes. indeed a proven technique
From Nippon Times.