The Washington times., 1918-08-13
When a Girl MaFEies
A NEW SERIAL OF YOUNG MARRlEDLFE
Betty Bryce Intimates to the Bride
That There's a Mystery About Jim,
But Doesn't Tell What 1t Is.

me very wen yet-out you Will
People always do when want
them to-
ehoksd back the words that
fairly threatened to swell up and
say themselves: -Yes. knoW-but
why must you want my husband =
like your Why can't you let him
aloner' Instead ] parrteds-
why shouldn't like youf"
swell done. little girl-that puts
me on the Defensive knew you
were clever. No, there Isn't any
reason why you shouldn't like me-
unless you're the typa OF woman
who Il going 10 object TO All her
start him over new In her world. I
wouldn't try that on with Jimmie
n i were you. He has some good
pals-and he's q loyal sort"
-'sHs told me-about your has
band" said gently.
She smiled serenely-I think hers
must be the way thoroughbreds
take their losses-and she said.
Yes. Mrs. Harrison-he was with
poor Atherton when my boy tum-
bled down behind his own lines in
. flaming car. It was your Jimmie
who wrote Il to me-back IN the
spring Of 1915, when Il wasn't even
our war yee I hurried across to
get my boys body. but left Il
there, where he had fought -
spIendidly. DID Jimmie tell yoa
that7"
mo, only that he was with your
husband at the last"
~Then / wont tall you any m0rA.
NrA Hnrrfsou- think wen lae
your hero tell you nfs-eH war
story. He talks about the war -
you Ill the time. OF courssT"
sFo--hardly ever" I replied
Betty :. Bryce looked At NJ
strangely. and then She exclafmeds
why. IL was his life for over
three yearsi Oh. forgive me. Mrl
Harrison. I suppose youskeep him
from doing Il for fear q VIII hurt
too lnuchsr
suddenly knew that this wasn't
20. I had married Jim amer .
whiriwind courtship-married him
without knowing him didn't
even know him noWi The var haA
been his life for over three ysarub
and I Eas-- aal<ing him 70 forsst
his very life and live IN lotus
land of love.
One minute I Ioaths myself. Tho
next I resented this strange woman.
with her beautiful clothes. her a.
sured manner, her compelling eye
and the little air. Of reserve and
mystery that hung about her. she
talked Of everything fearles1ly and
without questioning whether or noe
she were fntruding-she taIE11
freely Of everything but herselk
Perhaps you mean to be king
said slowly. ~hut do you think
yoe-need -te-tell me what wife ana
husband should talk about1 Isn't
II merciful to let Jim forget the w.
for afwhile7-
She Keeps Her Temper.
It was abominable Of me, but abe
didn't get angry. She only looked
at me with an expression that
seemed almost pitying.
Mrs. Jimmie. there are somo
things you will need to understand
IL you're going to be happy with
your husband He was a soldier for
three years. The war is In his
blood. Let me tell you
She leaned forward earnestly. I
felt almost frightened as she en-
claimed:
Whether Jim likes II or not, I'm
going to tell you some of the things
you need to understand. have
seen those boys-
Then Jlm's clear whistle rang over
the lawn and saw him whirling the
little car about and driving down the
road toward the summer house. A sud
den feeling OF relief made me almost
dizzy. wanted TO knowAand yet I
feared what Betty Bryce had been
ready to say-the things inns whtstls
stopped:
I knew you girls would hit n o0
when you got to know each ofaer.
What have you been telling little
Anne. BettyT.
Betty Bryce lifted her eyes 10 In
with cool insolence.
We've been talking about D.
things women usually tark aboua-
men and things.s she said Iightly.
And never once on our Trip. did Il
occur 70 me to explain 10 Jim that
what she had said was not the truth
queer that there should Be q sasrss
between between Betty Bryce and m.
Ny boy and spent a wondsReal
afternoon at the great aviation naAA
We were happy together. but even IN
my wonder at the great planes which
rose Whirrtng above Us, Ike kiant
birds, couldn't forget the warning
IN Betty Bryce's eyes-in her tense
voice What was II she felt that
had such grave need Of knowing?