The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-02
When "A Girl
 Marie
Gy AN-tF TISr.E
CHATTER z5T.

nOCNef% >% came a rTaEe~rE of it's
 Imptsh sell. Sl looked furious. She
 seemed as hurt as I'd felt while
 waited 5reath-a#s.- for J-Ia'- answer
 to my plea for a few n-nute- alone
 with him. To have a-nl rush off al
 most tr rEe moment of h5~ return
 was bad enough. aur to have him go
 with only casual g7odby 70 me
 there before Tea45e and Pat and
 Betty and Rosa would have been ur-
 endurablo
 Have you had your dtnner?" Jim
 asked Rosa
 'How should I1" she inquired with
 a lifting acc ur "EFas t not thar
 went everywhere to find and welcome
 you2 How have ! had time for d5n-
 ner2''
 "JeanEe. will rou manage a snacx
 for Rosa and @-no~ Ortiz2" asked
 Jim with an air Of command that '
 adored the more for what came next
 ''I know bow young Ortiz drives. so l can well spare the time to start
 him off warmed and fed and not at too great nervous tension. Within half an hour Rosa"
 Rosa's smile had a tentative note. She didn'- know ther to act tri- uuphaut or defeated But felt sure that Jim had cIeverly cortrfved to have few precious moments alone
 with me
 Take Jim up to vour room. Anne" SuggeS-ed Iran5e casually. but very tender7y- .Toou'I he free from inter rUpttons- And TH cell YOU in half an hour or whatever time Jim thinks js his limit before starcntg off on busi | ness again
 Implying we won't notice the flight Of time'' laughed Jim. s'F.ur ] must b. gone inside half an b0ur There are vital uatters-vou know that-or I wouldn't go. Come, Anne. 1 we've a Iot TO discuss"
 The word rroze me: but I took Jfms hand again lightly and gafIv. and skipped off leading him In my wake I could feel the slight drag that his ankle will always cause. and liked the belief that my hand in rrs helped him u- the s.airs. Still some thing imDlacably romantic in me ached to have him pick me up Tn ns arms and carry me up the stairs At the threshold of my room I hesItatrd l But he only held open the door. with a courteous and distratt:
 Hurry up. EtrIte. we've not any too much time. and I've million questions to ask you''
 Let me ask you one first dear" begged. ''Jin7-vou cant want TO rush off from me the first minute like this. I know you wouldn't if vou could heIg if. Shall come with you, dear2'f
 UneastIv. Jim Ioozed his hand from the eager clasp of mine. He threw back his shoulders and smiled with something almost superior in his ex, precision.
 Bless you~ heart. dear I'd better see Mabel un5 =sturhed by the thought of your si+ttn@ up for me as Pat so .oHant+callv suggeered. Our apart nenf'S been cTos-d long enough to be old and musty. We can't have won 7t"htng -onr death or cold there in h- old place -"
 'Jf~0t" T @a~red. Didn't vou get ny letters telling you that our apart Tt aent was closed - tight closed. r 1ean2 Surely vou knew that Dick turned us out long ago2'
 es. TeS yes reiterated Jim ab- ahtmlndediF "I did know that. of curse. But it's refurnished by now m lt2 The insurance money took are of that didn't ft?"
 ''The Insurance money went +o make Ire of the strip of land in Arkansas label thought it was vital I've The tmost confidence in Mabel" said felesslE. It seemed we were to have business interview. when I'd honed '- one glorious moment Of finding y boy again"
 "oh, yes; the Arkansas Iaudt Of
  And so the apartments subIet Shall Q try to get it baclz2'r
 No No f isn't subIet. I mean % replied with a sudden feeling of Not Suhfet" cried Jim. coming out his di~rrair mood and bouncing on e WoroS- "Wnat does that mean O"
 ny -Carlo-ta - you see ' dn't want to nag at her-ff she fell
  ''Ljttle!' snapped Jim. "A three ,ndred dollar a month clear loss! Ill ell We cant discuss that now.' Jim T ventured. ''may-be 1t was relcss oE me not to-keep at Car .ta. She had charge felt-she'd hlet it if she could But If It's 1dy money yoU need -' 'I don't need money. Anne. I'm II heelet. as the cowboys say. I've a lot of backing. Got to make ice as good on that account And u haven't advanced one step closer West t0 all this while eh2 We're V whsre We started as far as he's 1cerDed- That's what sails - Tt needn't. dear" cried eagerly. ve feeling that we're very close him though he sti1I eluaes us Last Int W wo- ho0l5 of a man who was ? Of D.cE's sutes-shaU I begin at heEEnntns and tell this clearly Sit down" ordered Jim. all his entIon focused not on me but on at I was about to reveal Taking his stand across he room he Isarr- against a h.EH-Nov and flung our crisp ro~e If attention. .'Nov. IT. tell your tale and tell il .nto-.'
 Tor a second it seemed as If that - ,,-....-.s l'>7' anu i-1r pee fUrt pull myself together. and I told ItSI ! or my friendship with Ralph Y and s. his a+erc and active iu- est in running down the spy who hey( .rcepra5 -he letter Jim save Rosa How uair r1 me. long 7N- -.-.------ .-.- Y .r----s - s--- yvs =