Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-11

saved from a big, raw deal some
day. You'll see."
"Oh, Anne, you make me believe
I'm going to be happy again and
not frightened and miserable all the
time" murmured Phoebe, giving a
little skip as she rose to leave the
dining room. He's coming tonight
Dick West is, and I'll do just what
you've said"
You might try to stay friendly
with him. No use having enemies"
1 warned, praying that even scoun-
drel like Dick West would let Phoebe
off without opening her eyes.
Then went to the writing room,
gave Phoebe the check that wiped
out my bank account and hurried
home. / longed to go to Jim with
the whole story, and to enlist his
help. l must confess l had a mo-
ment of selfish joy in planning how
close Jim and / would come through
his little sisters trouble. 1 felt a
great longing to find Jim again.
and it seemed that Phoebe was
showing us the way. This very even
ing Jim and l would work out her
salvation together, and our perhaps,
too. 1 said a little prayer to myself
as I rode up in the elevator - a
prayer for Phoebe and for me.
When I got to the door of my
apartment there stood Envy Mason,
/ her finger pressed to the pearl disk
of the electric bell.
I've just been calling on your
charming neighbor, Mrs. Cosby"
she explained. And I'm running in
to invite you and Jim to join us at
| a little party I'm giving at our
country place this weekend. l want
to have the Cosbys meet some of
our neighbors. Jim will like that,
won't he?"
| I'VE can't come. Not possibly" I
declared as 1 led Envy into the liv-
ing room.
Ny one objection was to have her
visit conclude before Jim came
home. I didn't want Envy intrud-
ing on our meeting. But I soon per-
| ceived that Evvy's object was to re-
main until Jim came. She insisted
on being shown over the apartment
and fingered with no seeming
thought of time until Jim marched
| in on us.
rs it dreadfully late?" she cried
! in seeming confusion. "Oh, Jimmie,
built for Anne! It makes me want
"a little place of my own"
Nice child" replied Jim expand
| ing under her gaze of wide-eyed ad-
miration. You stay here and share
the nest now. Well have a cozy
| little dinner and then call in Shelly
or Tom for a game of bridge"
How adorable. But I wouldn't
! think of intruding on you and
Anne" returned Envy putting it up
to me, and leaving me helpless to
rescue the evening / had wanted for
Phoebe-and me.
"Of course you must stay" I said.
"I haven't a nest like this" said
Envy huskily, looking up at Jim.
But I've the old homestead. You
won't refuse to come out for the
weekend, will you, Jimmie? Anne
thought you had made other ar
rangements.
I'D come-for you even if had
to cancel dozen bookings" replied
Jim gallantly. "Anne's mistaken,
though, we've nothing else on"
Wen be a nice party" said Envy
complacently. Everyone and her
best beau. But I really must run
| along now. I'll have a bit of ar
! ranging to do, and I'll leave the two
love- birds alone in the nest Not a
, word, you nice, cordial people"
AS he closed the door after Envy
Jim turned to me with the almost
habitual scowl between his brows
And in sudden panic I sensed that
Envy and her party bode no good
| for Phoebe-or for me.
ITO BE Continued.)