The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-07
When A Girl
 Marries
By ANN LISLE.

rtumbling apology for his own din ner coat
 But the real Carl-the Carl I knew the nice, unselfconscious fellow who had big-brothered me about the city simply didn't give a second though to Q matter like that.
 He greeted Jim with unqueStionine friendliness as man to man, and boI. stered up Daisy's shy appreciation o1 our handsome apartment with cordia delight Haisy seemed rather awed by Jim, and though he was punctil. tously polite to the little thing, I knew he hardly saw her.
 Once dinner was announced and we were seated at the table, Daisy matter of forks and spoons But she didn't venture a remark with ou looking to Carl for approval And Carl seemed as indifferent to her presence as Jim was. I won- dered if he were really as indiffer- ent to her as he seemed, and if she was as far from indifferent as she appeared.
 'It seems great to be sitting at your table. Barbara Anne,'' said Carl, with frank enjoyment. And you whatever they call 'em, who knows how to aid and abet a feeling like that"
 You always were a great boy to enjoy whatever was put before you," l replied, feeling myself sliding back or a tide of memory to the old Hal dane days. A f1fty-cent table hote with red ink to drink used to make us pretty jolly, didn't it ?''
 Flow we flung around our eighteen perl" laughed Carl Remember the night we celebrated my jump to twen- ty-two fifty? That extra fifty made it seem like some sum- as Kate put it I guess we didn't include you in the jam borees in those-were-the-happ Daisy
 "I guess I didn't count" replied Daisy, fluShingly duly.
 You were a kiddie,'' I said con- ciliat.ngly, fee ing her almost silent host might be making her feel that she didn't count now, either.
 'I was a nine-dollar-a-week er- rand girl - the equivalent for a copy boy on a newspaper" she explained politely. turning to Jim
 Thank you,'' he said Suavely.
 These "reminiscences antedate you, MT. Harrison" laughed Carl with the evenings second evident effort to in clude the host and make him feel one of us- But can add some T know her when stuff that takes you right in. Did Barbara tell you it was l who took her to that recruiting meeting where you spoke and charmed the heart right out of her bosom?''
 I believe she did say it was one of the men from the magazine," re- piled Jim almost awkwardly.
 nearly chuckled right out in meet ing. To think of my Jim, my elegant James Harrison being i'll at ease in
 
 old Carl was completely absurd. But it was true. Now. at this late date, Jim was going through some of the discomfort I had experienced over and over again when I tried to adjust myself to his world and to his friends.
 Then Daisy flung herself into the lists as Carl's champion, and had to bite my lips hard. Little, color less. grain Daisy was the first woman I had ever seen who remained entirely indifferent to my Jims great charm It was very evil dent that she didn't feel his magne- tism, that he almost repelled her, and that Jim was beginning to be aware that the drab little thing disliked and feared him.
 sOre of the men from the mag azinei" repeated Daisy scornfully. -Carrs the man of the magazine every one says Why, he's advertis- MT. Haldane's going to make him managing editor the first of next year.
 Hear, Hear!" cried Carl good- naturedly. If you're looking for a fine little press agent, Mir Harrison. don't apply to me for one shouldn't know whom to recommend But you have lost touch with the old shop. havn't you. Barbara -Anne?" he con cluded, turning to me suddenly with complete absorption that l couldn't direct Or divert through the rest of the meal
 Out of the corner of one eye l could see Jim, making gallant if spasmodic efforts to rouse Daisy from into which the air of our apartment had transmitted her shyness Jim seemed piqued and puzzled by her lack of response But he had also an served for Carl and me, and of being on the alert for chance to project himself into our conversation. But Carl, the only completely unseIfcon- sri 2TOuD-had broad shoulders spread to fend any one else out of our "reminiscences. He was sure the party was a grand sue cess. I wasn't so sure
 After dinner, with the air of being an excellent host Jim sug-- gested going to a roof for a bit of star-shine and some dancing.
 i've no coat said Daisy shame facediy as we went into my room to do a. bit of preparatory prinkins: -It was so warm-I thought I didn't need one.''
 "Of course" I laughed. without showing any consciousness that the girls at Haldane's might not be able to afford evening coats, and might prefer not to wear their serge busi- | nese capes over party dresses when faring into the Harrison world. tBut 1t may be cool on the roof Suppose take along this extra wrap" I produced a cape of brown chif- | fon coI+sred and banded in kolin- l sky altogether outshining the black Batin garment lnlo WHICH Was SlP- ping.
 you'd lend me that?'' cried the | girl. showing again the sudden ami nation that made her vivid and | sweet instead of dull and colorless.
 I made a sudden VOW to my dead | friend Kate, that I'd help her little | sister and the bronze and . P@k | under her sullen drabneSS.
 'I won't stop to change my dress, though you are the belle of the ball. I said, "and I'll be happy if you'll wear this cape.''
 .I wonder if Carl will notice" Daisy murmured half to herself.
 But she had given me a clue that | was almost pathetic She was jealous of my old pals friendly in | teresst in me. The pathos of that | ryas temporarily forgotten when we got into the taxi Jim had ordered, l and seizing my hand in sudden | grip he whispered:
 'sAll the waltzes, Lilac Lady. And | if you can keep that idiot from