The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-22
When A Girl
 Marries
By ANNE LESLIE.

Must Park second the motion ?. demanded Rosa, harping on her point, as felt sure she'd always do if she felt she had anything at stake lo T don't count in this festivity. D., said Park. sMrs. Dalton is doing aIl-the honors. If you and Mrs. Aar- rison meet with her favor you will [ be brought along no doubt. But ii1 you're bad little girls-' N
 ''Oh, that doesn't matter!" laughed Rosa "I am guest here. I must go where my hostess goes. And now tell me, what do we do when the supper it is over. Bridge-not?
 ''No, Mrs. Cordova," said Pat eve may be old-fashioned folk but neither we, nor any member of our house. hold plays cards of a Sunday
 "How-funny!' trilled Rosa. That is about 1900, not today. You play with me, hero?"
 T guess-Th old fashioned, too,' replied MT. Lacy quietly. "I don't play cards of Sunday, And so you also-consecrate theig day?" demanded Rosa of me. pulling a burlesque sanctimonious face. 'Yes,' smiled quietly. .'Pat spoke for all his household, Mrs. Cordova I do not play cards-on the day of rest.''
 'Not-Jeanie either?" asked Rosa with a categorical curiosity I didn't underStand-then. r.-
 Indeed mo-" replied Virginia, "and I'll spoil your fun next Sunday, too, A' I'll be as strict at Park Manor as Is am at Dreamwold." E
 That is funny!" shrieked Rosa like little virago. "Or not so funny. Me and my wish always you neglect. 2 wish to play-me Rosa Cordova.'
 Virginia's signal to go back to the living room deterred her, for the mo- ment. But later, over her coffee, Rosa brought up the subject of cards again.
 ''It is funny that all of you are so 1, many miles behind the times. Not to }. play cards on Sunday is absurd. But 4 for Jeanie and the White Lilac 1t is almost-how you say a pose they can't get away with. Jaime he play all the time. Jaime he anuse Rosa. Jaime has no nonsense about this day of rest. How you think Jaime like it when tell him you make little of me-criticize me?''
 eff you want to play" I gasped, desperate at this revelation. dts-,c traught and goaded beyond thinking clearly of anything but how to make B Rosa keep silent. But before could express my half-formulated idea Of doing for Rosa anything Jim would
  been deep in conversation with Vir- ginfa, arose from his place at her side and said almost curt1y. Say, Park-we've got to be start ing. Mrs. Dalton is ready to forgive my bad manners as she knows what have ahead of me in the city or to- morrow from the crack of dawn on till the hush of midnight"
 In the furry of leave taking, MT. Lacy came to my side and with intent gravity he said:
 Don't for one moment contemplate such a thing again, Mrs. Harrison. You were ready to throw your princ1- pies into the discard to save us another scene with the Cordova woman. It was generous. But don't"
 TT may-have to-some time," re- piled. She may-force it. This was for-Jim. I was going to cater to her because I thought Jim might think-I shou1d.''
 ''I see," returned Ralph Lacy. His tone was serious-almost grim. I got a queer impression that something he'd learned from Jeanie had put this strange new note into his voice. He had never before spoken to me in such a tone.
 What can Virginia have said to Ralph Lacy to make him look at mo almost pityingly.