The Washington times., 1918-10-01
When a Girl 7Marries
ANABsoRB1NGsERIALo OF YouNG wEDDEDL LIFE
Anne Wins Race Against Time. and
Jim Gives Up His Position With
Suspected Firm.

you'd tarnish your. rspufAkion a. Q
war hero II you had any DEALINGS
with those men"
Jim.s eyes narrowed 'thouthtful-
IT must tIo6k into thIs-atAe train
will have to isaye without me-" and
then he SAID slowly, How I'll ever
stpGighten- e ,eat I~aon't know
and there's snedden 'tss tAee II you
are wrong.F a. -, - 81
slipped my arm thnougA his and
there in the station repeated werd
for word what Tom Mason had said.
Jim listened quietly. aiu1ost as m
partially as II the whole thing ap-
piled to some one else rather than
to him Then Jim vent to . tSls-
phone. when be came out Of The
booth is, mouth vas -5st ma nrn
"Dicksy and shsidon Ale TOO
blooming we'll bred Guess tAsy
have water In their veins Instead
OF blood, But they told NE when I
asked Them point blank. Toms =
real friend--eh what. Amer" he
said when had finished.
Iwfff you accept klg offer about
going into hts ofaee7-i asE3d.
ibid he mention. b 6gs1Hse 4
"Nc-hov could be beforg Evelyn
and Mr.. Baker 7 replied AZ
That's risht-hSSoqldnS Prc6-
ably we'll hear-sfrorn him later .en
today 0v. to 'phons and sever
mo- eonnection-With. 5nSsjub."
Jim came out or Sthe--fsiephdne
booth flushed and uHsofnfoftGble.
could ses-that- hAd-had 4 had
quarter OF an hour. He didn't oaer
: % ten mecEhat- hal had sA1d, anil.
accepting again the remoteness and
reserve that were a. much q partief
him a. his 1gsnerogitysand extrsya-
gance and boyiSh SYeetAsSs, asked
He walked hones elo~iy, each
dreading the moment- OF taking up
the routine Of the past week Ahead
was the old, weary round - looking
for. workr-apless Tom Mason re-
aeEed n. eStE q teAch my boy sAs
when We cot, Sssk Il, q de: apatt-
-msnt, there on the marble Florsn-
tine bench in tha entrance. ball sat
a familiar 1guPe. II rose a.. ] came
in. and q moment hter;I Was caught
IN strong young armS ~
Neal Neall' This 10 wonderful!
on, my blessed brotherlyI cried,
. accepting the miracle OF his pres
ence without question In my rush
of joy at seeing Neal
Although Jim and I had been
married q month, this was the Arse
glimpse of the network of family
oSSSf I've i've ssSsx s@e
= ThersFs was -slsfietkirE warm aAd
honey and stable fFsp tbS-eAlere act
81 introducing mY bfctkeS md my
husband I've always adored Neal.
His high spirits. his boyish AFRO
gance, HIS quick Temper, his impa-
thence. with everything he doesn't
understand and his eaEerness to be
loved and approved of are as much
part of him as his merry brown
eyes. :wayY- red-koid< hair, honest
freckles, and the soft young mouth
that proclaim hm boy even when
he's trying his hardest TO seem Q
man. -
There f. q surprise Mr.. Hyland."
said Jim with. Formally and DO
likeness that didn't combine very
wen.
Neal replied with an air as eiab-
crate as my husbands oWn:s
'T hope it's a pleasant surprise,
Lieutenant-Mr. HarrisonL" q
Ny young brother readtusted
himself quickly ID blue serge where
he had expected Drive dr2b. But
at this 6rst remainder OF his changed
status Jfm's Hace paled,.
Tim sure it1' dehy httul. for Anne
and M, he said WIN. an AIR OF
complete courtesy, $500
But. as the elevator whiried Ms
up to our apartment, L wondered,
WIKI q sick sense OF insecurity.
whether my two boys were going
TO like each other! -
(TO De COntlnueA.l