The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
When A Girl
 MOrries
By ANN LISLE.
CuAFTER CCNLXVU

UHAFTER CCCLXVu.
 To1iing along in spurts of grim frenzy, Val and I made our way dent in which she and Sheldon had been the actors and the victims. We struggled up from the rayine peacefully between Mason Towers and Dreamy and after a perfect agony of effort made our way at last to the Harrison place.
 It vas still very early. only about yet, so I led Val into the living room made her comfortable on a divan and then hurried to the phone to call pital in the TOrthern part of the dis trict. This was what Evyy had or dered, and I recognized the wisdom of getting doctors from a part of the country other than the one whence Evvy summoned attendants for Shel- don.
 'Now I'll go out and tell Bertha that my guest was hurt in an auto mobile accident and needs hot miIk,'' I said. After that I'll call Virginia"
 "I hate hot milk, make it cocoa,' please, replied Val surprisingly and then added: Be sure you make it clear to the maid that 1 was on my way to visit here when I was hurt Servants do gossip so terribly I caught my lip between ny teeth and hurried from the room not trust l my orders hastily to Bertha, I made my way upstairs to break the news or what part of it I was free to tell ito Jim
 ''Hull-Io, Princess" was his greet ing when I entered the room flushed almost to a fever, wind-tossed and disheve1led. My Lilac Lady looks more like a bunch of red roses,'' he added.
 Jim. dear" I broke in hastily wondering how I could gloss over the thoughts in my mind and tell Jim the outsta nding facts without Jim, dear-you know we asked Val to come here for the weekend. We'll this morning as I was strollins down to the highway, saw Shelly Mason s big gray roadster coming along from the crossroads at high speed. Then Evvy's car came out If her gate and Shelly skidded suddenly and went over the embankment down Ly the river.
 "You started" broke in Jim drfly ''by saying that you'd invited Val to come along down here for the week. end. Is there any connecticut"
 wal was in the car with Shelly I replied.
 wal? By jove that's little bit thick, isn't it ?''
 .'She told Evvy I'd invited her here to visit.''
 Jim whfstIed, but broke off in the middle of his strai to study my face with an air of grave concern Anyone badly hurt?" he asked. "Shelly's pretty far gone.' t'Where is he?'' ''Evvy took him home. And I brought Val here. Ev'!y puzzles me Jim. She acts somehow as if this were her tragedy. When I got down l the embankment with Val. who'd been thrown out on the plateau, we found Evvy at the bottom of the ra, | vine with Shelly in her arms. He'd been talking to her. She's acted strangely ever since. She took com | mand.''
 You know that replied Jim: But how's Val? How,s poor old Shelly 9 five a feeling Shcldons done for Jim. I think he lost consciousness be surprised to hear he ever recover
 "Poor old Shelly. Done for. And he loved living so,' sai1 Jim thoughtful and I've got to think about now. She is here and she's got to go throusr with whaever's conling--go to pay the piper"
 ''Then you thinIS-what I do:" ] gasped.
 Jim gave me a long look wher he spoke he was grim and determin ed;
 you a weekend visit. Ali rigf we'll tell than to Jeanie and Pat. II
 tell that to the world. No reason ; why old Lane should be made miser able is there ?''
 Wont he be made miserable any, how?" I asked. "Is Val to be count ed on? is she ever to be relied CT ever?"
 If she had a lesson to learn pocl Shelly probably brought it home te her. And we've no right to judge what's for Lanes happiness
 I'm glad you agree with me Jim,'' I said. "I gave Bertha the idea that she was a guest and I car. ried out Evvy's instructions in get ting the doctors and nurses, from the hospital up North inxtead of from the crossroads, where Evvy phoned fo1 people to come and do what they car for Shelly. Now. you g. tell Jeauie whatever you think best. I'll hurry down and see if Val can come up tc the blue room- I stopped in bcfor. I came to you, and it's all ready"
 When I got down to the living room I found Val propped up on the divar waiting feverishly for my return.
 You told Jim and his siser I was on my way when I got hurt?'' she : s- handed
 .'I gave Jim bare outline of the | facts,'' I replied, but I couldn't mee her self absorption with anything but coldness.
 | Val stared at me for a moment without replying. Then she said: "Jim ought to try to reach Lane be fore he gets too far into Canada. | think he's just about due in Montrea- now. Why ntt put in lcng-distance call for him?"
 ''An right I gasped. II My face must have been tell-tale That's about the last thing you | thought I'd do. wasn't it asked Val in the old creamy voice, with more | than a tinge of malice.