The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
aEzEN
When A Girl
 MarrieS
By ANN LESLIE.
CHAPTER NCvIu.


 What the dickens are you doing here?' asked Jim
 Why. Jim, aren't you glad to see me? You sound almost as if you wish I'd stayed down with Betty and
 Jim gave his head the quick back ward jerk that has been growing on him recently
 Well why didn't you?" he nut tered. What do you think won mean shutting yourself up here in the room while your husband is en- teriaining party of friends2 I don't get you. Anne First you ask Valerie Cosby to a party Then you welch on 1t with some sob sister stuff about the friend who needs you. And now from the looks of Ihings-it was all cooked up to cut the party Why2" In the midst of being hurt at the injustice of the way Jim was inter preting things noticed how he start .S ed to call Mrs Cosby --Valeria, and Was . why for that too. But knew better than to ask just then. i 'of course some husbands would | be glad to see their wives they'd not care how the return ahead of time came about" was all said. "Well-Im not some husbands I'm thinking human being. Were Betty and Terry sore on you for what you'd done?'
 No began. but Jim cut in. How do you think it will strike the Cosbys when they find out about your performance? I won't stand for 'I told you once that my wife had to be my partner
 'T came back" I said quietly, "be- cause Anthony Norreys came down | this afternoon"
 Anthony Norreys," broke in Jim. | Then Terry and Betty were sore at
 you for the way you shut your mouth
 on what they'd right to know. and for Norreys turned you l out"
 Sending for Tony was my idea
 Your idea? Why? And why, af-
 your nerve and cut and run? Now come down to earth, Anne, and ex-
 plain your darn fool conduct."
 stor-med Jim
 Don't swear at mel" cried. eff
 you choose to be brutal, can choose
 to be silent"
 "Oh, you can, By love. but can
 you?" A sheer had crept into Jim's
 voice. Are you telling me that we've come to the parting of the
 ways?"
 I stared at him, too frightened to
 answer. There was a lump in my ] throat couldn't seem to gulp down. Was it possible that Jim thought [
 had meant to tell him we'd come to
 the parting of the ways; was it pos
 Sible that such an idea had been in
 the back of my mind2
 Don't look as if I'd knifed you in
 the back, said Jim. coming over as if the question in my eyes had drawn
 him. and batting me awkwardly. 'Try, instead, for once to see things | from my point of view. What kind
 of a partner-and pal-do you think
 dtches q fellow the way you did with
 a big deal on, and won't even say H whats up2"
 ''rn tell you" replied. But with
 out realizing what was doing I off T1r11fc III This was the second time I had re- II fused Jinl's caress- And his grave face made me realize that he, too, realized
 it When I explained to Terry thai e I'd known all along, he understood = my not telling him. So that was all a some one else was in a fix worse than n hers could be at tine worst-I thought e of asking Tony down. "I don't get that" said Jim curtly II 'I thought you wouldn't That was n why couldn't stay after he came" n And of course you let them all see d what q jealous tyrant am?'' queried e Jim 't ''I told Terry that you'd never liked
 Tony since we manufactured. that l. job at the office. and left my bag at g, the station so no one else would ever l. guess I'd meant to stay 'f And your Tony? What good did e his wonderful presence do2"
 Betty found out before he got L. e And Terry lied like a dear and said K he'd known she had only one chance n in a hundred. but that without that ,r chance she was still his Betty. Then ,f she thought of Tony and-how much " worse things were for him. And # partly to save him. she's making an s effort to be brave and cheery so her d one chance is q good chance'' " '-AlI right That's clear. But once
 you get back to town will you tell me
 why you couldn't be as considerate of ss your husband as you pretend to be '' in coming back?"
 n 'Tt was ten o'clock. Jim. was Is tired. And I thought you might have T. asked some one in my place" | Why didn't you phone the theatre is and find out what I'd like you to do 2'' d demanded Jim.
 70 '-Stop asking me questions,- I
 day I'm-Tm all in couldn't
 have come to the party But you didn't miss me. You had good | 'T sure did smiled Jim reminis- . cently- 'You've spoiled it now.
 though Next time use a little judg-
 ment. Anne. Ii would have looked
 better for you to stay down and talk
 moonshine with .your. old cripple than }. to race in here the way you C. ---s1d
 put yourself in wrong with that $ charming-with those charming peo- Is ple''-
 e "Oh. Mrs. Cosby probably had a t good time without me- said coldly- e hasn't stopped wanting to gamble in if oil because was missing. Now I'm d likewise Jim-''
 $ But as I tucked the covers about IT my shoulders a last sleepy though O assailed me:
 n "Jim didn't seem so very jealous t of Anthony Norreys any more !