Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-27
LITTLE LADY"
Chapter XVI

| did not realize IT then, but my "iioie |
poslton for the week end WAS changed by
that simple question of MIR. TremaIne
What is your choice, little iady!
For moment ] did not know what
10 saw. then something OF his own mock
ing spirit entered me and asked, What
are YOU going TO do. Mr. TremaineI
For some reason. everyone laughed,
and felt more a part of the house party
than had vet Jack Madden had invited
me or at least asked his SISTER To invite
me for this week end. But because |
would not give in to ono OF ms Wlilul
impulses. he had made up his mnd To
| ignore me and make me altogether uncom-
| Portable for nv short VISIT tntH inns
moment | had seen no way out. except
| to be the cheerful on-looker OF INC party
around me. -
But now | WAS in IT. | knew 1t by uie
wav others looked at me ior the iirst
| time-as though | must bc interesting
because this funny, httie red-haired man.
| Mr. Tremainc had chosen to single me out
| Lets take round oi tennis, MI
| Tremainc suggested
| I'm change, cried Jean Warlng quickly.
you'll find racqucts and balls and shoes
| IN the closet there Mrs Norman suggested
We sanntcrcd down to the courts,
lack and MIR T'rcmainc and man cv,rA
one called Don. Mrs. Newton came
stroIling after us, an orange Jersey pulled
over her white frock, rakIsh hat tlitfa
over her eyes
IS We stood waiting for Jean Warning
conld not help thinking how long II
took her to got out of that charming hluc
dress that she had called my attention
a. with such pride 4 least my old dress
was ready for good hard play
We PLAYED stiff game, Mr. Ircmainc
and against Jean Waring and Don, ~hl'e
Jack and Mrs Newton volleycd rather
aimlcsslv on the other our
Game and soet" caiicd Air Tremalnc
.cyye might mn over to the sound fora dip
That would he Jolly. saId Jean NarnG-
had no bathing suit. 50 wrapped 3
coat around me and waited for the Others
10 Get ready. Soon VIC were piled INTO the
car and gliding over the road 70 the beach
"Tgh II looks cold said Mrs Newton
pointing out 70 the waves THAI were gr'cil
and gray in the sunlight
sat down on the beach alone as the
Others went toward the water watched
their funny expression as they dipped
toe INTO the cold sea
where's the little ladv2 Mr. re-
name had turned To see ne sitting on me
beach alone. One dip and u be withyon
True IL his word he took plunge, thcn
shaking himself like : dog, nc came NJ e
the beach beside me.
Still / could see no reason tor the
strange Difference with which the Other
c,,ests treated hi II, from the pretty
! fllrtations Jean Na-ng q heavy Mt
Norman There must be something II
This man would try 10 discover II
~ can't get used 70 seeing men out @
sad thong h [ iCSSly
"Ah. said Mr., Tremaine looking al
me keenly. "vou too"
Then he went on 70 tell me with tha
, accent which was new 10 me, that nc va
over from England on 3 war mission, tina
he had taken this week end to run dow
into the country and try to rest
But YOU are not ike these others,
! he ended. You have some purpose Il
r lie can see it
! -Oh YES. ! work. SAID, but though
: how aiIrless was my work and how httl
i | cared for it.
! These others work, too ] am sure Q
: it-Red Cross Work and all sorts OF thing
1 that arc necessary now
You don't know that any more thai
he said nockinglv but admire yo1
for saving II. One could know YOU woll'
!, defend them
,
I cries Don
i VERY wise, emphasized Jean y ann
" With ms nuation did not understand theI
. Jack Madden gave one searching loo
AZ me and then said. viii YOU nun honl
i with me, Hazel?
= felt that he had acted ike q cad; bu
= wanted to give him d chance 70 redeer
Il himself
y y Yes. l cried. getting to my feer
. The Others piled INTO tie car.
~ ait a moment, Hazel, III be Wit
% YOU. Jack begged
| stood near the car and heard Jea
4 sav 10 Mrs. Newton, She looks 50 slmp
y and pretty. but she's willy little thln
"a Sits out on the sands there with nm, whi
we 90 IN bathing and come out OF the wat'
= looking hideous!
stepped back few PAGES. 50 that vi
= what thev thought of me that ] had s
70 ont 20 charm Mr. TreInaine' What W
IS there about the man that made HIM
~ we'll worth charming
- Ready Hazel?' Jack ran mp. The
was All his old desire to please, IN his volC
and new respect.
To1norrow Distinguished Cue