Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-31
"When a Girl MarrieS"
A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With
n ANN LIsLE
Problems of a Girl Wife

wiches and fruit lemonade had
/ prepared.
When came into the living room
with my tray, Phoebe had cuddled
/ herself up on the couch like little
! child-her feet were tucked under
/ her. and her head was snuggled
/ into fat cushion.
Virginia was picturesquely estab-
| lished In a high-backed Florentine
| chair. and Jim had flung himself on
! a cushion at her feet. One OF her
| slim white hands was rumpling his
/ hair. My hand fairly burned to
/ push her aside.
| So when Jim jumped to his feet
I TO take the tray from me, had a
( feeling OF actual triumph!
AS Jim was pouring the first glass
I OF fruited drink, the door swung
open and Neal strobe into the room.
Hello. young fellow! Glad you're
/ here in time to meet the girls"
cried jim in delight that embraced
everything.
Virginia, this is Neal Hyinnd.
Anne's brother. Mrs. Dalton and
Phoebe, my little sister, Neal"
Neal waved his hand at what he
took to be child curled UP on his
couch, and then stopped TO pay
tribute TO Jim's grown up" sister.
Virginia looked like tailormade
goddess as she sat in the high Flor
entine chair. with her small. beau
tIfully coiffed head flung high on
her long white throat. Neal bowed
his red curls low, and, catching one
of Virginias white hands in his wiry
brown paw, the youngster set
courtiy kiss on her slim fingers.
Actually. Virginia's long lashed. re-
mote gray eyes twinkled, l sent a
proud and delighted glance TO Jim
his wonderful sister was going TO
like my Neal
And then the hoy burst out with
warm enthusiasm!
I'm happy TO meet jim's rolks'
Mrs. Dalton. Dee-lighted. Dalton,
, Dalton-any kin to a dandy chap l
met yesterday? Pat Dalton they
call him,
Virginia's face froze into mask
/ of self-control that may have in
| dicated either pain or disgust,
/ Pat Dalton was my husband, she
said Meals face crimsoned.
Forgive mel didn't know, I'm
| sorry"
| Virginia bowed her head ever so
| signify III llIdl SiuNCt ASA4'ONS
gesture she put Neal miles away
from her. But Neal wouldn't ac-
cept his dismissal,
+ Say you forgive me, please,
Please, Virginia, say you forgive
me-"
please Mr.. Hyiand," Virginia put
up one white hand wearily, and
! Neal drew back as if she had thrust
/ him away. Never have / seen any
one more thoroughly snubhed, nor
more cowed by mere gesture,
AS an outlet for his anger and
! hurt amazement, Neal rushed over
and poured himself a glass of lem
/ onade-then he began striding up
and down the room uneasily, drink
ing in large guips as he moved,
/ Virginia appeared unaware of
! him. She turned to jim, sayingi
Dear, you were going to teie-
! phone the Rochambeau for rooms.
/ AS soon as l have had another of
/ Anne's delicious sandwiches, l shall
/ have to think about carrying my
/ little Phoebe off for her beauty
/ sleep"
/ And then I turned and noticed
4 how completely Phoebe had awak-
! ened. Neal had paused in his
march and was starting down at her
pretty, rumpled hair She looked
up and smiled shyly.
! "Hul-lon' said the boy, in great
} amazement. This wasn't a child
a kid" as Jim had called her