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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 20, 1940.
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Lovely Mary Haines, a happy wife and devoted mother is a member of New York's woal- thy "gossip" set, a part of the circle that lives in the beauty salons, the gown shops and the bridge-clubs,
One day she has the "girls" to lunch and Sylvia Fowler, an ace-meddler who resents Mary's "complacency" suggests that she visit Olga, her manicurist..
Mary makes an appointment next day and learns from Olga that Stephen, her husband, is "carrying on" with a salesgirl, Crystal Allen, But for the sake of her child Mary takes her mother's advice, says nothing to Stephen and goes to Bermuda.
THE southern moon and sky and air had been won- derful but Mary was glad to
be back.
Allen. You've been seeing my in love with that girl."
"Maybe not and she may be a daughter. That's what I came in perfectly marvellous influence here to tell you I won't have you
touching my daughter."
for him but she's not going to' do your child any good."
New York was lovely in A bell tolled inside Mary's its winter dress and some-heart. "What has my child to how, the future looked do with it?" brighter than before she'd
left.
There was a fashion show at Madame Lebrun's and at Sylvia's urgings she had
"Well, it was while you were in Bermuda. Edith saw them Stephen and that creature and Little Mary, tunching in park."
the
"That's not true."
The
agreed to go. With the fashion parade over, she asked to see the new lingerie. She was examining a par- ticularly luscious nightgown when all at once her blood turned to water. The sales- woman was obsequiously addressing a Miss Crystal Allen and leading the way to a fitting room.
Her face was dead white as she went to the window. Sylvia followed and patt- ed her arm.
"Mary you do know. Why didn't you con- fide in me?"
She turned and said harshly, "Will you please keep out of my affairs, Sylvia?"
"Why
Mary
Crystal sneered quite openly. “You don't have to get hysterical. What do I enre about your daugh- ter. I'm sick of hearing about
her,"
"You won't have to hear about husband are not going to go on see. her any more because you and my ing each other."
"Listen," Crystal shouted, "I'm taking my marching orders from Stephen. Ile's antisfied with this arrangement, so don't force any lasues untens you want trouble. And don't think I wouldn't break un your anug little roast if I could, Mrs. Haines. But I don't stand a chance."
"I'm glad you realize it." "Oh, it's not just because he's fond of you. You're just a habit with him. It's that kid he's afraid of losing."
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MARY'S heart lifted. This, at least, she knew wasn't true:
"I'm glad came in now, thought you
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"Oh Sylvin," she moaned, "I've, Well, let's not worry. I'll give done the most awful thing. It's de Peyster a ring. I can fix it." ghastly it happened right after She turned to Edith, "I'll say you told me about Mary and
you were lying." Crystal." She plumped herself down on the mat between the girls.
"You'll do no such thing." Sylvia shrugged. "Then let the "We're right in the middle of our exercises Mrs. Potter," the in-story ride. It'll be forgotten to- morrow. You know the awful structrees suld incisively.
things they printed about-what's her name 7-before she jumped out the window? Why I can't even re- member her name so who cares? Toodle-oo."
Sylvia waved her out. "Will you tell them I want my paraffinic bath FLOW? There's a dear. I'm simply exhausted. Now Edith, what is
it?"
"It wasn't until 1 got here, in realized it. I could bite my tongue the middle of my facial, that I off when I think of it. I was tea- Ing with Dolly de Peyster-
I know what you're going to might be really say," Sylvia broke in. "You forgot dangerous." she's writing a gossip column und She added, with you told her about Stephen and
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contempt, "You're not."
Mary.
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"Oh Edith," Peggy cried.
It'
be in all those dreadful tabloids."
The door closed behind her and think Sylvia is a dreadful woman, Peggy turned to Edith. Honestly, I'm going to tell her so."
Edith's smile was generous,
"Oh
she can't help it. Just her tough luck she wasn't born deaf and dumb."
"She'll stub her toe some day." "Some day!" Edith laughed with relish "Why, she's been atubbing
omen
Mary stopped to the door. "From your point of view I sheld think practically anybody would appear high minded." She stopped for you're dressing to please Stephen--- second and surveyed her enemy; "May I suggest Miss Allen, if that gown. He doesn't like
brains to recull what I said.
"I know, I've been racking my it for aver a year. Ever meet that
office?"
think I told her that Myoung customer's man in Howard's either an ermine or a sable cout off
Peggy was shocked. "Edith !" the Allen girl and I do know that I Without a flicker, Edith went on. said that Mary ammeted her-be- "A lovely Platonic friendship if cause after all, that's what you told ever I saw one or so Howard me Sylvia-"
thinks." She stopped, then ad- ded hurt. "I didn't expect you to nestly, "Pergy, take a tip from me.
"I didn't. Anyhow." Sylvia addressed the younger woman tell it to a cheap reporter."
Keep out of other women's troubles, "Well," Edith sighed, "it doesn't I've never had a fight with a girl my life. Why? I really make much difference. The friend is h divorce is practically settled.”
hear no evil, I see no evil, 1 speak "Who says so?" Sylvin asked no evil." eagerly.
That perfumed pirate was sit-inines. I've got your number now. should Edith lie? "I'm glad you came in too, Mrs. ting with her arm around Little You're too blasted high minded Mary and kissing her between for any man to live up to. No won every bite. No doubt the crea-
der your husband prefers me.” ture will make a perfectly mar- vellous step-mamma for your daughter,"
felt as if her nerves "Well, if you want to be an Suddenly her head went up were strung on white-hot wire. ostrich-but you're the only one in the world who hasn't known.” Then. without She added fiercely. "Do you like swang around and started for being made a fool of before all the fitting rooms,
A slow smile widened Crystal's She opened one of the doors and voluptuous mouth. "Thanks for the your friends? Don't you think i the saleswomen know who gets superb. "Sorry. I
Crystal turned. Her poise was tip. But when anything I wear
ton't think doesn't please Stephen, I take that, Mary couldn't broadcast her "I sniti." Sylvia began patiently. her bills?"
off." "No," Mary anid-slowly, "I bel On the other side of the door domestic difficulties and not expect lieve it's my husband you know." Sylvia_gasped. Lord, but that girl them to wind up in a scandal." MARY-took a grip on herself. Then her valce grew strained."'nda tongue. Then she hurried "Mary didn't broadcast them." She said quietly, "Stephen's not come straight to the point, Miss out. Wait 'til she gave Edith a Peggy said angrily, "You did. lond of thin. Oh baby, what You're all making it impossible for It her to do anything now but get a
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