The Washington times., 1919-05-27
When a Girl Marries
A STORY OF EARLY Welded LIFE
ANIME Tries to Patch Together an
Evening Gown to Wear to Jim'S
Party of Celebration
to aecept-to appear in public with

to accept-to appear in public with
with
stop right there!" Jim Numbered
Don't let your evil-mindedness
drive you one step further. Doris
West is coming to the. dinner"
'Yes-thal's fair. from your point
OF view You owe her that much
for-making your fortune" / agreed
slowly and sadly.
Jim laughed roughly:
II don't owe her a darn thing. i
paid my indebtedness OF in advance
when 1 got out Of my Job and let
Fred in again"
"Fred?'' I interrupted. Fred"
Isn't that her brothers"
You might listen once in .
while" retorted Jim. Fred Is Fred
Harper, the boy who went to war
when I came into NoTreyS office
to take his place. Hes discharged
now-and footloose. Doris wants
him back-so she can win him all
over again-She's crazy about him-
well. fixed IT for her-he'S
coming back. So that squares Us.
And her brother. Dick, will think
I'm doing the pretty thing by hin
il 1 introduce him to a few nice
girls and keep him going socially
here in the big city. Now. are you
ready to go on your knees to Doris
and to your husbands?
Anne Repents.
"Oh, JIM" cried, I'm sorry. 50
that's how she csmc to tell you
about our wantiE., -Ju to work for
Anthony Norreys. l-I-jealousy
is my besetting ssin- And I did
think you were-flirting with Miss
West"
"Pve an idea that your wonder
full Norreys is about as pure-mind-
ed and as sweet as you are. and
thought the same things" sneered
Jim. That's what made me 50
darn sore at the interfering old
boob. I'm dead sure he's only
sending the poor kid to Canada or
Boston or wherever he's shooting
her-to protect you Though who
elected him the protector OF your
happiness I don't know"
''Oh. Jir7-Tm so sorry
echoed again.
'.AlI right-all right! Run along"
said Jim irritably, and returned to
his telephoning.
1 trailed listlessly back into the
bedroom again, my mind absorbed
in a new problem. Didn't I owe IL
to Doris West 10 persuade Mr..
Norreys to let her stay in town
now that the man she loved was
returning to the Norrreys' offices?
But could 1 persuade Anthony Nor
reys to change his big plans even
if I tried? And had I the right
to try? Hold Jim told me with this
very idea in view-or would be
resent the idea?
That problem had to be temper
arily dismissed. however, for the
more imminent one OF constructing
an evening dress Ny wardrobe
was limited-but I got out all my
best frocks and arranged them side
by side on the bed. Besides the
mulberry satin was wearing, there
was my lavender organdy, my gray
chiffon, and an old rose colored tat
feta with net yoke and sleeves
The army looked hopeless. I be-
gan shifting them around and hold
ing them against each other. Then
saw the light. The yoke and
sleeves could come out Of the rose
colored silk. The gray chiffon could
be ripped from its gray foundation
and slipped over the rose. The I'M
lined, gray angel-sleeves and the
sheer low throat OF the gray over
its rose lining would look charm
ing, thought began ripping my
dresses apart, pinning and sewing
with frantic nervousness.
It seemed to me suddenly that AL
most everything in life depended on
my looking well at this dinner my
husband was giving to celebrate
the coming OF fortune to US. But.
however desperately I sewed, could
get my dress ready in time-And
would it be pretty when il was m
ished? Or would it look home
made-an absurd botch!
To Be Continued.