The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
When A Girl
 MarrieS
By ANN LESLIE. CHAPTER GVIII.

now to ma my way. but Jim seemed : perfectly at home in it. He read his paper all through breakfast and marched off with indifferent ESQ long, that chilled me to the mar | row.
 For a moment I stood stock still < hurt and resentful. He doesn't need e-e 1 to carry things quite so rar,' I whis- pered to the empty room Then I rushed across the room and s pulled open the door that had just closed after Jim. The hall was ; 1 wondered what I could have done if : Jim had been there. Trembling and weak I sank down on the couch and = gave way to the tears of utter. weak | ness.
 "Anne," said sternly to myself at :. last, you have always wanted to be friends ,as with with Virginia: aa a,. Nov. you're | Doesn't it cheer your" 1 u didn t. So I tried again. i
 Anne, Virginia understands Jim i and she is pretty shrewd. Have 2 you no pride? Do you want her to t guess how things are between Jim " and you?'' II
 I didn't. So I had to brace up. And there was an added motive now d to make me long to win Virginia confidence and friendship. v
 I might be afraid of having herr discover how things were between D1 Jim and me, but, on the other hand f7 Jim adored his Jeanie and by somed twist of fate she might be the means Of fighting things between us again.
 So, with an eye to Virginia's cr1t1raI . glance, I tried to make myself very ?. fine for our luncheon and afternoon together. But I had no clothes in g which to make myself fine. When I married I had the simple wardrobe of the average girl who earns her own [ modest living, and since my mar l riage I hadn't bought a-thing. If I I spent so much time trying to get a. good effect from my simple old blue serge and a vest and cuffs bor- icOWp0 from half--wOrn hlnnSe Of
 honey-colored georgette. was late
 in spite of the fact that took three
 cars in order to make the cross-toyYn-
 mile and a half Virginia lives from
 us.
 .,1 You're latec' was her greeting.
 sit down with our hats on so we'll
 be in tiroe for a matinee. Or don't
 you want to go?"
 'oh, I'd love to! haven't since
 Jeanie, but the cars were so slow
 "Cars?" Virginia Hfted questioning
 eyebrows You have to take three
 didn't you come decently in taxi ;
 Why, I never have!" I said simIi
 Time you began, then. Jim does.
 Amanda, will you get Drysen on the
 wire and tell him I want two good
 seats for the new French comedy.
 Or is there something else you'd
 .'No, I'd like to see that if you
 the theatre twiee-recently." I con-
 vealfng what I dared. and so avoid q ing dangerous topics.
 We'll sit down and have our grape nd fruit while Amanda's 'phonin-," said ds Virginia I'm glad I thought e a we matinee. It won't do for you to get re rusty on the theatre-every one you ne | meet will be talking about the latest Ter l successes. We must go to a mat es inee at least once week"
 'tTd love to be with you, Jeanie to i'd. seems so nice and .girly.' But I ar don't believe I can afford a matinee ts- so often::''
 al- you can afford ?' asked Virginia in oe tent1y. n what do you mean, Janie?" he ,e Just minute" said Virginia 7. Amanda?" s - 1.-TWO good seats in the fourth row
 three dollars apiece, Mrs. Dalton - reported Amanda, calmly as if six
 dollars for matinee seats were part \ of her regular scheme Of things. ? "Fine!" replied Virginia. '.Now then order taxi for ten-after- 1.-two Fl Virginfa's serene extravagance rath-
 CT startled me, and yet I found my.
 ury and we1I-being with which sht = was surrounding us both. Student,
 she leaned across the table and re
 neWed her attack:
 Anne, is that the same little blue
 serge dress you wore the first time to you came to the Rochambeau to cal ace for Phoebe and me?"
 nip "It is,'' I replied a bit uneasi1y m Does it look shabby?''
 I "No. but I think you might have { in newer, smarter one. Don't La hurt ith dear. You look charming But tha me was Bondly suit Jim wore down tt a Betty's wedding. BondIy doesn't turr
 out a thing under seventy-ive dol ity lars. Do you see the point?''
 is "Sauce for the goose?' I replied in trying to laugh fippantly.
 md Not evactiy.' Virginia shook he owe head. ttBut men like their wives t, ge. look smart and to be in tonch witt lp- things. Other women are-why no his l their wives?" Jin's naturally gener nst 1 ous-don't let him change, and don ice | spend your whole allowance tn 1ce house and goodies for your table, pm Then with an ugly shock the real
 allowance. Once in the long-ag
 fdays of poverty Jim had given m
 the full amount of his monthly chec
 from. Halda ane's-an his assured in ago come. But since then he had neve m- l offered me a regular sum- In m csc unwillingness to ask for money an but to introduce the "commercia1 aspect is into our marriage had accepte so- without question just what he chos ion to give me
 he "As wife and sweetheart I ha
 trusted Jim's generosity.
 uId As partner and pal, could I as on- for my regular share in our ne' 'm- prosperity? ec- Gro be Continued.) 1Sy, My ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN