Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-17
And So They
We're Married
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright, 1919, bp Public Ledger Co.
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z IT is one thing to imagine a thing ana
4 quite another to recognize it as
self evident fact. For instance 1t was
not so bad in Ruth's estimation to be
sorry for herself, and to decide in her
\ own mind that things were in bad
way, but to have her worst fears con-
firmed in the very evident slight Of
Elsie Carstair's omitting Ruth from
the list of guests invited to the we'd
ding was entirely different.
1t was bad enough to have to try
and appear nonchalant before Natalie,
but when she reached home Ruth had
good cry. That afternoon she was
to meet Scott and they were to look
at several apartments downtown. Nov
ing downtown had seemed horrible to
\ Ruth now she did. not care. Just as
: soon as she could get away from these
people who had liked her when she had
money and position and were willing to
slight her when she had only herself
to offer, the better she would feel.
Ruth, who had really never known
anyone downtown but Betty, who lived
in a cluttered' place and Helen Town
send, who had just an ordinary small
apartment, was really secretly pleased
with the first apartment they looked at.
There were only two rooms, but they
Iop
woodwork was cream colored, and
there was a convenient alcove where
a small stove was slowed neatly away,
and several good broad shelves.
To be sure the bathroom was old
fashioned. Ruth did love her white
\ tiles, and the rather grimy floor did not
appeal to her but the place had plenty
OF light, and Scott said rather eagerly
that he could change the place with
some fresh paint.
THAT is, if you like it at all?" he
finished.
ut isn't bad" Ruth said grudgingly
"Do you think you d be happy herey'
Happy, would she be happy any
where? She felt about this place that
it would be a good hiding place where
she could get away from the old crowd.
and that was all that mattered.
They decided to move in in Septem
Der, when the lease on their own apart
ment was up, but the very next day
after they had decided to take the rooms
the bell rang about 10 o'clock in the
morning and Ruth recognized the two
women who had looked over the apart
ment that morning when Alice had been
in bed in the living room.
"Would you mind if we looked over
\ the place again." the girl asked depre
Z catingly. I'VE haven't seen anything
we have liked as we'll as this. nor as
reasonable
Reasonable" Ruth thought to her
self furiously. 1t was reasonable to
this commonplace creature and yet i,
was too expensive for Scott to afford.
Once more she showed thestwo over
the place. the mother and daughter dis
cussing the merits and Inconvenience
of the place in undertones, Ruth ap.
pearing not to hear or notice anything
"When are you moving yourself?'
, the girl asked finally.
"When the lease is up
nave you any yet
Ruth stared in surprise, but she saw
4 that the girl had some purpose in ask
ing the questions, for she went or
quickly.
"You see, we'd like to move in al
soon as possible
Ruth considered a moment Afteu
all, why not. They might as swell
move right away inasmuch as the!
could get people who were willing t
take the lease over.
"I'n have to speak to Mr.. Raymond
about it,"
"When could you let us know"
'I'll telephone you tonight"
Immediately. He had never liked th
apartment anyway. and the prospec
of the big old fashioned rooms down
town filled him with the idea that n
and Ruth could make a really indivi
dual place out of it. Scott felt strang
toward Ruth; he could not make hel
out of late. He did not understan,
why she was utterly unresponsive, VIII!
their life together had changed SO en-
tirely. Scott did not realize that chang
of any kind affects a woman more thar
1t does a man; man accepts it as
matter of course, a woman resents ant
accepts it only when she can't he'll
herself.
1t was in this spirit and with thi
~ strangeness and aloofness between then
" that they moved into their new place
cutting for Ruth the last cable tina
bound them to the life and the friend
she had loved. For Ruth intended T.
avoid all of the old people; she did no
want to see any one.
(Tomorow, Where the Raymonds Move