Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
"When q Girl MQrYIeS"
New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problem of a Girl Wife

at little after four and I was hand
ing him his sugarless tea, pale will
cream, that ] realized | had gone
around in another circle. l couldn''
ask Tony's advice, after all. His
! friendship / was entitled to, because
! 1t was mine whether or not | die
anything about it. And however he
resented Tony, felt Jim was begin.
ming to understand that. But
couldn't ask his advice about .Jim's
little sister. l spoke up honestly
! IL ruefully.
I Tony I've dragged you in from
! the country on a wild goose chase
| wanted to ask your aid in mat
! ter that s-straightening out
! But l find I can't"
Can't straighten it out? You can't
ask my help?" asked Tony, his ten
! der smile warming those ice-bluc
eyes of his.
Cant do either" confessed,
more and more ruefuly.
And little fairy gcdmother Anne
I loNeS-ftXing things" said Tony in a
-committal tone.
1t occurred to me suddenly that
any other man would have protested
that l hadn't dragged him to town
on a wild goose chase, but that Just
seeing me was reason enough for the
trip. And I was thinking how much
l liked Tony for never even dream
/ ing of saying il, when he startled me
by his next words:
Anne, since this is n matter you
can't discuss with chump like me,
perhaps it is a matter you have no
right TO touch. Sometimes even low
n CT l.
boiling or a rose from blooming"
What have YOU guessed, you wiz
ard p" | demanded.
Guessed, little Kind-hcart, that
you may be agitating yourself over
something that will come right If
YOU just leave it to me-to good Old
Dame Nature"
Meaning, Anne, don't butt in on
other peoples business, as you're al
together too fond of doing! OF
course, you put it very sweetly, Tony.
But it comes to that" l said, some
what piqued.
Tony's wonderful deep voice
soothed me, though again he didn't
protest nor deny.
words are colorful things, Anne.
The wrong ones are curt. The right
ones gentle. You are a Kindheart.
If it hadn't been for you, probably
Terry wouldn't have his Betty to-
day. Sometimes | think you're going
to help Virginia find happiness
again. But don't wear yourself out
over other peoples problems. Nor
over your own-if you have 'em.
Remember old Tony will always be
happy and proud if you give him ~
chance to stand by you. Your friend
ship is Il wonderful gift. I'm an old
hulk, Anne, but l feel as if there
were garlands over the broken tim
bers when think I mean something
to n beautiful soul-like YOU"
'Oh, Tony" I cried. more deeply
touched than I dared to show. Your
Friendship is real gift. I'll always
cherish it."
Tony laid his left hand over mine
for half a second. Then he rose
And I noticed that though his lips
smiled his eyes wcre sad.
That's the best life can give me,
Anne" he said quietly. your friend
ship" After a moment he added,
Your friendsip-Betty's, Terry's.
Nirginia's. lust to think of YOU
all-pulls mo ont Of the slough Of
despond whenever I tumble in"
Are you ever sad. Tony?" asked
~ "H'Vil'7lllII'il' l''' me nelp you
when you are, as I know you help
mo"
'I'll help YOU whenever You ask
Anne" said Tony in n voice that 7
knew was n VOW. and then he added
strangely, You do help mo when I'm
sad. BE sure of that. Perhaps YOU
may be helping the people YOU
'onged to aid tO-day-helpinG them
by your loving thoughts and de-
sires."
on the very words. and before
could puzzle over Tony's utter SOL
emnity, ! heard Bertha opening the
front door in answer to ring of
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