The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-21
When a Girl
Marries

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you were spending the Weekend al
Mason Towers. i don't thinks
know this nice young man. thoughT
The woman who had appeared SO
suddenly at our table raced through
her sentences with the effect OF be-
ing perpetuaiiy out OF breath.
How do you do, Mrs. Stoughton-"
I said, conscious that Envy was
hurrying Jim desperately In ana
out OF gaps on the dance moor a.
II she were In . great rush TO come
TO us. She seemed to be trying TO
signal something, but Evvy's mo-
tives and desires didn't interest
me, 80 1 went on to present Neal
my brother, Mr.. Hyland."
"Oh-Evvy's young man" CUR
Rled Mrs. Stoughton just as ENVY
got TO the table. Then she ofrero
elaborate congratulations and In
moment or two she was sittiR
with us and crying out how very
glad she had been to get Evvy'a
note that morning. and not TO hsve
to wait for the formal newspaper
announcement.
When we came back from our
dance Envy and Neal had already
returned. Envy was distrait. irri.
| table. Suddenly she turned and
dashed one OF her vivid blue
glances at Jim:
Jimmie, I'm in a hole" she said,
coaxingiy, and 1 count on you 70
get me out. j know youn think
| OF way"
whats the matter with your
natural protector" Jim voiced the
! question l was formulating.
! Envy put her hand over NeaIs
| possessively and dropped her head
| 80 she could look up from under
| her lashes at him. In a second she
| whisked his hand to her lips and
then dropped IT with a quick jerk
OF her white shoulders. II any
thing, Meals face went shade
paler.
! This is way out of my boys
! line" said Envy at her purriest.
And Cosbys have taken you IN
too. / can't have that Cosby woman
! pouring at my tea. And some one
las to give her hint that society
won't tolerate her. So thought
80 you thought what, EVvyI
! What does all this nonsense mean!
asked Jim lightly enough. But his
! lips were tight at the corners apd
there was a fash in his eyes.
"Oh. Jimmie, i hate to tell you
because know how chiyalrous you
are where pretty women are con-
! cerned," said Envy.
All about us was the warm press
! of people dancing. OF sudden 1
Noticed the orchestra was blaring:
"Hindustan. l met her and my
world began" Tho tune jim had
hummed the night he came home
| from giving Val Cosby her first
party---the party at which i was
! not present. For second jealousy
| Lad me BY the throat again-but in
| another second 1 conquered IL. AND.
| then ] knew that at last my love
| for Jim was great enough to cast
| out doubts and fears. n;
A Word from Envy.
What do you hate to tell meT'
Jim insisted ignoring Evvy's innu-
endo. IN
what that cat of stoughton
has ferreted out and will probably
blazon to all the city" replied Evry
heaving a little sigh. III
why, she said what she had Ser
reted out was a romance--sor1e-
thing about May and December 1ao
that you'd asked her to write afd
get. SO now IL you don't wan Der
TO tell whatever 1t is, she prob acfy
won't" interposed.
I caught a fieeting something in
Jim's eyes that seemed like a twin-
kle. Then Envy leaned across, 70
me and spoke with slow, sirupy
/ venom: ~
MY dear Anne-you force me "
; be explicit. When first l saw tie
Cosbys l remembered the name
something mysterious about it mat
/ couldn't place. Then Tom Esl
she had been n Miss Dem It's,
the one-time fruit kings daug d..
! / almost remembered again. rhen
! came Mrs. Stoughton and sh, re-
membered Lane and not VAL so
wrote to a friend out on the coaFt
. Il can't help it that Mrs Stoug IA TN
wrote too. Fortunately she doesn't
, know the whole story
us the whole story-any OF oyr
affairs?" asked Jim suavely. Th@
he caught himself up and addet:
But of course IL 1t weren't zen
wouldn't tell it," ~
'Of course not" agreed Evvy,
turning to him all wide-eyed innS-
cence. Those Democrats peopfc
are Just nobodies now. They had
money once, but lost it all and
make their living running board
| ing house on one OF their mort
gagged fruit ranches. Lane Cosby
and his invalid wife came to stay
| there one summer. And that's how
| Val met him. She went after him
| because he had money. He fell In
| love with her and later he put his
| wife in an insane asylum. That's
| all my friend knew. But it's enough.
won't have this-Demcrais pef~
| son pouring out my tea" E
tn he confinuAd.l --.A