The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-21
When 4 Girl
 Marries
By ANN LESLIE.
CHAPTER CCCxCI.

announced Jim, turning from the
 "To Jeanie and Phoebe? over the te1ephone*' I asked. ''Why did you do that ?''
 How can I help it? My train going to invite any one but my best girl to my farewell lunch"
 Your train leaves at 3!" repeat ed and again, while what he meant began to register on my mind. Your train leaves at 3''-
 At 3 tomorrow afternoon. We'll have to do some hustling to get our packing out of the way. Then, in response to my amazement, you're going out to Jeanie, you know She just invited you, and I was mighty you while I'm gone"
 t'Why should go to Jeanie?" I asked. '1 have Hedwig to look out for me. We'll keep the place open and ready to welcome you'--
 Nothing doing. Suppose you have Hedwig and Angy and a whole body guard, that wouldn't keep me from being terribly uneasy all the while I'm gone No. it's all arranged Jeanle
 Settle it between you?' I asked unSteadily.
 Jim went on unheeding.
 Just what we did. Jeanie tells me Bertha's coming in tomorrow afternoon. She'll help you close up the place, and day after tomorrow you ought to be ready to move bag and baggage out to Dreamwold''
 "Oh, JimI" I cried. "Jim-you without me! It's too soon. Not to- morrowi''
 Its got to be tomorrow, Princess answered Jim, laying his arms my shoulders and holding me off to face a gaze that was tender back of all it's worried sternness. Brace up like the dear, brave girl you are and face things. Every one of the dear folks know e deal. Do you want me to let our friends take any risks I could spare them? ?'
 ''No.' I gasped. NO, I don't want any of our friends to suffer because of me"
 Then face the fact that the sooner l go the better. And the easier my mind is about you, the more chance I have to bring clear vision to the situation down there. I've got to fer ret out the work of some pretty slick chaps. If they faked production rec ords, I'll not have an easy time sleuth- ing that out. If they tempered with the flow, that won't be any too easy to solve-and stop. We've gone over all that before. But I want to make sure that it's clear to you.''
 Tt is, Jim But"-I pulled my self up abruptly-'wait a minute. l won't guess you're after them?''
 That's it, said Jim. That's it. And if I haven't a worry in my mind
 
 to fight them with no advantages on their side."
 "Yes," I added eagerly saying what would have been added torture no drain on your resources here you'll have every weapon-time, concentra- tion, money and a clear mind. I'll be glad to stay with Jeanie. Now shall we get at our packing? I sup pose you'll just be taking a little bag"
 
 soned. When he answered his voice had note of mystery in its husl1i- ness.
 I'm going to take. a bunch of if you can spare it. And a couple of bags"
 ''Why, Jim! That sounds as if you were planning to be gone a long I'm not planning at all, dear. I'm just getting ready for what I may have to plan. Got to be ready for
 But. Jim." all your things-it sounds as if you might be gone weeks months, I jerked out, unconscious lN employing staccato tones like his.
 Yes. dear" he replied, lowing his head slowly and then flinging it up with what I took for doggedness. q may be gone months. I'll have the ters, so there won't be any what you call drain on my resources. Will you come in and help me get ready now?" Together we dragged from the big dressing-room closet where I kept 1t, the wardrobe trunk thatt was Jim's last Christmas present tos me. Then he insisted on managing it himself and went staggering across the path between our rooms and into his own with his arms spread about the trunk
 You take the linens" he said, as he fumbled with the lock of his trunk
 When I turned a minute or two later with my arms stretched out to hold several tiers of shirts, there was Jim standing before his bed across which was flung mass of suits, coats, shoes and hats with a dressing gown and a smoking jacket on top.
 All that?" I gasped. 'tJirn it looks so-fina1i You've made a clean sweep of your closet, haven't you? Where under the sun will you need all this?''
 Jim looked up and as his eyes met mine I saw a mist of agony cross them
 That's just it, Lilac Princess" he said husikly. That's just it. I'm going-I'm going. Oh girl don't make this too hard for me! I can't tell you-I can't tell even you where I'm goingi''
 Gro Be Continued.)