The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-24
When a Girl Marries
ANABsORBINGsE SERIAL OF YOUNG wEDDEDLI LIFE
A Family Secret Is Revealed Under
Embarrassing Circumstances, But
Jim Rises to the Occasion.

Surely you understand that7'
There was a question in her !
voice II made me remember the
evident enmity Jim felt for Mr.. Dali /.
ton. II seemed thRt Envy thought
understood Its cause, and couldn't
bring myself 10 tell her how COM
pletely in the dark was about the
part this reckless. tired-eyed man /,
had played In my husbands life.
"You see, rye always kept up
with Pat because he and Tom are
good friends went on Envy.
And then l interrupted
In the matter OF Meals drinking
and the gracious way she had saved :
all embarrassment over the dinner
check Envy had proved herself q
good friend and a thoroughbred,
would draw on that friendship now.
Her speaking OF Tom Mason had
recalled wildly TO mind my med o. :
sending on the blue robe for which
her cousin had autographed.
THAT reminds me-Tm in a little
difficulty, Evelyn VIII you help
me?" I azked with none Of the hes Z
itancy had felt when Betty Offer {
ed to help me In q far more sert /.
Gus case.
Envy seized my hand and squeezed I
II.
aAnne. I'm only a little huG-at
least that's what some folks think !
But I'm devoted to you. and jim :
Is one OF my Oldest friends-and
now there Is an added tie-that
adorable kid brother of--ours. On,
yes, I've adopted him, too! So ask
anything you Ike"
IT can't say much now-Betty
60 In
corner having secrets mucn longer
I whispered. -. 60
soh. that suobbish ieiclei You
don't care for her, do you Amer :
Jim isn't fond OF her. 10 her she
exclaimed, eagerly. Evidently Eyelyn,
had not yielded to Betty's charm ,
Never mind Betty, Evelyn there 3
il q package Jim took &c your
cousins house BY mistake. and now
Mr. Mason must have 81 at oneo
lin starts to work in the morn
ing, so ! want to go over and get Z
it-but not alone. VIII you 50 z
with meg'
''of course. dear. Pm bring MO Z
little car around for you In The 7
morning, and well tend TO your
errand and then have a bite OF
lunch together" agreed Envy WIN =
ready sweetness.
That sweetness didn't fail her :
when she babe Betty good night z
Never had I seen Betty more dis
tant than she was to Envy ano 2
CarIotta Sturges. bat both she ana :
Terry were cordial to Pat Dalfons :
The man had undqubted charm = :,
ne Reassar why -
u wish you hadn't accepted. !,
Terry said Jim. a. soon "a, We '
had established ourselves In the
captains car and were turned On
the homeward road.
AWhy. jim? The man Is a jolly
sort-well bred and charming or
course II 1t annoys you I'll cut
hIm-but he seems q very decent
chap. what's wrongT
Jim's voice cut through the dark
ness like. q keen knife: Dalton
happens to be the husband Of my
sister Virginia She has left him
Virginia Is q proud Woman-the
thing must torture her. She has
been in the West for year She
gets back tomorrow or next day.
1 don't want her licked on the
raw by hearing my friends SPEAK :
OF him"
The sentences were wrung from
him one at time :
Captain winston was English =
enough to be rather helpless IN the :
face OF so much emotion:
ooh, by Joye, old chap he q
cried in inarticulate fashion.
But Betty saved the day. 2
Jimmie. old pal, neither Terry
nor I would dream OF makins
friends with a man who had hurt
you and yours. This Dalton mar :
doesn't count You'll let me meet
Virginia soon. won't you, iad?"
Betty always knew just what 70
say. I could feel Jim's tense mus
cIes relaxing. In q wave OF misery
Il came over me that hadn't before
known anything about Virginia
save that she and Phoebe, youngegt
OF the Harrisons, were travelling Ia
the West This Arst intimate
glimpse OF my husbands family had
been shared with Betty and Captain
Winston.
And he realized my feelinEs-or
perhaps, better still, because be
needed me to share his-Jim reached
out and took my hand between both
OF his. 1 nestled in against his
shoulder and set my lips. with sud
den idoIRtry, on the hand that lay
above mine.
In the course OF bitterness and
unhapplnsSs-oht OF the gloom Of
the night IL seemed that a perfect
moment had been given to Jim
and me. 3
CTO he COntinued)