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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932. srNOKsIS have quarreted becat known to Clive, Sry Bi to have firm controled b, ‘ae Po er former husbar ‘er aa @ Righly paid position. " Sthos refuses to aocept ‘t, and Santa leaves the apartment. When Clive returns from asking Santa's father for Santa is in the apartment, But she is not alone. Chapter 33 DICKY “HELPS THINGS” ANTA laughed nervously, keep- ing tight hold of Clive. “Clive darling, you can be pe culiar.” Dak stood up, attired in full eve ing-dress, a gardenia in his button- hole, “Very nice!” Clive surveyed him from head to heel. “And Santa, too, I notice, is dressed to kill.” “But why the hostility, my dear boy?” Dak stroked his clipped mus- tache. “We were friends when last we parted.” “It you must be angry, scold me,” Santa pleaded. “I sent for him.” “O, well! If you sent for him——" “She certainly did.” Dak held out his hand. “I broke a dinner en- agement. e@ the glad rage. You're a suspicious bird, Clive. Guess 1 took you by surprise.” To bridge the awkwardness Clive suggested refreshments: “No. You continue the entertain- ing, Santa. I'll fetch them.” What to do? How to act? The situation called for strong arm methods, only this wasn’t the mid- dle ages. Were he to throw Dak out, he would cast aspersions on Santa, Hxtreme composure was his safest weapon. As he set down the tray, he mus- tered a grin. “Let me into your secret.” “We're a committee of two,” Dak helped himself to a tumbler, “ap- pointed to do you good.” “But what Clive wants to know is why I sent for you, don’t you, darling?” Santa patted the arm of her chair for her husband to perch beside her. “I sent for Dicky be- fause you'd misunderstood me. I wanted him to corroborate my statements.” Clive took possession of her hand that wore his wedding ring. “It would be a mad world, Santa, if it were necessary for your first husband to guarantee your truth fulness to your second.” She squirmed. “That's how he twists every- thing, You tell him, Dicky.” Dak spread out his legs and lay back, blowing spirals and clasping the tumbler to his white, starch Dreast, “My mission, phrased colloquia Jy, is to prevent you from outting off your nose to spite your face.” “Btart at the beginning,” Santa interrupted. “You remember in the theater on my birthday night, when you me talking to Dicky? ‘We were talking about you. He'd heard about Cross and Cleasby’s failure and wanted to know wheth- er you were in a new position. Of course I said you weren’t and that you wero horribly discouraged. He pencilled an address. You know the rest. You're so ungracious about sccepting favors that ws both agreed to keep Dicky’s name a ae cret, Unfortunately you nosed out our secret. You go on, Dicky.” _ “There isn’t much left.” Dak refilled his tumbler and again re laxed. “Santa’s no longer my wite, but I'm still interested in her wel- fare. You'll grant that’s natural. 1 want her to be happy. She can’t be happy while you're dashing in seatch of jobs as distractedly as a chicken without a head. I'm offer ing you a job—a good one, You're inconsiderate to refuse it. You can have only one reason; I'm the ob- Jection.” Ta his effort to keep calm Clive srimaced furiously. “It would seem so.” “But why object?” Dak drew himself together. “Surely not be cause I was once married to her?” “Pm afraid #0.” Clive nodded. “Petty of me.” Dak flipped his ash. “mia-Victorian. A man of your age fas no excuse for being old-fash- toned.” “That's as is.” Clive shrugged his shoulders. “Probably I've not had your opportunities.” “Don't be tiresome, darling.” San- ta tubbed her aead against him. “Silly pride ts the real obstacle.” Clive addressed Dak. “We've discovered two explana- tions for my conduct, silly pride and that I'm old-fashioned. Your motives re still hidden. Tt Isn't waual for an TODAY IN HISTORY 1832—Baldwin's first steam engine “Old Ironsides,” traveled about six miles on its trial trip. 1837—Patent granted for the Cromptom loom, one of the most valuable of cotten machine inven- tions. 1849—Murder of Dr. George Parkman by Prof. John W. Webs- ter, in Boston—one of the most famous in American criminal an- nals. Subscribe for The Citizen—20¢| WORKS. ARADISE DAWSON. | eeeescceososo eX-0usveMU TO naTDer SueM proves | tive sentiments for his successor.’ “It is not.” Dak adjusted his tie ; “By the rules of the game we ought to hate each other, We don’t.” Re | He waited to be confirmed. “I like you, Clive; you've given ms reason to like you. When you allowed your wife to check me up this summer, I can imagine how much your magnanimity cost. It’s my turn to be magnanimous—tit | for tat.” _ He crossed the room to the chair in which Santa was sitting, with Clive still perched on the arm be side her. “Don’t be self-righteous, I failed Santa. If I help her in her effort to ; help you. I repay @ little of my debt.” “Clive sees things 4ifterently now.” Santa seized @ hand of either. “I'm sure I don’t know how | de served——” “Go on,” Dak urged. “Clive might not like {t.” “I shan’t mind,” Olive encouraged. She laughed emotionally. “How I deseryed two such good men.” The door had closed behind Dak. In the hall Santa sighed against Clive, | “I’m so glad that’s settled.” vb | “So am I, Santa.” “You said that queerly, dearest.” He