Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
THE DEPARTURE.
BY Marian Rubincam.
FRO tcctcd by George Mat thew Adams


Ruth O'Neil and Myra Weed are
bosom friends, and have been so from
the time they were children. When they
have finished school they plan TO go TO the
CITY together, where Myra is to study-if
she feels like it-snd where Ruth is to
enter a business college. Myra wants the
pleasure Of the city. Ruth Its opportunities
To learn, for Ruth must make money for
her family.
Ruth's chances Of going are helped
BY winning 500 as prize when she grad
uat~s. A few DAYS before the girls are TO
start, Ruth comes running into Myra's
house, CRYING. and saving that she can
not go-her one great chance TO be some
thing IN life has been taken from her.
CHAPTER VII.
Nvra looked at her chum in wide
syed surprise.
"But but ! don't understand at all, .
10 managed finally What do you
mean-that YOU really aren't going?''
Yes" Ruth fairly gllped out the
word.
but il was you who persuaded me
% & ] wasn't going to-this fall"
Il know, Ruth answered, raising her
head and showing her ewes FL wet with
tear y Il have to GO alone
Nyra was q sympathetic little soul.
And though she could not quite under
vsAnd what this sudden change Of plans
meant. she knew that Ruth was feeling
very badly 50 she put her arms around
her and Rugged her affectionately.
Poor Ruthie." she crooned Dom
mind VIC Il both 20 some time, even if
VIC don't now. Tell me all about it
Ruth by this time had obtained her
seli-possession, and was rather ashamed
Of herself for the exhibition of emotion
Itssmplv that We haven't the money"
she explained.
But that exactly why you wanted
g. 20 go-to make money
And it's exactly why cant 20
You know how much the railroad fare
h. and then there's board al the house
COUSIN Emily says it's ridiculously
little, because it's just for girls VINO work
"Yes hut 10 weels-40 weeks-think
how much Il amounts to-then there's
the tuition At the business college
But you've your prize money, that's
800"
80 Is the tuition, the money was 10
cover that, and Mother was TO send me nv
living expenses.
And she can To-
"She can't We haven't enough money
IN our bank account TO pay my train
fare evcn-tO say nothing OF sending me
money while | was there
But the couple who rented your top
for
Ten dollars a month And we owe
q dentist sos for some work for Father
done a year ago He should 20 again,
but he cant till the bill is paid, and
meantime the poor dear has awful tooth
aches.
Il didn't know il was az bad as that"
Myra said, settling down on the bed to
consider the matter. Her pretty gray eyes
grew serious &c she concentrated on this
problem.
you've such big house" she said
"Nhv cant you rent out lots of the rooms?
Your folks can live IN part Of il and make
iots OF money, she ended rather vaguely
Don't YOU suppose we've tried9"
Ruth asked vehemently 1T always up
rets Father awfully 10 have strange people
living IN our house, and ! didn't like il.
eithcr-but now and then Mother has
had them, and she always put it TO us that
h was an accommodation 70 the people
But YOU cant get people IL this little
town. There are too many houses as it is.
And when YOU can find people, they re the
sort that want heavy meals cooked for
them and that can't pay much. So Mother
say.
Myra gave up the problem as too diff
cult. She took and held one Of Riuth's
hands, and for while the girls sat quietly
AIDE bv side on the big bed. Myra looked
A. Ruths prohe-the big window threw
n into sharp silhouette, and brought out
The small and slightly irregular nose and
=. round, determined chin that just now