" When a Girl Marries"
By ANN USLE
A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problems of a Girl Wife
CHAPTER CI 1
(Copyright 1919, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
Swept by an instinct deeper than
mere impulse, I hurried from that
strange luncheon party at the Clln
sarge, flung himself extravagantly
Into a taxi and gave the driver. Vir
ginia's address.
There had been pleading in Car
lotta Sturges's eyes, and stark
amusement in Tom Mason's gaze.
None of that mattered. I had to go
to Virginia with'the message that I
felt Pat Dalton trying to convey
to her through me each time we
met and he fumbled sadly for
words.
The feeling that I was a messen
ger • conveyed me past the door
man at the entrance to Virginia's
apartment building, up in the ele
vator and so to her very door. I
felt Pat and Virginia coming close
again. Their happiness seemed real
■ —Accomplished.
Then the maid admitted me to
Virginia's apartment.
And the very first thing I did—
did Instinctively, ' without fore
thought or planning—was to stare
over at the console table where the
silver basket of crimson Jacquemi
nots with the tiny pale pink "sweet
heart roses" had stood the night be
fore.
It wasn't there.
Anonymous, that basket of fra- |
grance had been allowed to deck ;
Virginia's living room. Revealed
as the gift of Pat Dalton, it had
been removed.
But where was it? Had Vir
ginia transported it tenderly to her
own room—or had she flung it out
of her home in high resentment of
her husband's daring? My own un
spoken words startled me. Never
before bad 1 thought of Pat Dal
ton as Virginia's husband. I'd just j
accepted them vaguely as Pat and |
Virginia—two persons who ought to
be together and were apart.
The rustle of draperies in the hall
made me drag my eyes away from j
their search of the room where Pat's
gift had been denied a place.
"Forgive me for keeping you
waiting." came Virginia's smooth
tones from the hallway—and she
followed close upon her words, "It's
sweet of you to run in, Anne."
Perfectly meaningless, formal
words. They might have been ad
dressfd to a mere acquaintance. I
tried to evade her chill influence.
No Luck for Him .
This child won't play or smile. He is real sick.
His tongue is white, breath feverish, stomach sour.
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omel or pills. How he hates them. He would
rather remain sick. No! He won't tell mother!
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"This isn't a party-call, Virginia,"
i I declared. "Last night I left with
a question unanswered between us.
I have come to answer it. ..."
"Indeed?" Virginia dashed a little
cold spray in my face, "Dear Anne
whp so solemn? I am glad to
see you, of course. But I don't re
call any—vital questions that we
must' answer. Will you let me take
your hat and cape, and order tea
for you—or shall we go out for a
bit of a stroll?"
"Let me talk to you first—please.
I must say what's in my heart," I
murmured in a voice I tried to
make clear and strong.
"Fire—when ready," laughed Vir
ginia.
1 sat forward in my chair and
spoke in a voice I vaguely noticed
was low and tense —not high and
cleor as 1 had planned.
"Virginia—l've just come from
lunching at the Clinsarge. That's
where I'd been —to have tea with
him the day Phoebe saw me with—
with Pa! He begged me so to
come. To help him. His eyes seem
to beg me all the time.
"To-day I happened to be there
again—and he came in, and to our
table. And he was so—reckless and
bitter. Somehow without planning
it, I' had to say I was coming here,
j And he took my hand—so pleading
ly, and whispered as if it were—a
| cry for help: 'You're on your way
! to see Jeanie.'
"He said it to you almost instead
of me. He's so unhappy, and he.
seems to believe I can get him the
key again—the key to happiness.
Oh, Virginia—Virginia—it's ha'ppi
iess—and life that's at stake "
When I -began to speak I didn't
dure to look at Virginia. But grad
ually my eyes went of their own
j volition at her face. Her head was.
| Hung high. The muscles of her
I throat were so taut that they stood
. but in cords. And her nostrils
were quivering. She looked pathetic
| —like a thoroughbred straining to
I run a losing race.
My heart pounded. Had I found
the key that would open the door
to happiness for Virginia? I wanted
to run over and take her in my arms,
but I forced myself to sit still—
and wait.
Virginia's white hands twisted in
her lap. She protruded her lower
jaw like an unhappy child and set
its teeth in her upper lip.
Suppose in a far off corner of my
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brain there was the thought that if ■
Virginia's happiness could be re
stored—my own love might revive
to all its wonder and fulness.
And now Virginia turned her far
away eyes to me. They were warm
and tender, ready to welcome
dreams.'
"How did you happen to be at the
Clinsarge again to-day?" she asked.
"Did Pat ask you to come? Has he
sent you to me?"
I went cold all over, and Carlotta
Sturges's mocking voiced seemed to
cry from the shadows:
"Tell her the truth, if you dare.
Tell her how you came to be ut the
Clinsarge to-day."
(To be continued)
Advice to the Lovelorn
Shall She Marry the Sailor?
