The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
When A Girl
 Marries
By ANNE LESLIE.

gars Virginia an excuse to put her i pride in her pocket and cam me nrst. CT never knew why you quarreleo. l was it over mel" Phoebe dragged | out. "It was over my going into busl | ness" I said incisively.
 l Then Phoebe burst out with faith 1 as disconcerting as her previous stuo- borness and hardness on the vfrs1n'a | question had been:
 | I'm not bitter any more, Anne Pm not frightened, either. I'm count | taa a, the unconscious aid of Rosa 1 Cordova." l "Phoebe!, cried, little frighten- | ed lest I'd done my work too well. | Don't count on-anyrh1ng!
 "rm counting on everytnlns s, | vou 10 go down to Dreamwold and 1 make Jennie see that she owes it to | her family pride and her wlsh to | keen in Jim's good graces ana 10 me as well. to come straight up here ana congratulate me on marrying 1ne dearest boy in the world.
 ophoebe!" I protested, astonished a+ the ambitious programme she was manning out. You can't expect all that from Virginia"
 You don't know the half Of It, dearie!" declared Phoeoe. at once airpantly and solemnly. I'm count ing on Virginia to make all the ad- vances-eyeryone You've persuaded me to yte1d-when she does' NO one on earth can persuade me to do more"
 -"But Virginia won't come to you. dear. YOU know that" I pleaded : "A11 I know is no one can make me go to her." said Phoebe dec1- sively. ,..
 And. staring at her grim little face' \ I wondered if Jim's sisters would ever again be friends .
 Pboebe's declaration that if there were to be a. reconciliation between her and Virginia, the advance must he made by Virginia took my breath away I was searching for reply to that disconcerting statement when iaoor jerked open and Neal bounced in. He radiated energy ana sa1lslao tion He seized Phoebe and me ana whtrIed us to our feet so ga1ly rnat we found ourselves dancing tr1- unphal ring without any idea what IL was all about.
 cried at last, 'Three cheers for the Dalton-Sturges Realty Company ana the Sturges Construction Company and everything Car1otta touches. Come on now, girls-are you with me? Three cheers and g. tiger!
 Carried along by Neals exurber- ance. we gave the three cheers with all the force we could manage. After we'd make demonstration, which satisfied him, Neal condescendeo 10 explain what it was we were ceieorap- ing. a couple of days ago. It puzzed loud. She decided we ought to start advertising like a lot of other realty folks do. And she went into the thing and had conferences and raseo s, - ructions generally. This evening Pat <A finished figuring on the approprta- ton he thought we could afford, and he called Carlotta to the office to go over his computations.
 .ewhy didn't they consult you! demanded Phoebe.
 "Because. dear. they were planning to give the contract for all that ad- vertising tony sister, replied Neal simply. -
 "Oh, Neal!" I gasped. ''Neal!'
 couldn't manage another, word But Neal seemed to understand His dear. firm hand found mine and his fingers twined around mine III the fashion he's had ever since he was kiddie and liked to end his pat-a- cake game that way.
 .It's pretty nice, isn't 1t, Sis v! ne asked tenderly talking away in a tone loud enough to drown any sniff ling which might possibly occur. - was some proud boy when they called me in and gave me the dope.
 
 myself that I was the brother of the lady in whom my two senior partner: have such faith. I heard her called clear-headed, splendid executive . loyal to a fault, an indefatigablt worker and a lot of other jaw break CTS And I kept my head high ane my lungs full, and never stopped re mtnding myself that the lady in ques ton was my sister Now, Miss Kit ten-girI Phoebikins, what do vol think of the family you've marrie' into?"
 ter, replied Phoebe. Do I hav' to?"
 "Not. if it's a strain" soothed Neal Got anything to say, Baoosle
 "Oh. Neal!" 1 stanmered again, " don't know what to say, Neai-
 You're coming along, all right, NsaJ r,urnured soothingly. But guess you ain't ready to deliver you speech of acceptance yet. Now and idea that it might De hice to into a few details of this soroio ous mess which your question-mar nonths and wide eyes tell me mus bore vol, beyond measure Ana al ter that. who's in favor or caiiiL Father Andrew 1ong-ols'ance M snoi1ing his nights sleep "lth hen which will keep him ,yins a~q pasht dawn feeling chesty about ms BaooH sie." .,ie.
 a.t,ni,r to feel articulate. l don know what I've ever done to desers e1.s the kind of friends I have I've neve heard of such faith. Ton Nea1 +bsnkful-so grateful! vou think I'm up to It
 ' @Aha, the cat didn't & get R.h5 hs ss sic. whose sister do you think y9 y9 are? Have you any idea that M be perSuadeu -,',@as+ thet his sis is one whit le magnificent nusgni than she's hypnotized P and and carlotta into thinkings No .,
 lets but in the call of Father Al