"When a Girl " By ANN USLK 1 A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing Problems of a Girl Wife CHAPTER LVIII. (Copyright, 1918, by Kings Features Syndicate, Inc.) "If you don't mind, Babbs, I'll tumble right into bed. I hate to confess it, but city hours are kind of getting your old fox Neal and .making him think he isn't so foxy after all," said my brother ruefully the very second the door closed after Jim and Phoebe. "But X do mind. I want to talk to you ilrst, Neal. 1 don't under stand you at all. Why didn't you offer to take Phoebe home? Couldn't you see that Jim was tired?" "Yes, T could see that all right— but couldn't you see that he didn't intend letting me go with her? I wasn't going to have him make a boob of me right in front of Phoebe by turning me down," replied Neal, with a good deal more energy than his plea of tiredness had led mo to suppose he possessed. "How do you know Jim didn't want you to take her home? 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Presently I heard a murmur of voices. Jim had come back, and no doubt he and Netil were discussing the secret from which I was shut out. 1 went 011 brushing my hair, bringing the brush down with heavy strokes to the end of the heavy strand flung over my right shoul der. "Thirty-nine—forty," I heard my self count—and then after a time, "Twenty-six twenty-seven, twen ty" Ruefully I laid my brush on the night cover that lay across the dressing table, and with slow and 1 fumbling lingers began braiding my j hair into its two long plaits. Suddenly the door opened and Jim stumbled in. lie swayed for a moment on the threshold, then felt his way to the great chaise lounge that lay at the foot of the beds, and flung himself into it—an inert heap. 1 felt my fingers fly from their plaiting to the ribbons of my coral colored peignoir—and all in the same second, it seemed, they were caressing my husband's face as I knelt beside the chaise lounge and lifted my Jim's head to the warmth of my heart. "Dearest—dearest! What is it?" J cried in terror. "I guess —I'm about —all in," muttered Jim. Then l he stirred uneasily and nestled his head closer to me like a tired child hiding all the world in its mother's bosom. Frantically J began to loosen his clothing, fie did not resist. When 1 held a little glass of brandy to his lips he took one or two sips and then pushed it away. "Poor little tired boy," I crooned to him holding him close again. "11l put you right to bed. You will be all right in a minute, Jim darling. You're so tired! Poor boy —just a minute and Anne will have him all warm und comfy." And then, as if he were my tired little son, 1 undressed him and helped him into bed. Dazed, shak ing as it' with cold, blue of lip, and yet muttering feverishly, my boy let me have my way with him. He was too weak, too ill to resist. When at last he was resting comfortably 1 lowered the lights and flung myself on top of the cov ers, holding him against the warmth of my body. For a time he lay jerking and starting ner vously. Then he grew still—so still 1 thought he must be asleep. I was stiff and chill, but 1 didn't dare stir lest I wake him. At last Jim spoke: "You wonderful girl! Don't lie there in the cold —I'm all right now." His voice was steady—natural. Then I knew how terrified 1 had been, and a sob broke from my heart, before 1 could stifle it. "You're never going back to that dreadful job—that inspectorship— walking, walking all day long, miles and miles!" I cried. Oh, darling, forgive me for letting you take it. We'll write your resigna tion" Actually Jim laughed, but there was a little irritation in his laugh. "Write nothing! You're so cold your teeth are chattering. Under the covers with you, you little brick —and no nonsense about me! I'm no invalid." I dared not protest. So switch ing off tlie lights J crept into bed und lay staring into the darkness, and waiting for the even breath ing that would tell me Jim was asleep. But fear- kept my eyes open—staring into the darkness. (To He Continued) KING ABDICATES Copenluigcn, Dec. 2.—The King of Wurttemburg has formally abdicated according to reports from Stutt gart. Advice to the Lovelorn A LOVER'S HANDICAP DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: For eight months I have been In love with a man two yearß my senior. I am 19. My mother has always doubted him, because some one told her that his left arm is a little smaller than his right. He says that the doctor told him that his arm is O. K. and will never trouble him. I suggested to mother that we go to a fortuneteller and find out and the fortuneteller told us that when my friend gets older he will not be able to use his arm. Therefore, mother wants us to break our friendship. Now. Miss Fairfax, I love this man very dearly and he returns my love, so i want to know from you what to do. V. You were a foolish girl to think of accepting the Judgment of any one but a doctor on a matter of this sort. If you haven't confidence in the young man's own physician why not ask him to consult some other doctor, recom mended by you?. But if you are so deeply In love with the young man, and he Is eligible otherwise, why does your mother regard an impaired left arm as an obstacle to your marriage