The Washington times., 1919-12-13
When Girl
Marries
By Ann Lisls.
CHArTER CCxuI.


(Copyrisht, 1919, King Features
Syndicate, Incl
Nv TIH almost magic speed my
w new home got into running
order. Virginia selected NJ
cook and waitress with the saRe
good Judgment that had chosen the
plots IN which Angy would prepare
our meals and the china on which
Bertha would serve them. Tom Ma
sons able assistants got rugs down
and window curtains up In q jiffy
Gifts of flowers and fruit arrived.
and every one I knew-from Mrs-
Warden to Phoebe-came TO call.
Neal phoned me daily and sent q
woaderful house present" . Dutch
silver bowl filled with my favorfte
black cherries-the nrst of the SEA
son. But he always had an excuse
when ! asked him 10 come TO the
apartment j could understand that
When my home WAS only two
rooms. he shared IL. and nov that
have q magnificent place with am
pie room for my brother he is left
to fend for himself In q lone board
ing house. Which of US that hurts
more, / don't know.
He needs q home" I say to my
self over and over. He wants o
home. I must find q way to man
age one for them II j don't he's
likely to plunge In and do the
wong thing"
My own thoughts frightened me.
So when we went down TO speno
the weekend with Terry and Betty
] took my problem along. meanins
TO ask Betty TO help me with IL. IL
turned out however. that the via
ston family had problems of its
own, SO Neal was temporarily side
tracked.
perhaps the doctor is afraid to take
IL out and let her face the truth
She is restless and rather Rsunt,
but her eyes are happy. No mat
ter how her body suffers. 1t 10
well with her spirit She has love.
II comes to her from Terry's voice,
his glance, his touch But Terry
looks worried, too-almost Ill
A sure ThinG.
The reason for that came ost
when he and Jim and were walk
ing about the grounds of Grey
friars Hall. where we-hso taken
Betty for the daily torture of hav-
-
trio contrivance.
Jimmie. do you know a sure
thine?" asked Terry, abruptly.
You mean you want TO play the
ma rSxety" countered Jim.
eyes. old chap. Have TO. I've
only a matter OF FIVE hundred or so
left till next quarter day. And the
little missis needs a trip They've
done about all they know here. and
I'm by way OF thinking IL sh. had
a change-new scenery and all that
she might pull herself up and
help a bit. i owe more than I've
hundred here. SO I'll have to get
an extra thou or so"
II could lend IL TO you. Terry"
began Jim; but as Terry shook HE
head Jim went on In oinerept
tone. 1t was eager and conceive In
stead of warm and chummy. -
Jim's voice always was for Terry:
"Remember the stock I told yea
about the other evening, Anne. The
oil company that has so per cent Of
it's shares locked up in the treasury
and wants 10 make q good market
before ID sells? Well. Terry. they've
started putting the price up. It's
about thirty now. and IL ought 10 20
to sixty in ten days. Want to get
in?"
He'd double his money. wouldn't
he?" ] asked.
There. Terry. spoke the wife who
knows all about her husbands bust
ness"' replied Jim. in a tone that
made me furious when ] remem-
bered how only few nights before
he had refused to explain this very
deal to me So I pricked up my
ears and listened as hard rs ever 7
could when he went on:
You're safe 10 go I'm on a five
point margin this time. Terry. And
on the hundred shares your five
hundred viii margin you'll clear
up three thousand. viii that see
YOU through till quarter day.
"Splendidly. old Jimmiew cried
Terry in great delight. Shall I
give you my check
mo. don't do that. I'm not se-
ing to the office at all Monday.
Have to go up State and look over
the books OF a concern we may un-
derwrite. But you send in your
check to West and he'll take carr
OF YOU He won't be down when
we leave or I'd phone him-and we
OOn get 10 LOW II tlli 2fNST tu'
market opens. So TO get in at the
opening price before the stock
starts rising. phone West and tell
him ssid / counted on him TO get
you good execution"
What does that mean, JimT
interrupted as the conversation
went over my head.
1--WE aren't stock exchange mem
bers, Anne. West will have to call
up some firm that owns a seat and
operates on the exchange. They'll
place the order. OF course, even
you can sec that Terry'n make
more IL he buys at thirty around
10 O'Clock than IL he isn't taken
care OF till IL and the price has
gone up TO thirtyfive."
Yes, I see" / replied meekly.
wondering what Terry thought OF
the curt and patronizing way jim
discussed his business with me.
How'd you like TO go on Jolly
little trip. Bettikins?" he asked.
Can we afford IL, DEAR re-
piled Betty.
well, rather" declared Terry.
flineing his arm about her and CIV
ing 8 boyish whoop.
Betty turned her head and pct
her lips 70 the hand on her shoui-
der. And when I saw the hsppi-
said