Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 23, 1940.
Lovely Mary Haines, a happy wife and devoted mother is a member of New York's woalthy "gossip" sot. One day, Sylvia Fowler, on ace-meddler, finds that Mary's husband Stephen is "romancing" Crystal Allen, a pretty salesgirl. Then Mary learns of it but for her child's sake, she takes her mother's advice, says nothing to Stephen and goes to Bermuda. But on her return sho encounters Crystal at a fashion show. They quarrel and Edith, Sylvia's friend, gives the details to a gossip columnist. The publicity breaks and as a result of it and the advice of her poison-tongued friends, Mary quarrels with Stephen and goes to Reno. Now, the ove of her divorce; Stephen calls her to say he is marrying Crystal.
A YEAR had passed, a hadn't worked. "How do you gown." She nibble at n all. year of sorrow, of heartache Ike my haircomb, mother.
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THE telephone rang and sho anatched it. "Hello. "Yes? Oh
hello Stephen."
wonder if he la,"
"If he's what?"
"Why I don't know-happy, I guess.”
and the gradual recognition of a new set of values.
Yes, Mary had learned
It was long after midnight when something that pride and
She began to tingle. "Why she returned that night. Then, for yes, little Mary will be at your few moments she stood in front ego often go before a fall house at seven." This was the of the mirror and postured grace- weekly visit. "And Stephen," around. Little Mary was standing
fully. All at and that, after all, com- she went on hurriedly, glad of there. "Hello darling." promise has its virtues if it this opportunity to discuss a can bring happiness in the matter that had been on her her mother's bed. "I had a bad talking to."
"Hello." The child climbed into 111 bet she heard who Crystal was carrying on, eh?" With a flourish mind, "there's no reason why dream Mummy. Who wore you should bounce out of a night pretending to dance with?"
end.
The I
She was pinning on a cor- sage of flowers and waiting for Michael Fenimore to call for her one evening when her mother walked into her boudoir.
in your
bedroom.
were
once she
turned
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she pulled a key from her bag. Mary jumped
"Hore. I took this out of ker ยา electrified. dressing table drawer. Mary laughed. "I wasn't exactly Quickly, who went to the telephone know who he is but she meets him
I don't and dictated a telegram to Sylvia at the Gothic Arms every after- pretending darling, I was remem They must forget, their differences bering. I danced with your daddy at Reno. She was giving a dinner to-night."
party at the Moon and Stars Roof
nice thing about a divorce, getting
noon."
It was
far bigger buul than "Oh that's fine." She closed her for all the Reno-vites on Friday. Mary had hoped for. But without eyes. "Mummy, this is the only Wouldn't Sylvia please como?
a tremor, she took it then sent a message outside. A moment later, a chance to sleep with your mother
Her first move the next day was Crystal appeared. Mary nodded sometimes. Hurry and get into to see that Stephen knew through sweatly, and held out the key,
Little Mary that she'd be at thef "Well, Mra. Haines, there's no roof on Friday. He'd manoeuvre point in a acone, but it seems that things to ace hor, she was certain, this belongs to you." Now, all of her ideas about fair Crystal turned beet red, "50 what! I'm not the only person ments later she ghing woman, out to get the man who has a key to a Gothic apart- was cuddled in-she loved. to her Mary's} Friday night arrived and every- Mary nodded patiently. "I'm only **You Countess who immediately began very friendly of me to come to you present, including the warning you my deur. I think it's know," she said to moan about her young hualand first with it instead of Stephen." drowsily, "you're Buck. All of the girls were gather- "Isten you fool," Crystal snarl- sym-ed together in the dressing room ed. "I like what I got and I'm
A FEW mo- play had vanished. She was
ment."
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5 to Buck's the first who ever told me expect mo to hand him back."
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Tschaikowaky apartment over. Why do we ever married." She
night.'
what he really thought of me-- you keep this old stuff laughed. "I know Stephen, it's Daddy's feelings."
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"Attagiri, Mary," Sylvin yelled.
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get it but-what? Of course love her as much as you anymore.
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ottes, who handed Mary with it."
MARY nodded absently, then, She stared at it.
a note. DB7730 To-night? Well, I usually end why do you care how he feels by herself, her eyes lighted up. a key. Wonderingly, she read:
The rolled up Her mother smiled gently.up at El Morocco. O.K. Mister, Mummy?" "But doesn't it remind you of I see you there." She hung breathe. Could it be true? Was gled, "how good to see you my that this fell out of Buck's pocket?
"Yes?" Mary hardly
"Oh Sylvia darling." she gur- dared
"Dear Mrs. Haines No. 1: Win things you want to forget?" up and looked at her mother she really back again in Stephen's dear.
you lease tell Mrs. Haines No. 2 Why I thought you'd belit qeems to be a mate to the one "It reminds me of things with shining eyes.
heart?
looking worried and don't want
"Mother, to forget."
what's anYONE
want
"Me worried?" Sylvia stared at drank a bit too much and started
you're arguing about, P.S. with a telephone in the bathroom? her. "What about?"
He Crystal has one and she was awfull Mary hesitated, then took her lobby. Please see mo. Stephen."
talking. P.S. No. 2 Will be in mad when I walked in on her while arm. "Well I don't like to talk she was talking. She was talking dear, but It's Crystal and the message to Crystal. "You seem to Without a word Mary showed the as she saw Sylvia off in a corner things she says about you. It isn't be the 'other woman' in the Coun- affair with~"
because I dislike her y'understand teas's case.*? tal betraying Stephen? And if he around. giving everyone-the-Impres delighted.
Mary felt her skin tighten. Crys-but I don't think she should go.
"Are you, Crystal ? Sylvia yelled, didn't care any longer-why, itsion that you're carrying on a wild Mary and sudden realisation came Then she looked at might be the solution to everything, affair with - "Who was she talking to darling? Oh Mary, I'll black both her using us-acting the way wo do."
to her. "Why Mary, you've been Try to remember the name. Think eyes. Who am I carrying on with?" hard, baby."
"Your paycho-analyst my dear. deringly, "you're just
"Yes" Crystal said, almost won- "It waslet'n gee. Oh yes, She's not only broadensting it but the rest of us."
a cat like that's it-Baby 1"
she's making everybody laugh so darling. I didn't know she could be Stephen. "Only it's taken me long- Mary started for the door and "I didn't hear anything else.
so funny."
er to sharpen my claws." She For ten minutes Sylvia raved. waved gaily. "Jungla red, Sylvia. She hung up when she saw mo. Then she chimed down and a crafty Good night. ladies." The telephone rang again just as look came into her eyes. "I'll fix
Shel
"You know, I wonder " knew what her mother was "What?" thinking. Why didn't she marry
"Everybody has made such again? She'd tried to fall inpoint of telling me
how happy love with some of her beaus, es-Stephen is" She broke off. pecially nice Michael, but it think I'll wear my new evening
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