The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-01-17
1t Happened Like
This
By VERNON DARE
g, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service

w that Joe Albers and Peggy Rog-
ers had been secretly married and had
left town for a honeymoon that in
cluded Cedar Rapids, the whole town
was agog.
What could have happened to Joes
engagement with Celia WinsloW? Per-
haps Celia wasn't quite sure about the
whole affair herself. But here's the
whole story. To start we'll have to
go back a ways to a conversation be-
tween Peggy and Celia, who for many
years had been close friends. 1t hap
pened like this:
peggy, you're just wasting your
breath. simply won't have anything
more to do with joe"
swell, think you are acting like
narrow, catty girl. You know very
well how much Joe loves you or he
wouldn't have asked you to marry
him"
"Then he's got no right to make en-
gagements with girl he was engaged
to before. She's probably just come
East to make up to him again-even
If she is married herself. Joe should
have called me up first. instead Of just
phoning me to say he had made date
for us tonight and hoped would ap-
pear my best to meet his old friend.
Well, won't, so that's that"
'.But, Celia, Marge's husband is
along. 1t was just to be pleasant
foursome."
Eyes, with me palmed off on hubby
30 that Marge and Joe can talk Of the
dear days gone by. Not for me-"
Peggy stood up and pulled on her
chiffon scarf. "rm sorry you couldn't
have hidden your Jealousy" she said,
land you've hurt Joe plenty"
Peggy went home and tried to shake
Joe's troubles from her mind and also
tried to be fair and impartial as far
as Celia was concerned. She had
scarcely arrived at her home before
the telephone rang.
peggy, this Is Joe again. You can't
do anything with her? Well, you've
been a swell sport. But here's ques-
tIOA JOu 1AuaL say yes ". w III SOu
be Celia for me this evening""
Peggy gasped. "What good would
that do?'
'As a matter of fact, Peggy, don't
want Marge to discover that I'm en-
gagged to a girl that won't come
around and meet her She's one Of the
old gang and it hurts me like the dick
ems to have her see me in a mess like
this. 1t would be spread all over the
old home town and people who don't
know Celia would have an awful i'm
preston of her."
90. K, joe I'll be glad to help you
out" said Peggy. 'Tll look my pref
test and you can call for me at seven.
I won't fail you"
Marge, and Marge's husband proved
most charming and there was not the
slightest doubt that they too found
Peggy charming.
But then who wouldn't? Peggy's
eyes were a mixture of mauve and
deep blue and her lashes were long
and upturned. She was sincere and
apparently much in love with Joe. Joe
would have been only too pleased to
have had greater possession of Peggy
during the evening but Marge's hus-
band saw to 1t that nothing like that
happened In fact Joe felt something
like a thundercloud enveloping him
as he watched Peggy and Marge's
husband having dance after dance to-
gether and having no thought for any
one but themselves.
Marge glanced amusedly at Joe's
troubled eyes. "Joe, Bill is just do
ing that to tease you and to give us
plenty of time to chat. We love each
other so much that we couldn't even
think of anyone else seriously" She
put a sisterly hand on his. Don't be
jealous-jealousy breaks up too many
happy marriages. I think your fiancee
is perfectly charming. And you see,
Joe, she doesn't care how much time
we spend together. She trusts YOU
you must trust her. She's worth it."
Joe smiled and returned the pres
sure of Marge's warm fingers "All
right, Marge, I'll take your advice and
try not to be Jealous. And since you
like her so much, Marge, maybe Wen
stop off at Cedar Rapids on our honey
moon and visit you. How's that"
Peggy" said Joe, an hour later
when he had Peggy tucked carefully
beside him in the taxi homeward
bound. II told Marge that 1 would
bring you out to visit them on our
honeymoon"
Once more Peggy gasped. Cecilia
and I are not exactly twins" she told
him. "How will you explain 1t all?
I'm sorry, as personally think Marge
and her husband are both charming
company. wish they lived here In
the East so that could see some more
of them. I do think, Joe. you might
have been little more thoughtful Of
Celia. II you had telephoned her first
and asked her II she wanted to make
the engagement, she might not have
felt as she did. You must remember
Celia Is a little Jealous but that IL
quite natural"
II suppose you're right. Peggy, but
I'm through with Celia now"
"Why the-now" questioned Peggy.
Because, dear, I love you. Is
there any chance in the world you'll
have met" Joe spoke wlstfully. "Thers