The Washington times., 1918-08-15
When a Girl Marries
A NEW ROMANTIC SERIAL
The Bride at Party Gets a Lesson
in Economy and Overhears a
Disturbing InnuendO.

aif OF tmpudenco and indifference
a. to what the people In her party
might think
"Evslynls cried JIm-and I de-
,teeted . bit Of annoyance In his
tone.
The girl had caught his hands IN
hers aud was looking up with the
wistful Nair Of = child who doesn't
want to be punished. though u
knows Il has been very naughty.
when did you get backf Why
haven't ! seen your Are you gttli
angN with me. Jim1~
The blue eyes mistsd over. was
sorry for the girl Evidently Jim
had hurt her somehow.
Evelyn, want you to meet my
wife, said Jim. eurtly. -Annelthig
IL my friend, Evelyn Mason"
The girls face went pink al af
once and then paled, 50 that her
pouting red lips twisted out against
q fran background Of white. But
she reached up and kissed me We
were friends at once.
She insisted that we must sit
with her party. A moment later
she was presenting Jlm's wife to
Mr.. and Mrs. Royce and Mr. Blake,
and every one was congratulating
Jim and watching Miss Mason ana
me with. q puzzled air. In the
dressing room Il was settled By Miss
Mason that she was Evelyn" 70 me
and aAnnes to her. As we were
going to be friends We might a.
well start. she said.
This II Shelly's party-let's 60
the limit" cried Miss Mason. when
We were puzzIing out the order.
She looked like sn adorable baby
when she- said II. and every ons
laughed when she asked the waiter
whether Russian caviar or looster
cocktails would do more to set the
proprietor up in business. Jim look
ed uneasy. He frowned when he
heard Miss Mason call rue Anne.
! wondered why3
Sally Royce and Evelyn made .
lion 81 Jim and rallied the other
men on their citizens clothes. !
wondered II my husband had a mag
netism that no woman could resist
and II he enjoyed his power.
felt uneasy, but Jifn's own air eof
reserve and unrest reassured me .
bit
PIeaty of Dancing.
There was dancing. but Jim was
Informed that heroes weren't re-
quired to be dance partners- Eve
lyn Mason sat out = grear many
dances with him and insisted that
shedton Blake show me all lhe new
steps. Mr.. Blake was very tall
slim. perfectly groomed. and his
skin. eyes. and hair were In shades
OF rich brown. He was handsome In
q vivid. compelling way. The
Dickey Royees were like pair Of
little red-brown Pomeranians. snub-
nosed, pert, indiferent-altogeth
sure OF themselves
with the cOffee Mr.. Roycs had an
inspiration.
asaIiikins, I must get you one Of
those rag monkey dolls they have
here"
He called the waiter and slipped
q ten-dollar bill eonspicuously into
his hand as he asked for the doll
Presently Il was brought-an ugly
image of q sadly ugly little monkey
dressed In green and capped m
scarlet
= Evelyn opened wide her wistful
eyes and stared at the dolly and
then At the men
want one. babyT' asked Mr..
Blake
=oh-Evvy can't let Sally have =
dolly II she hasn't" lisped Miss
Mason in q fashion that would have
been absurd IL another girl had
tried it-but In her little husky
voice 1t was adorable.
The waiter protested that there
were no more OF the monkeys But
Mr.. BlAke's twenty-doIlar bill jog
ged his memory, and he remem-
bered one more.
~Oh, couldn't take It and have
our little bride go without a s0uvs-
mir" protested Evelyn with sudden
sweet womanlinesA You give Il
to her. Shelly. and maybe Jim will
get one for his old. old-chum..
saw Jim's face 60 scarlst-I
knew that he hadn't so much a.
twenty dollars with him for only
that afternoon he had spoken OF
having . check cashed tho next
morning. I shuddered away from
the proffered doll
Il know I'm silly, but I detest
monkeys! I'll tell you what I want
for q souvenir OF q wonderful eve
ning-one dance with my husband"
fairly whirled Jim out on the
floor.
you darIing-you clever little
diplomatI" breathed my husband.
He held me close-sunocating
close. The music OF q waltz set u
gliding out into mystery and ro-
nance together.
But as we passed the table ]
heard Sally Royce laugh:
so she has Jim's number al
ready"
And Evslyn's throsty voice mzr-
INJURED:
"P~or kiddieI"
ThJn Sheldon Blake laughed:
Glad you aren't In her boots.
EYVy?"
What did they mean?