anktoomuchricewinewhentheydinedattheHouseBeyondHouseswhichhadthelakeonthethreesides.&ldquoCongratulations,MissFan!&rdquohesaid.&ldquoIhearyouaregoingtoinviteustoyourweddingfeast.&rdquoHedrainedhiscupandstrodeoffangrily.
MissFanrefusedtojointhemthenextday.Lo&rsquosletterswerereturnedunopened.AweeklaterMissChoureportedthatMissFanhadagainbeendiningwiththepawnbroker.Everythingwassettledthemanhadgivenherabigdiamondengagementring.
Lo&rsquosdivorceactionhadreachedthepointwhereitbegantomovethroughitsownmomentum.Thereweresignsthathiswife&rsquossidewasnowmorereadytolistentoreason.Hewouldbealaughingstockfortherestofhislifeifheweretoreturntohiswifeatthisstage.Sohewentaheadwiththedivorce,givinghiswifeageneroussettlementashehadpromised.AssoonasthedecreewasfinalhegotaprofessionalmatchmakertoapproachtheWongsofthedyeworksonhisbehalf.TheeldestWonggirlwasreportedtobetheprettiestgirlintown.
Afteranexchangeofphotographsanddueinvestigation,theWongsacceptedhim.LosoldagreatpartofhislandandboughtMissWongadiamondringevenbiggerthantheoneMissFanwassaidtohavegot.Hewasmarriedafterthreemonths.
ForsomereasonsMissFan&rsquosmatchdidnotcomeoff.MaybethepawnbrokerhadhisdoubtsaboutmoderngirlsandhadheardsomethingofMissFan&rsquoslongattachmenttoLo.AccordingtotheFansitwasbecausetheyhadfoundoutthatthepawnbrokerhadfalsifiedhisage.Somemalicioustongueshaditthatitwastheotherwayaround.
InthenaturalcourseofthingsLowouldhaverunintoMissFansoonerorlater,livinginthesametown.Buttheirfriendswerenotcontenttoleaveittochance.Somehowtheyfeltitwasimportantforthemtomeetagain.ItcouldnotbethattheywantedLotosavorfullyhisrevengetheyhaddisapprovedofthewayhehadhitbackatherattheexpenseofhisownideals.Maybetheywantedhimtorealizethemistakehehadmadeandfeelsorry.Butperhapsthemostlikelyexplanationwouldbethattheyjustthoughtitwouldbesadandbeautiful&mdashandthereforeagoodthing&mdashforthetwotomeetonceagainonthelak