Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-09
Chapter XIIx.

Chapter XLIX.
As the July days came on, our activity
increased
II feel "a though | had lost an hour
some time n few weeks ago, and that !
haven't been able to make II up since, |
sald 10 Violet one morning while we were
dong the room work together
II know IT, Vi answered, shaking out n
clean sheet aud throwing il over the bed
Il promised my psychology professor
faithfully that ! would put in seven hours
a week Of study So far I've averaged four
aud haven looked at any other ot my
books
You know, the thing | miss most is
tho newspapers | answered.
They were my favortc recreation in
the CITY, and they were q form of rccrea-
tion could have continued here nj home.
But somehow | never wrote 20 have them
sent me. and If | had done SO, doubt
whether | would have had a moment to
look over them
The wonderful panorama Of life, lts
tragedies. SORROWS, expectations, It's dis
appointments and achievements, had
been spread before me once every day by
the news columns Except for the small
agricultural paper which ! never ready j
had not even seen a printed sheet since We
came back
Its narrowing sort Of life, isn't it2''
VI said, stripping an old case from a
pillow aud making ready ~ put on clean
one She held the pillow mp IN her
teeth too, as Eether did when We changed
the bedsIn this very room some little time
ago and discussed Mark. But there was
such a difference This golden haired girl
was So slim and So graceful. every action
was pleasant to sec, as abe shook ont the
pillows, bent over tho bed, and sfnoothed
the cover with her slender hands.
Yes, il IS narrowing, | answered
IL suppose it narrowing though because
we LET il be 81. There Mrs Potts, she
doesn't live a narrow existence. and she
lives on a bigger farm than ours
Its only over the summer, Vi said.
with n little sigh beginning 70 dust the
room I'm simply existing until We can
get back to our little fat again and col
logo and Bud. You know, Aunt Enid
IN awfulv afraid 90 have him there
alone in the city Bud Is the dearest boy in
the world but he docs need me to look
after him At least, he needs some wO-
man with lots of common sense
You mean that George IS 2 little
weak. a little inclined to WELD TO tempta-
tIon, answered.
'Yes," Vi SAID, ahzcnt-mindedly. he
ginning To dust all over again some
times think N meant to live III tho city
because II does me So much good, hut
that Bud should live IN the country, out
Of the way of temptation
Perhaps after all, II would he = good
thing for Bud to come back and take over
his father farm, as Mr. Fearsoll wants,
| suggested
Perhaps Violet SAID pausing 20 look
out the window and seeing not thing
Init her own inward image Of the hoy she
loved | think II he did, would he
happy even though | hate hard work,
and not much fun and living narrow
life At least We would bc we would
have her voice trallcd of into
nothlngncss She had a habit Of thinking
ont loud when she was with me, and then
gradually talking lower and lower until
could not hear her voice
| was silent out Of sympathy Violet
was gllmpslng . problem many woman
has 20 face
Which Is better, to keep the man YOU
love where he Is safe. though all the other
circumstances Of life may he out Of key
or to choose the pleasant surroundings
and trust that everything will come out
all right Sometimes ] think suburban
dwcllers arc only those who are afraid 20
trust each other to the temptations Of the
city, and who make Il compromise with
Fate
But my reflections were not entirely
serious. ! wondered how Vi would meet
and work out her problems. She could not
drag Bud away from the city, though she
L =.
without its stimulation for has sake
thought, whlmsically, that she would
ION the ranks of the suburban
dwcllcrs. too. Then Bud, could have al
most enough of the towns excitement
but with the knowledge that the 1901
was the last train home,
Our silence was broken by a sharp ex-
clamation from the hall Violet jumped,
she was SO startled, and stopped hastily
to gather up the >oiled sheets for the laun-
dry
Heavens, haven't YOU finished the bed
rooms vet!" Esthers voice was fretful
Il may as well do all the work myself
] should think Enid would have sense
enough to get through her work, even if Vi
has got to go about day dreaming. But
since you We been to the city, you We come
back with more romantic notions than a
girl yourself, Enid! A body'd
think you d fallen in love too, the way you
act :"
Were nearly through" | apologized
Nearly through three more rooms,
and with Laura getting married next week,
md all the work for the ceremony, and
he dressmaker not sent home her wedding
lress yeti vi you've got to drive over and
ret that today And when she's married
here's a pair Of hands less too, and the
1nly person around the house / can depend |
IN gonel"
1T wont be so much work when the |
over" Vi said consolingly
Not that it makes any difference to |
you how much work there is" Esther |
,rumbled. vi and-I resentful of the scold |
ng, went hastily about our work
Esther's New Idea