The Washington times., 1920-12-02
When a Girl Marries
A Story of
EARLY Welded LIFE
By Ann Lisle.

those two poor souls. Jim saved
me by bursting In with a gufaw:
T suppose, tender-hearted little
little goose, you think the chauffeur
ought to have a weekend In tho
country as a tonic to his health"
Yes" i agreed weakly. But
we owe II to Jeanie and Patio TO
bring the car which may give them
some pleasure. instead OF driving
out In the one that takes care of
US and leaves them out in the cold.
They wouldn't say word, but
they'd think we were pretty selfish.
Pretty small fry, eh?" asked
jim. "All right. have 1t your way.
l vas planning to send the big car
to be overhauled and put in shaSs:
but II you want to use 1t. that can't
be done"
"It doesn't need to be DONE" an
nounced grandly. II know enough
about cars to be sure that the limou-
sines in the prime of condition
and that IL would be silly to spend
a cent on 1t just now"
"Its In the pink Of condition, 10
it?" said Jim. in a tone that sug-
gested he'd lost interest in discuss
ing the car. Funny we should
have two autos and Jeanie and Pat
none. But not half as funny. I
suppose. as that IL should be Jeanie
and Pat again"
THAT is wonderful" said "rm
all on tiptoe about being with them
and seeing that it's really true and
not too good to be true. as I some
times find myself thinking"
Don't pinch me for fear I'll
wake up" laughed Jim with an
other abrupt change of mood. II
never forget. Lilac Lady. that IL
was you who brought back her lost
happiness to Jeanie. I'm sure she'll
never forget 1t, either. You could
count on her IL ever you needed
her. If ever you were In trouble
you could count on Pat and Jeanie."
"Yes. but I'm not going to need
them while 1 have you" l said.
happily.
Whereat Jim seized me in his
arms with all the passion Of our
honeymoon. After a moment, how
ever. he fairly pushed me away, de-
manding with disconcerting abrupt
nuess:
How much do you love me, Anne!
Enough to forgive as much as Vir-
ginia did? Enough to take up a
broken romance the way she did
with Pat? 1 mean," he explained,
sheepishly, "would you have gone
back to Pat II you'd been in Jeanie's
place? Would you have forgiven
your man for letting you go the
way Pat did,"
AN ADMONITION.
you funny boy" laughed. I'm
not Jeanie and you're not Pat. and
we'd never drift apart the way they
did. Don't let yourself get SO NOR
bid and fanciful. dear. You work
too hard. l see it all the time. You
will be old long before your day if
you keep this up"
II have to-" replied Jim, Hrimly.
II have to-"
Perhaps it's my fault, dear.-
said. I've grown extravagant
used to hate it when you called me
little tightwad, and in correcting
my stinginess I developd into a
spender. But I'd be satisfied with
less I'd be glad to dispense with
a few thousand a year for the sake
of keeping my boy sane"
THANK fortune, you arc that kind
of girl" said Jim. very tenderly
II think you'd share bad luck with
me just as cheerfully as you did in
the beginning. But couldn't stand
it. l couldn't drag you down again.
I've had the joy of giving you
luxury-cars, clothes, servants.
Jewels. I couldn't bear to see It!
You dear, funny boy" laughed.
suppose we did keep only one
maid or one car. Don't you think
I'd be happy. I'm not a beggar on
horseback, l hope, Jimmie boy.
don't love you a whit more now
that you're a good provider,' as
they say, than l did when we were
living on bread and cheese and
kisses"
"If ever I had to drag you back
there again, though" replied Jim.
wincing at the mere thought, II
think I'd go mad"
To BE ContinueA.