The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-11
When A Girl
 Marries
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By ANNE LESLIE.

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 Mir Lacy recovered and broke in: "As you and I will do, Miss May, every time we're delayed by our work and fail to be attracted by the thought of our usual a1oneness for meals l You're with me, aren't you? It's a prornisef''
 1 "I take a meal with 8 nice boy like yous' sasped Miss May. '+Tou'd be bored. You don't mean it But yoUre-just sweet to act as if you might.
 q do mean it." said MT. Lacy ear 1 nest1y, eff you will honor me this evening I shall be very glad.'' l His tone was gentle and sweet Un- der his Kindness. Miss May fairly blossomed Turning to me with mis- | ty eyes, she cried:
 1 -Di1 you hear this wonderful boy7 call him thaS because I'm old enough to be his mother. And he's as nice to a homely little old woman as if she were-a queen" l Straight to the heart Of what she said went MT. Ralph Lacy.
 Then adopt me, please I've nev- | ed had a mother or anyone to care whether my feet were wet or forgot a clean collar I'm going to con slider you my Aunt May and if you dOn Eet aIOuRO 10 HaAiuS uIe Al home wfeh g. Ralph or two. I'll want to break up the partnership. And as that's all settled. let's get to work "Oh, myt'' gasped Miss May. Think of my saving-Ralph!"
 ITO business-folks,' I interrupt I ed, with mock sterness. You'll give me the Left all alone again blues in minute"
 This turned Miss Mays misty eye 1 to criEk!ins ones and carried us back | to the job.
 In the midst of our work, the teIe- ! phone rang. It was Pat on the wire 1 to say that he thought it wise to take Carlotte home with him to go | over some figures that needed atten- 1 ton. He asked me to come along, but that had to be negatived, as I couldn't cut my conference.
 ou look crestfal1en, dear. What Is t?'' asked Miss May, after I'd put up the receiver.
 'T guess it's just anticipatory lone Illness. Miss Sturges is going out to Dreamwold,f' I replied carelessly. As I spoke Miss Mays eyes sought Ralph Lacy's and without a moments l hesitation she cried:
 Then, of course, you're to have dinner with-rny nephew-and me"
 It was very sweet. was too de- lighted at the way the shy little wo- man had come out of her shell to think beyond the moment.
 CHAPTER 65s.
 Bully for you, Aunt May" cried Ralph Lacy before had a chance to reply to my assistants dinner invita- tion. Your business partner is minus her home partner for the evening Of course if she finds the company of your 1ong-Fost and new1y-found nephew in any way objectionable there's nothing for you to do but cut hi <,-,S <,FA 4 AIo, . her. It's shame to think how lone some I'm going to be if I get disin- vlted from my party. though"
 Don't be absurd" laughed.
 As I spoke those spontaneous and thoughtless words realized that they committed me to a basis of friendli- ness to which I hadn't the slightest reason for objecting, but which I'd have preferred to avoid.
 ".An right, won't" agreed MT. . Lacy promptly. 'TH come along and ohaperon the two of you-since you insist And now we have to earn our dinner by finishing our job.' The boyish, almost irresponsible side of him had astonished me. But the complete reversion to the keen man of affairs didn't, Miss May beamed as if she'd known Ralph Lacy all her life. We plunged back to our work But 1t was long after when we brought things to a con- clusion- Mir Lacy spoke dts perora- tion-
 "A good afternoon;s job. Icau this. We three get on famously together I've an idea that we're going to work out so much stuff. and dope it out so well that before long wen have to - find a fourth assistant-and maybe a fifth We're going to grow. I'm the l silent partner of this firm. just elected myself.~
 Miss May laughed 1nerrffu
 ''Pu let you stop being the silent partner when it comes to selecting the next worker.' I declared. You've gone and wished a job on yourself as generous and helpful as anythins ever heard of. So when we need more first aid. I'll be ready for sug- gestionS from you.''
 'II1 be prepared to make 'enn- some day" replied MT. Lacy in a tone which indicated that he was ready at that moment-mereIy unready to de- clare his idea And a thought of Wayne Parkinson, g., crossed my mind as if it had been written there by a steady hand.
 The strangest thing about this mat ter was that after the subject had been dropped and presumably for gotten, it came up again just as we were concluding our affairs and nak- ing ready to start off for the dinner co@fk1nt have declined under the circumstances.
 "I wish I'd thought in time to tel ephone Park to join us.'' exclaimed MT. Lacy. Turning to Miss May he explained briefly: Park is Wayne Parkinson, 3d-a fine lad-one of the finest, I'll say. Mrs Harrison met him yesterday and won his instant aI- leg1anoe. He senses fine things quick ly, so I'm thinking that you've an other case of love at first sight com ing to y5n, Aunt May, and sec where have to put up with a riysS nephew
 'Tn be glad to chaperon Mrs liar rison and any nephew as nice as you" replied Miss May seriously ..I think its good for young women to get about a bit. so if Mrs Harrison will let me I'll always be glad to-