The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
When "A Girl Marries
By ANN LISLE

Jim laughed good naturedly well, never get to boastfng about my skill < with dish-cloth. Anne. I'd hate to me-"
 ''For helping your wife? know what I think of men who'd laugh at you for that"
 "AE right, think away, but we, won't give them any cause in the fu- ture As was saying this is the first home repast we've had in quite some | time, and it'll be the last, too. You don't need to be a cook any longer. We can afford to eat in decent res taurants now"
 Perhaps. then, we could afford l ma1d." l suggested. Yes; and where would we keep her.? In the chest over there?" twit- i ted Jim.
 c9 She wouldn't need to sleep here; began, and then had an Inspiration. "Oh, Jim, perhaps we could even af ford to move and take a little bigger place. I think it would be sweet to | have real home of our owns' Not a bad idea, Anne-but furni- lures so darn high just now. I think we'd better keep on here until I've another oil stock that looks pretty good, and some South American rails we may be able to manipulate. West knows his Argentine l that promptly formed on my 1ipe, so | I didn't say ''Oh, Jim, be careful you know you're a born gambler" I didn't say that; but for the evil effect my next words had l might as well have expressed myself fully and | freely. What I did say was this: | Well, if we're going to stay here
 let me get in an accommodation. hate chasing out to meals every night
 It isn't a. bit honey. Of course. to-
 morrow night you'll do as you think
 best-for I'm on at the Canteen
 again.
 | "I'n do as I think best tomorrow and every other night, Anne retorted Jim crisply. 'It's about timeSytu got
 ranch"
 way it sounded," protested con 1 tritely. T know I say the moss tact | less things sometimes. I just meant l that you had a right to come home and stay after a hard days work'-
 "But suppose I don't like to come
 home and stay?'' | Then you don't have to-" I replied, in a tone that was intended to be l soothing. "A maid gets a night off
 every week. anyway. And there's my nights g week in restaurants are tenough"
 There you go dictating again!
 week al are G enough " for % meg % It I may V, be for you, Anne, but we're consti- tuted differently. I like society, and
 now that I'm able to afford the best again, want to see and be seen"
 Then you don't want me to get 9 maid ?" I asked-rathr~ meekly, as I
 thought
 Sure. Get a maid if you want T : don't want my wife a slave to house work. But don't use her as an ex-
 cuse to keep me moping around here
 every night" replied Jim impatient1y. I'm now going down to the corner to get some cigarettes. Have your things on when I come back and we'll go to the l1ovie.' "An right" I said, not daring to tired out and 1onged to stay at home come.
 But we didn't go to the movie A minute or two after Jim left the house the telephone rang, and a voice
 be Anthony Norreys' asked for me. This is Mrs. Harrison" I replied quietly.
 "Good!" replied his voice with real | friendliness and cordiality. Wee and
 are dining together, and both of us , feel that we'd like to talk to your hus- band about that 1it-le-'plot' that got I him into my office. We want to make 7 him see it in the right light, the light ! that will make us all friends again.
 II don't think you'd better- don t | thtHh JliIl IS III the mOOd,'' [ Tattled
 off nerrously and awkwardly "II oh, MT. Norreys, I think I'd better talk it over with Virginia alone first
 You don't misunderstood? You aren't hurt, are your" Misunderstood ? Hurt Why were friends-arent we? We three ], are the great detectives who, work , Ing in unison, unearthed our Betty. , We understand each other. Will you
 speak to Wee now?'' said Anthony | Norreys with the big simplicity have , come to see as part of him. Please and a sincere good night '' t I replied. hating myself for not dar- ing to add, ''I hope to See you soon' } l had just finished arranging to
 have lunch next day with Virginia 5 and spend the afternoon with her. when Jim came in. , Who was that7' he asked, as I
 hung up the receiver. II "Jeanie," I answered. "She wanted :, to- scome here.''
 tTonight?"
 F Yes, Jim.''
 "Alone?"
 NO, with Anthony Norreys" I said, fully realizing that the biggest
 moment of our married life had come to Jim and me.
 Gro Be Continuedl