Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
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TNIIE others meyer knew how it quite
i began, but Ruth knew that it all
dated from that morning. Certainly
that first night at the dance when she
met Lieutenant Everett for the first
time he had not been at all impressed
with her it had been Grace Lovett who
had appealed to him with her soft baby
ways and her wide innocent eyes.
That morning when George had left
her to take Grace LOvett to camp Ruth
was quite contented to have things as
they were. She knew that she had
planted the seed carefully and the very
fact that George Everett had promised
to take Miss Lovett out with him would
make him wish more than ever that
he had not made the date and could
be with Ruth.
On the way up to her room she
passed the open door Of Beatrice'S room
and glanced in. Grace was standing
before the mirror pulling sport hat
this way and that; they had been
talking bnsily. and Ruth had an idea
that it was about her.
She met Beatrice'S eyes and that
young person threw her smile.
Your husband was looking for
you," she accused youthfully.
Ruth paused at the door.
He was? When was that:
Right after breakfast when YOU
were out iu the swing with George
Everett
"Why didn't you tell him I was
there, if you knew" Ruth was smil-
ing. She did not feel at all at loss
before Beatrice's admirable unself con-
seriousness as she had the night before
at the dance.
Il didn't know it then" Beatrice's
exclamation was brief, and Ruth quite
understood that Grace Lovett had told
her.
All this time Grace herself had not
turned from the mirror. As Ruth her
self turned to go into her own room,
she met the girls eyes in the glass,
they we're stormy with feeling.
Ruth opened the door of her room
and went in. Scott was adjusting n tie
before his chiffouier and turned as she
entered.
Hello" he said brightly,
"Hello," she returned coolly. were
you looking for me?"
Yes. want to go down to the boat
house with Kenneth and me? We'r"
going to have some tennis"
Il don't want to look on, it's too
: hot"
< Il don't want you to look on" Scott
/ reioined hastily 1--WE want to play
t doubles. Miss Salisbury is going with
t u.s."
Ruth was in a quaudary. It sh'
= refused to go she would make Scott
think that she was jealous aud vet SHE
did not want to go bit. Suddenly au
idea struck her. Grace Lovett wa
Il going to camp with Everett, and Bea
trice had nothing to do. Why not max
Beatrice go by telling Scott that Sh'
had nothing to do!
"Why don't you ask Reatrice?' Rutl
= asked innocently as though it had oc
@ Cured to her as duty.
= Scott did not like Beatrice and RutI
L knew it.
"Are you going to do anything elseT
~. Scott answered Ruth'S question Wit
n another.
Eyes, am returned Ruth hlandIy
= Her heart was beating wildly; she wa
If hoping that Scott would pot ask he
what she was going to do, hut he didn'
his pride saved him from that.
= Ruth made preteuse Of tighteuin
" buckle on her white kid pumps, dashe
W q powder puff over her cheeks and chiI
Is pulled her hat down rakishly and wit
ss a light "See you later" rau out {
mi the room.
VI She fattered herself that she ha
done that rather well, that SEQ
i couldn't possibly suspect that she hadn
thing in the world to to. She woul
disappear somewhere, she would kee
him guessing as to- her whereabouts
If that was what he wanted, to be keT
! guessing, she would manage someho'
to be mysterious, no matter how har
it was.
II Downstairs she encountered Beatrie