Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-09
A CALLER
GIL 40


CHAPTER AZ
Lawrence Marlowe, too, was to
play a part in Alice's development,
but a more important part than most
of the others the girl met. AS is he
cas- with most friendships which be-
gin with more than personal attrac-
ton as a basis. the feeling of friend
Illness became very warm and very
real.
1t had started when Lawrence
noticed the book Alice WIS carrying.
Now. most of h girls he knew
had no more serious purpose in Ire
than to look charming and to marry
well. Some went in for society.
some for a domestic life. many OF
them were very well ducated and
cultured, but none OF them were 10
be met on the street carrying large
volumes of chemistry or any such
subject! This fact lifted Alice up
from the average girls he met. IN
stead OF being merely another girl,
she was an interesting individual.
Lawrence developed a sudden in
terest in the settlement house In
Shanty-town. His position in his
fathers office gave him plenty OF
leisure. and life in Pennington offer
ed few enough diversions.
81 don't know what the attraction
Is. I'm sure" Mrs. Godfrey confessed
to q fellow-workcr. That MarIoWe
hoy is out about -four times a week.
He's been useful. bless him! | sus-
poet It's a glrl-but as l have at least
twenty girls here at various times
helping, L haven't been able 10 MAKE
out which one"
Lawrence had not either. the first
week or two. He went out 10 the
tiny house ut first because 1t was a
novelty. Later he found the trans
formation tina white paint, soapsudS
- .mrrArnnu VEgrn accom-
plishing, fascinating to watch. Sun
later, the dark, eager-faced children
of the quarter caught his eye. But
after a time he learned that the ar
ternoons he enjoyed most were the
ones when he worked under the d.
reetion of Alice Fairbanks.
One blowy afternoon In Marcn.
Alice put away a paint brush and
can with a little tired sigh, and went
ont to the kitchen to clean h stains
from her hands. Almost all the
house wa finished. Glasses were TO
start the next week. Lawrence, VINO
had been playing the v~ictrola In the
front room and dancing with n INV
olous-minded helper, came out as
Alice was putting on her coat.
'qu walk along with YOU, II you
don't mind" he suggested. Allce
gave him the frank. comradely smile
he liked so much, and they started
out together. -
You're most aMfully competent,
he said, as they started on the pain
through the vacant fields. where
aid you learn 10Y to do so many
things2"
I'm not so competent" Alice OBJ
jected modestly.
"I'ye seen you paint inside and
outside the house. You mended the
renee. You cooked luncheon one day
for n lot of us. You managed to put
mai soualling Italian baby to sleep
last week when its own mother
oouldn't-" .
sShe joggled it about too much.
only held it quietly" Mt
whatever you did, it acted IKE
magic. You can sew curtains. tack
carDet. make bookshelves-I assure
you 1 stand in awe before your many
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
"Don't laugh at me-" Alice begged.
though she urned and laughed al
him as h spoke.
renee had q slight and not unpleas'
ing drawi. 1rt sbo,,
vou my only accomplishment AIlct
said. I'm to transform these vacanl
lots In fourishing gardens ana keel
a model garden back OF the se' Ier
ment house so all these folks can SCI
how it's done. Besides, L nave .
garden of my own home"
INV word!' Lawrence Amos
easped It. "And you expect to dc ai
fhat-and study chemistry -,
I'm discouraged about tna,,
Alice said dolefully. ut really can
not be studied without help ant
without laboratory work.
"Set UP a little laboratory IN you
cellar" Lawrence suggested.
frst years work is perfectly simple
"But all the apparatus anu IN
ana I'm not a millionaire" Alice sal
with her usual f~rankness
"Oh, they won't be much. L sa!
II you want to do it. rye got a ls
AZ that stuff at home