The Washington times., 1919-04-05
When a Girl Marries
A STORY OF EARLY Welded LIFE
Anne, After a Semi Tiff With lin,
Is Left to Herself Until the
Cheerful NOrreys Calls UP

+ day tor tWo-@and have % stkud NJ
the arransements We made
soh. that's an right Lar IN
get myself . bit here and Just
5fead tin yOrf come In but jim tn
terfupted imDulsiVely:
,ssFor lsercy,s sake. don't pu1 On
impatient Griselda tone. dcD't
I think Tn going 70 set q pRrtiels pf
pleasure out % my evening g I'm
conscious of you sitting qn alone
and lonely waiting for your truant
husband to return 20 your side!"
! felt q sob catch In my voice at
his irritation.
Soh. Jim, PlI be at the canteeu
tomorrow nightW I cried impui-
sively. eCan't you change your en-
gagement--so neither OF Us will
have q lonely evening""
"Huhl IL that isn't just like .
womanF Jim's voice snaFled back.
"You do what you please when u
pleases you-calling Il charity. or
some fancy name-but I'm 20
change an engagement that % far
more business than anything else
though Of course Il win BE- pleas
ant, too"
His voice modulated 70 amlability
as 70 some one there hearing him
had pPCtssted-I could vision that
slim. oriantai-looking Mas West
pouting ag he called hts engage
ment q coId-olooded business one.
Ny ever ready Imagination swung
me away 20 more painful hurts
than the actual inflicted By JimB
words.
@oh. so ahead. dear manages
to reply. "I'll find something %
do. Maybe I can loeate Envy ard
Phoebe"
"All right-Rmuss yourself and
send the bill to me-" replied jim On
q tone, Of relief. and don't p0uk
After ali, you set even. By dessr.-
ing me tomorrow night. Goodby
grille. Have TO hustler
A Ray % ComRoFt.
hung up the receiver and turn
ed away feeling utterly east down.
Thia was the drab anti-climax 10 .
day Of unhappineSs and hurt, ana
impotent bIundeFing. Suppose did
find EvVy and Phoebe wouldn't
be welcome. and how. with merely
"a new French restaurant as ~
cbJeeefve. could ! hope 20 fila
them?
It seemed to me that evePyons waa
6usy--every0ne was paired on save
eniy myself seemed the -odd onsr
Of al the world. DreRrily went oOs
into the kitehenette. put on q little
spider and broke two eggs into IT,
Then ] noticed that was still WeaF-
ing my hat turned OF the ras %
the rings and went into my bedroom
90 slip into = negiisse. The phons
began 20 ring.
GO on Screeehing. I don't carer ]
exclaimed vindietlVely, making no
move to 90 out In the liVing-rOom and
answer its summons.
Louder and more insistsnt grew ehf
silver shrfHing Of the bell OF eouFss.
Hadn,t I just answered the phons9
The d0wnstairs operator knew that
was e home.
Go oag..I reiterated stubbornly. =
won't answer. ten bs to Mason sr
CarlOttA or Pat-gOmeone who only
gets me down deeper In the dust
Then theFe came ringing at the
hall-door. That ! answered. u Was
the grinding elevator boy.
Don't You hear dat teliyphons.
ma'am? II a-ringiR at TO rouse the
daid. And Nora she send me up 70
see II you elfs an right he said with
puzsled interest.
Trm just snswsrinE.- I rsplleG
hastily.
I hurried over to the summons
which It Appeared there was no
escaping.
"HellO"-I said, impG9ioaGlI.
Hello! NrA HaFris0n e the phoaah
Rich and fun and deep and kina
q voice answered ma 70 va An
thOny NoTrsyB Speaking.
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