The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08
When A Girl
 M0rries
By ANN LESLIE.
CHAPTER CCCCvI.

CHAPTER CCCCNI- Hello Sister Anne.' came his rich Yo1ce, with it's lova;ble bit of a brogue It's up at young Nears apartment we are-Tommie Mason, Tony and I. We're a deal on that ought to be making money Tor the young Neal off for the first lap of his trip. We came back to do some locking up for him and, Just as we were leaving what should be conNng but rush telegram. What am l to do with it. my 1ass?"
 "Open it and read 1t to me- I said. Arriving ten thirtyfive tomorrow morning. Meet me station if posS;iole. In from Anne. Andrew Hyland. This was the telegram Pat read me over the telephone and hard upon it came his comment:
 "A funny way for him to be sign 1 ing a. wire to his boy I'd call that. 1 But some folks think a homy word | like father is too intimate sounding l for a telegram. Wait minute. Anne, some other folks don't know ny more than to interrupt a tele- 1 phone conversation - meaning Tony
 Norreys in this instance. What's 1 that, Tony?"
 ] versation which followed I slipped my | hand over the tranSmitter and turned | to Jeanie.
 Pats just read me a message Father Andrew sent to Neal which | ~SS
 Fat Foms and i reS5s Weu 'on:Isss Tony and %
 Tom. That accounts for Tony's en-
 gagement tonight. I'll have to go to town early to meet father when the l ten thirty-fve, gets in"-- "Yes. Pat' I said. breaking off to
 give Pat my attention.
 ~ Irony says he's going to send | Lyons down for .'ou early tom orrow
 morning. He'll be there around half.
 past eight, so you'u have plenty of 1 time to drive to town and greet your | father"
 l "Oh, he mustn't" I protested. 'T can't accept so much"-
 ''You don't know tho half of 1t, dearte," parodied Pat. mincingly. Tony's following Neal on this business
 of days and he says that both Lyons
 and the cars will need exercise, so he's making over to you and Jean1e all his rights and titles in his chauf- do you say to that2"
 1 Its too much!" I repeated in Q sort of daze. 1T can't accept all that
 You can't indeed, alannaT" laugh ed Pat. 'But I can and do accept without even getting permission from
 my Jeanie. Put her on the wire now,
 will you, fair guest? This is the first time we've been separated. Oh, put i her on the wire. there's a dear. I fell l lonesome
 I smiled wistful1y I compiled with Pats request. He and Virginia are over their bad time, but mine is 1 just beginning. It stretches ahead drearily a grim road I have to travel l separation from my Jim, uncer- | tainty as to his fortunes. the ugly l situation that seems looming up be- fore Neal
 So it was not only delicacy. but un- | willingness on my own account 10
 hear their happy talk which in1pelled me to hurry from the room. l didn't
 want to go upstairs leaving Virginia alone so I roamed down the back hall | toward an inviting arcs of fresh air l which sNirIed through the open win
 dow. Voices ffoated in. but I stood
 there idly. not realizing that was
 taking them in, scarce conscious for a minute or two that I was hearing
 anything more than the soughing of the wind and the rustllrg of the trees.
 Then I hurried away, in sudden ware ness that I'd been listening to a quar-
 rel and that the voices were familiar.
 As I got to the side entrance the
 door opened and Hedwig hurried into the hall. She gave me one startled
 glance. then stammered out a quaver-
 Ing greeting and stood with eyes downcast waiting for some word from me. But I was so intent on my own problems that I gave her only a
 friendly goodnight. and then hurried
 back to Virginia.
 As I got to the door I found Jeanie
 coming toward me.
 1 Anne" she said. Tony 'wants to speak to you. I'll trot around to make sure everything on this floor Is 1 locked. but I won't go upstairs with . out you.'
 T won't desert you, either" l | Then went to the telephone. won-