The Washington times., 1918-08-20
When a Girl Marries
A ARoMANTIC SERIAL OF YOUNG Welded LIFE
The Lack of Money Causes Jim an
Uneasy Time, Though the Bride .
Laughs 1t Away.

leaned heavily on his cane as II he
were tired.
A Gay sIgAt.
Our room was all rose and gold
and ereamy-tan wood. It had one
narrow window high above the
street. and a little white enamel
bath that was windowless. The boy
who escorted Us there, opened It's
window, put II down again q little
way, lowered the shade, ran q uD
again, moved the thermos bottle %
ice water around from one side of
its tray to another and then elabo-
rately bowed himself out with
Jim's eNtravagant tip in his hand.
Ny husband looked around the
room. There was q bitter tone In
his voice when he spoke:
'-Dicky Royce takes twoorooms
and bath on the Fifth avenue side
when he brings Sally here"
/ pretended not to hear and
swept myself a curtsey in the long
mirror embedded IN the closet door.
welcome to town, Anne Har-
rison," I cried. Welcome to the
hotel you used to be frightened
even to pass. Now you're living
herein fairy-tAle gorgeousness for
a day or two. but you're a simple
soul, Anne Harrison. and you long
for a wee apartment out in the sub
urbs, and q kitchenette where you
can make goodies for your man
you darling!"
Jim caught me in his arms. He
was all gentleness now-not anams
with the feeling that sometimes
terrifies me even while It summons
my very soul. He put his hands
against my checks and eupped my
face in their firm strength. felt
suddenly like a child wanted 70
lean against him and to sob out my
joy in belonging to him-ln being
his little princess Anne" And
then, Jim laid his head against my
hair, and my hero's voice sounded,
broken. and unsteady.
81 want you to have everything
in the world-clothes and beauti-
ful home and servants to wait on
you. little Anne-not a fiat and .
stuffy kitchenette. I want to give
you all the things sheldon and
Dicky buy the women they love-
and last night I couldn't even buy
you that. rag doll II hurt 1t hn-
INFLATED me. Ny little Princess
Anne. I want you to baye every
thing"
Reward En0ugh-
I reached up and laid my hand
against Jini's hair. 1 wasn't the
child now-but a mother comforting
her boy.
apear-dear lad, I haye-yout-
whispered
Jim was silent moment. while ]
caressed his face and snuggied
closer against his heart.
Then he laughed haFshly:
'I have twenty-one hundred ana
a few more hundreds for rent .
year, and Dicky Royce spends more
than that on Sally in week
"Perhaps he has everything "a
give Sally, but what she wants
love like ours, dear. Jim, darling
my Jim-don't you see how rich
am, just saying that? You didnt
laugh at my terror over-a bee
You weren't angry when l was rude
to Mrs. ROyce-we have 50 muen
happiness and understandings. Ne
more than any others / know. Oh
lad, don't you see that you're giving
me what I want p
"Yod wonderful little grill Ny
sveetheart-dear" Jim drew me
closer and closer to him-hiS
strength hurt me. but it made me
happy
A moment later he Ioosed his
arms from about me and looked
deep into my eyes as he said:
YOU want me! You say you have
what you want-you think you're
rich-Oh, Anne, little Anne, per-
haps I never had the right to marry
you"
I pushed myself away. wildly
staring into his face as gasped:
What do you mean? No right?
Is there some other"
couldn't bring myself even to
speak the word. but was thinking
Betty Bryce.
Jim stared at me in sheer amaze
men.
"Another-woman? Little Anne,
Little Anna, YOU are my woman
the ONE woman for me-now and
forever. You must understand that
And can't-even protect you from
poverty?''
1 wanted to shout with relief
so that was all. money! tried for
a light note:
"a first lieutenant's pay isn't ex-
actly starvation wages"
Jim's eyes hardened his mouth
set:
whatever happens you shat;
have that much anyway
/ knew that in his heart he was
making q sacred promise--dimiY
sensed also that there was some
thing more than money troubling
Jim. What was it? 1 didn't dare
ask-then.
To BE Continued.