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am seventeen and recently be
came acquainted, by flirtation at the
ruilroad station, with a young sailor
two years my senior. His home is
in California, And he has been there
on a furlough since Thanksgiving.
Since we met we have been corres
ponding quite regularly, and his let
ters have become more serious since
his return home. He has had his
mother write me two letters, which
were very nee. He expects to get
his discharge soon, and has asked
me to marry him and go to Califor
nia to live. Now, Miss Fairfax, as
1 am motherless, I ask your kind
advice. ' A. D.
Your sailor has certainly done his
best to atone for his indiscreet man
ner of your meeting. But as for
marrying him immediately, my feel
ing is that you are too young. Then,
can it be that you know each other
well enough to be sure what you are
undertaking? And yo do not say
that you are in love with him. My
suggestion is that you wait at least
a year, so that you may both feel
sure of yourselves.
An "A"' and "B" Problem.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
"A" a young man* nineteen was
taken ill recently and at his request
an intimate friend of his, a girl of
eighteen, called "B," visited him at
his home. "B" came unescorted at
about 6 p. m. This was her second
visit,, the first being made with a
married sister of her a few weeks
previous. "B" has known "A's" sis
ter for almost two years, but has
not associated with her very inti
mately.
"When it was after 9 o'clock "A's"
sister asked "B" to call up her moth
er saying she would stay with "A's"
sister overnight, for she had no one
to escort her through the park to
reach the elevated to get home. "B"
declined the invitation on the ground,
that it was before 10 and that she
was not afraid.
We should like your, opinion as
to whether it would have been suit
able for "B" to have accepted this
ihyitation, as we have debated the
question with no result. H. K.
As the invitation was doubtless
prompted merely by civility, it was
not necessary to consider it serious
ly and the natural thing for "B" to
<lO was to go home as she did. But
aren't you making much of a small
matter? If you believe there would
be any impropriety of one girl's be
ing the other's* guest merely because
of. the young man, you are quite
mistaken. If "B" had * chosen to
accept the invitation there could
have been no ground for criticising
her.
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THE HEART BREAKER
A REAL AMERICAN LOVE STORY
By VIRGINIA TEHIIUNK VAN IE WATER
Before Mildred Brent slet>t that
night, she wrote a note to Arthur
Bruce, asking him to set a time
when he could come to see her.
"I have been thinking of you a
great deal for the past few days,"
she said, "and remembering what
good times we used to have togeth
er. And I have missed you. Don't
let business crowd our pleasant
friendship out of your life, Arthur."
She did not think It necessary to
read to her sister what she had
written. Nevertheless she asked her
to send Katie with the letter to the
post-box at the corner.
"Why not ask her yourself?"
Honora queried.
"Oli, I don't know," the other ob
jected—"except that she might not
want to go, and might be a bit
crusty about it."
"And -you think I would not mind
her being cross to me, do you?"
Honora teased. Well, X would
mind. Not that ■ 1 think .Katie
would be cross about it, but if she
is it may as well be to you as to
me." .
The older sister congratulated her-]
self on saying this, for it proved to
her that she had the courage to force
upon Mildred some of the difficult
tasks she was always avoiding.
Nor did she voice any protest
when her companion declared test
ily that she would go to the corner
and mail the letter herself sooner
than ask the favor of Katie.
"Just as you please, dear," was
Honora's only comment.
Mildred stared at her in aston
ishment. It was evident that she
was baffled by her sister's change
of attitude. Until now, the older
girl had always done the disagree
able things from which the young
er girl shrank. A sudden realiza
tion had come to Honora that she,
had helped to make Mildred the
inconsequent and self-indulgent
creature that she was.
Mildred did run out with the let
ter, and returned in a few minutes
as cheerful as if her will had not
been crossed, which fact only, con
firmed Honora in the belief that her
own plan of action had been right.
The following morning Mildred's
pleasant mood deserted her',
ltntlicr a Surprise
This change was caused by the
arrival of the mail. The girls had
almost finished breakfast when the
postman's whistle sounded. Mildred
sprang from the table and went to
the front door..
She returned to the dining room
with a letter whose address she was
scrutinizing.
"This is Arthur's handwriting,"
she remarked, "and it's addressed to
'Miss Brent.' I wonder if it wasn't
meant for rje."
"Why?" Honora asked. "You are
not 'Miss Brent.' "
"I know that!" was the brusque
retort. "But he may have addressed
this without thinking. I don't see
what he would. be writing to you
about."
Honora felt herself flush with
vexation. "Let me see the letter,"
she said. "I can then tell for whom
it is intended." > .
Mildred resigned it reluctantly
and stood by, watching her sister .as
she opened it.
"It is for me," Honora informed
her. "It begins, 'My Dear Honora.' "
"What is he writing to you about?"
Mildred queried curiously.
"I have not read the letter yet,"
the other replied. "I prefer to eat
my breakfast- first."
