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" When a Girl Marries"
By ANN USBE
A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problems of a Girl Wife
CHAPTER LXXXV
"And now, young lady, I have a
surprise for you," said Betty, as we
strolled up the avenue after pur
chasing Virginia's house present at
Tom Mason's studio. "We're on our
way to meet Terry at the Rocham
beau; then out to call for your Jim
mie boy. Isn't that jolly?"
"Oh, Betty, what a dandy sur
prise!" I cried, giving a happy little
skip. "I'll love popping in for Jim
mie and seeing Anthony Norrey's
office."
"Funny about Tony: no one ever
says 'Mr.' Norreys—it's too formal
and cold for the warm sweetness
and humanness of him," replied
Betty thoughtfuly. "You feel his
charm, don't you, Anne?" That I
regard as a triumph—for look how
many months it's taken me to win
you!"
"I've been a proud, jealous, sen
sitive—goose, Betty," I murmured
contritely, "and maybe I'll have a
relapse some time and throw your
generous kindness back in your face
like a dose of cold water. What
will you do then?"
"Spank you," returned Betty,
promptly. "I decline to be shoved
out of your front yard again by any
wabbly 'No trespassing' signs. You
may think it's a joke—but I was
as pleased as a child with his Christ
mas stocking just to be permitted
lo help you select a couple of can
dlesticks to-day. I wish you'd
promise me, child, that if ever you
need a friend you'll turn to Betty
B."
"I will turn to Betty 8.," I re
peated in a voice that was a little
crumbly around the edges. "And,
though I don't deserve it at all, I
know I'll find her there if I call."
I wonder if I will ever need to
redeem that pledge?
Terry was waiting at the Rocham-
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ERIDAY EVENING, "
beau when we arrived. Betty greet
ed him gaily—almost Indifferently.
But there was something strangely
pathetic in the way he stooped over
Betty as if she were a tiny bit of
fragile china, instead of a tall, self
possessed, green-eyed goddess with
the beauty and durability of Chinese
Jade.
We embarked in the car and
drove out to the country estate
where Anthony Norreys has his
home and his offices. But all dur
ing the drive bits of conversation
I'd once had with Jim came back
to me:
"Betty's ghost-ridden. . . Both of
them are .... For a man who prob
ubly doesn't deserve it. . . . Poor Ath
erton!"
"Poor Terry!" I found myself
thinking. I suppose I was "roman
cing" again as Jim calls it, but just
as I got to that point, wo drove
by the great weeping willows which
Betty told me marked the entrance
to—the Norreys place—and a sec
ond later we had pulled up at a
red brick lodge with white stone
3teps and window frames."
"This cosy little spot is where
your Jimmy works," announced
Terry. Then we stepped over the
threshhold and were at once in a
great many-windowed room. At a
desk under one of the windows sat
Jim, arms Hung across a mass of
papers and head resting on his arms
—a picture of weariness and dejec
tion. Hearing our approach, he
looked up, tossed his head back and
closed his eyes in a way he has—
and then brought himself into focus
with things again—and rose smil
ing to greet us:
"Hello, folks —seems to me Terry
just 'phoned a minute ago didn't
think you'd make it fast. Wel
come—thrice welcome to our little
hive of industry."
He was striving for a jocose tone
—but I knew that Jim was tired
and having an inner struggle—td
hide his lack of interest in the'work
from Terry, probably. At this mo
ment in came Anthony Norreys, his
thin face radiant, his eyes alight.
"This is the open season for jolly
surprises," he said in a voiqe that
carried conviction. "I had a rendez
vous with my cook directly you
phoned, and Nora McGinnis sur
prised me, too. Didn't she just beam
with delight and tell me that the
lamb was crying for folks to ap
preciate it when I timidly suggest
ed I'd like to give a party to
night!"
"Tony, you dear old scamp, are
you asking us to stay and dine?"
asked Betty, gaily. "Because if
you are, I, as guide and mentor for
the day to Anne Harrison, do here
by unanimously accept."
