The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-13
Whers 4 Girl
 M0rries
By ANN LISLEs.

idea had come like a bolt out of the
 blue. No denial would have helped | me once I saw the truth. What it
 means I don't know, mustn't try to l guess. I must forge ahead, thankful
 for the job" which will fill my days
 and enable me in turn to do some
 thing for Jim.
 Thoughtles she may have been in
 comparison with Miss Storr's strange
 thoughtfulness. Anything more cruel
 than that, I won't think my Jim. He's l far away and I must believe in him
 to the uttermost- I must believe in l him and work for him. This means 1 that must work with the woman who | for strange, inscruta ble reasons of her l own has been taking care not only of
 Jim's business, but also of his wife. I worked this out in the minutes allowed myself on the landing of the> | stairs which once Jim ana I had climbed in search of evidence of Dick | Vests dup1icity and dishonesty. And | then with my head high again and my
 cart fortified to carry on, marched | down the stairs to Meals office. I felt that a talk with Carlotta would | steady me. CarIotta, however. was not | at the office Her secretary came out | to explain her absence:
 1 "OId MT. Sturges is ailing, and Miss | Carlotta's taken him down to the | country for few days" the girl re- | ported. "But MT. Dalton's in now. He'll | be wanting to see you. Tell MT. Dal- | ton Mrs. Harrison's here,'' she added 1 turning to an office boy and sweeping | him off with a superb gesture before | he-or I-could protest. | Uneasily I watched Pats door. It | opened with a wide and inviting fling which no one but Pat could give it,
 and the next moment Pat himself | l,;e. gray head flung high and his hands | outstretched.
 1 Good for you AIanna!" he cried, '1 was just looking for a pretty lady ! 10 lunch with me. So if you'll come l in while I add my flourishing sigma | ture to few letters, we'll be getting
 up appetite the while for victuals and each others society," Jeanie hasn't told him." I thought, l as I followed my brother-in-law into his office.
 hind us realized that my suppositIon was wrong. For Pat turned to me | with grave tenderness and pity in his | challenging eyes.
 "Poor little gir1,' he said. 'It,s | rough row you're having to hoe-and none the easier for your wanting to go 1 it alone" "I don't, l began-but Fat smiled me back to silence as he went on: "'Tis good and helpful friend you are to others, Anne Harrison, but you're not one Of those who can let folks assist her over stiles If was to suggest now that you give up your hare-brained idea of going back to Ha1danes and let Jeanie and me make our sister an allowance equal to her earning capacity, what would you be saying?"
 Don't you know. Pat?' I asked gravely.
 1T know what you'd better be say ing" Pat replied, smiling his most blarneying smile. Then he added, seri- ous1y, Think bit, my dear. No Har- rison woman has ever gone down into the marts of trade and-dickered with men for living. You've married into a family that has pride and traditions going back through long generations. They've lived on the land and they've had retainers and servants and prop erty and riches for centuries. A good bit of the riches has gone, but the pride of race is thing you can't be
 downing at all"
 "I know that" I returned gravely. 'But I've pride, too, Pat-pride of e sort the Harrisons don't understand I've married into a family which
 
 when Jim took unto himself-a girl from an office. Don't interrupt-don't protest I understand how they might have fe1t--justifably far as their training goes. So the deep friendship which your reserved Virginia once gave me means all the more. And don't sacrifice it lightly-or without tears.'
 seYou haven't sacrificed it!'' cried Pat. would I be talking to you like the brother I feel-if you had? D0 you think anything could ever destroy the love you planted in our hearts when-you brought us together again2 Now don't interrupt. We love you. We weren't too proud to let you do for us when we needed the doing. How dare yoI-yes, how dare you, woman. be too proud to let do for you now?"
 You darlingl'' I cried. Put as you put it, it wouldn't seem hurniliating to let you do for me- But I can't. I've got to go back into the world of work : Som ething greater than you and I- greater even than the Harrison pride is driving me. I've a bigger duty than conforming to the Harrison stan- dards. can't say more than that it's a duty to-bring my best to my mar riage. I'm being true to myself and to Jim-in the highest senses 5 when start out aSa1n 10 Indhe SoAhS- thing of myself-to make money. It's torture for me to explain and explain and find no one who will understand < But somehow I feel that you do. Pat I've revealed so much. You do see it, don't you?"
 'sB1est if do! But I see you are in earnest, Sister Anne. So I'll tell you what I'll be doing. I'll make Jeanie see just how much this job tn giS And I'll heal the #f hurt you were after giving her, and bring her back to loving you again And in return, there's something you'll be doing for me. There is-now 1snt there?" asked Pat coaxingly.
 .sIf I can," I replied wonderingiy-
 "Au you've got to do to set things z right and keep this going to work 4--<= ie 41sSf