Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-06
THE GIRL WHO
SMILED THROUGH
A RISE

Copyright. George s.a,chew Adams


As a matter OF fact, the way from the
Fairbanks house to the post oihce leo
down Dexter street three blocks, then 20
The left four more, until q small park and
: the post Office building was reached LOIS,
having made an elaborate excuse about
mailing letter, went down Dexter street,
nut instead OF turning left, she turned 20
The right and followed along wide street
for several blocks. At last she neared the
house she was looking for--an oid-iash-
ioned boarding house where Davld was
living.
no,cb n was after the supper hour, and
he x,ould be there smoking cigarette, or
eI.e he would already be on his way around
IN her own house 70 see Alice. She had
timed herself we'll, for David turned out
the gate As she came along.
He stopped, smiling and raising his hat,
In hurry7" be asked, "I'Il walk back
with you" -.
s.Tt would take you too far out of your
5Do let me come" he begged. Farm
ington isn't so big that any GRAND would
take me very far away.
LOIS seemed to hesitate. She looked up
at him. her blue eyes blinking rapidly, her
little mouth drawn down patheticaily.
oil can't tell you where I'm going,
she said. Anyway, ! can't take you
What's the great mystery" David
ssked puzzled by her manner.
well, it's-I cant see you TINS evening
I'm going to stay with Clara tins evening
until YOU We gone home. You see, Mrs;
Fairbanks .hinks-and Alice thinks
she hesiteted, looking at him appeaiingiy-
Thinks what" David was very much
puzzled. Here, turn around and Walk
along with me and tell me shout 1t.
We'll. neutrality-suspicious. ve been TOO
nice to you, that I've been iirtine WITH
Won. and irving 20 make you fall III love
full"
What nonsense David said, flushing
rcd suddenly. mo one thinks anything
least of all Alice. That's not like Alice.
"Well, YOU see, it's all too horrible and
nainfuI to tell YOU" Lois sad, her mouth
still drawn into baby rosebud. And OF
course they've been so nice 70 me, ! can
saw ANYTHING that sounds as II | were
talking about them She turned again 70
look at David, her eyes appealing as only
Lois knew how TO make them.
$50 / won't see you again" Her voice
held hint of utter detection. ''And, oh,
David. | do like you so much, and you We
been go lovely to me" Tears were in every
word and tone now. David, once on his
guard, was completely vanqnshed by this
sudden turn Of events.
Yet he felt helpless to suggest anything
OF course. it WASH like Alice 10 be jealousl
And he hadn't gwen her reason to be
either, Manlike, he resented jealousy in s
woman. They walked on in silence. At
the street where Clara lived, LOIS turned
to him again.
edo YOU think it would be very wicked
If ! wen. out to the farm with you just
once again?'' she asked. u know you'll
think IL forward Of me, but I'd like 10 see
Just once-before ] go.
4 course, il wouldn't be wicked. Wen
tomorrow and you can meet me at the
lables where j keep my horse AS for
going, that's nonsense, If your reason is
because YOU think If viii make trouble be-
tween Alice and me-"
"Au right, III meet YOU and we'll drive
the lovely gray horse, won't we?' Lois
looked up at him with another of her
smiles, the one that made her look as
though she were smiling through tears.
How very, very blue her eyes were,
David thought But be said nothing. He
raised his hat, and turning, started down
the street and on bis way TO Alice.
But, Alice, having finished her supper
dishes early, remembered an errand that
should have been done that afternoon.
I'm not going to dress up for David"
she said to her mother. This dress is
clean, if it isn't handsome. I've book of
MIR. Joyce's that he l. need, and N going
to return it.
Thus it was, that Alice, ready to leave
Clara's saw David and Lois down the
street and the general air Of intimacy be-
tween the two. 1t was too dark TO see their
faces, but their very outlines told the
story. Slipping around the house, Alice
went through the garden to another street
and home that way. When she met David,
there was curious constraint IL her man
ner.
Monday-Doubt.
bashiul Suitor-'D-do you realize that