Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1937, Page 39

REBOUND By Pat Buckley. PRETTY, dimin- utive Mimi sighed because she was bored. She pouted and curled herself more deep- ly into the soft cushions of her chaise lounge—the game on which she had laughed and played and been so happy with Bob, her husband, just a few short months before. Thinking about those happy times brought tears to Mimi's eyes and she cried and sobbed brokenly. In a tantrum she threw a little satin pillow at Bob's pic- ture, smiling at her from the dress- ing table. Then, startled by her own behavior, she thought of things to justify it; of Bob's carelessness about | his clothes, of his unkempt hair, of | his snoring. And not being able to think of any real indictment against her husband, Mimi became more pro- voked and wept more bitterly. | At about the same Bob's sec- | was announcing that Miss An- | m was waiting to see him. ‘ task of escorting Miss Put- | s office seemed to rest | efficient | Po was An her extravagant clothes, atrical manner that caused Miss Per- Kkins to dislike her. Or perhaps it was the contrast in their characters; An- | gela’s bringing her initimately near | to Bob, Miss Perkins keeping her in- finitely f; Late thz¥ afternoon Mimi's despair- | {nz meditations were interrupted by a ! call A very striking wom: | &hovw maid. an out waiting for formal introduction | the woman announced that she was Bob has so long you to give him a div * % % ¥ A\‘GELA had spoken so quickly and 0 pointedly that for a moment was too stunned to say or do thing. As she heard ela's words, something changed within her. She was not relieved. The sudden change of status from “one who had not wanted” to “one who was not wanted” did not put her at ease. but, like a cold shower, it brought her out of her lethargy. made her alert, and for the first time that day soberly thoughtful Today was their first wedding an- niversary.. It had been the signifi- cance of the dav that had disturbed Mim earlier. ow she realized how insec her complaints and re grets had been. The thought of be- ted from Bob had never oc- r seriously. Like a child thought to apprec: t she had. 1 divorce him?" Angela You can never be happy with him knowing that he loves an- otner woman—knowing that he loves e - * said Mimi, slowly, “if Bob ean be happier with you I will divorce him " “I knew that you would see it that way, Mrs. Stevens,” said Angela, smil- ingz and obviously happy. * x x % BOB came up the walk as Angela spoke, and as he stepped into the room Angela ran to him and threw her arms around him. Bob kissed her tenderly, and with his arm “Bob and I want to be married.” around her walst | turned to Mimi. “You understand, dear, don’t you?” he said. “Isn't it better to settle it | i now, frankly and openly, than to let it go on? Wouldn't you rather that we look at the facts | than go on the way we have been, you | unhappy and no longer in love with me?” “Yes, Bob,” Mimi replied, struggling | to keep back her tears and control- ing herself with the greatest effort. “Isn't it funny, Bob, breaking— breaking up like this on our anni- versary. I hope| you'll -be happy | with—with Angela, Bob.” * % * x | JEARFUL that she would be unable | to control herself any longer, Mimi | hurried from the room. As the bed | room door closed behind her, Bob | took his arm from Angela's waist and | asked what had passed before his ar- | rival, | “Everything went off perfectly, | Bob,” Angela replied. “I told Mimi | that we were in love and that you | wanted a divorce. She was terribly | broken up, though she tried hard not | to show it. But let's not talk about | it here, Bob. Drive me down town | and we can talk while she's recovering | from the shock.” | The moment Mimi was alone she burst into tears and, throwing | herself upon the chaise lounge, | sobbed convulsively. Thoughts tum- | bled through her mind; thoughts of Bob before they were married, of their honeymoon in Florida, of the | things they had planned for the fu- | ture. And thinking of their past hap- piness brought into tragic relief the | events of the last half hour. She | couldn't believe that Bob was serious; | that he was really in love with an- other woman. She couldn't believe ft—could scarcely understand the meaning of the words that Bob was no longer hers. And then, as she lay there vainly ‘slrugghng to coliect her thoughts she heard the front door close and heard | Bob and Angela get into the car—the | car that Bob had given Mimi on her | birthday—and drive away. * x % % I\/IIMI stopped crying then and, ris- | ing quickly. went to Bob's desk and wrote a note. With a greater effort that she had ever made before Mimi controlled her feelings. She lied, | told Bob that she was glad he had | made his decision and that it would be best for both of them. She told