Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
And So They
We're Married
BY HAZEL DEYo BATCHELOR
corrtoht, 1919, BY Public Ledger Co.
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TIME tables we're certainly turned this
time, for as Ruth came downstairs
In her fame -colorcd dress she saw that
neither Grace nor Beatrice wore eve
ming frocks. They were dressed in
crisp organdie, Grace in yellow and
Beatrice in violet, and they looked very
young and girlish but not ut all alarm
ing as they had that first night when
Ruth had felt so out of it all. Bob
Edwards was there talking to Beatrice
and George was there and another nice
looking boy. Ruth thought they all
looked terribly much like cubs and she
was Just too old for cubs although she
had to play the game tonight.
She felt George Evcrctt's eyes on
her. They implored, they pleaded, they
were full of homage, but Ruth did not
look at him directly. She saw the other
man whom she had not met turn away
from Grace Lovett who was trying to
entertain him by laughing vapidly at
everything he said, and stare at her in
surprise. Ruth was quite conscious Of
her little triumph, taking it all in all,
but it was not because she glOriCd in
it through any mean motive, but be-
cause she was having revenge on these
girls for having put her at a loss when
she had been an utter stranger to
everyone at the dance that night two
weeks ago.
Beatrice, however, was too happy to
bear any ranCor that night. She called
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Bob would not even look at Ruth.
Look at Mrs. Raymond. Isn't she
wonderful?'
And every one looked and Ruth had
quite a little reception.
1t was the same at the clubhouse.
Going over in the car Ruth had sat
next to George Everett, whom she had
purposely avoided. She was a little
amused watching his tense young face
as it occasionally flashed against a street
light.
''Of course, he isn't really in love
with me-" Ruth said to herself, she
Just thinks he is" Which isn't good
logic, for every one knows that a boys
infatuation is a serious thing and is apt
to lead to serious consequences.
At the clubhouse, too, everything was
different. In the dressing room when
Ruth slipped off her coat and proceeded
to calmly arrange her hair and to sci
In the tall black comb a little higher
she felt not at all intimidated by the
younger set. Beatrice more than made
up in cordiality for Grace Lovett''
sulkiness, and oneN young fluffy thint
who had pointedly overlooked Ruth two
weeks ago now came up, proffered hel
a powder box and began to chat. 1
was as though they recognized Ruth
power and preferred to cater to he
rather than to antagonize her in any
way.
Ruth accepted the powder box ant
smiled to herself.
1--WE women are all the same" sh,
thought sagely to herself. II wonder
if I am as obvious as these girls are
They're all afraid Of their lives that
will bother their men. Why wasn't
so dangerous two weeks ago when ever,
one ignored me, and even the men saw
nothing at all in me but the fact tina
! was married and therefore spoiled
their fun?"
Or course Ruth had not remembere
that in small town gossip of all kind
is banded around lightly. 1t gains il
Importance as it is repeated, so tina
every one in town knew that Ruth wa
considered heart breaker and that sh
could have any man she liked withou
the least bit of trouble. Every woman
there felt this a challenge and knev
not at what moment Ruth might decid
that she liked the looks of some one o
their men. All of which was quite alb
surd. Ruth was no vampire, she wa
simply an attractive, out of the ordi
nary girl and il was not at all strang
that having set out to do so she had fas
cinated boy who was like a moth sing
ing his wings at the fame.
1t did not help Grace Lovett's feel
ings to realize that all these girls knew
that before Ruth put in an appearance
George Everett had been quite attract
ed by Beatrice's friend from out o
town, but she had determined to pla.
up to this new man Beatrice had in
vited for her with every vile she pos
sessed.
Ruth was sitting at the little enam
eled dressing table when Dot Salisbur!
blew in-hair badly dressed, ugly littl
face, and everything considered, she wa
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