"That's jolly white of you, Nor
reys," broke in Jim. "I'm such an
old derelict that I don't believe I
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could make town to-night without
the reviving effect of some food."
"Tired?" asked Anthony Norreys
gently. "I know, lad, how ttred a
man who's been through that holo
caust over there is when he's first
learning to use—what's left of him.
Just remember what Dawson-said —
it'll cheer you up tremendously
when you're down. Every man I
have met out here has the amazing
courage to wear his crown of thorns
as if it were a cap-and-bells."
Then my Jim—my petulant Jim,
who never would let me offer him a
bit of sympathy—laid his hand on
the maimed arm that hung at An
thony Norreys' side.
"You understand you've been
through it, too," ho muttered in a
clogged voice—"and come out—
smashed—like me."
"Cut it—Jim!" cried Terry, with
the first impatience I'd ever seen
him show.
But Anthony Norreys stood by
Jim.
"Why, lad, don't be bitter. You've
been in the biggest show on earth
and you've only had to pay for
your ticket with a smashed ankle
bone. You aren't maimed."
"I'm lame!" muttered Jim, bit
terly. "Book at Terry there"
"Cut it, lad—you're timed. I've
overworked you. Neither of us
begrudged our Terry his straight,
whole body. A man doesn't have
to be twisted in his mind, even
though he's maimed—so badly that
he can never hope for a woman's
love."
As Anthony Norreys said that I
turned my eyes away for sud
denly they were wet.
(To Be Continued)
SWALLOWS FALSE TEETH
Chester, S. C., Jan.. 3.—John Mil
ler, a negro, swallowed his false teeth
while asleep, and before he could
reach the hospital they had reached
his lower intestines. An operation
was performed, the teeth secured
and Miller is again using them.
' HARXUSBtXRG TELEGRAPH
THE HEART BREAKER
A REAL AMERICAN LOVE STORY
By VIRGINIA TEHIIUXE VAN Db WATER
DK WATER
Mildred Admits to Honora That Slic
Did Have One Little Drink, and
Compares Tom Chandler With
Arthur Bruce.
CHAPTER XXII.
(Copyright 1918, Star Company)
In all her life Honora Brent had
never been as much depressed as
she was when she climbed the stairs
to her room after parting from
Arthur Bruce. The whole world
seemed awry, and she was too
young to appreciate that few things
except bereavement and disgrace re
main incurable for very long.
Mildred was already In her room.
She had thrown off the wrap that
she had worn all the evening. This
garment had a hood which had been
drawn closely over her head. Now
that she had removed the cloak,
her abundant hair, that had been
held in p] ace j, y fj, e head covering,
feu in a mass over her shoulders,
in spite of the fact that her eyes
were still reddened from crying she
looked strikingly pretty as she came
toward her sister.
"Honora," she said, "don't let's
be peeved with each other. Bet's i
kiss and make up.'*
The phrase was one that their
mother had taught her small daugh
ters to use after their childish quar
rels. It softened Honora's heart.
Surely, dear," holding out her
arms to her "little sister."
But as Mildred raised her lips'
for the token of reconciliation the I
older girl started violently.
What's the matter?" queried i
Mildred.
Oh, nothing," Honora said, as she
kissed the hot lips. "Only, Mildred
dear"—holding her at arms' length
and scrutinizing her fixedly—"did
you have anything to drink when
Tom Chandler took those high
balls?"
Mildred shook her head.
Alildred Confesses
"Are you sure?" Honora per
sisted.
"Oh, what a fuss you are!" the
other girl exclaimed. "What I had
I was not the kind of thing that goe's
to one's head at all. Tom said it
was perfectly harmless Just an j
innocent bracer. It has a pretty
name. too. They call it a 'silver
fizz.' Ever taste one?"
"No, I never did, and I have not
the least idea what it'is."
"Well, it is all right for a girl to
take one. anyway," Mildred insisted.
"Tom said so."
"But where did you get It?" Ho
nora questioned.
"Out at Nash's—you know that
big place the other side of tVild
wood."
