The Washington times., 1920-04-17
When a Girl MurYies
By Anne Lislc.

, SSY-sEE by the papers" said Val
Et Cosby, walking in on me
unannounced a few days sf-
ter the startling events at Mason
Towers, that, Mama and Papa
Mason announce that tho engage
ment Of, their daughter, Evelyn, to
Mr.. Neal Hylsnd has been dissolved
by mutual conSept--or words to
that effect" sz, .,f > !.
/ looked up ureasily from the
basket of Jim's socks had brought
into the living room to darn in the
bright, clear sunlight of the big
windows. Vsl's long amber eyes
were fixed on nae wittA that un-
~inking gaze of hers that seemed
imported from the Nile. This was
our very FIRST encounter since that
memorable night when Lanes story
had been poured out TO me in
agony. And novEin marched an
ainsouciant Val. ready for, a discus
sion of my brothers broken en-
GsEement. I replied wearily:
"Oh!>so it's in the papers. May !
scc?' ..'
II brought it along in case your
conservative sheet had omitted it,
replied Val, handing me paper.
folded to display the item. And az
I read she sank 1a5iiy down on the
couch to which had neglected to
invite her. SO now. OF course.
brother j. free rto.so back to his
frst love-
Meaning" I said with frozen
dignity, ~
, Little Phoebe Harrison" said
Val smoothly. "oh, don't start or
,fa1
Envy herself told me al about it
the time she asked me. to pour at
the tea that never came off. Eath-
cr by way of Boosting or to prove
TO me how ruthless she could be.
She binLcd at n bit and then 4 got
the rest out OF her. I like spicy
gossip. But I really didn't approve
Of her methods, and ! had to tell
her so. Maybe that's what turned
her against me-" %. ,.. 'o
A Defense of Love.
You didn't approve Of her meth
ods"" I gasped, sstounded at the
copsumma.e impudcnce with which
Val Judged EvVr.' "fou didn't ap-
prove of her taking a man away
from another: woman IL she could"
II wanted 10 add: And that
woman, Well sane, able TO mako
some sort OF fight for her own.
while you. stole Lane from an in.
valid--a poor insane creature! But
Walls INCIDENT voice took on note
Of cagcrness and poured out in
sort Of thick torrent before ] had a
chance to commit myself b" an cv-
preston of what 7 really did think.
"It's.. shameful foe n woman TO
- 4.
loves ,him--who Hhss. everything TO
give him. told YOU once that |
took what was mine. Any woman
has a right to thst--to the man
she loves. Loyc isn't to be denied"
You think love rs the biggest
thing in tho .world?" ] questioned
and then I Easpcd: "And yet you
ART with every attractive man YOU
meet"
you are franl;, aren't you,
Anne? asked Valley eirs- ne lgG.,lr,
wen, I'll bo frank, too, brutSlly
so. Lanes my mants love him. ]
couldn't acc him died TO LIVING
corpse. SO ] won't efter him. I,or-
eta wasn't sane. She was spoiliu'y
his life. lie WIS mine- that's ALL"
7 faced her. There wasn't rluch
sympathy III myvoul, so rona could
have eNpregacd N5Slf thrcugh ny
eyea. I wGaa'. o'.TH that Wi was
sincere .in what -an ssij. fnd even
" shc was ] am too mgoh OF a Puri-
tan TO accept doctrine. that Love
justified everything. Vars narrow
Egyptian eyes slmost closed as she
sent back a cleaning gszc to bat1c
me. But some OF the incidence had
gone from her voice when she went
on. sho. seemed almost TO be beg
ging me 20 unScrstsnd her.
You can accept Envy Mason,
who--iua for spite ts=mpreuver
Neal aSsy from little Fhosbe. whom
the child loves him and he adores
her. loo don't liko EvvY. but you
think shes socially possible But