raised her face and kissed her solemnly. “Little woman!” f “But what do you mean, Clive?” “That after this evening, more than ever, I can’t accept.” She stated at him without anger. “Why? A thousand reasons rushed across his mind, which concentrated in one reason. “The way he looked at you. He knows as much about you as I do.” She retreated. When some min- utes later he went to join her, the door was locked. He tapped. No answer, That night with coats and cushions he contrived for himself a make-shift bed on the couch. Unrefreshed, he rose early and left the apartment without seeing her. There was only one way now in which he could win her respect. A few minutes after Mr. Cleasby had entered his office, Clive was shown in. Mr, Cleasby glanced up, frowning over his spectacles. “What's the matter, my boy? You look as though you'd spent the night on a park-bench.” “It’s that job, sir, I can’t take it. You said something about letting you know if I didn’t.” “What I said was if you dtdn’t, we might come to an arrangement. How much do you consider you're worth?” ‘They eat and chatted till the mail was brought in. Mr. Cleasby cut short the interview. “When do you want to start?” “Today, sir, if it suits you.” Back at his old desk, in the at- mosphere of routine, fears by which he had been menaced retreated. Hie hand itched to telephone Santa; he fought off the temptation, As he was approaching the apart- ‘ment-house, whom should he see but. Dak, going in the same direction. Now that he was quit of his prede- cessor’s philanthropies, he bore him no animosity. He could see even the comic side of the encounter, “Hello, good Samaritan!” He clapped him on the shoulder. Dak started. “Look here, old man. I think you're making a great mistake.” “Well, save your breath. You can Say it all before Santa.” This time ehe was in the hall waiting. Seeing her husband and exhusband enter together she Jumped to conclusions, “You've accepted.” Taking her two hands, Clive raised them to his lips. “tT have.” “Darling,” she clung to him, “I've | been horrid to you; but it was for Your oWn good.” } “But you've not heard what I've &ecepted; a ralary of twelve thou sand dollars from old Cleasby—two thousand more than your friend here promised.” “Well, rll be darned!” Tears flowed with laughter. She turned on Dicky, “You+old slavedriver! What do you mean by trying to buy my husband for less ti.an market?” “This calls for celebration,” he | announced. “What form shall it { take? A dinner and a theater?” New York was treated to the spectacte of Santa billing the fatted calf, escorted by her two husbands. (Copyright 1931-1932, Coningsby Dowson) The celebration, tomorrow, an unforeseen effect on ang Ctive. Doth benta TODAY'S HOROSCOPE. | Seseeecencecese th first degree of the new sign} The mind is intuitive, gifted with keen! insight, yet liable to occupy itself! in pursuits that are unprofitable, or perhaps lacking in application. It is fortunate that there is a spirit of content and natural simplicity, | for it will help to render the life moré happy under stress of any; disappointments. BEARUP’S DRY CLEANING | 514 MARGARET ST. | PHONE 227. bestows a peculiar nature. LIZLALZL LL LL 2 a IM: Py IT PTO Seoeeseccevesssoesesse (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last of six articles on President-elect Fri Roosevelt, revealing dents in his-every-day traits of character, his philoso- phies and interes By WALTER T. BROWN THE KEY WEST CITIZEN (Associated Press Staff Writer 3 Who Accompanied Roosevelt On His Campaign) ALBANY, N. Y., 23 President-Elect Franklin D. Roose. velt’s friendliness and conversa tional facility often present a prob-| lem to Guernsey T. Cross, Jame: 1 Mahoney and others of his secre-! | tarial staff. | Frequently, the secretaries find| themselves with an outer office of visitors on their hands and Mr. Roosevelt talking 20 minutes with |} an individual allotted five. | The President-Elect is an eager |] seeker of information and, if the! casual visitor is well acquanited |} with some one subject that has in-) j trigued Mr. Rossevelt’s fancy but! J which he has been unable to pur-! sue, that visitor likely will remain | much longer than the secretaries | intend, There is no formality about visit with Mr, Roosevelt. If his hours at the state capital are erowded, he likely will invite the | caller to have dinner at the man-' sion, or drop in after dinner or see him at bréakfast, Once or twice a week, the Ex-! ecutive Mansion household attends the movies in an improvised the-! ater on an upper floor of the old house. Mr. may have important matters to dis- | cuss; there may be appeals to save | men from the electric chair to be} decided before the next day; or} there may be impending important conferences with party leaders or legislators—but all these are pushed aside for the session at the! movies. The Roosevelts and their guests occupy the front seats in the the-| Roosevelt and his guests | HE LIKES VISITORS Franklin D. Roosevelt, President-Elect of the United States, flashes his friendly smile. A visit with him is strictly informal. ‘ater, and the servants and other at- ‘tendants sit behind them. The show over, r. Roosevelt goes back to his tasks, and all oth- er subjééts are sidetracked for the business’ at hand. 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