The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-13
When A Girl
 MnrrieS
ByAANN LESLIE.
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The message from Uncle Ned didn't come until had finished my solitary meal, and then it was not dlrectiy from him, but a secono-hand atdn t1 from someone who reported over 'he wire
 ..Mr. Pettingi1l says he will call MT. Harrison first thing in the morning and wants him to be ready"
 Ready for what?" asked with natural curiosity.
 .4C<an't say ma'am," was the faconfc renfv. t.Ihafs all MT. Petungh said That he wanted MT. Harrison to De ready" ..+
 Again came the consciousness that T was--in the very nature Of tn1ngs shut out from most of J1Ins puS liness life It made me reaIlze nov mooT
 "A woman's only in the way na1I sHe eW,en u 3t comes to settling things nc Even his homely secretary, Miss 4Nevins, is in his conLoenSe sase Or, y1 o+ talking over with me And no" he's drifting into some sort or lnI .macy with Uncle Ned in wnach c1h was wondering if in all the ,ror1d there was another woman Wno sfeIt as useless and as left out III +tat eaId He1wisr came to announce ciiae Miss. Phoebe and MT. Neal had run III 'uo .dy blessed Nea1.'' I said to my n.y. ,self. happy at this 1nfefrupn;9dn fT,ro;ed out to dull evening Anu
 greet my guests. ,,ore
 P~r,zrsaafy there was a shaoe tipt t warmth in the hug l gave my bed LWed brother than in the KISS | tbe ~ phoehe I hadn't forgotten the 1urch at VaFs from when | ~r,ift,d and suppose was Juss J5+t = ,n,,c5, y,iffed at Phoebe for golng WhlIi- i. niu @ LIZ a. T was at Val for failing to ask me. Anyway, Neal must nave sensed the shades and degrees Ell roy ny manner, for he promptly 1luhS E, cried tecffye arm~about -Phoeoe s1S ii0
 with boyish pride: ,oo1-
 .Doesn't my Phoeoek1nS IooH M great, Arrre2 We've got ne" Wag S 0f wezrins, our hair, we nave I Anu
 -sf5e "a Iarge-sized hit at the party today Take off your hat honey-g1ri and show Anne ba-
 Phoebe gfggled and reHloSeu s1' f-nT, n y,at. ifisplaying hair drawn back rom 1,er- forehead and scailoped out over her cheeks in mode l deteSt' pus r1utf fcf1 certainly becomes Phoeoe ana makes her panSy-face LOOK Aioie W d baby,s than ever
 .Tf you aren't cunning" l eX, claimed, forcing myself to aoo, f bet you. were the chaer 4,ala onar1ea dear9 9a '
 s.Just Mrs Cosby and two ador- .z,le girls named WinouShby- Ihey are, twins, daughters of someone she knew out at home. They've come on +n. trv for a place on the concert stage 5 70 lry Xre Peftineill. whom Mrs. Cosby says you know very well IS chaperon- ing them-'' there?'' I asked
 s.No. Mrs. Cosby said it was kid party and that she herself d1dn 6elong~ gigg1ed Phoebe
 I felt greatly relieved
 .<We came in to see about another party" broke in Neal. land then we'll have to run along Got tickets Tor SS11rp .Does Virginia know you're out?
 She's almost decent about Neal.''' replied Phoebe bitterly. At least she bids him the time of day when she passes him in the apartment Ever since that dreadful night here she seems aware that Meals a per son-I suppose it was because he ! made me go home with her and treat ed her politely as if she weren't behaving like a fiend-"
 her that too.'
 "A ;ffend," repeated Neal fmpa- tentIE Cant any of you see she's 1 eating her heart sout2 She looks more 1 like a-~ghost- But down to business, ladies' Tomorrow nights a very i'm kportant-occasion- Tomorrow being though you pay so little attention to bft, Mrs Harrison-my dear sister FBahbsfe's birthday. So Miss. Phoebe and I here invite you to the swellest dinner the town affords Evening d. in at any-sfroW you want to see May Ebe we'd better consult Jim about that. ETHSteS differ, you krow."
 ~How darling of you" cried ~ a1dn' think soul but Jim would kreInember my birthday-and he gave me my present weeks ago, but I've not fworn ii until tonight, the eve of my kda--
 I held -out the hand on which my EpeaEl -dng nestled and got enough EGrafSe and admiration to suit me. tBUt then Neal insisted on consulting E.Jfu about what showwe'd see, and so I had to answer the question I was SUmg to eyade. though I hardly Fknew why
 -He,s ous-on business said. Phoebe tossed her head Almost it ] seemed that I'd anticipated her do- ksne this and had been trying to save myself from it And when she spoke. fancied I'd known all along what she was going to say:
 -Out on business! My Neal isn't xeoing to leave me all alone even business For if he has to work I'm going to share, aren't I, Nea- Her"
 .-SureSt thing you know, leaving me feeling more alone than ever As I set about trying to read or sew 7 a thought invaded my mind. Ii seemed so come from nowhere, but it wouldn't go back there again. What had become of the blue crepe de chine dress Daisy brought back tc me when she restored the ring? was sure she hadn't carried it away with her. But I hadn't seen it since Where could 1t be?
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