The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-14
When a Girl MarrieS
A Story of
EARLY Welded LIFE
T>)ILING along in spurts Of grim + skidded sud-.
BY Ann Lisle.

skidded suddenly and went over the
embankment down by the river"
You started" broke In Jim drily,
"by saying that you'd invited Val
TO come along down here for the
weekend. Is there any connec-
tion7"
'Vai was in the car with Shelly"
replied.
"val7 by Jove-thats a little bit
thick. isn't it7"
she told Envy I'd invited her
here TO visit"
Jim whlstled, but broke OF in the
middle OF his strain to study my
face with an air OF grave concern.
ANY one badly hurt?" he asked.
"Shelly's pretty far gone"
Where is he?"
ENVY took him home. And
brought Val here. Envy puzzled
me. Jim. She acts somehow as IL
this were her tragedy. When j got
down the embankment with Val,
who'd been thrown out on the plA-
teau, we found Envy at the bottom
OF the ravine with Shelly In her
arms. He'd been talking to her.
She's acted strangely ever since.
She took command"
Envy always liked TO run things.
You know that" replied Jim. But
how's Val? How's poor old Shelly"
1--WE a feeling Sheldon's done for,
Jim. think he lost consciousness
afpr he'd spoken to Envy. and I'D
be surprised to hear he ever re-
vived."-
Poor old Shelly. Done for. And
he loves living So said Jim
thoughtfully, poor old chap. Well
it's Val you and I've got to think
about now. She's here and she's
got to go through with whatever
coming-got to pay the piper
SAVING Walls FACE
Then you think-what l do" j
gasped.
Jim gave me a long look. When
he spoke he was grim and deter
mined.
wal says she was coming to pay
you weekend visit. All right,
we'll tell that to- Jeanne and Pat.
I'll tell that to the world. No rea-
son why old Lane should be made
miserable, is thereT
Wont he be made miserable any
how?" asked. us Val to be
counted on? Is she ever to be re-
lied on-ever?
IF she had a lesson to learr,
poor Shelly probably brought it
home to her. And we've no right
to judge what's for Lanes happi-
ness"
"Im glad you agree with me.
jim" / said. II gave Bertha the
idea that she was a guest, and I
carried out Evvys instructions in
getting the doctors and nurses
from the hospital up north instead
of from the crossroads, where Envy
phoned for people to come and do
what they can for Shelly. Now.
you go tell Jeanne whatever you
think best. I'll hurry down and
see il Val can come up to the blue
room. l stopped in before l came
to you and it's all ready"
When / got down to the living
room l found Val propped up on the
divan, waiting feverishly for my re-
turn.
you told Jim and his sister
was on my way when l got hurt?'
she demanded.
Il gave Jim a bare outline Of the
facts" l replied. but couldn't
meet her self-absOrption with any
thing but coldness."
Val stared at me for moment
without replying. Then she said:
Jim ought 10 try 10 reach Lane
before he gets too far into Canada.
/ think he's just about due in Mon
treal now. Why not put in long
distance call for him?"
"All right" ] gaspcd.
My face must have been tell-tale.
That's about the last thing you
thought I'd do, wasn't it?" asked
Val. in the old creamy voice, with
Of
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