The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06
When A Girl
 Marrie5
By ANNE LISEE-
CHATTER 76f.

be COlOred by the fact that Jim sat
 across the room from me struggling
 with the old resentment he has al-
 ways felt at the merest mention of
 Anthony Norrey's name,
 determined [, be very guarded 5n what I said to MT Fa.rbrother. so
 I started out as if I were acting on
 my own initiative. without any sUS-
 gestion from Tony
 Good morning! This is Mrs. A. L.
 Harrison. My note is due, i believe. and without waiting for my three days
 of grace. I'd like to take it up az
 once
 Your note hasn't been presented
 for payment yet. has 1t Mrs. Harri-
 son?" returned Mir. FazrDrother in a warm, friendly manner very different
 from the coIdIy impersonal one he
 displayed at the time of our business transaction.
 ''No-but it's one, isn't it?" I ask ed, trying to keep from stamnlering as I wondered if I'd bIundered in an tIctpating the presentation of the nore for payment.
 You keep excellent track of your
 debts, don't your" asked Mir. Fair brother. E'Pm afraid I'm not so ac- curate- Will you hold the wire while look into the matter %
 You need't." I said gingerly anc wishing with all my heart that Jim
 weren't sitting there iu my office with his whole attention ocussed on the matter which young Frank had tncontinently revealed as one in which Tony had been associated Eth me.
 ''Ill take up the note at once," added firmly.
 'Let me see how much Is the sum ?'' asked the bank official You see we have so many loans I ant keep track of all of them"
 '<Ten thousand dollars I replied a1neasily, wishing I didn't have to be l pinned down to such details in Um's l presence
 There was more to come. as I'd Teared.
 And who countersigned your nore A-went on your bond?" asked MT Hratrbrother. in a benignant tone. TOT whidh could have throttIed him.
 ''hr. Norreys." I was forced to re- pay. But l wasn't forced to speax much above a whisper. At last ' thought wasn't until the request came back:
 'NCan you speak a little louder? I d9dt get you. Did you say MT. Fer ris?''
 'I said MT Norreys." I repeated desperately.
 ''Oh, yes, yes; of course! Quite so, remember the transaction now. I'll have a receipt in full made out and sent to you at once if you wish or you'd be welcome to an extension or time"
 'I don't want an extension of time I almost shrteked. ''I can take up the note at once. I'll draw my check on my orn bank for the full sum plus the interest charges. Please 1 send the messenger with the note for payment and the receipt today if you can I'd like to be unencumbered"
 You've done very well, Mrs. Harri- son This was a short-term note. and as recall the circumstances had no idea you'd be abIc to take it up I knew that if you wanted "a n extension I of time MT Norreys could be counted on to back you up again, and we might have made a special case for so charming and clever a woman congratulate you on your success Mir Norreys may well be proud of his protege Good morning"
 It seemed to me that he fairly bel lowed and that Jim must hear every word As I hung up the receiver and turned to rurmage among the papers on my desk I was only temporizing 1 trying to avoid the moment of break | ing the tense silence which seemed to be emanating from Jim like a tangi- ble thing. Into this silence Jim's voice leaped out like a Damascene sword.
 50 you can take up a note for o,000?' he demanded. But how did you ever manage to borrow so much money-on your own recognr- zance?"
 His voice had a note of irony tnat terrified me But I forced myself to reply lightly as if this was a surface discussion.
 'EIt wasn't on my own recogni- sance. Tony went my bond"
 Tony-went - your - bond!" re- peated Jim in voice of fury. the T more terrible because it was so still. "I had to have the money" I wenr 'n mechanically T started this busi- less on Max Hoadley's suggestion. iidn't even know that I had to in corporate or that had to have three ients and q capital of S10,OOO.- I was desperate at the time. I had to nave money-so flung myself head ong into a business of my own with 'ut knowing that needed the capital 1 Then when discovered what I'd done 1 turned --
 You didn't go to Pat or Carlotta IT to Tom Mason broke in Jim furi- 'usly, You went instead. stubbornIv md disloyaIIy, to the one man of whom would never have permitted 'ou to ask q favor if I'd been here o stop you
 Jln's voice was lmprCable in its old scorn- felt helpless. It was .lInost impossible to explain the com 'licated situation between Jeanie and ne for instance, which had made Y for me to go to Pat
 '"There were reasons - why ouldn't go to any of the folks who een so obvious to you" ' suammer- - d. Good reasous-Jin. It would ake too long to go into them now 10 Sut there was an even better reason hi -hy could go to Tonv-olI--a inner al onally-as if he were a brother-or a nI ear relative I went to him-as I'd ave gone to Terry if he had been tn ere and able to help.
 ''Yes-and what was your reason O" ed