The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-09-14
When A Girl
Marries
By ANNE Isle

"Oh, you don't let me be!'' I said,
realizing that once for a moment I
had been little worried over their
loyalty toward my partner. You
leave no doubt as to who is your
farorite in our firm
Certainly not!'' cried Park, with
something fine and w1stful in his
smile. I'VE leave no doubt in the
dear little old lady's mind. either;
and that's why you like US. Bless
her! If ever her boys let her feel
that she isn't aces high and the
whole show with them I hope some
one takes 'em out and pumps 'em full
of buckshot. And now, you deliver
our message. Ralph. You had the
big idea. Spill its results
''The idea was simple enough said
Ralph Lacy tersely. AUNT May had
her heart set on helping Park find
something for his idle nands-1iKe-
wise head-to do. A life of SO called
elegant leisure was beginning to
hang around Parks neck like a cou-
pie Of old men of the sea. The fine
old lady got that. And, out of the
bigness of her heart, she determined
to do something about it. I never
saw anything more gallant and bold
than the way she rolled UP ner
sleeves and waded in. And 1t GER
tainly was going to be a piker trick
to sit back and watch Hoadley crab
her game"
How could you manage Max
Hoadley?" was torn from me.
"Couldn't!'' Ralph Lacy gave back
with a crisp smile. $50 the thing to
do was to juggle the situation so
he'd manage it,
And you did that, Ralph ex-
claimed Park. with "a certain quiet as
surance and competence I hadn't
imagined he'd show in sizing up any
thing in the business world.
with you to help replied Mr..
Lacy enlphatically. I'll give you
the facts in order, Mrs. Harrison.
After you made me see how Aunt May
Melt I got Park on the wire, summon
ed him down to the shop and went
into things with him. Then Park
marched over to the zelda. and sent
in his card to young Rockhin. Rock
hills a nice boy, but he knows his
social register better than his discount
tables and his foreign markets.
Wayne Parkinson, Third, was ADMIT
ted at once. He suggested that the
zelda Corporation might like to
handle a commission he'd heard or
to send someone to certain South
American capitals with American
| made hats. Rockhill was interested.
Suggested that he ought to see his
principal, Max Hoadley. How about
lunch? Park was inclined to think
Munich would do very well. But he'd
have to consult his principal. Lacy
advertising manager of the Star: Do
you begin to see the high hand of
l>diplomacy-or do you think we're a
bunch of dubs?"
Go on" cried breathless1E.
'P1ease don't leave out anything. I
| like hearing it,
And do you approve?" asked Mr..
Lacy. Somehow as I tell it to you
feel that we've gone about things
indirectly cheaply, perhaps - ana
surely not with the fine, clear sim
plicity you would have contrived."
Thank you; that's Splendid
found myself replying. "But how
ever cautiously and diplomatically
you had to move in dealing with that
stubborn man I'm sure you couldn't
have done anything dishonest or
| unworthy"
"Good!' cried Park. 1T takes a
woman of your vision to be sure of
that from the jump"
I looked up and met his eyes All
the boyishness was gone from them,
They were no longer quizztca1 But
they revealed a depth and a tender
ness 1 couldn't feel I'd done anything
to evoke. For moment it startled
me into forgetting wha i was we
| had m o discuss.