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...Story. Monsieur Ripois rid himself of his palling mistress quite as simply as she would have shed her soiled blue wrapper. He yawned at her solicitude, snapped at her tenderness, sneered at her complaints, assumed high dudgeon when her desperation became vindictive. His sooty little conscience glowing at her quick repentance, out he marched, free to take a new lodging, walk the London streets after work and supper, fondle his mustache, boldly scrutinize passing women and wait, thinking himself a very audacious chap of the world indeed, for further chances to cheat life of amorous adventures where the women gave...
...violent design. He would get a harlot to take him home, then rob her. At this crux, his tears accomplished what his nerve funked. Marcelle kept him that winter as "her man," a pathetic sop to her vestige of womanly honor. When Marcelle was jailed for soliciting, Monsieur Ripois was most adroit. He stole her savings and decamped to Cricklewood, where it occurred to him to advertise French lessons under a grandiose name...
...bleached, worm-ridden greens. Against him played strapping André Gobert, onetime French Davis Cup (tennis) player. André is a newcomer to golf, stiff of wrist, mathematical with his backswing, monstrously strong at long shots; but he needs his gracious, white- toothed smile for such opponents as Monsieur Vagliano. The latter vanquished André, 6 and 4 in 36 holes, became French Amateur Champion. U. S. contestants who reached the third round: C. E. Van Vleck, Garden City N. Y.; Louis V. Cochrane, Lake Forest...
...suggestion of Subscriber "Monsieur Beaucaire" (issue of June 8) that TIME start a question column has my unqualified approval. If, as you say, lack of room prevents, cut out "Point with Pride" and "View with Alarm" columns. They will never be missed. I find TIME fine...
...being ashamed of my lack of knowledge, like your correspondent Monsieur Beaucaire (TIME, June 1), I cast aside such titles as Madame Bernhardt, Queen Elizabeth, etc. -and hasten to sign myself...