The Washington times., 1920-08-14
When O. Girl Marries
An Interesting Story of
EARLY Welded LIFE
By Ann Lisle.

w yE decided to make a picnic
!. w out of the Sunday trip to the
wv country place Tom was
thinking Of buying.
'Ill furnish the car" said Tom
when he phoned me about it on
Saturday, land have my house
keeper pack a hamper Of lunch.
All you have to do, Donna Anna, Is
gather together the congenial
crowd. Young Neal and Phoeoe,
I'd suggest, and Pat-if he'll come"
'"You don't seem to have let me
much to do even in the line Of
furnishing the crowd" ] replied.
"Come now-there's a catch in II
somewhere. What is it? What 5
my share in the division OF labor"
"Oh, the car holds seven. 50 you
might furnish a girl. A lonely
bachelor maid to cheer the lonely
bachelor" said Tom.
"All right" I agreed gayly. for
getting that my list OF bachelor
girls consisted briefly OF Carlotta
and Daisy. Then added, "where
are you phoning from"
On Toms replying unsuspiciously
that he was at the downtown stu
dio, I promptly called the uptown
StuuiO WHcTc bdlSy III CudEks
and invited her. Her reply aston
ished me:
Anne, you are wonderful to ask
me-to treat me as IL nothing had
happened. But can't come.
can't face your husband yet"
I didn't protest, for her tone con-
veyed clearly how remorse and
shame were overwhelming Daisy.
So she probably didn't want to see
me either. / determined to keep on
inviting her out as IL nothing had
occurred and so finally wear down
the acute edges of her misery.
When 1 asked Carlotta- II turned
out that both she and Pat were
booked for a house party some
Sturges cousins were giving. SO
there seemed no one else to ask in
their places, and we had to rest con-
tent with a party of fve.
UNEXPECTED CALLERS.
On Sunday morning, as I was put
ting the last touches to my picnic
costume. Hedwig came to the door
of my room and announced callers,
Miss Warren and Mr.. Haldane."
What a nice piece Of old-fash-
ioned courtesy" commented Jim.
w nat uO you Tnedn asheu III
a futter about taking OF my hat
again.
"Calling the Sunday before the
dinner to which you've invited
them" he replied. Take your bon
net off, Anne. 1t don't hurt Tom
mie and the kids to wait, and Mr..
Haldane is the most important per-
son you've ever had visit you.
Hone Toms a bit late.-
"Sing-ho for the Harrison pride~
laughed. vastly pleased neverthe-
less at the good impression this re-
newal of auld acquaintance was
producing on Jim.
Then we went out to greet our
callers. Mr.. Haldane is a real gen.
tleman Of the old school. in frock
coat gray striped trousers, gray
spats, and he wore a white carna-
tion in his buttonhole as casually
as he wore his air of old-fashioned
courtesy. Iron gray and keen OF
hair and eyes. he had more than
ever the air of gentleness and i'm
pending break had felt toward
the end of my employment in his
office. He stopped over my hand
gravely from his slender height.
and then presented his companion
with his well-remembered air Of
making rite of each least thing
that came along for him to do.
Mrs Harrison, let me present my
niece, from Warren. You have met
before think. Miss Warren, Lieu
tenant Harrison. Dear me, dear
me! I'm fancying myself back on
the war basis. where we met and I
made your happy match for you,
Mr.. Harrison"
Jim and our masculine guest shook
hands on that and asked permis-
sion TO light cigars, so I was left