him that she had long since ceased | to love him; that she appreciated all he had done for her and how kind he had been, that she hoped he would be happy with Angela. Then she said good-by and signed it “Your Mimi.” Having left the note on Bob's bed, Mimi packed a bag, told her maid to send the rest of her things to her mother's and left “Well, Angela.” said Bob as they stopped in front of her hotel, “I hope everything turns out as you predict. | You surely did your part to perfec- tion. If you ever get the break you're looking for on the stage I'm sure youll be a great success. I'll send you a check in the morning, and in the meanwhile I'd better hurry home and see whether Mimi's recovered.” | “Oh, Mimi will be all right, Bob. When you walk in your little house | now you'll be king of the hill. Girls like Mimi aren't easy to find and now that she knows how it feels to not be sure of you things should roll along smoothly. She’ll be waiting with open arms.” “I hope so, Angela,” said Bob. “Good-by, and thanks a lot!” (Copyright, 1937.) Brain Twizzlers BY PROF. J. D. FLINT. NE week end at a big university the homecoming foot ball game was to take place. One fraternity | house was in a turmoil trying to straighten out the rooming problem. A certain number of guests were expected, and the rules were that 11 ) 184 KR persons must sleep on each side of | the house and twice as many must be | on the second floor as on the first. Every room must be occupied, and not more than three people could oc- | cupy & room. The house was square | with eight square rooms of the same size on each of the two floors and a spiral stairway running up the center. Arrangements were completed for | Don’t Carry a the number expected, but when the guests arrived there were three extra. They were accommodated without in- fraction of the rules. What was the room arrangement and how many guests were there? (Answer on Page C-4.) 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The Dog had given OURAGE and the lack of it have nothing to do with size. avoid a fight, but had attacked at once. Now the young Otter was fight- ing for his life, and against odds, for that Dog was bigger than he and no | coward. Over and over they rolled in the | snow, growling, snarling, snapping, | slashing. There was no quitting on | the pamt of the young Otter. There | was no desire to quit. He was amaz- | ingly quick in his movements, and | he was holding his own against his | bigger and heavier foe. He was get- ting hurt more than would have been the case had he been older and more | experienced, but there was no thought ‘ of quitting on this account. | This was the scene that greeted the boy who was the Dog's master. He} had been some distance away when the fight started and he had had no idea with whom the Dog might be | fighting. Never before had he seen an | Otter, and at first he didn't know | this sleek, long-bodied, short-legged brown fighter, He saw at once that his Dog was the bigger of the two and he knew that Dog was & good fighter, so he didn't try to interfere. | Instead he encouraged the Dog. He had no doubt at all that the Dog WASHINGTON, ing. His lips were drawn back to show his sharp teeth. His eyes were red with anger. His whole expression seemed to say: “Don't you dare interfere. I'm not afraid of you, and if you interfere you'll find out.” Of course it was Little Joe, father of the young fighting Otter. He had heard the nolse of the fight and had come to the rescue of the young Otter, should he need rescuing. Little Joe saw at once that, so far as that Dog was concerned, no help was needed by his fighting son, but this two- legged creature with a club was a very different matter. Little Joe ad- vanced threateningly. The Boy re- treated a few steps more. Just then the fighters separated. Little Joe turned toward them. The Dog saw him for the first time. Until égfinysafings U3 If Baby didn't seem t' feel s0 un- charital with the little girl next door, an’ if her wouldn't stick t' me like a leaks, I might get acquainted. B Dt AN UGLY SOUNDING HISSING SNARL CAUSED THE BOY TO LOOK ASIDE. would kill this stranger, just as he had killed others of the forest and meadow people. Presently he began to suspect some- thing difficult to believe. Yes, sir, it was hard to believe. That Dog was getting the worst of the fight. Any- way, it looked that way. And when that Dog gave an unusually sharp yelp of pain his master gripped a | club and began to dance around the | fighters watching for a chance to | strike the young Otter without danger | of hitting the Dog. But this was not an easy thing to do. The fighters were so locked together and rolled over and over 5o much he didn't dare use that club. And then something happenad that changed the whole situation. 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