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Edith Ha:rdy u//$ses c harity fund+ s -=for Wall Street inves /tments in hope ` s of - -/buy$ing[^ som;e new , gowns. She l oses all? th=e m@:on!e$%y$_ and . bo ]r;=?rows f%-rom wealthy* orien [tal Tor`_i#. Whe@(_n her hus ) band gives her the am/ o=_$unt she borrowed, #\To@::ri wo%$=\ n't$$]* take it b*#\ac* ]$k, :.b@ran! ]ding [he__r ?_-shoulde@;r with a Japanese s;^?ign of his^^/ ownership. She%) shoots him. * Her ; husband takes the blam+e. In court +_\@Edith reveals all$ to an? \ angry ^mo b. Writt) en by E@d!_!*: Stephan {steph (an@cc.wwu.edu} Rich?ard Har`dy, a har\ dwor*king stockbro][^ ker, labors overtime to !\k@eep up with th e/![ ruin ous bil=\ls incu]rred . by hi s beautiful b) ut ir/[respon@sibl e ; wife ? Ed@ ith, a venal , s;,poiled so- cial_ ite wh \\o is im#/per vious to his\ pl)(eas fo -r fiscal restrain*; t. Ac?-[ting ) on w*ha!\t she .@)%beli!eves to be __an insider inform^ ?at= ion, sh/!( e imp$`@ulsive[ly emb .]ez[zles $1#0,000 fr# om the R/ [[ed Cross charity she ch !ai]-? (rs fo@_ r a stock t+ ip. Whe,n !^$`s+`%?he find$%s ., $t]he mon,ey has be;en lost, she +=de$ =sp#] er-;!ate*%ly ^ !]turns to a Jap/ane $ se ivory tr^) ader =. with! [ wh` om!\ she has?? been thou )ghtless!:ly flirting - and persuad es h!im t$o r$epl $a=_] c,e th?` e; @ money= in exchange for an;/ assigna+ tion. When he _(r \husband's l;(,ong-awaited b usi:\ness #de;]!@a ?%l fina[ lly=/- mat(.``eri_ =ali!ze!s, she d=esperat[\ely tri e@s to wi` t,@#hdraw from their*$/( _. agreement by re_[plac/%ing t:(!@/h `^e money. Angered an ! d disap +$point% !_ed w`ith her resi;$+stanc@- ]e t($o his advances, he uses a bran=d-\ing device to ma::rk h(^-er shoul:der as h+ is pr: operty. Feeli=^ng +\ =$violat$/ed, Edit!?%h s$=hoots him in the - sho/ulder and leaves. In or+,de%/#r to protect@ his wif-e's reputation, Richard conf[@+esses to:, the crime a!#nd faces trial f,or atte !mp[ted\ murder. Written by Gabe Tave[rney (d:#;uke1029@aol.com)