Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-28
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
BY Marian Rubincam.
THE SUMMERS RESULTS.
maptm w.
Protested by George Mss shcw Adams

Chapter Nv.
June ended and hot and humid July
set in. Myra and Ruth spent many hours
together in the afternoons, either out on
tho wcll-kcpt lawn Of the Weed place, or
IN the shady, shabby garden at the o Neis
Ruth had piled up almost shell full
of books she wanted to read, which she
had not had time for in the last strenu-
or,s war at school. There were books OF
vrrne .aome treasured volumes Of Thackeray
and Dickens; there were some of the good
modern novelists and college book on
Psychology.
Though why you want to go on study,
ing now you're through school is beyond
me-" Myra declared, finding Ruth and the
psychology in the hammock. 81 think Ia
always like to 20 on studying little,
Ruth muscd, turning her book face down
on nearby table. !,
s'You can't talk to me when you study,
Myra pouted little-a very pretty pout
that drew up her soft, pink lips.
Darling, I'd much rather talk TO you
than read What shall we talk aboutY
Ruth was always the most accommodating
II the two.
about our plans-after this summer:
See, shan't be idle either She unrolled
n piece Of linen, handsome and heavy, OF
an ivory white that meant perfect bleach
ing and Of a lustre that meant perfect
quality. "T've a dozen stamped towels
and think I'll ernbroidcr them this sum-
mer."
ssYour mother will love them"
"Mothcr won't get them" Myra tossed
her head. These are for me-toward
my trousseau. perhaps"
Ruth Law back in the hammock, her
hands idle for the time, and admired
the deft little scallop that Myra was
cmbroidering. Maturity affects girls in
such different ways. II brought to Ruth
an increased. sense of responsibility, it
made her smile at tow-hcaded babies on
the street. II made Myra SIT in moonht
corners Of the porch with the boys who
called and started her enbroidering
towels. Yet in each it was the working out
Of the domestic instinct.
Ruth jumped up presently: her usually
serious blue eyes held humorous smile
"Ivc some towels 20 do, too, she said
However. they're not gorgeous ones
like yours. They're only some new dish
towels b. be hemmod.'
"Now then" Myra said as they settled
10 work; about going to the city rather
SAWS it's all night. He SAYS can Ko TO an
III
much of my water color drawingsl Cous-
in Emily will see that We have nice
place 20 live and will sort of look after
us And you"
I'm going 10 study stcnography.
Plans werc made rnpidly-rapldly -
only eighteen can plan, when all OF =
Z future can be settled casually In an after
noon. They would have a couple Of rooms
An apartment, Myra called 1t, with a
Kitchen SO they could cook-and there
would bc. IL seemed. An endless succession
of new and exciting guests and numberiess
theatres and parties.
But We won't have money for that
Ruth occasionally protested. III be
poor, 81 least.
We'll. 80 will II A. least. papa can't
shcrd vsry much money.
But ~ the summer went on, Myra
enthusiAsm wxncd. She Game regularly
N Ruoh plscc On al the days when Ruth
was not at hers, and the number of her
embroidered towels increased steadily.
She came mort regularly Saturday even
i'm. the evenings Tim always called on
Ruth. But Ruth never noticed this. She
'fed Tim-ehe never analysed her feel
tg beyond that-she saw great deal OF
him. And she was delighted TO have Myra
trop in with one OF more Of Myra's devot-
ID boys Ruth was happiest when her home
wNs filed with guests.
But by August Myra had concluded
she didn't want TO 90 TO the city after
all-rhe would. or could. give no reason.
"But / must" Ruth said. There's q
splendid business college there and /
must earn money" Later she said;
Mother has rented our whole top
Aoor 70 an old lady and gentleman-they
come from the West and he's chemist
AZ the Rubber Works. They don't pay
much, but it Will help give her money
to send me TO the city. That's the only
reason father let her do it. He feels awful
taking In roomers, he calls If.
But Myra would not go.
So the summer ran-almost TO Sep
tember. Ruth worked hard and was busy
every minute of the time. Her father,
Duncan O'Neil, had been more or less an
invalid for years, an illness that grad
ually made him more and more helpless
physically. But mentally he seemed,
for Ruth, TO shine the brighter. He had
always been dreamy and impractical, but
her mother more than made up for that.
Her father required a bit OF waiting
an and since part OF the house WIS taken
that meant great deal of room work and
extra sheets IN the laundry. Ruth and her
mother did the laundry, a Monday
morning dread.
Then one Monday morning while
Ruth was hanging out clothes, Myra
appeared suddenly.
I'm going with you to the city after
all. I've just decided" Ruth turned
joyfuliy TO answer, but Mrs. O'Neil, III
the kitchen, turned to her husband
''Now, what made her change her
mind like thst?" che said, limiting at great
mysteries.