The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
When a Girl Marries
AsToRY OF EARLY Welded LIFE
Anne Goes On an Expedition and
Gets an InkIing of Envy MasOn's
Malicious Nature

pretty women breathing space y
our Donna Anna here-isn't itf'
"oh, Anne's Jealous, tOo-arent
you, KIrIieT' replied Jim easily.
$50 well forgive EYvy for scratch
ing and be glad she doesn't freeSe
folks like some folks not thousand
miles away. Remember. my lady,
shat Doris West is a tropical plant
and not used to frigid climes."
: squirmed Evidently I hadn't
been really courteous hostess. and
Jim felt 50 at home with Tom and
Envy that he could reprove ne
gently in their presence.
was glad when we stopped .
moment later and Dick West came
to our cab window to announces
that we must walk the rest Of the
way.
We were in front Of q threadlike
brick passage between two build
ings. II was dark chasm, 50 mar
row that only one could cross Il
at q time. Il opened on square
court yard with a large iron graft
ing set in the center. No chink Of
light and came up through the mar
row openings in this grating. Dick
West led the way across It into a
y
dark wooden steps-through q tiled
corridor and at last down three
flights OF steps again
In a Chinese Cafe.
And there We were In q brightly
lighted Chinese restaurant with the
usual door OF mosaics. teakwood
tables inlaid with mother-of-pe pearl
~ ~ . Nd aH f7usfrr
mings of the Average Chinese Res
taurant as we Of America know H.
A wheezy player-piano was grind
ing out Mighty LAX q Rose" and
a dozen couples were dancing In the
cleared space in the middle Of the
floor. 1t was about as thrilling as
the Home Restaurant" at the cor
ner Of Main and State streeta back
home.
Everyone seems~to think that q
splendid joke had been pulled or
and mirth waxed mighty when Dick
West pointed out a large front en-
trance brightly lighted and pre-
sided over by two crouching stone
dragons.
I'VE could have come IN that
way" me laughed. Il just put in AL
that travelling to-make Il harder"
And every one seemed to enter
into the spirit Of his adventure
Phoebe most of all. But ] was
thinking Of the hints Envy hal
thrown out about Virginia's sxtrav-
agance-or the intimate way she
and Phoebe had stood together in
the dressing room Of the Rocham-
beau-but most Of all, va think
ing OF the way Phoebe hadSplied
that pernicious little Ip-sthck. SO
didn't enter whol5-heartedfy into
the spirit of things.
It was Envy who noticed this
FIRST. She leaned across Tom and
spoke to me in a rallying tone;
Tome do be nicer to your Donna
Anna She's as pale as Phoebe used
to be before taught the baby to
rouge a bit. Are you bored, dear. or
Is IL just that you don't like the
way the West family IS monopolfz-
ing the Harrisons? You know Jim
is rich now" she giggled. you
can't expect him to forego the spice
OF life now that he can anord ~
They're an extravagant lot. the
HaTrisons. with emotions or money
or hirtations. Watch my Httie
pupil. Phoebe"
Evvy's eyes met mine meekingfy.
challengingly. And suddenly Pat
Dalton's warning dared out In my
memory.
'HThe war gave her the privilege
Of breaking. her engagement to Jim.
But il / know Envy, she'll try %
get even. Your brother and Phoebe
may be her way"
Phoebe was changed. sadly
changed. Was Envy deliberately
setting out to cheaper her stand
ards? And why was Virginia -
blind TO y all?
To be Continued.