Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-07
ARRIVAL
Y 66

CHAPTER &C
u was mid-morning when tho
train arrived at the big Pennsylvania
station In New York. And Alice had
something tina almost never troubled
her healthy life, a headache. she
had been astounded at the price OF
her supper in the diner, for Alice
had never Travelled N had never
eaten at any large restaurant. High
prices. necessary or needless, amazed
her for a long time. So she a
rome without breakfast In an enc
10 economic.
And now, when che got Off the
train, she went straight to a lunch
counter and bought some conee. She
felt better at once. and decided TO
take the trip to the college slowly,
and enjoy every minute of this first
glimpse OF the city.
The station itself amazed her. She
tried not 10 Bppear "countriied,' u
any one might have guessed by look
ing at her wondering face hat this
was her first visit.
What q fitting gateway to a glOrl-
Gus metropolis" she thought to her
self. And having explored the station
TIL she was satisfied, she went, suit
case in hand. TO the street.
Lawrence had written out the di-
recfions as TO how to get from the
station to the college. h was to
luke LIE 6uDNa I"I SaA1
thrilling experience. she had never
been In one of these underground
tubes-and she decided to walk over
to the subway station. In those days
1T meant O walk from Seventh 10
Foarth avenu and her suitcase was
heavy But she was so delighted with
everything she saw that she never
felt its weight.
She happened to come GU at
Thirty-fourth street. and h had to
nsk q policeman which direction the
subway lay. The huge department.
stores she passed on the way made
her p. She paused and looked
with delight in their windows. She
had seen such lovely clothes on the
girls on IN the country club, but n
had never seen so many beautlful
suits and dresses together before.
She wandered VI n down the
windows, looking at the lovely things;
again and again losing her way ana
being obliged TO ask It or a police
man. She looked at the jewelry, real
and paste too. but all gay and color
qul. at the beaded bags ttcketed with
prices that made her tncredulous-
FOR tho price Of one she telt she
could buy clothes for a year.; she
Looked at the innumerable accesso-
ries that make q woman wei dress
ed-silk stockings. slippers, buckles
frilly, hlmy blouse5, handbags deli-
ciouslv soft gloves, exquisite hand-
k~erchiefs. bits Of artistic Jewelry:
perfumes and powders, II dozens OF
other articles.
chandise in the world must be in
these vast stores. Then she smiled
at herself for the foolishness OF the
idea, and went on her way across the
town.
Her progress was slow. for every
few steps brought her to anothel
shop window. And when she finally
reached the subway 1t was far into
the afternoon. and she was ravenous-
Iv hungry. So she made another de-
tour and found what looked like an
inexpensive restaurant where she
bought herself a meal. She felt curl
ously self-conscious with the otheI
patrons. though no one really looked
at her. She was glad she had on the
GOOD looking suit Mrs. Marlowe mad
Sorght her, and h knew she must
gel a hat to go with 1t. No one else
seemed to be wearing o summer nat
In the city. IN
ing and q terrifying experience, put
she came out of it finally, with a
great aladness to see the sunlight
again and to breathe the surface air.
Also with q determination to rlde
soon from end to end in the under-
ground passage, IN a tram tLdI uaSh
ed madly yet ~methodically along;
controlled by cleaning colored sighai
lights. nl
The rest of the day was taken up
retting settled In her room IN the
dormitory, and seeing people IN the
reeistrar's and the business onlces'
Next day she was to begin taxing
examinations that would dehnlteIy
place her classes.
"Your roommate won't come Tor
three days." the matron In charge or
{he dormitory old her. "YouI DO
lonely 1 guess, evenings, II you dont
know anyone in the city"
dIn study Alice said cheertully.
"Weli, you'll soon know lots or
folks" the woman consoled her.
bYou'Il meet some tomorrow Wheh
Won take your examinations.
But that evening Alice a her hrst
taste of inconsistencies. She was
alone. and hundreds Of miles from
ANYONE she knew, and h was tired.
n was s o'clock and too early 10 go
20 bed. And suddenly she did want
to cry.
A messenger boy stood there with a
.The orders were to send these
hare at six" he said. But was
late In me deliveries. Sign here.
n was the climax to a DAY on
amazing events. Who could know
she was here? And who could nave
cent her a box7 h tore open the
Saner and there, inside the tissue
rrappings, lay a dozen lovely roses