The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-28
By Ann Isle,
Whose Serials of Married Life
Have Won q Big Popular
Success.

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Jamie. you don't-how you
say-stand by Annie in
this search she is making for
that young brother Of hers. !
think It is she had bust
ness she have, only Ralph Lacy
who helps. I think she need
the money, and much of it. Me,
don't believe Neal to have steal.
Me. I am on the side where is
Anne. I help. You don't Jamie.
And I think it Is one big shame.
I have spoken-me, Rosa Cor
dovay'
1 could imagine how Jim
yearned to be free to tell Rosa
this was none OF her business.
And I wasn't moved by the graft
tude she seemed to think her
due. But I stammered:
You're very kind, Rosa. I ap-
preciate your offer. But of
course"-
Rosa waved her little ringed
hand as IL she were making
magic.
ST am win over to you, Anne.
I give you all the money you
want. am glad that ! find
Jaime here. so now I tell him
what I think Of husbands who
don't make to stand by. My Ra-
mon he support whatever want
to do. And sometime ! want to
do the big fool thing"
She smiled complacently. Sc.
lected one Of her inevitable Gig
arettes and went on talking as
she lighted and began putting.
Maybe at the beginnings Anne
do not think I am the friend to
her. Maybe she think I am the
vampire. 1 flirt. Oh, yes, I al
ways make a flirt. But you have
how you say?-too many OF
the-outside interests. Jaime.
Ne I lost the patience with you
and I get the sympathy with
Anne. Neale he is all to the
right. I put my moneys on him
and Anne. I write check for all
YOU need, White Lilac"
"Oh. nor I cried miserably.
"You Observation-Disclosures you
do. Jim came to offer me help,
Rosa. When you saw him run
ming away it was-he was angry
at me for my independence. But
I can't take a cent from anyone
to pay for my search for Neal
-on anything. have to do this
by myself"
what you say, Jaime?" re-
nnanded Rosa through a cloud Of
smoke.
''I say I'm very sorry that Anne
Is so sturdily independent" an
swered Jim with the utmost re-
preston. Your loyalty to her is
as charming as unexpected. But
Of course, if anyone were to aid
my wife it would be me-"
Rosa smiled maliciously.
THAT Is so NICE" she comment
ed. "Well, I take another puff at
my little cigarette and then I make
me to go. My offer she stay. Any
time I'm ready to help. I hope
you don't mind. Jaime. If am now
the friend to Anne and maybe to
you, the critic. I see-what I
see."
She arcse and neithAr ~ uA
made a move to stop her. Jim got
to his feet punctiliously and !
escorted Rosa to the outer office,
trying to express thanks with no
sign of the chagrin 1 felt at her
thinking needed her to offer me
money or help with Jim. When 1
returned from seeing her out Jim
was In one of his non-committal
moods.
"Little spitfire!" he commented
smiling. II suppose l should have
asked her to come out to dinner
with US. But I'd had enough OF
a curtain lecture for one day.
Well, Madam Independence,
wish you luck in getting the
money you might have had 80
easily from me or a sympathia'
ing lady friend. You've certainly
got the fair Rosa hipped. And
I'm glad of it, 1t sort of relieves
me of the strain Of being the OBJ
jeot of her erratic interest, Come
along home"
Without daring to comment,
went. And all through the even
ing and for the days that followed
to round out the week Jim and
avoided all reference to the many
prohlems we had discussed with
out disposing of them. But I
couldn't forget that Jim had with