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February 22, 1940.

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Lovely Mary Haines, a happy wife and devoted mother is a member of New York's wealthy "gossip" sor. One day, Sylvia Fowler an ace-meddier, 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 Bórmuda. her return she encounters Crystal at a fashion show. They quarrel and Edith, Sylvia's friend, The publicity breaks and as a result of it and the ad. gives the details to a gossip columnist. vice of her polson-longued friends, Mary quarrels with Stephen and takes a train to Reno.

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Well, of all people, Miriam glared at her. "I made RENO was a revelation to voice.

Howard pay for what he wants. Mary. She hadn't dreamed Sylvia Fowler. There was

great hullaballo of reunion, and You made him pay for what he that there was BO many introductions to the others, then doesn't want." philosophies on marriage Sylvin settled down to talk.

"You filthy little tramp," "Don't start calling names, you and divorce in existence. Could you imagine Howard Even Lucy, the chamber- Fowler kicking her out like Park Avenue punk. I know more

that? After all she'd sacrificed, dirty words than you do." maid, had one.

Why, she'd given him her youth,

answer Sylvia hauled off terrific smack in her everything. Never mind, and gave her though, the old pinchbelly had the eye. The battle roynt was on. They pulled each other's hair. they paid her plenty.

Jabbed with their elbows, they The Countesa smiled blandly; kicked and yelled and swore. Mary "I've often wondered what it'd finally, tore Miriam

and be like to have a husband pay ine, Sylvia stood there, gasping fo Sametime I must marry for money." breath. Ifer clothes were torn, her face tear-stained and she was yell- ing at the top of her lungs. "I hate you. I hate you all! You too, Mary. You knew about this and you've been glonting-gloating!" Her voice rose to a shrlek.

Though native Nevada it had never oc- curred to her to get a divorce from her bullying husband.

"Land sakes ma'am," she was won't to say, "I stopped

The

thinking about being happy years ago. That settles everything."

As for Miriam and the Countess, Mary had de-) veloped real affection for them.

It was nice chatting about life with Miriani and for sheer amusement, there was nothing funnier than watching the Countess wooing Cowboy Buck and making plans for her fifth marriage.

Unhappily though, Peggy Day had arrived, her second week there. Mary almost cried when she ไม่ her. Young, pretty Peggy, so in love with her husband and going to get

a divorce. It was dreadful.

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"Listen Mrs. Fowler." Lucy yel led, dragging her off, "you got the hy-strikes. Come on."

New York, Mary called after her, heard her husband's "And when you get back, don't see "Stephen." too much of the girls."

"Oh I won't, Mary. Goodbye. Oh I'm so happy I don't even mind being sick at my stomach now."

Miriam grinned at Mary. "Get ting wise aren't you?"

"Sure. Know all the answers." "Then why are you here?" In the little cabin Mary silently "I had plenty of advice." She fixed a salad for dinner. Then she held up her hand. "And there's poke. "Nice little bout between a nothing you can say that I haven't couple of lady palookas."

heard, Miriam. Talk to me about

Talk lawful husband. Miriam nodded my guilty. "Right. me about security. What does it all

come to? Compromise." We're a pair of alley-cats."

around.

to

voice.

Miriam whispered, "Make him that specch you just made me." nodded. "Stephen? Why yes, I'm vory cheerful it's so good to hear your voice, Stephen. Why yes, it's scheduled for to-morrow at twelve but-" Then she froze. "No--no, I haven't seen the papers. There was a long pause. "Yes, I'd rather No, I'm not hitter. No. you told me,

no plans at all. Goodbye Stephen, Good-bye."

"Ilo's marrying her?" Mirian naked sharply.

She nodded, stunned. "Aul I've given him to her. I've handed him right over. This is just what she "What the " Miriam threw wanted me to do." Her face twist- down her cigarette. "A woman's ca. "Oh why did I let it happen.. you compromised the day she's born."

I shouldn't have. I've been a fool." Miriam sighed., "Sure you hare.

turned

shouldn't be here "But you can't compromise with

Peggy to see it. utter defent. He doesn't want me." But haven't we all?"

Women

Sylvia looked at Mary keeply. "Well, you seem to be blossoming. I've always said, Stephen's hardly worth a broken heart."

Mary set her teeth. "The less you have to say about me and Stephen, the better I like it.”

"Only," she went on with sarenam, Miriam looked at her. "That Frenziedly, Mary began to pace "of course you wanted to buy a car isn't it. It's because you're too the room. "But she doesn't love

and when John said he couldn't nf-soft Mary Haines. It happened to him. I've talked to the girl. Every-

ford one and didn't want one with me. I lost my man too. It was a thing about her-you could tell,” your money you had to have a long time ago. At least, seems Her thoughts tortured her. "Ie divorce. Fine reason."

like it. We didn't have enough asked me not to get a divorce. I've Peggy's chin quivered. "A wo-ideals. So he got himself another life."

dough to get married-and I had fixed it now so he'll ruin his whole 4 4 4

muin's best protection is

a little girl and I said goodbye. I was like Miriam's idea of comfort was to THE Countess seemed sud-money of her own."

you." denly engrossed in some clip- "A woman's best protection,"

get down to facts and the present. ping that she had taken from a Mary corrected, "is the right man." Mary sat down. "I don't under-Nover mind what you've done Mary. It's where you are going SOME of the days went fast, letter.

She shrugged and said to Miriam, stand."

from here?" "Then get a load of this. I slowly. Each morning Then she looked up. "Why Miri."Obviously, John isn't the right

Mary looked past her into the there was always the hope of a am, you sly puss. Listen to this, and Peggy will forget all about should have licked that girl where vision of a bleak and empty future.

she licked me-in his arms."

Then she said, "I don't know. letter from Stephen. But none girls. Miriam Vanities Arnold is him in another month."

This was too much for Peggy. It the being Renovated. Present and fu-

Mary slowly shook her head. "A Where am I going from here?" camé. And now, it was

ture Mrs. Fowlers in Reno brought on the deluge and a con- good argument Miriam, ao modern," Inst day. To-morrow her

together. Prominent stock-broker fession. "Oh Mary I'm going to so simple. But it's too simple my divorce decree would be final.

(The very thing that Mary's and exchorine to marry."

have a baby," she sobbed. Oh dear. Love battles are for lovers. mother has predicted has hap- She was sitting in back of the

Sylvia was livid as she turned Mary, what shall I do?"

The things that munde Stephen my ranchhouse trying to interest to Miriam. "Why, you little hypo-|

husband and me his wife were little pened. Mary has thrown her herself in a new

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things-illnesses, worries, the birth husband straight into the arms suddenly_she_heard_u_familiar "you?”

WHAT_Mary did was to get of little Mary, making a garden of Crystal Allen. Can she build John on the telephone as soon together things like that. And a new life for herself alone? as the operator could put the the fact that up to now, he need me. Don't miss the concluding epi- call through.

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