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February 21, 1940.-
Lovely Mary Haines, a happy wife and devoted mother is a member of New York's wealthy "gossip" set. One day, Sylvia Fowler, an ace-meddfer, finds that Mary's husband Stephen is "romancing" Crystal Allen, a pretty sales-girl. She spreads the word around and Mary finds out but for the sake of her child she takes her mother's advice, says nothing to Stephen and goes to Bermuda. On her return however, she encounters Crystal at a fashion show. They This story is based quarrel and Edith, Sylvia's friend, gives the details to a gossip columnist.
on the M.G.M. version of the stage play of the same name, which will be screened in Hong- kong shortly.
DOLLY DE PEYSTER
"What makes you so sure?"
She shook her head. "Ho "But-but sometimes married people don't stay in love. The did a grand job of the juicy won't do that,”
husband and wife fall out of item. In true tabloid style,
love." Her throat folt raw. she informed her renders
Mary had had all this out with "And when they do they get un- that:
herself. "Because deep down, married. They they get what "Wife K.O.'s Love Thief." Stephen does love me but he is called a divorce.”
Little Mary was wide-eyed. By the next day every-won't find it out until I've really know what that is. Lots of body was buzzing with it. gone away." Yes, it must work my friends have mummies and After that, the open quarrel out like that. It was bound to daddies who are divorced."
"You'll make Little Mary write
"Well," her voice was barely a with Stephen was inevitable, to me once a week won't you? whisper. "Your father and I are There were things said on And please Mother, don't apoll getting a divorce. That's why both sides, bitter, harsh her so."
I'm going away. That's why- oh darling, I can't explain to you quite but
The I
words that neither could take back. One thing Mary always thought about after- wards the earnest, plead- ing way Stephen had told her that this was his first lapse and the hurt defeat in his eyes when she had said she could never trust him again.
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Introductions were made and
"My way," the Countess went Mary learned that her blonde on, "your marriage may not last friend was the Countess de Lage, till death but it's fun while it internationally known for her holds together and I think it's marriages to a string of young cruel to stand around waiting and handsome men. The other for someone to die don't you? ITTLE Mary's lips quivered. girl was Miriam Arnold, lately And it usually takes years too. Now she was beginning to of the Vanities chorus and the What did you pick yours for understand. "Mother, doesn't commercial modelling field. Miriam ?"
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Daddy love you any more?"
"No, he doesn't." "Don't you love him?" "I-Ino, Mary." "Oh Mother why?"
"I don't know
either
fault.
Daddy's
With her second glass of "Not for character," was the champagne Mary began to warm dry retort.
up to them. She liked them. Each in her own way was quite
"There. You see? No matter
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Mother's you a personal question ?"
You'll
"No dear, of course not.
to love to talk about myself."
my word
"Docan't it take a lot of
Now courage to marry so often?"
for Reno."
"That's the
answer.
Let's
have another drinkie, Say, are you girls staying at n hotel in Reno?" They nodded.
Women
"Not after the first few. What
"Spoil her!" Mrs. Morehead come along, maybe I can explain
"Well, don't do it. I made the THE preparations for the locked her reproach. "You'd it better in the car, on the way it really takes is money. None (same mistake twice. Place to
divorce started next day and think I never raised any children to the station
of my husbands ever had a hang out while you're taking the finally the afternoon arrived of my own."
She stopped short as the door bean." She peered out into the cure is a dude ranch, the Double when Mary was all ready to Little Mary was waiting for opened and Jane handed her a semi-darkness. "Oh dear, those Bar T. You won't get lonesome catch the train for Reno,
her in the other room. Mary box of flowers. They were or- mountains remind me of my there because the place furnishes Her mother was anapping her pulled her to the couch. "Dar-chids and for a moment wild third husband. He was a Swiss. cowboys." bags closed. "Go bathe your ling." It was going to be oven hope flooded over her as she saw I nearly broke my neck sliding
"Cow-boys!" Miriam exclaim. eyes. You can't get on the train more painful and difficult than Stephen's card. Then she read down one of those Alpine gla ber, you have to tell Little Mary talk to you dear."
Gustave pushed me."
"For practically nothing. You yet"
In a gesture of revulsion she throw them from her. "Come Mary giggled. "No wonder just have to pay for their ents and drinks if they take you to "I'll tell her," Mary said dully.
Mary, I- I don't want to miss you divorced him.”
town." "I've been putting it off be
my train."
"Oh but love takes care of its cause--"
own," the Countess beamed. "Ah, l'amour, l'amour. I slid
looking like that. And remem-she had thought. "I want to the message: "What can I say? ciers once. I always thought led, "What for?"
Stephen."
"Have I done something wrong. Mother?"
car
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of
"Oh no darling, no. Mary, you, know Daddy's been gone for! "Because you hope at the last some time - a month. And minute a miracle will keep you now I must tell you why." She THAT night she sat in the club
the from making a mess of your life? plunged in. "You see dear, when
thundering Have you thought that Stephenja man and woman fall in love vehicle that was speeding her they get married. And the "westward. Suddenly, voice might marry that girl?"
addressed her. She turned to see a big blonde woman holding out in glass of champagne.
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"Have some of this dear. You look so desolee. This must be your first trip to Reno."
lis,
Mary smiled a little. "Yes it
"There's one more drinkie
Mary nodded. "Ranch. Might. be nice to ride every day." right into the arms of my fourth apiece girls" the Countess said husband the Count."
stridently. "What'll it be to?" "The
one you're divorcing
Mary raised her glass. Her Inow ?" Miriam asked.
Hips twisted with bitterness. "To "Yes.Holas.What could I Reno-biggest-Little City-in-the- do when I found he was putting world the Great American arsenic in my headache pow Cradle of Liberty." ders." She brooded a moment. "Trouble with me I don't pick l'um for their characters." She Divide."
turned to Mary. "I'll bet you picked yours
"Well, it's my fourth. But didn't you?"
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"Reno," Miriam breathed. Beautiful City of the Great
The Countess shook her head character, sadly, "Only my husbands never
have anything to divide." well. I felt just like you look. "And where's it got you? On clinked glasses and drank.
With deep understanding they Alone and scared." She beck-the train for Reno."
I remember the first time very
oned to a bright faced little
brunette who was sitting near the window. "You
"Well-partly."
too dear, MARY nodded solemnly und don't sit over there in that
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took another long swallow.
On the train for Reno."
corner. Come and have a little "How right you are Countess. drinkie."
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