Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-19
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"When q Girl MdrrieS"
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A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problems of Girl Wife

/ have for a husband. But that's no
| reason for refusing a bit of harm
| less fun. . Jimmie or Tommie
| or some nice playmate. l always
take what l want. Anne-and when
| it comes to the reckoning l don't
pay the way serious minded preach
ers do. You ought to make a note
of that"
Then she flung herself to her
| feet and faced me with a sudden
! question that l felt represented the
! other half of her purpose in thrust
! ing herself on me:
by the way, gentle Annie, l Won
| der If you can give me the answer
to a question l was asking Tommie
only tonight - Why is that little
cousin of his so cool to me all of
sudden? 1t can't be because she
minded my bringing you in to o. K.
here lovescene with your brother.
She asked me to pour at her tea.
after that. But she's very up-stage
these days. You don't think she
means anything by it, do you?"
There was a note of anxiety in
Vars voice. 1 decided to give her
honesty for honesty, and to tell her
of the rumors Mrs. Stoughton and
Envy had unearthed about her and
Lane. 1t would be bad going-it
would be awkward and embarrass
ing TO find my way through the
morass of innuendo. But telling
Val what was said of her would
give her a fighting chance to meet
it. l knew had known for some
time-that Val and Lane dreaded
something, and now in loyalty to
the man who was making Jim
| financially, l felt l had to talk with
painful frankness to his wife.
Val, l don't think Envy Mason
would be a good enemy" I began,
but Val interrupted me:
"Right-o, Baby Face. I guessed
that, and now I'll relieve you from
guessing about something. My sud
den friendship with cousin Tom
mie started as laying in of shields
and buckles against the fair Evelyn.
Not that | find him dull now
She concluded with a smile that
held a world of suggestion and sur
mise. Before I could conquer my
distaSte at that and force myself
to go on with my warning. a key
clicked in the lock and Jim's voice
called gaily:
DO the bright lights mean that
my girl waited up for me?"
1t was Val who answered. taking
up his words almost before he had
endeQ MS question.
Two girls. Jimmie-boy. Hope 1t
isn't a surplus of riches
AS she spoke she opened her gold
mesh bag and, taking out a tiny
mirror and a lip-stick, she gave her
self a critical touch or two. Then,
patting her. dress away from an
ankle, she proped herself up among
the pillows. The next moment Jim
came into the room.
He looked tense and tired, as If
he hadn't quite detached himself
from the evenings business. AS he
made to take me in his arms Val
stirred restlessly.
Wait till I'm gone for the lovey-
dovey stuff" she yawned. II sup
pose my big brown bear is at home
too. now. so I'll have to be tod
ding right along. Jimmie. l hate
riding with those wild-looking ele..
vator boys of ours at this hour OF
the night. Would you mind seeing
me home? That is-if Anne will
let you out of her sight again"
Walls eyes were sparkling with
| impish merriment as she turned
them TO me. They were eager, COM
! pelling-their languorousness pan
ished. She had told me just how
she felt about Jim-and youth. And
now she fairly challenged me to
spoil her game--if l could.
I caught my eyes away from hers
and turned to Jim, smiling square
ly UP at him as he stared almost
uneasily from one to the other of
US.
Run along, Jimmie-boy. See the
lady safely home" I replied.
To Be Continued.