The Washington times., 1919-09-11
When a Girl Marries
A ROMANCE OF EARLY Welded LIFE
Neal Makes Up to Evelyn Mason
and Incurs the Wrath of
Anne's Husband

AAAAAg kAAa NaA ENAAH IN NAlG WAa.IL
Of eur day showed. Neal and EvVy
noon, the red twist in the pattern
Consequently, up to the time when
Jim arrived during the second act
that box party Was, for me, q night
mare and farce combined. Not that
Jim's coming made Il 80 much bet
ter, but at least I was permitted
to take my place with him In the
back Of the box. That saved ne
from sitting next to Phoebe and
watching her east coy glances oVeF
her shoulder az Dick West, while
as I was miseFably conscious
down I'm the sixth row Neal bent
over Envy with an air OF deVotion
that looked unpleasantly genuine
even to me. Also the back Of the
box took me away from the cheap
spectacle Of Doris West vain.
gioriously holding hands with her
Fred Harper.
PhOebe's News.
The minute the curtain deseendod
on the act, Phoebe turned to Jim.
exelaiming with what thought
was bravado-not malice:
"Of course. Anne has told yea
the great news that her brothers
back in town again?"
by Jove! You don't say s6s
That's great. Why didn't you tell
me, Anne? III be glad to sec the
boy. I suppose he's come back %
hts old hrm-Well, hope you told
him TO come back to his old room.
tooT'
Il did. jim" I rspned-doubly
grateful. because I could answer
Jim's generous question and avoid
the other painful one
Tn keen to see him. Why didn'e
you bring him along, Amer jim
went on. Meals hne lad, yOu,u
like him. West"
Again Phoebe spoke, but this
time there could be no question oe
her motive:
III you're 80 anxious to see him,
you needn't walt. Meals right down
there in the sixth row with Evelyn
Mason"
"oh. with your little chura. well
let's 50 straight dawn and have
a howdy," said Jim. Come o.
girls"
Anne VIII 60. replied Pho6ba,
with elaborate indiference.
But the expression on her face e
Jim called EVvy her Title chumP
was about the most encouraging
thing had seen that dag.
Jim and / hurried out of the box
and around the aisle to Neal. At
sight OF as. my brothsr's flea
lighted with real pleasure. and q
fairly kindied % q celebration ben
hre a. Jim seized his hand and
poured out genuine welcomes
Wen all get together after the
show and have a real celsbratfoz.P
cried Jim. Meet as in the lobby,
want you to know Dick West. my
partner. And cur soldiers return
calls for some party. See you LAIR.
children"
wait a minute. Jim. We ean.t
join you. We have other planss'
asserted Neal.
A RebuR Tor lin.
But Jim refused to listen mnd
hurried me Up to the aisle after him
just IN time to take our places e.
the curtain rose again. OF courss,
I understood that Neal didn't want
to meet Phoebe again, and that he
could very well dispense with "a
Introduction to Dick West for tn
present. But 7 faleied also thar
Envy would ike nothing better
than the very situation Mead wEs
trying to avoid. 50 with Jim ard
Evelyn Mason both enxious to have
our parties join forces. there SEEM
ed little or nothing Neal could 90
but face the music and his scornful
ex-sweetheart.
But at the end OF the act I saw
Neal rise and sweep EVYy Efgor-
ously up the aisle before him ne
waved to US as he did 80. land Jim
murmuFed that probably they were
going to hurry round to the box TO
join rs, In. another minute, how
ever, an usher appeared and. asking
for Mr.. Harrison, handed Jim
note He read Il, flushed angRily,
erumpled the paper in his hand,
and then Strengthened il out again
and gave IL to me.
Have to keep to the arrange
nents made. VIII meet you a. the
apartment in couple OF hours. So
long. "NEAI.F
Stubborn young fooI!7 muttered
Jim, angTily. as he always was Il
being crossed then suddenly his
tone changed Guess be has q
pretty bad case-on EvVy."
And I caught his eyes travelling
to Phoebe's pretty. flushed over
ViVacious young face.
Young fool!' he said again.
And IL seemed TO me that all the
old friendliness for Neal had gone
out Of Jim's face and voice.
CTO BE COntinued.