The Washington times., 1919-09-30
When a Girl Marries
A STORY OF EARLY Welded LJFE
Anne Moves to aSumptuOus Flat and
Follows Neal as He Goes to
EvYy MasOn's House

surprise when Jim came to the
door and announced that IL was
getting on toward noon and Mrs.
O'Callahan had come from the
agency 20 see if we wanted her for
the rest of the day.
I'VE don't need her now" I be-
gan, but Jim interrupted:
Don't we just! / left her out
there finishing up the living-room
and I'm going to beat it for the
office"
Rooms Engaged.
"Jim. we haven't any beds or
anything: where are we going to
sleep tonight?7 I asked suddenly.
you funny kid!' laughed Jim
indulgently. Il wondered when you
were going to, wake up and ask
about that. Well. I've engaged
rooms at the Walgrave"-
''The WalEraveg'' cried. why,
Jimmie, that's where we spent our
first week in the cfty-the week
Efter our wonderful honeymoon.
I'll love being at the Walgrave
again-love it!'
'Wnl you love being at the wal
grave again with me, Princess
Amer" asked Jim-tenderly it
seemed.
At sound OF the dear name which
he had used for so long, my eyes
misted over and a queer choking
feeling Of happiness and hope made
me sway a little on my feet. Jim
took a quick step forward and
caught my hand in his-then a
mellow voice addressed US from the
doorway:
The front rooms as bare as
me hand OF everythin', 'ceptin'
what himself tould me not to touch,
SEEM as how he'd piled Il on the
refreshmint table TO Be stayin'
here after ye. Now, what'n be
doin'?"
Jim's eyes flashed and he drop
ped my hands. Our moment was
gone.
III be running along TO the
Office" said Jim almost awkward
y. IF I'm not at the apartment
BY 8 o'clock, don't look for me much
before at the WalErave. Do you
want to 90 to a show toniEhtg"
Not spectally-unless you do" I
replied in equal embarrassment. I
felt as IL a policeman had caught
US holding hands on a park bench.
"Well-Tu see. So long" said
Jim. and rushed out as IL he were
making his escape.
An Unsurpassed siEht.
Mrs O'Callahan and I finished
the packing, got a smack Of lunch,
tidled up the apartment and then
in a taxicab laden 70 its last inch
Of tonnage-drove FIRST to the Wal
grave, where I deposited a trunk
and pair OF bags, and then on to
the new apartment 1t was long
after when we arrived, and by the
time / had slowed away the re-
naming trunks and bags and boxes
MIS- OCallahan announced that her
day was over and she wouldn't
work another hour for man nor
woman.
So 1 gave her directions for the
morrow and permitted her to de-
part For while I rOamed about
the apartment, but il seemed cold
and unfriendly, and when Jim had
not arrived by half-past tive I de-
cided to go to the Walgrace. I had
plenty OF time, so walked, smiling
70 myself at tWhat II knew Jim
would call by miserllness.
Day-dreaming happily, I swung
along my way. We were going
back to the Walgrave. where We
had spent such glowing days to
gether. Jim had called me his prin-
cess again, and had caught nv
hands with a fash Of the feeling I
had begun to think was powerIess
TO kindle. Perhaps in the WaIErave
we would find again our romance.
our lost joy in each other.
Suddenly noticed a familiar 6g-
ure swinging down the street ahead
Of me. As it dashed up the steps OF
a house, rang the bell and was sd-
mttted promptly, I awoke from
dreaming. It was Neal I had seen
Nearl going into Envy Mason's
home.
Almost OF their own volition nv
feet started up the steps after him
To BE Continued.