Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-13
And So They
Were Married
By HAZEL DEYo BATCHELOR
COPYRIGHT, 1919, bp Public Ledoer Co.
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AT LUNCHEON that Saturday Grace
- Lovett seemed all the more sulky
now that Beatrice was engaged. Bob
Edwards, nice dark haired boy with
ready poise and. pleasant smile,
sat next to Beatrice and engaged all
her attention. They seemed superla-
lively happy. Mrs. Moore regarded
them with smile that was half sad !;
Mr.. Moore was, as usual, entirely rec
onciled to it as the natural outcome OF
boy and girl attachment. There was not
much romance about Mr.. Moore; he
was not imaginative and he was too
easy going to worry about problemat-
lea. things.
The regular fortnightly dance at the
country club was the subject Of con-
onversation during the greater part of
the day. Mrs. Moore had invited a
crowd to the house for dinner so that
they might all go over to the club to-
gether afterward. Ruth heard her at
the telephone after lunch talking to
Dots mother and knew that Dot was
evidently coming with the rest. That
as perhaps nothing else could have. The
feeling that persisted with her all
through the morning, the remorse that
2 she felt for having made George Ever
ett fall in love with her, was tenn
! porarily forgotten. Ruth was deter
mined to shine that night at the dance,
to make it a deliberate contrast be-
tween herself as belle and as wall
flower.
Ruth had not seen Scott alone for a
minute all day. She pointedly avoided
him. She did not meet his eyes and
4 she kept George Everett at her side as
much as she dared. There was a time,
though, when she knew that it would be
impossible to avoid Scott and that was
after dinner, when they were dressing
for the dance. She went upstairs early
and he came in when she was half
\ dressed. She wore a long pink silk slip
and over it breakfast coat that had
been in her trouseau. Her hair had
Just been done and she had dressed II
differently, high on her head, with q
large black comb which had been her
mothers. 1t made her look much
older.
Ruth had thought very seriously
about what she should wear tonight
Remembering the gorgeous evening
gowns in which Grace and Beatrice
had appeared two weeks ago and her
self in a simple little afternoon frock
she determined not to let such a thini
happen again. She had a fame col
ored evening gown which she hac
brought with her and red slippers ant
stockings. 1t was simply made, bu
the color was vividly daring, and sh
had decided to wear 1t. 1t was fun
now across the white bed and Scot
glanced at it as he came in, but h
said nothing about that. Instead h.
came directly over to Ruth and said:
Sweetheart, let me talk to you
Ruth regarded him with limpid eye
/ behind which glinted hidden anger.
!. "Of course" she said, blandly
what do you want to talk about?"
III "About last night"
you mean that you believe wha
n Beatrice said at the breakfast table.
accused Ruth, knowing full we'll tina
IA he did not mean that at all.
~ mo, I don't, 1 mean about wha
happened on the beach,
''Oh, that's all right" said Rutl
lightly, "you needn't explain"
There's nothing to explain, ther
wasn't anything in it,
Then why worry about IT," an,
Ruth turned back to the mirror a
though it did not matter to her one wa!
or another.
"She knew it was foolish; she kne,
in her heart of hearts that this wa
her chance to settle things with Scott
to be back OF the old relations will