"But that's a regular roadhouse!"
Honora gasped. "Oh. Milly, you
should not have gone there!"
"I don't see why not," the other I
argued. "What was the harm In our
going into a restaurant for a sand- I
wich and a little something to
drink? Anyway, It was so early in
the evening that there was hardly
anybody there. I felt 1 a bit funny
about it at first, but before we left!
a couple of women came In with j
two men. Even though the women
did not look like our kind—they
were overdressed and over colored,
you know—l was glad that I was
not the only person in petticoats.
Now don't look cross, Honora."
Her voice broke and tears rushed
to her eyes. Her sister had never
seen her in such an emotiomtl state |
ns she had been in for the past hour, j
She Jumped to the conclusion that I
the shock of the automobile accident]
had been too much for the girl's
nerves.
"Well, never mind, dear," she said
gently. "Let ua get to bod. You
have had an agitating experience, I
and you must feel badly shaken.
Like a child, Mildred kissed her |
sister again.
"Nice old Honora," she murmured, j
Again the faint, acrid smell of an ;
alcoholic beverage assailed Honora's j
nostrils. But sho made no further
comment. There would be an abund
ance of time later in which sho
could think the matter over.
A Difference In Men
She tried to defer all consideration
of the events of the evening until
this "later" period. Just now her
sister must be quieted and soothed.
To this end she began to help the
girl to undress, chatting meanwhile
of unexciting matters. Mildrod lis
tened sleepily. Suddenly she laughed,
as at a pleasant thought.
"Isn't Arthur a dandy chap?" she
demanded Irrelevantly. "I was
afraid he would bo cross or angry
when he found that I had gone with
Tom Instead of with him. Then I
did not know but what he might
be disgusted at my crying for such
a long while as I did. But when I
once began to cry, I could not stop
myself. I don't know why. And In
spite of it all, Arthur was Just us
sweet with me as he ever was.
Really," musingly, "he cares a lot
for me. Honora. 17 he didn't, he
wouldn't be so nice to me."
Then as her sister made no com
ment, she continued:
"There's a big difference between
, Arthur and Tom. Now, Tom thinks
I a lot of me, but he shows It only
II by trying to get me to go around
with him and in saying lovely
things to me. He even kisses me
when I let him—as you know. Only"
—seeing her sister's quick frown of
disapproval—"l do not let him do it
often any more —not since that
night when he kissed me in the
conservatory—you remember?"
Hoilora nodded.
"\yell," Mildred went on, "Arthur
is not a bit like that, lie cares for
me In a different kind' of way. He
never has tried to be affectionate
like Tom. But to-night he did
start to put his arm around my
waist. Did you notice it?"
"He did it to help you up the
path," Honora femarked. "He
thought you might trip or fall —you
were so unnerved."
"Perhaps so," the other admitted.
"But afterward he kissed both my
hands. 1 really like him better than
Tom."
Honora felt vaguely sick as she
listened to these remarks from the
girl who had of late been so reti
cent übout her own affairs. She had
never before known Mildred to be
as loquacious or so lacking in good
taste.
"I think," she said, gravely, "that
you would best stop talking and
go to bed, my dear. It is very late."
(To Be Continued)
Life's Problems
Are Discussed
By Mrs. Wilson Wood row
What's an engagement for? "To
end the story," the movie director
will answer, visualizing a romantic
close-up of the hero and heroine on
a mountain-top or in a rose-garden.
"To be broken," shrugs the co
quette, with a scalp-string of half a
dozen betrothals to her credit.
Of the two the coquette is the
more nearly right. That at least is
the potential significance of the en
gagement ring. In theory 1 , a young
man and young woman who are at
tracted toward each other enter a
sort of purgatory or probationary
stage preliminary to their actual
marriage and during which they are
supposed to decide whether or not
they want to proceed to the altar.
No binding or definite views arc ex
changed. It would seem to follow
as a natural corallary that either
was privileged to withdraw from
the compact.
Why then the odium attached to
the name of "Jilt?"
