Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
HAPPINESS AND DOUBT
of Preceding ChaUfePS

$500 AAS
Happy Lady" by the children of the
little town of Pennington because of
her bright smile and sunny DISPOSE
ton. She seems always to rise SUI.
pertor to circumstances-her ather's
death, her mothers invalidism, the
struggle to make an insufficient in
come keep them comfortably. And
when she meets and falls in love with
David Thorne n becomes engaged
TO him. her cup of happiness seems
TO overflow. |
David mas beer attracted by Alice's
happy, e~asy-going disposition. Only
nee her comfortable carelessness-
in the matter of her appearance
called forth a gentle rebuke.
CHAPTER 10
The news of Alice's engagement to
David spread rapidly. As q matter
of fact, she had told no one directly,
but she n David were seen togeth-
er several times and rumor soon
connected the names of 'the Fair
banks girl and that new young
man" The smallest of all worlds is
II really believe they knew 1t be-
fore we did," David remarked with
@ grin as he perched himself on the
rail of the porch one warm evening.
i've had our people, most Of them
total strangers, congratulate me on
AAy use 6 i1Eit NOLagH
Yes, Mrs. Myer and Mrs. DIR.
James dropped in this afternoon"
Alice answered. "MrR DR.. James
had heard of 1t in her neighborhood,
and she lives way down ia the center
Of the town"
'"The more that know 1t the better.
I'm proud to have it known that I'm
going to marry the prettiest girl in
Pennington"
Goose" rebuked Alice, and blush-
ed with pleasure at his compliment.
DO you think" whispered David
with mock seriousness, do you think
anyone would see me if L came over
there and kissed your"
~ don't know Alice answered
laughing. 'The climbing roses do
make a thick SCREEN"
But almost before she has finish
ed, David's arms were around her
and his lips were against hers. And
she gave q little sigh of pure con-
tent and happineA For it was so
wonderful to be in love!
Tomorrow I'll tell my little
friends over in the foreign section"
she said. ID you remember the day
you drove me to Dagotown?'
And we drove to the farm!" add
cd David. '"rhat reminds me, you
must go out there with me tomorrow.
The old farmhouse is being done over
and I'm to pick out u quarters"
Wndt 90 you uedH Alice want
ed to know.
'Where we're to live, goosie,"
David laughed, reaching over and
taking one of h-r hands. you see,
the downstairs part of the old house
viii have q big hall. a sort of COM
mon living room, with the old farm
house fireplace left intact, and the
dining room and kitchen changed
enough to be convenient. Upstairs
is to be divided into two apartments
of living room, bedroom and bath. /
was to have one, and Rolfe, who
works with me out there another,
and extra bedrooms OF the floor
above are for our assistants"
"Yes?" Alice encouraged.
We'll, OF course. 1t wl#be you and
I In n of the apartments instead
Of Just me alone, that's ALL
'You mean I'm to move out
there?" queried Alice.
well, / hope you don't intend to
live here after we're married and let
ME go out there!" David laughed at
her. "There'l be an extra room for
YOUR mother, and there will be a
h-ousekeeper TO get our meals and
keep things straight"
Butt could do that" protested
Alice, appalled, at the idea Of such
luxury.
why should you? The state pro-
vides this for the men who live on
the Model Farm. After a time there
will be separate houses built, ana
we'll have q whole one to ourselves,
sweetheart. But things are all ex-
detrimental as yet"
"But what would I do with myself
II I had no work." Alice looked