The Washington times., 1919-09-25
When a Girl
Marries
By Anne Li8le.
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= ON the very day after be Of
fsred me that hr8t. dying
birds eye view OF our
apaFtment-to-be Jim took the next
determined step a his march for
ward and upward. Early On the
afternoon he called me On the phone
and announced:
"Anne. I've Just had Tom On TIE
wire and told him that we're quit
ting him as q landlord and taking
him on as an interior decorator.
he was q brick about it
sT.m glad I replied with q pan
iclzy feeling, chat Jim expected
something of me. and that j must
try 20 approach the marx. even if
I couldn't quite toe g. Tom has
been very decent about-the apart
ment al along"
eHs sure hasl' agreed Jim. heart.
lly, and ] know ] had pleased him
Nov, little lady, you hustle out
and md q woman % help you pack
and clean up the new place foF
you"
"Oh. Jim, can DO &c mysslfl ]
don't need an accommodation. Why,
they get three OF fouF dollars day
now
do as I ten youg" raped Jlm's
lvoice. cant I make you under
stand that can AFFORD the things
7 shggest2 What can't aRord i8 %
argue about every cent i spend
mmrH HHrrnrr
Then be rang on abruptly.
Meek ana UnhaBBy.
MeelEly and unhappIly I maGa
ready TO 60 out ana hire the 40
commOdator I didn't want nor need.
Il was after 3 BY the time
started on my way. and the en-
ployment exchanges were as bare
Of what desired a. a winter tre8
Of green leaves. one place, how
ever. promised 20 send q reliable
woman around On the morning. and
with that ] had 20 content myself.
Thea. because j really had uoLhe
ing On the world 90 do, began
roaming around the shops Staring
Gt the pretty hnery on display q
whole season ahead of the calen-
dar, made me forget the loneliness
was beginning 70 feel again.
With Betty away, Phoebe estrauged,
and the old soreness against Vif-
ginia breaking out again because
q was she who had separated Neal
and Phoebe in the drgt place. felt
indeed friendlsss.
I thought Of Envy and of CaFlot-
a but ] was not willing 20 seek
them merely for the sake 81 COM
panionshlp. ] could only turn %
either Of them if actually driven 90
It. And as I wandered aimlesgIy
up an aisle where hegh-colorad
GeOFgette blouses were displayed
and down another where moire bags
crowded the counter, wondered 81
would ever Be "dFiven7 % EVvy
or Carlotta again.
Suddenly q showcase where beau
ttful laees were exhibited caught
my eye. stopped. charmed bR che
exquisite. faiFy-like webs. and q
once an alert saIesWoman began gE-
plotting her wares
Can I help you madam
.I-shOOk my head.
LET me show you some 81 our
nletE. French and Swiss VefH
beautiful and great bargains
A-A
The clerk was old and gray. eVi-
IDENTIFY "gsntlsvoman-" At arst
she interested me more than hef
wares began trying TO figure
out what had brought her here 20
work side BY side with saucy young
creatures less than half her age
'1Fhs war" I said 20 myself Then
fHrHnHsnrHsra "a = HnrrnHrr
pattern filet. which would MAKE
handsome collars and cuffs for mV
blue serge dress-Would refuFbish
It. Ga fact did a quick mental
calculation. / could easily get cot
lars and cuffs out Of a yard and q
third
Il think I'll have this rose pat
tern" ] said. ''HOw much IS it?'
"SiX' dollars and a half a yard
madam" said the courteous old
saleswoman
I felt the red OF chagrin Hash up
to my face. I hadn't more than
81 in my purse. Plumbing for
words TO hide my discomfort. both
because I hadn't the money and
hadn't known more about the value
OF real lace. managed to get
away from the counter with the
usual I0Fmula:
"TIl think about it-look a little
fuFther-be back later q I decide
to take It."
But now all my fun On Hshopping'
was spoiled. and 7 wandered out
of the store again and started
homewaFd. How absurd q all was!
Here ] was, on the verge OF NOV
ing, into a magnificent apartment
on Rivermere road. and I hadn't
enough money to buy collars and
cuffs for 50. And the poor old
clerk had tried 50 hard to please
me-to make a sale.
Barbara Anne Lee Harrison"
told myself firmly and ,sternly,
you're going TO discuss the matter
OF an allowance with your husband
and this very evening. too"
To BE Continued.