The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

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in person the following night
Anne told him bluntly:
"Out of all the girls who woulo
be tickled to death to go out with
you and help you spend your
money. why do you have to pick
on us?"
IT don't have to-" John said
mildly and he was perfectly sober,
Il just want to. I've decided that
I'd like to marry one of you"
Which one?" Jane said before
Anne could get her mouth open.
why, 1 don't know" John said.
you'd be all right. So would
your sister. Which one are you,
by the way2"
"She's Jane" Anne said, land
I'm Anne. And you run away.
We're busy"
He was back the next night.
And the next. He got to be such
a permanent bodyguard that Anne
said, DO you want to marry him,
Jane"
"Me?" Jane said. IT should say
not! Where would you go and
what would I do without your"
well, it looks as if one of us
has to-" Anne said. Hes getting
on my nerves. So, if you won't,
Il will. And we won't be sepa-
rated. Well all live together"
She presented that ultimatum
to John and he accepted it. Anne
and he were married.
SIMPLE SOLUTION
The three of them went to
Havana on the honeymoon to-
gether and Jane had a really won
derful time, drinking in the
beauties of the tropics when Anne
and John were away from her
and enjoying their company when
they we're together.
Anne's solution seemed as sim
pie as anything at first because
John, under Anne's by no means
gentle suasion, had quit drinking
altogether.
He did not take it up again for
six months. Then he broke out
into a pretty serious wave of it.
He disappeared for five days and
it was then that Anne found out
she was deeply in love with him.
She was out looking for him when
he got back home. He had stopped
drinking two days before and he
was shaky and nervous. He came
into the apartment the three Of
them shared in one of the East
Fifties.
He walked straight to the girl
who met him in the hall and put
his arms around her and kissed
her.
I'm through, Anne" he said
shakily. "I'll never take another
drink. Honest"
But" the girl stammered, I'm
not Anne! I'm Jane!"
"Oh, I'm sorry!" he said. Where
is Anne?"
Anne came In at that moment
and he repeated the kiss and the
promise to her. He never thought
to tell her Of the mistake and
Jane couldn't because she had
learned as soon as he kissed her
that she was in love with him.
OFF THE WAGON
She couldn't do anything about
it. She never even said anything
about it. It was four months
later that John fell off the wagon
again and it was Jane again who
met him when he came home re-
pentant. She got into the habit
of it and Anne became suspicious.
Believe it or not, John couldn't
tell the two apart and when Anne
finally came upon him kissing
Jane, he Indignantly denied that
he had been carrying on with her
behind Anne's back. Jane backed
him up then. She took Anne into
a room and confessed her hope
less love for him. Anne looked
at her long time.
WELL" she said, "I believe both
Of you. And I don't blame you,
Jane. You were always the weak
one. But can't have him making
that mistake again. I'll have to
give one of us a mark to distin.
guish us apart" She looked around
and found a tiny maltese cross
that she wore on a chain around
her neck. Look" she said, "I'll
heat this and burn it onto the
bacL Of one Of our hands"
Mine" Jane said. That's my
punishment.
So she submitted to the kiss Of
the fiery cross and they told John
about it. Shortly after that, Jane
went to live away from them.
That is why John always looks at
their hands when he comes into
view of them. 1t is a very success
full marriage-for these times.