The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-14
When A Girl
 Marries
By ANN LISLE.
CHAPTER CCLXXvuI.

When Carlofta and I were ready to go our individual ways at the end of our lunch I demanded the check and Signed it with pleasureabIe flourish. Gone are the sordid days when I had always to let the other girl pay the check. and also gone and departed are the days when I had 10 pay everything from my supply of cash on hand. Now I have charges in several of the hotels and all the smart shops. Jim and l both feel that it gives us a certain solidity and dignity to have credit in the big places.
 Let me take the check,s Anne,' protested Carlotta. thinking no doubt that I signed because I didn't have the actual money to pay.
 But I hourished several bills of large denomination right under her nose, and explained that I wanted the cash because one of the smart shoe shops where l hadn't a charge was having it's semi.annUal sale. so our luncheon ended with little comm on . places and let us down comfor a ply from the emotional and exciting dis cussion we'd been having.
 Then I hurried over to the shoe store and had a perfect orgy of buy ing. I've always loved being well shnd. and I felt it was wise to lay in big supply of pretty shoes at this sale. So I got gray suede oNfords pair of pretty brown pumps, some white sport shoes and two pairs of dancing slippers. one black satin and one pair of white brocade.
 NOW. you ought to have some patent leather pumps with big cut steel buckles" suggested the clerk.
 Are they great barEains?" 1 ask ed, dallying with temptation.
 T should say so. They'll be fifty per cent. higher within six months," said the clerk so convin cingly that I felt it wise to get the patent feathers.
 When it came to buckles. I hesi- tated for a. moment or TWO.
 But they'll last a 1ifetime' said the clerk seeing my hesitancy.
 So I felt had a. right to indulge. And when he suggested stockings I realized that might as we'll get them here to make sure of having the right ma tch for the colored shoes
 NOW, the name and address. please" smiled the clerk pleasantly when I had selected several pairs of
 I gave it to him and opened my purse to pay.
 One hundred and twenty dollars. please" said the man.
 almost tumbied off the bench
 But I thought you advertised sale shoes at S3.S5 pair.' I protested as quietly as T could.
 sale shoes" said the clerk. You wouldn't care for them. And. be- sides, they come in the wider sizes; I couldn't fit you. These are excel
 
 very reasonable, too. Nothing over sixteen dollars Really, to get six pairs of slippers. buckles and hosiery at such a small figure is like having q little bargain sale of your own when you consider how much higher things are going"
 I laughed trying to pretend I was at ease.
 Well, of course, if they're not sale shoes, I'll just take the ones I neeo l and wait till another time for the
 
 fact, that's what I'll have to do. for I i haven't the money for all my pur- chases.' the clerk ''Of course. no one carries SO much cash. But really you can't afford to let such values go"
 We've no account here," l con fessed.
 Why not open one? Let me call | the floor manager. I'm sure he will | be delighted to take care of you, Mrs. Harrison" said the clerk, blandly re- ferring to the slip on which he had | just written my name and address.
 Then he went darting off to carry out his idea It seemed a wise one. I had bought nothing I wouldn't need | within the next year, and it certainly would be silly to waste the time had spent in trying on and selecting the shoes.
 ;. So when the floor manager came sh his little book and asked for my uSband's business address and bank I as we'll pleased with the afternoons york
 NOW, madame, will you give me two or three places where you already have charge accounts" ?" ''Wickhams." said carelessly, sure If the effect that would produce. Then added a string of shops and ended with the smarest of hotels where we were in the habit of signing checks. The floor manager bowed obsequi- lusly.
 You will get your purchase in the Mrs. Harrison" Then he turned to the clerk -1Fft Mrs. liar -ison to one of the new pairs of shoes and keep her own to put in condition as a token of our sood will. New laces. Mrs. Harrison; leeIs strengthened, shoes polished. We'll be delighted to serve you If you , will just choose which pair of our slippers. you'll honor us by wearing light out of the store.' ( As I walked out of the shop fifteen minutes laaer. shod in the stunning !. aew patent leather pumps with their i steel buckles, l had the ( most complete sense of Helllbeins ( fims success has brought me so far. Evidently I am beginning to look as f I belonged. for without ever hay l nS seen me before the sg~srtest shoe / :hop on the avenue sd on trust ( nE me to wear the custliest of my ( purchases.
 s.The Harrisons" I said to myself f are on their way back to ( he position that belongs 50 them md I am a Harrison Then. as I strutted up the avenue T 0 get my little car and call for Jim, T voice hailed me-faintly at first, hen loudly. joviaIIy. insistently:
 Barbara Anne-Barbara Anne Lee. Sa rbara Anne I.ec!'' it called. And iding up to me in great delight came -arl Booth. s