The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-30
When A Girl
 Marries
By ANNE LESLIE

"l spent the evening with Betty, I replied.
 How did you manage Ralph Lacy?" demanded Carlotta suddenly.
 T told him that Betty was upstairs and that I couldn't bear to leave her alone. He'd been given one glimpse of her and had a notion of Tony's sense of responsibility where she's concerned. So he had no trouble rn recognizing that good old Tony would sacrifice his evening to save me-
 'tOh, I see, commented Car1otta Q Crily "Go on with these interesting revelations.''
 t'They don't include you, dear. Don't you see how careful I'd be to make sure they didn't include yU~s 1~ I pleaded "I put the wliolo thing x..' MT. Lacy in terms of Betty's caI4rg in actual need of me-and I'm going to show you how true that is-1n q minute. I counted on the chivalry that both MT. Lacy and Tony possess. Only I choose to take advantage Of MT. Lacy's kindness and not Tony's. That gave you your evening ana gave Betty me -
 AS it was" I interrupted, you got in touch with a fact I believe it is salient for you to remember Tony has sense of responsibility where Bettys concerned She's a friend in need and the wife of d dead comrade. The more she needs him the more he'll feel the pull of loyalty to the dead and living. The less she has has actual need of him, the more he'll feel free to live his own life. You must see that, Carlotta? Say you do-before I gC on"
 Before you go on with what?-' demanded Carlotta eagerly. "Oh. Anne, this is all such torture to me I feel so humbled and belittled ana miserable. I can't think straight or see straight or believe Pm ever going to be happy. I've never really wanted any other man. And everything was going so happily for us until Fate stepped in and spoiled it all for me. If I hadn't you l don't believe I could bear it.''
 Then I took my courage firmly in my two hands and, gripping nly belief in the rightness of the necessity which I was going to drive even as 1t had been driving me. I said:
 'Carlotta. I stayed with Betty Win ston last night. I came home carry so I could tell you rather than have
 F'You weren't homer asked Car lotto incredulously.
 Facing the battery of her wide, questioning eyes, ] said:
 T was with Betty at her apart ment. I've got to make that my headquarters from now on.''
 With all the grip I'd taken on my determination, I found I could not suggest to Car1otta that Betty's apar- ment could be home to me.
 Chapter 7so 'I couldn't have understood you'" gasped Carlotta after stunned mo ment of silence. You didn't really say that you were gong to leave me and hereafter make your hame with Betty Winston. That would be the last straw!'
 She essayed a laugh. but didn't make much of a success of it. How ever, it suggested the note on which I should pitch my reply.
 " ou didn't understand me, dear" I answered ''I said I intended mak- ing my-'headquarters' with Betty" "Don't quibb1e,'' said Carlotta wearily. getting to her feet and stand ing crumpling her napkin. You've decided to go and live with Betty Winston. Her coming into my lire seems to have taken everything from me. There's nothing I can say---.'
 Her voice trailed off into a gasp that was just this side of a SOD.
 "Carlotta," I protested. gong to her and managing to gather uR her hands in mine. You can't nk that I want to go. I don't like the appear ance of being waif and stray can?r- ing out on one doorstep after an- other-''
 "Yau were welcome here You made 1t possible for me to go on fiv- ing here. I thought you felt this was your home until Jim came back I thought a0vth1o once"
 Nor T. I said softly.
 'Then why changer" The words were wrung from Car lotta. Knowing her pride and how II had been knocked about as if in game of shuttIecock. I weighed each word of my reply:
 First of all have to confess that it's partly for Jim. You see, Betty's money and--Terry's is involved in the oil company Jim's fighting for. We added poverty to Betty's other troubles That gives me duty to her over and beyond even my affect ions for her"
 ''So it's that!' cried Carlotta. Then I've bene trying to hold you back when I have no rights compared with hers"
 Her measured tone told me tha: tarlotta sense Of Justice was prom D. t1ng her to words here heart did not dictate I knew that she was trying to fncase herself in a mantle of right ieousness and to stand off and view the situation abstra ct1y. This woufd not remove the hurt and sting, how fever.
 Wat" I insisted. We've got 70 thresh this out thoroughly, We are too close to dismiss a situation in volV1ng us both, and act as if a cas- uel word could account for such q big chance in our lives. I'm do-ng what know I owe Jim. But there's more to it than that. Carlotta. I am doing all this because if I assume reg possibility for Betty it will Ieave--''- {: Beg pardon Mrs. Harrson ,'- rada<I Ia,s