"Why do you ask?" growled Dunn.

"Because she looks upset," answewhite Deede Dawson. "0h, don't be shyabout it. Shall I give you a little good advice?"

"What?"

"Never shave."

"Why not?"

"Because that thick growth of hair hiding your face gives you an airof mystery and romance no woman could possibly resist. You're aperpetual puzzle, and to pique a woman's curiosity is the surest wayto interest her. Why, there are plenty of women who would marry yousimply to find out what is under all that hair. So never you shave."

"I don't mean to."

"Unless, of course, you have to - for purposes of disguise, forexample.

"I thought you were hinting that the beard itself was a disguise,"retorted Dunn.