"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? May
be he looked at you so sternly be
cause he thought you were too
lazy to exert yourself"—
"Like fun he did; A lot you know
about your Jim—or any man for
that matter. He—he wanted to be
with Phoebe. I'robably had some- i
thing to say to her. And I know!
better than to nag at that husband
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Are you sore because X didn't turn
Evvy down when she left you and
Jim out of her dinner?" asked Neal
impatiently, unfastening collar and
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i tie with an air of dismissal as he
i spoke.
"Oh—Evvy! She doesn't matter.
Of course, Neal, I would like to see
you show a little more—stability,
and for the life of me I can't un
derstand how you can (fern from
Phoebe to Evelyn."
Neal swung around and faced me
with an air of laying down the law
and of intending to have it heeded.
"Well, who called me to thq
phone, anyway? I'm not going to
behave like a cad to the girl who
gave me iny social start in the city
when X might have been darn lone
some except for her. It isn't her
fault that you misunderstand
Evvy's life-long friendship for your
husband, is it? The little girl has
had one shady deal from this fam
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other."
I stared at Neal in amazement.
Evidently Evvy had told him of our
tea and the bitter conversation that
spoiled its flavor. But had she man
aged that in the brief minutes that
Neal talked to her with Phoebe and
me listening to his series of
"Yes-es" —or had she jihoned him
at the office after she left me?
Could it be Evvy Neal had talked
over with Jim after refusing me his
contidence? And was it because of
(Evvy that Jim hadn't been willing
to let Neal take Phoebe home? 1
had vowed not to ask, yet I couldn't
let I J lioebo suffer through my si
lence. X ventured one question:
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for not letting you take Phoebe
home?"
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Bringing Up Father -*- -*- Copyright, 1918, International News Service -*- -By McManus
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and then broke into a jerky laugh
ter.
"Well, I like that! What kind of
an old fossil do you take Jim for?
Say—he und 1 have more important
things to discuss than the silly
quarrels you women get Into."
His words were cocky enough,
but his independence drained out as
he uttered them, and he tinished 011
a shaken, miserable note.
After that there was nothing more
for me to say. 1 helped him turn
the couch into a bed, kissed him
good night and went into my room.
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
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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.
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Having reached this very flatter
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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.
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"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
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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! For
I simply do not love him, and I
never could love him. Y'ou would
not want me to accept him under
those conditions, would you?"
"Most certainly not!" Honora de
clared emphatically. Then, to the
younger girl's astonishment, she
put her arms about her and kissed
her. "I am sorry I spoke as
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"Oh, that's all right," Mildred i
said easily. "Now that you under
stand. you are satisfied, aren't you?"
"Yes," Ilonora replied, "X am i
satisfied."
(To Re Continued)
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