She slipped the missive Into her
belt and went on eating. Mildred
sat down sulkily and finished her
meal in silence.
Honpra knew that her taciturnity
had irritated her sister. But the
first lino of Arthur's letter had
warned the recipient that she had
pTICURA HEALS
ECZEMA ON BACK
Itched Badly. Could Not
Work or Sleep. Also
Blisters On Face.
"I had been suffering with eczema
that broke out in a rash all over my
§back. As soon as I began
to perspire it would itch so
badly that I rubbed 1. so
hard it would bleed. I could
not work and I could not
sleep. Blister: also broke
out on my face.
"I wrote for a free sample
of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I
bought some, and when I had used
one cake of Soap and a half a box of
Ointment I was healed." (Signed)
Michael Chismar, 518 Ally Ave.,
Aliquippa. Pa., Dec. 18, 1917.
How often such distressing, disftg
y uring skin troubles might be prevented
by every-day use of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment for all toilet purposes.
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no right to share its contents with
any one else.
"Will you let me see you about a
confidential matter?" she had read
in one hasty glance.
Later, when Mildred, still vexed
at h'er sister's reticence, had gone
upstairs to get ready for the office,
Honora finished the note.
"I do not want to impose upon
you, but I feel that I must talk over
with ■ you a matter that lies very
close to my heart. I have grown
so accustomed to depending upon
you, and your understanding of me
and my perplexities, that I am ask
ing this favor of you, certain that
you will grant it.
Not Much Satisfaction
"When can I see you alone? I
can get away from the office earlier
than usual this afternoon—if you
can do the same. Suppose we meet
in the reading room of the Public
Library at four-thirty and go for a
Walk'into the country?
"I suggest this, as we will be less
likely to be interrupted than if 1
were to call at your house.
"And if you do not mind, do not
tell even Milly of our meeting until
we have settled some matters upon
which I want your help. I cannot
get along without it, Honora.
- ,' 1 . do not want to bo ther you to
telephone me if you can comply
with my wishes about our meeting.
So unless I hear from you to the
contrary, I will be in the reading
room, near the magazine section, at
the hour named. 1 am looking for
ward to those two hours with* you
I am sure you will not fail me."
The girl folded the letter and
thrust it into her handbag. She
would take it to the office with her.
She wanted it where she could read
it again during the day.
"*** made her heart beat more
quickly, and as she went up to her
rorvL her , hat and jacket a smile
her 11 P*- She told herself
rf? because she was glad
"W n v r trusted her friendship.
mhh™ *u Ve , you ro,ld the letter?"
Mildred asked suspiciously
-oi , Honol " a replied. ' "Are you
thnn J ' W '" be in a mi Ji ut e, and
ean walk downtown to-
Mildred looked at her in perplex
very See^y.' WaS behavin *
To be Continued.
JERSEY BALKS BURLESON
in — Judgo Kellstab,
xnJ!,, Unit . Cd Statcs Court,
jesterday signed an order requiring
the r ? UStel i Generul Burleson and
WstTln vf, companies of the Bell
s> stem in New Jersey to show cause
h ® re ne *t Monda y why an order
eonM ? 0t l8 u Ue then, from
charei" K . ? lncre,lM < ;(l telephone
charges put into effect yesterday.
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135,000 Unemployed
in 21 Cities, Says
Federation Official
j Washington, Jan. 22.—Reports
from twenty-one cities showing
more than 135,000 men unemployed
were submitted to the House immi
gration committee yesterday by
| Frank Morrison, secretary of the
I American Federation of Labor, in
support of his contention that "there
will be bread lines in every indus-
I trial center before May i." Mr.
| Morrison appeared in support of
legislation to restrict immigration.
The reports submitted were in ad-
I dition to those from thirty cities
j given to the committee last Thurs
day by Mr. Morrison. They showed
I Detroit had 50,000 unemployed;
i Philadelphia, 10,000; Bridgeport,
Conn., 15,000; Worcester, Mass., 12,-
000; San Francisco, *5,000, and
j Pittsburgh, 10,000.
House Republicans
Discuss Legislation
Before Next Congress
Washington, Jan. 22.—Republican
members of the House, meeting in
party conference last night, dis
cussed the administration's three
year naval building program and
legislation likely to come before the
next Congress, but no decision for
party action on any questions was
proposed.
Representatives Kelly, of Michi
gan, and Drowning, of New Jersey,
both members of the naval commit
tee, expressed opposite views of the
naval program. Mr. Kelly was un
derstood to have indorsed the ad
ministration policy, while Mr.
Browning was reported to have op
posed increase of the navy, urging
that Congress await the decision of
the Peace Conference as to reduction
of world armament.
SUICIDE CURE FOR INFLUENZA
Norristown, Pa., Jan. 22.—Carroll
Smith, 19 year's old, son of a Fair
view Village fruit grower, was found
hanging in his father's barn stran
gled to death by a strap. He had
been ill with inuenza.
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