There Isn't much so far as a wom
an is concerned. If the girl returns
his ring and writes him a short note
telling him she feels she has made
a mistake and wishing him well,
she may go on her way' practically
unscathed to fresh conquests.
But for the mun to do so stands
as a black mark against him. Let
him back and fill as he will, "honor"
demands that he redeem his prom
ise; or if he proves stubbornly re
calcitrant and is financially respons
ible the courts will mulct him in
substantial damages, with the added
Joy of having all his fond and fool
ish letters spread upon the record.
Theory or no theory, the engagod
man In actual practice 1b bound hand
and foot. Unless his fiancee shows
mercy, he has got to go through
with It. A touch of moonlight mad
ness, the impulse of a summer flirta
tion —"And her 'yes' once said to
you shall be YES forever more."
A young man who is in this sort
of a pickle has written me to ask
hat he can do. w
He has been engaged to ft young
woman for about three years, and
he confesses that for the first two
years of that period ho was very
happy in the thought of marrying
her.
Some ten or twelve months ago,
though, he was obliged to take a
vacation on account of his health,
and while away was thrown into
close association with another girl.
Almost before they knew It they
were In love.
lie seems to have struggled
Every Woman Needs
IRON at Times
B NUXATED IRON
against Ills new passion. "I told her
that I expected to be married," hd
says, "and we both sought to avoid
the inevitable. But it was in vain.
There came a moment when we ad
mitted that we loved each other."
Nevertheless, they parted. "Being
held by honor, I returned home and
tried to forget. But it is useless,"
he cries. "Half distracted by the
situation, I am fast becoming a
wreck. I can't go back'on my word;
yet how can I face the prospect of
marrying a woman that I no longer
love? And the date of our wedding
what he can do.
"It is all the harder because the
other girl and I encounter each
other quite frequently going to or
coming from work. On these occa
sions, when we stop and talk to each
other, we have often agreed not to
speak if we shoulij meet again, but
we always do.
"I have thought of making a
clean breast to my fiancee and tell
ing her the whole affair, but some
how I cannot brihg myself to the
point of doing so; nor docs the
other girl wish me to. I dop't know
whether it's cowardice on my part
that keeps me silent or the fear of
wounding my fiancee. I only know
that I seem to be drifting straight
to disaster, and I am so miserable
and upset that I am uncertain what
to do."
Half the trouble and unhappiness
in this world would disappear if
people—especially those of opposite
sex—would be frank with one an-
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other. Whatever may be thought
of the fickleness of this young man
I or of the girl who is responsible for
his changed fancy, there is of course
only one square and straightforward
thing for him to do under the cir
cumstances —to go to his fiancee
and tell her candidly tho present
state of his fec'ings. He cannot do
her a worse injury than by permit
ting her to enter into a loveless
marriage with him thus under false
pretenses. She has at least that
much claim upon his boasted honor.
And it may be that secretly she is
Just as unwilling as he to fulfill tho
contract. She could hardly fail to
bo conscious of his altered attitude,
and her own affection may thereby
have cooled, although, like him, she
can see no way of getting out of tho
tangle.
I The whole affair, to my mind, is
| only another argument against the
| folly of long engagements. Why
I should young people tie themselves
j up for a period of years, when the
tie really means nothing at all, and
| the very fact that they feel them-
I selves free agents to a certain de
gree permits their eyes to stray in
other directions. Possibly if this lad
had been safely married during the
two years of his llrst attachment he
would never have discovered the
fascinations of that other girl.
Of the three concerned, the
fiancee has my sympathy at present;
but if upon hearing the truth sho
should fail to release her young man
she would lose it, and in addition I
should regard her as richly deserv-
ing all the tribulation that might b
coming to her.
REAR ADMIRAL ZANE DIES t
Washington, Jan. 3.—Rear Admi-.'
ral A. V. Zane, U. S. N., retired,
yesterday at his residence here. H
had been recalled to active dutjS
and served in the reserve corps durJ"
ing the period of the war.
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