The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-16
When A Girl
 M0rries
By ANN LISLE-
(Continued) CHAPTER CCCXXV.


 CHAPTER CCCXXV.
 This morning the shrilling summons of the phone reused me from a, sound sleep I woke and lay for a minute ;Eeconstructing things and remember S.tng how wonderfully close. Jim and I have come. I have at last sloughed my old Misunderstanding habit of feel ing can think things out for myself better than any one else. I have fcome to complete faith in my hus- band, and to a willingness, nay, kyearning to lean on him And he, Fan return, has shown not only love and Eunderstanding but beautiful respect for me and great happiness in the fact that life is bringing us closer and closer to each other.
 Suddenly I had to laugh at myself. tHere was incoming away and listen ing to the phone without a move to answer it.
 'It must be earIy,'' I told myself as I battered across the floor. 'tEvi- dently even Hedwig isn't up yet
 Then I took down the receiver and I said a sleepy
 'Hello!''
 sBless my heart-if that isn't our l Anne. You're up early in the morn 1 ing It's your Uncle Ned" came the unmistakable accents over the wire. +sIs Jim ready?"
 'sReady for what?'' I asked.
 'fReady to start-child.' 'I didn't know he was going to 1 start-anywhere, I replied, feeling ! the blood drain away from my face and the heart sink fathoms deep in i my quivering body. "Hs isn't going anywhere today is he?" I asked, add ! ing in a shaken, little half-voice, "Oh, my birthday'--
 Didn't you get the message last might, child % asked Uncle Ned a1- most 1npatiently. '+The train goes in an hour. This is most important
 .aThe message came that you'd i phone him early this morning and he should be ready. I asked, Ready for what g and the man didn't know And ] I forgot to tell Jim. Things came up. 1 And he hadn't said anything about going only know Pat and you---
 Hurry, child. hurry Wake Wake your bag for him as my bride is doing for the old uncle. This is important we mustn't waste time chatting much as boy in a taxi in just forty-flVe Inih- uteS."
 Then a quick good-by and the con In daze I called Jim. He never wakes easily and a romantIc SI wouldn't have done---even II l naui1 +h . : ! been shaken, somehow; out oL us mood for kissing When Jl1n nrr7 wa9 roused at last and reached sleepy arms to me, I blurted out uncle Neu : message and forced back the leatots its accusation that was trylhs Io
 way up into words -, s-o,,
 Tn a great rush Jim leaped ron ron be6 and began firing orders 1t nt Whereupon in jlfy ran lan,se1 Ji,n his erot out his shaving things, pdcihes4o @ bag and hurried out 10 lhS offea hefween whiIes to see how the 1TI,.a,-, had started was aoihs bs said be trESaay, 1,s linn was munch1nS d. p1 of toast when the taxi was annouil1e -, All there had been time lor "1S occasional: o,eb9 Do ,,,,, Wa 1al mt your gray-suit? How many coIlars?" 5+;,o for the el- eyator I ventured: oa9,,
 esHow long will you be gone the
 Not more than three oays leave most replied d. Jim linen Uncle Ned de y,a on me like this, you can no,,Id it's rather important. NSHJ ToT heres Fave made it but for you. I.u send nSaN must run for it. II 60 the car. as soon as we land 50 iong. dear-' -,,, of his strong
 .-ose--a. kiss or two ana 'Iih
 wone- ,,,rtInent sank on +he couch. staring unseel53 And This was my olrtnua ei lt,;+hont a thought t Jina II il'u Vas nly day. would pc
 tnai i as I had been last eVelli7 eVelI tharo
 Two or three tears te,ids and rolled selves petWen face I brushed them down down tIis Iii was silly to cry BeS1af gS1pat ~ naiu was to deep TOT SaH~ ,,a sD't 1rig Tg, had forgotten my blTthaay 1lan.+ he ta+ Siha Teaiiy mattered- It Whsh Ty,11a tbine ss..r left alone that hurt 1ne tas bir7 | M,t g deeper than that IL ;af Maf over se- than any petty personal g ger . and date on the calendaI' o,,e MSaf hurt was this. naNI want +be glorious place wherEE him ! 70 1 lI fo lead and only to folIoW f n.,s 1asr yll, l" trns in him was aosolu1 ,,I. ,Itad MY !y,,+ and I showed that | MS'n' tH tHeconfide in him comp -.tSc;,,ro, tp ttpp19bt he undeEStooo, laT1o InteS I1,v feelings, but he lnu9 n,s+ Saen laughing at me ne fr the peen p bee3 sneering at me TOT ,oLle on aeI cIinging thing am leIIiiiS i' "dH Td let him go without a wore W3ru oa
 nroach. couldn't have dshe3 r;n-1e o1est on to save my llei au feIt sure without asklng tnat @ a +n a,onE Jim had realized ne Was He 1n With Uncle Ned and fat. a,e gan,t go MI found the courage to tel me. Te' ufe' bsdn't given me faith for IalIIr I-,+ ann6dance for confidence He ooesh trI1st me completely .o,-
 have taken Jim into tne tntl IE.t -;fa7eI of my life And am 1'1 IIpt t1,-,, ever shut out from his thoushtS
 from his real self ,
 what a birthday this IS 10 De!
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