The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-07
When 4 Girl Marries
Rose Cordova smiled malicious,v
By ANN LESLIE

You may be able to teach me much, she said with scarcely a shad- ow of the accent she probably affects because she thinks it adds to her pi- quant charm Then recovering her self she went on no less emphatically but with more of her usual cuteness and coyness: But one thing you will not be able to teach it to little Rosa. And that is to take down what you scaI the barriers Mrs. Dalton she have more the idea to which am educated-there's a place for ev- erything and keep everybody in her place. Do you take dinner with us at the house or Jafmes' sister tonight go
 II have an appointment with Miss Storrs. You haven't forgotten that you're dining with Carlotta and me tonight, have you, Mabel? She is counting on you"
 1 spoke with an emphasis that didn't escape the astute Mabel Per haps she sensed that there is no en- tente cordiale between my husbands sister and me. Perhaps she merely felt that had good and sufficient req sons for insisting that the appoint ment be kept. She answered grate- fully:
 of course I'm counting on keepfns the engagement-unless you wish to change'-
 Couldn't think of it." replied gay- ly "A date with you and Carlotta would seem important enough to keep even if a couple of presidents were inviting me out.'
 Rosa smiled knowingly. Though it doesn't seem possible that she could have read more into the inciden than my desire to defend Mabel, still was plt uneasy. And my discomfort wasn't lessened by her words: Tt is pleasant at DreamwoId, I l should find it too delightful to miss | If had the entree there, But for set-I have the entree. I am invited to nVe there. Do I see much of you ] -there?"
 You'll see much of me evervvhe,,a ., answered non-commtttally. '.Now when do we three meet again? ?" give the mornings of my days to tn1s office. make my-how you say | tE-headquarters a the office of Pat 1 Daifon And now if you tell your
 friend the office boy to call me a, taxi
 MISS Storrs. I go to the appointment l l Sc shockingly keep waiting. But | he wait. They always wait for me
 these funny big boys we call men. [
 suppose must have a way with them. 1 How you think about that, Mrs. Harri-
 son-do you suppose I could have a l way with me?"
 | T suppose you have" agreed, cha
 sr1ned that even so trivial a compIi-
 ment was forced from me by this l woman who wanton1y made it her
 business to ignore Mabel
 Rosa laughed and foated to the doorway, saying:
 | Eat your so-dainty lunch. wal
 outside until Miss Storrs' friend hay.
 call my taxi. And since you think
 have way with me, White Lilac
 maybe for me one of these nights vor
 break your so important engagements
 and invite yourself once to the house or Jaimes' sister, where you feel at home so you could do this. Is if not q, 1 I'll come-as soon as I can.' be- gan, uneasily, steadying down to: "Bu, my dear Mrs. Cordova, if we give inc morning to going over affairs here
 snail need my afternoons and evenings for my own business.'
 | Oh, yeS-your business It is sr you are business woman-1ike Mis-, StorrS-not a lady masquerading a.
 business like me. That is what make. you two. how you call it, so congenial
 Mel find Mrs. Dalton congenial. St l-ever'b ody's happy. Adois-till tn, next business in the morning." The door tinkled softly to. Ross was gone.
 Pulling myself together I turned ts
 face Mabel Storrs.
 Gro Be Continued)