The Washington times., 1920-08-12
When q Girl Murries

my bride said. there wasn't any
thief"
And No Regrets.
at was you who said that" / re-
piled, thankful | could go right on
equivocating. NO, there isn't any
thief. And I'll sew the hem Of my
negligee very carefully right away.
l Ican't tell you how grateful | am
to you for the inspiration. It's a
terrible thing to judge people guilty
even IL they arc and when TO one
is-actually guilty-its too cruel to
think about. so now ] have my
birthday gift--and no regrets"
Your birthday gift" CALCULATED
Uncle Nex ''Why, this makes II
kind of double party, second one
now"
"Oh. I haven't had the great day
yet" laughed. 80 I'll really have
three gala days with my ring-the
one when I got II today because l
found il again. and the one 1t cele-
brates"
Then a grateful good-by. and I
turned to Jim. who had flung him
self down on the chaise lounge and
was lying inert. with closed eyes.
Now. aren't you glad I saved you
from ndnOlnR lndt uettCllNS puI -
a wad OF money!" l asked.
There was a queer. tense moment
before Jim replied. He kept his
eyes shut, and ! noticed the perpen-
dicular frown between them as he
spoke jerkily.
"Sure am. especially as I'd have
felt several kinds of a fool when
the cop sleuthed it out in a hem.
He might have thought it a bit
careless and untidy for my wife to
have dragging around. SO you got
the idea from Uncle Ned? Isn't he
the smart old guy"
Hes an old darling" I said.
"And l guess I'll run to him with
my troubles every time l have any.
So beware how you sneer at me for
being a poor seamstress."
"Come here. Anne, and kiss me-"
commanded Jim huskily. 'T love
you dear. more than realized"
AS I stopped to obey him he sat
up suddenly and pulled me down
at his side. holding me to him in
rough triumph.
you little foolw he chuckled.
"You utter little fool. SO that pearl
was dragging around in the hem
of that chiffon fiuff all the while
you pleaded with me to give the
criminal a chance. You sure are
one funny. little, sentimental littles
kid. Come on now-tell a fellow
who did you suspect. Old Boothie?"
Jim Grows Curious
"Jim. don't you call me a fool
again. 1 cried. IT'S terribly dis
respectful"
"You don't say so7" Jim's voice
shook on a suppressed note. Sud
denly he tweaked my ear in high
feather at my feminine helpless
ness and inferiority, and I found
myself enjoying his feeling as
much as I did the triumph of out
whiting him and saving Daisy
without the necessity of telling any
deliberate lies.
Come on now, kitten. tell a fell
low whom you suspected" he in
sisted, adding almost curtly with
one of his sudden mental right
about-face movements. TT won't
do, Anne, for you to go of at tang
ents like this. You've got to culti-
vate more faith in human nature.
All of life's run on a basis of faith
and trust between individuals"
enough. I'm beginning to learn
that"
(which reminds me-" went on
Jim, rising and setting about Dress
ing for dinner, tom has asked us
to run out to a country place with
him Sunday. He's thinking of buy
ing II. You know he's one OF the
folks you had lot of trouble
learning TO look at without sauint-
ing"
"Oh. I got all over that" I said
comfortably. Got over IL long ago.
Want me to drive you out in the
little carr"
That's my good girl" replied
Jim. "You know there's no one
whose friendly interest has netted
me more than Toms. And right
now I'm deep in his debt for tho
way he's keeping his eye on Dick
West"
Jim. IL that West creature stilI
bangGpo arpupH ~" I ael