The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-16
When A Girl
 NIarrie5
By ANNE LISyF

ally twisted me around her finger
 this evening. I find myself trailing | along when she says I'd better do thhs
 and so and not do thus and so. Funny | little dear. she is. I don't know
 whether it's her charm or her de-
 termination that makes me nina | her"
 l ''It might be her interest" [ sux- 1 gested gently" Susanna May is aI- l most selfless. She gives herself sim l ply and loyalty even to the folks she
 merely like. And she loves you 1 Betty
 ''Yes." Betty acknowledged sim 1 ply. And she believes in me so hard l that I'd have to be an unma annerly brute to disappoint her. You'u find me established at the office when you get there in the morning, Anne. Miss I May Is going to telephone rae at seven and stop by for me at half 1 past. We'll have bite of breakfast together and I'll be on by way to the trained worker class when you get down.
 Great" I laughed 'I see where you two put it all over the senior partner if she doesn't watch out"
 Then I kissed Betty and hurried away with only a nasty good night. l wanted to leave her to digest the hint that she also would soon be in the partner" class
 Betty was gone by the time I woke in the morning. It was the jangle Of the telephone bell that reused me. and 1t was Rosa Cordova's voice that sent its inso1ent tones over the wire to me when I answered.
 "Buenos dtos, White Lilac" she cried with the note Of mockery that seems always to ring through any word she says to me. EYou sleep good, not? Like 1t makes itself from a clear conscience, you sleep. hope, so now that I come into the day for you. you ane rested enough to stand the shock. Mel invite myself to breakfast with you, if we can be alone at your new home. If not. invite you to breakfast with me. Alone we must be. I have something's to say with you, Anne. and for the how you say-private and personal ear only.'
 Mrs. Winston won't disturb us." I replied guaredly. "Will you come here in about an hour? Tl1 have breakfast ready by that time.'
 1T come in forty minutes" an dishabile. or maybe chance to see how you to get the breakfast ready, it is not embarrassing. We Ars-sfs- ter women, not? Adtos."
 Up clicked the receiver at the other end, and I hastily followed suit ana whirleA into dressing and prepara- tions for breakfast. dove-bainng pro- cesses, so the coffee might come to g. boil while I was heating the rolls and putting the links into my cuffs.
 Rosa whir1ed in just as was de- ciding on a. maroon-colored tic. Her look of astonishment at finding me dressed was worth the pains I had taken to establish a record for speed. And when invited her to come right into the dining room and start on gra pefruit, while I put the eggs on to boil, I couldn't control a pleased smile at her exclamation:
 You were up and dressed when called you. not? Or else it is not you who did all the dressing so neatly and bhe laying this pretty white tab1e?''
 We had reached the dining room, and Rosa was gasping at sight of tho shining glass and sparkling silver winking up a welcome.
 we Americanos are speedy" mimicked. ''Four-minute GEES for you?"
 ttOnly three. I take them liquid." ourred Rosa, mot doorknobs like you make it here."
 Over her liquid" eggs a few min
  ending to reveal the cause for her nsistence on seeing me.
 You saw Nello last ndght,'' she. lung out casually.
 'Yes, he was at my office.'' I re- 'led, copying my intonattons and manner after hers. But he did not tell you what may e the Storrs was wanting she should ear"
 Miss storrs just happened to be nere. It was I who hoped to get at ne bottom of the hoax Senor Matiexa lied to york; I said.
 Hoax That is what 1t was, and leaning nothing that is not a joke ne boy tries to play on another he ates,' simpered Rosa. "Pancho does ot like Nello any better than the oiaon. Pancho he likes be pretty ooo. and he knows I never SO much arth while I have the devotion of my ice NelIo.''
 Jealous, eh ?" asked innocently. Then Pancho Mateixa was trying to Iake a fool of Manue'O Ortiz, so you ould look down on your old friend Id give the new one chance to LOW his mettIe?"
 ''Yes, you are wise. White Lilac. here is nothing Pancho would not } to hurt Nello.. It is funny-not? how some women are playing al- avs the deuce with me?" She sighed. preened and cast down ar eyes. But not before I had .ught in them a flicker of satfsfac- on so great that I couldn't believe woman of Rosa's cleverness was get ag all this sense of triumph merely om masculine admiration. There is nothing Pancho would ,t do to hurt Manue1o - nothing!" osa repeated with the greatest sat- faction imaginable.
 i've head of the feud between cir houses" I said in a measured Id deliberate tone. Its time C ateixa had revenge on an Ortiz.'' Rosa flung back her head and ughed with deep gurgles of honest irth When she had extracted all ,ssible enjoyment from the situation, 6 cried:
 You are not the fool Of anybody.