with him. even though he may earn his living with his hands? Men have ' led useful and successful lives with far greater handicaps than this, as you should be able to convince your ioothos. THE HEART BREAKER A REAL AMERICAN LOVE STORY Uy VIRGINIA TEIIHI'NE VAN DE WATER CHAPTER IX. As has been, said, Mildred Brent's temper, while quick, was not of the enduring variety. Moreover, to re main at odds with anyone with whom she met must live was an un comfortable condition of affairs. And she disliked to be uncomfort able. So on the Monday morning fol lowing Arthur's declaration of af fection, she awoke and lay still for a few moments, remembering that the last words that she and her sis ter had exchanged before sleeping had been decidedly unfriendly. Then, as she glanced • towards Honora, she recalled all that had taken place. One reason she recalled this was that Honora lay, her arms crossed under her head, her eyes fixed on the boughs of the muple treo out side of her window. She did not know that Mildred was yet awake, and the younger girl had time to note, unobserved, that her sister's face was very grave and her eyes moody in their thoughtfulness. Honora had been cross last night. Yet perhaps she had not meant it. But why had she resented the fact that her younger sister had refused Arthur Bruce? What business was it of hers? Then, all at once, what she be lieved might be an explanation of her sister's displeasure occurred to her. Honora was so anxious to see her, Mildred, safely settled in life that she had hoped she was going to marry Arthur Bruce! The idea seemed very feasible. All Honora's actions pointed in that direction. She had appeared to be especially interested in Arthur lately, and had spoken in his favor and as his champion whenever an opportunity to do so offered itself. On tho automobile drive, she had offered to sit by Mrs. Bruce—un doubtedly with the intention of throwing the two young people to gether. The following night, Honora had taken herself off to church with Mrs. Higgins so that Arthur might have a fair field and every chance to say what was in his heart. And in spite of all these plans and hopes, Mildred had refused him and had told Honora of it. No won der Honora was disappointed. It was but natural that, in the first flush of this disappointment, she had spoken a little sharply. She had only busied herself with this match-making scheme because she wanted her little sister to be happily and luxuriously settled in life. A Free Field Having reached this very flatter ing conclusion, said "little sister" decided to pave the way for a re- I turn to amicable and affectionate ' relations. Boiling over on her side so that she faced the other bed, she I stretched, yawned and opened her I eyes. ! "Hello, Sister!" she said cheerily. Daily Dot Puzzle C y/ , 35" ' 52 I <7 • * 31 IV./' i £>?• • •*> (38* . .23 ! 33 , ' * 7* /A A i | . 9 5. s/'VV^ 4° lo n ; 2 % '4 ? 2i / 9 9 • . 13 |£ • 2 * .24 X I • 43 15 19 A 4 17 : #i 3 45 16 •' i? 5i y • bo • i This little—will sing for you, If you will trace to fifty-two. Draw from one to two and so on to the end. "What are you looking so sad about this morning?" "Was I looking sad?" Honora par ried. But she did not smile. "Well, I can hardly blaine you for looking gloomy on such a morning as this," Mildred com mented, sitting up in bed and gkincing out of the window. "It's cloudy, isn't it?" "Yes," Honora replied, "but I had i not noticed it before." Mildred decided that, the best way (o reach a desired point was by a. direct and short route. She spoke bluntly. • "I say, Honora, what's the use of being peeved because of what I said last night? You were cross, you know. Yet I am wllilng to over look it. When I told you what I did about Arthur I did not suspect that you would be disappointed or annoyed. Now I understand." Honora started violently, her fq,ce coloring. "Understand? What do you mean?" she demanded. "Now, don't look so startled," Mil dred laughed, getting up and cross ing the room to where her sister lay and perching on the side of Ho nora's bed. Too Young to Marry "You dear old Goosie!" she teased. "I understand that you fancy if I were to marry Arthur I would be safe for ever afterwards. I know, also that you have hoped I would do this and have planned in a harm-] less way to bring it about. You see you cannot deny it!" "But —but —I can; you don't un derstand. That is " Honora be gan confusedly. But her sister's merry laugh at the attempted denial, checked her in the middle of her speech. "Don't try to get out of it!" Mil dred exclaimed. "I see through it all just as plainly as anything. And I know that you were only thinking of what you really im agined would be the best thing for me and for my future. But, dear sister, I don't want to marry any body yet, even to please you." "You are entirely mistaken, Milly," Honora forced herself to say. "I do not want you to marry yet. You are only eighteen, re member —and of course that is too young " "Of course you do not want, me to get. married just yet," Mildred interrupted. "But you would like me to become engaged to Arthur and marry him within the course of a year or two." "Well, Honora, I just can't! 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