The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-16
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When 4 Girl ~Marries
By ANN LESLIE

ley You're the kind of a little wild rose of agirI who ought to be leaning on some strong man like me- This is 1nsufferabIe!' I cried, the words wrenching from me in spite of my determination to take the big, blnndering man on his own mental level and not judge him by standards of which he knew nothing.
 Whats insufferable? My realiz- 1 ing that you ain't fit to carry a big job like this on your pretty shoulders? Don't worry. I won't let on to your ] clients. But I'm from now on taking | care of the financial end of this or 1 ganization.''
 There's no need I said, patiently 1 forcing myself to tolerance. Haven't 1 I just proved myself a perfectly good 1 hnancier ?''
 1 ''Where did you get the money?" he | demanded, showing his heavy, frog | like bulk forward in his chair so that
 I had a suffocating consciousness of 1 avid little eyes.
 1 To my disgust and ohagrin, I felt
 my color rise. made as if to get to | my feet and so end this interview. | But suddenly Max Hoadley laid his | hand upon my wrist Even through 1 my sleeve I could feel the hot damp
 ness of his palm.
 | w n6re u1u you get money | he demanded again. | Its no concern of yours," I jerk
 ed out angrily. And if you'u kindly
 remove your hand from my sleeve I'm ready to leave my office.''
 Are you?'' he cried hoarsely, his hand tightening on my arm. Well, | first you can just tell me who gave you the money to pay off the Star? Miss May confessed you were out of l iC | hadn't heard from you today-nor Booth over at Haldane's. I took the 1 liberty of Investigating after I left the Star. Also I telephoned hers and to your home. When I couldn't Assc you I got half mad with the uncsr- | tainty of it and decided to come here
 on the off-chance that you'd be hove .
 What right have you to interest yourself in my affairs like this 7''
 protested furiously.
 Finder to a pile Of shaVings were those words. Max Hoadley's heavy jowl shot forward, and over his face
 swept a look of wiIdness.
 "I want the right" he gasped-
 Eevery right, if-on1y you'I say so and
 let me look out for you"
 What right could you possibly
 have?" I cried. I'm married to the
 man I love-
 e'Who went off and left you," he , flung back.
 As tossed my head angrily to pro- test against this insolent criticism of Jim, his other hand swung around and caught my shoulder in a heavy soaring grip. He swung me to my
 feet and held me at arms length for l a moment. For another moment as- 7 tonishment and fury para1yzed me; but as he drew me toward him I tore : myself away and whir1ed my big of } flee chair between us. FfGo!' I cried with a great effort at [ steadiness. But my voice rasped out. Coat once!''
 He laughed and jerI1ed the chair from my grasp. Don't you under-
 stand ?'' he demanded. Here's a man
 who appreciates you, little wild flow
 CT" He Iurched toward me. In that moment the rattle and twist of a turn ing doorknob gashed the terrible still
 ness of the buildingg. And tthen a
 familiar figure doomed up in the dark ening doorway. From my dry throat rushed the glad cry: Irony! Oh, Tony-you've come back"
 Gro Be Continued)