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THEY were all gathered re in Mary Haines's intry house, each one a nbol of the narrow, pelty rld in which they lived. They were the Women, soi- ant ladies of creation, to om inherited wealth was natural a phenomenon as
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Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 17, 1940.
By Ernie
Bushmiller
START PACKING
WE LEAVE
MONDAY!
COMMENCING
TO-DAY
The "Telegraph's" Great New Satire by Clare Boothe, which, pro- duced first as a play on Broadway, ran for over 600 nights, netting the author £50,000. It is said that Hongkong possesses a "Park Avenue of
local cats." The play was at first barred in London.
Serialisation for the "Telegraph" is by Beatrice Faber.
Women
Their habitats were the her social position was impecca- auty salons where they ble, so the girls were stuck with
ercised like horses; the her.
ank gown shops, the
As for Sylvia Fowler and
shionable clubs and often Edith Potter-well, they were ough, the divorce town of the sort whose words spoke for
themselves. At the
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moment,
Their youngest member they were huddled together in
as Peggy Day, a newlywed to be announced.
Mary's foyer, waiting for lunch
the current season.
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feured herself down to fty-dollar a week advertising quivering with excitement. an. Everyone agreed that it though I'd never get you alone. us lucky she had money of her just can't wall to get the low-
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Mary sighed "Stephen can't away to go to Canada."
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to shrug it off. "Well, so long as our trip's off I think. in the morn Ing move back to town."
Sylvia's words were underlined with meaning. "I certainly would
if I were you Mary."
"Sylvia," Pegg piped up, "what did you mean before when you said that Mary was living in a fool's Paradise?
Naney cut in, anxious to protect Mary. "Sylvia was teving to make me wisecrack about marriage, Mary. She said something about, 'A wo man's Paradise always being a fool's Paradise.""
Mary was amused. Evidently, Sylvia had been getting in her usual digs. "Well, whatever I'm living in, I like it. For a second, her eyes anapped defiance nt Sylvia. Of course she was a contented wife.
Nancy Blake whom they all drawing room. Her black, impish w rarely, was more tolerated eyes danced. "You're going to 1un liked.
was always swoon my dear, when I tell you. bing queer things like writing I couldn't say very much boks and going off to Africa. telephone this morning." She took
Worse than that though, she'd a deep breath, the better to dish too, pet. I despise, whoever docs They all headed for the dining What was more he was going to ever had a husband, or showed it out. "You know, I go to Sidney's yours." ny signs of getting one. But for my hair. You ought to go there
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her. "By the way, how's Stephie?" Mary frowned. "Stephen's not su girl on Mrs. Haines' and the whole
well." That was one reason she'd ghastly story about Stephen step-insisted that he come on this trip ing out on Mar" rolled out. And to Canada with her. They were this is what's so awful about it." leaving next day. "It's not serious. She leaned forward, "It wouldn't Just that he's been working rather be Ro bad if Stephen had picked late these past few weeks-" some one in his own class. But a berzie."
"Oh. How did he ever meet a you sure it's work, darling, and not girl 1ke that?"
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Edith spoke quickly, anxious to like that? That's what they live head Sylvia off. "Theips ban ner for, the rats. Isn't it foul!" She vcus Indigestion too.
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though only Marv's friends knew he should be nervous
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We could keep our mouths shut." than she knew. After all she was "Of course," Edith agreed. "the one who had the six children know plenty I never breathe about with a seventh on the way my friends husbands."
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"I worship her." Sylvia's volcatractive man, you know."
was like syrun. "Sho's not only my cousin, sho's my dearest friend in
all the world. Why, we
raised together."
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MARY felt a tremor go over her. Sylvia did get under, her skin sometimes.
I can't
She laughed. "Isn't he?
AT the top of the stairs, imagine why he hasn't deserted me Mary Haines paused and looked for some glamorous creature long down at them,
ago." She nodded with the mes-
A smile fitted across her beauti-sego that Mr. Haines was on the ful, sereno faco.
telephone. "Don't talk about me The accident of family and back- while I'm gone," she called, as she ground had provided her with a left. given net of friends. But she had "Hello dear," she and Into the Another world, with Stephen und telephone a second later. Then her Little Mary.
spirits dropped. Stephen lund pro-
Sometimes she pitied Sylvia for mised and now he was putting off the lack of such happiness. It must the trip again. "Oh darling, what be dreadful to live your life out, a shame. Yes, it'll still be nice a jolwaya secking, always discontent-le later on, only "Then she ed, never having a moment's trust brightened. "Well, maybe you can for the man whose name you bore. Imako an early train out to-day.
She descended quietly and said, No, he couldn't do that. There was "Break It "p girls." They'd cer- work again at the office. He'd be tainly been ripping somebody apart kept into. "All right, dear, I won't and it must have been choice. They wait up. Goodbye. looked so relaxed.
"Why Mary," Sylvia trilled as she "Mary darling," Edith cried. returned, "you look as low an #1 "You're so slim I could kill you." 'swamp. What's up?"
stay that way.
SYLVIA suddenly held out her glittering nails. "Mary, You can't imagine how it stays how do you like this polish?
on. I get it at Sidney's. You ought to go."
"Oh Sylvia," Edith protested. Sylvia ignored her. "A wonder- ful new manicurist. Olga's her name. She's marvellous. Look. Jungle Red."
Nancy snorted. "Looks as if you'd been tearing at somebody's throat."
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