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LUCKY

WHERE TO NIAGARA

SIR?

FALLS!

DOB!

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 1, 1988.

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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

AND SO, DIVORCE

To begin at the beginning: Flossie, gan with an apparent effort, "if you

six months after her marriage to weren't right after all." David Hathaway, one day called at "Right?" Flossie asked, failing to Doris Stanford's house, and her face grasp his meaning.

Doris, betrayed bitter unhappiness. who had been bridesmaid, now served As friend and adviser,'

"It was a mistake," Flossie began, withholding tears bravely, "David and I should never have been married. 1 know it now. Sometimes I can't bear to.live with him. II-don't know what to do."

"Yes. About us getting married. I've been wondering if we really are suited to each others. And then-”·

He paused, staring in astonishment at Flossie, who had dropped speechless on to the studio couch.

"Yes?" she urged weakly.

David sat forward with an impatient gesture."Oh, hang it, these payments She broke down and began to cry, on the furniture are driving me daft. And Doris, who had been wedded for There seems to be no daylight ahead. two years and whose happiness was I can't give you the things you want increasing with each passing day, took to make you happy. And a man has Flossie in her arms and did what she to do that to keep his wife's love. I

By Barbara Ann Benedict

want to be fair, Floss: But it's only now I've been able to see your point of view about this marriage business. I'm willing to carry on if you say so. But if you haven't changed your mind, I'm willing to quit, too

could to comfort her. It was hard for Doris to understand his sort of thing, "It's a shame, Floss. A mean shame. Why don't you get a divorce ?"

Flossie dried her eyes and looked up at Doris hopefully. "Oh, Doris, do you

hurt After it was over and Flossie was suppose I can? I'd hate to David. Her's not mean or selfish or gone, David went into the bedroom. unkind. It's just that we were not From a bureau drawer he produced a meant for each other. Whatever would photograph. It was of Flossie, and he he say?

had hidden it there in the hopes that "What can he say, honey? I'd be she would over look it in the excite- brave and put it up to him squarely. ment.

"She It's only fair." di

He stared at it and thought:

"But you remember how. he took on never guessed-never suspected that I before we were married when I told understood how she felt, and did it for him I wanted to think it over before her." And then he fell to wondering giving him a definite answer. It was if he ever would be able to put her out pity; pity for David and the belief that of his heart and mind." I-could-be-as-happy-as-you are with _(Copyright, 1988, By The Associated

Newspapers).

Bob that drove me into it!”

They spent an hour discussing the

pros and cons. Finally Flossie rose to SHIP'S WAITER IS

go. She had unburdened herself and

felt better. Yet the task that faced NABBED FOR

her seemed in no wise lighter. It was

her duty she knew, to put it up to David ATTEMPT TO POISON squarely, to sit down and talk it over PASSENGER

with him, to make him see her point of

view, to convince him it was better for them both.

Shanghai, July 20. You're too chicken-hearted," Doris Harry Karns, a waiter on the told her before they parted. When Dollar liner, President Cleveland, ever you assert yourself with David he is being held for interrogation by carries, on and acts abused." He works

on your sympathy, honey, and you us the District Attorney in San ually weaken and let him have his way. Francisco in connection with an Lay your cards on the table. Certainly allegation recently made against David is intelligent enough to see your him to the effect that he had point of view."

Flossie nodded dismally and depart- tried to poison a woman passen- ed. En route to her apartment, her ger.

thoughts dwelt constantly on David. The alleged attempted poison- Could she bring herself to tell him?

She pictured the hurt look in his eyes, ing episode is said to have oc- the hang-dog expression that always curred while the Cleveland was aroused her sympathy. Was it fair to travelling from Manila to Kobe, let him down like this? There was the according to reports just received furniture on which they were still

making payments, and on which David here from San Francisco. would have to continue to make pay- Karns is charged with attempt- ments for months and months. There ed murder on the high seas, were David's plans for the future. being alleged that he attempted What would happen to him once she

made her miserable.

was no longer there to bolster up, his to poison Mrs. William G. Collins, courage, to spur hitreon? Though wife of the advertising manager of the Manila Tribune, by mixing shing powder in her morning He was there to greet her when show

4. arrived. She kissed him and hurried oatmeal...

David was home early that

motive

alleged

into the bedroom to dab at her eyes attempt, judging from

and to fortify herself with respite,

When she returned to the livingroom David was slumped dejectedly in an reports, has not been definitely easy chair. Sho noticed his long face, established. Mrs. Collins is quot and attributed it to his natural de- ed in San Francisco as having ex- pressed spirits. The sight spurred Hor

pressed the opinion that the wai- off provided the necessary stimulant to: |beginṇher ap

ashewat her Houth, But D

SAMENTARA ter was a bit of lips, and opened her.......... Karna is declared to

oke first, staring ed that Mrs. Collins: the depths of his

and nasty on the Cleveland arrivedo

the