Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
"When a Girl MarrieS"
New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problems of a Girl Wife
by ANN LISLE

and take the little rumble seat, and
| finish the business discussion there
while l give my attention to giving
her gas and handling the clutch,
and such like trifies. of which my
instructor still knows more than /"
"Oh!" replied Envy, and then
added with mental gasp l could
almost hear, DO you know Meals
gone away for a week."
That's right. You'll be lonesome.
Will YOU come home to dinner with
us? We might get in a fourth this
evening and give you folks the op-
portunity of martyrizing yourselves
by teaching me bridge"
Are you sure you want me?"
began Envy. with a flash of her eyes
from me to Jim.
He still said nothing. I could see
that Envy was recovering, and was
beginning to take a mischievous de-
light in what she considered his
lack of ease. l knew Jim wasn't in
the least i'll at ease-knew it with
| absolute certainty, and felt that he
was gallantly leaving the situation
Qf indeed there was a "situationD
to me, and watching me with admi-
ration and approval. For the first
time since l had known her. and
learned to fear her scratches, 1 was
enjoying Evvy's game-and my part
in it.
"Of course we want you" I in
sisted, determined that Envy should
see l was making nothing of her
visit to Jim. Who shall we get for
fourth. Sheldon Blake? We've not
seen him for ages"
"Oh, not Sheldon" murmured
Envy self-consciously. Lets make it
a family affair. Let me ask Tom-or
you call him. Anne"
There's nobody at the switch
board" l began, but Jim explained
that his line was plugged into Cen
trail.
So I sat down with serene good
fellowship and called Tom Mason's
office. No answer. 1 called his
house. He wasn't there l left
word that when he came in, he be
asked to call Mr.. James Harrison at
his home.
And now. are we all ready to
start?" I asked.
Whereupon we closed the office
and descended to my waiting car.
In the elevator, Jim slipped bill
into my hand.
Give it to your instructor" he
I'll give it to that youth and tell
him how pleased 1 am with the
good care he takes of a certain
little lady"
The bill didn't pass back to Jim's
hand without a long pressure of
his fingers on mine. Somehow l
knew we were telling each other
that Envy Mason didn't count.
When we got to the car, 1 clam
bered at once into the seat next the
driver. 1t took him a minute to
open the rumble seat, but he re-
turned with his face abeam.
The boss slipped me a flyer.
Gee: that's great" he said.
Then we wound our way uptown
through the traffic. Suddenly felt
Evvy's hand on my shoulder.
turned to find her leaning forward.
On her face there was a queer ex-
preston, half chagrin, half some
thing l couldn't name.
Did you see that cab go by?"
she exclaimed. NO? Well YOU
missed it. Cousin Tommie and
that Cosby woman were in it.
Anne. Anne. I'm thinking you'll have
to look to your laurels all along the
line"
"a cab" I cried, "a regular horse
cab? What fun! Well probably
overtake it at the apartment and
overtake it at the apartment and
have a chance to ask Tom and the
Cosbys to Join us this evening.
Evvy's hand dropped from my
shoulder, and she stared at me in
utter astonishment. Then she sat
back in the rumble seat without
saying another word.
To be continued.