Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-08
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
~ Marian Rubincam.
Protected hy Geors Matthew Adams
TINS PLEADING.

SYNOPSIS or FRECFpI>C CH AFTtRS.
Ruth ~ Neil ana Myra " eed are bosom
friends, and have hccn - from the time
they wer, children When they have
snshed schooi they plan q go 70 tbs city
together. whore Mvra j. 10 study Il she
fecl. Ike Il sud here Ruth J. - enter
bu,,res> rolre, tivra Wants the pleasures
81 M. c.t, Ruth Il, opportunities 10
l,.aTn. for Ru,h must MAKE money tor
her family
Her cha.ce, ), gong are h.lpod by
VIrtIrc Sl00 rs pnzc When he grad
untc- i.v iay> before the G'IlS are
r. -farf Brti comes u!rnlrc l:.ta AiNFa
hau-e. erlrr sewing that she car
..t - her IS, Cfca' chance to &c StIlt'-
l..gIe hf ha, hc,. ;aA"t iron her.
NNra r,-s Ie0cVer and Ru'h st:ys
t.t.a f.rcd witt II ,r-ic- over hcr father
g. 'l ala h iau..l1 iack 4 mo- cN
n Turner whom -G" bad known rom
4lj 'cll> her b, Is d love WIN her
ntpri y N'II.
+, Wa. !. ,.5i.,llal +. - I'm TurHer
~ that ka.h va- 4lru,-t irlEht"ned.
wash .h esoI-na'u-ed boy Who>
U.r, W.t- squirting up WITH
.gn -h.- -.f.aH- -fa~h-lI nlah ''@i"r
gu,f he'd qu. u.cn q i"c"mirg
.,rl1 mlA.r- .i.a. I. r;l1lcal "r ser
..- circuul-ter ~s-- i Vas ~ thoueh
s. al naatt iYum ners-ii = though
bccau, twu people one q whom
s, we'd ,ricr and watched the other And
naa something of thi> dual feeling 40"
r.. had sand II love YOU
srG i hadl h,.-a i. ~ casual hali-
t,ss4ug fu~huf Z winch n occasionaI!
tuid hef shs was nee child OF that ne
liked h.r lhis Was the grown mail VINO
demanded ia. growE woman.
Ruth wAs ro- prepared for TINS sit
,4stlan ~ all ~hs wanted - seN SOM
tlmg ~orlewhrro ID me back 81 heT
hruir IN. was ,.sking what could ot
rld under ihes. circumstances 9c- .
uHllV however uo words came.
But IA, let Tim hoid her hands, and
..ft,, mInut, shs hooked up al him
Then she felt herself literally picked
m from the char She felt Tim : arms
.round her - tlghr the breath Was at
most pressed from her body. lncon-
,.iouslv ~, fcugh' 10 be free Conscious
Is -he wa> gi,.d ~ the strength of hIs arm
thai forbid her her freedom.
Ruth dear ~he heard hls voice again.
II love YOU or know J love you. don I
YOU
IA, hp, were un her checks and her
forehead. she could feel ms breath warm
on her ueca a. he Kissed hef chm Finally
IA, hps closed over hers And al last Ruth
cetl,ed beer feeble resistance. and, eyes
closed surrendered herself 70 his kisses.
Yet always she felt like two people
one a girl emotlonallv lost IN this
new sensation % love: the other girl
who stood aside and watched and analyz-
ed and remembered
Fo- wniie neither spoke Ruth dropped
again ia her char Tim pushing his dark
hnir back from h.s forehead stood by the
ruautel and looked st her
Did ! frghten you dear2 he asked,
and little of the smile came back 10
1is ewes I'm anfully sorry. honestly.
never meant ~ tell YOU this tonight
Ruth -tll had no power To answer.
She looked up al MN her eyes lumi-
nous and tender
i gl,n- these things never happen
according t. schedule Tim went on.
~ had II all fixed up to get q raise at
the Office then - come around and tell
YOU and propose IN style according 10
Hoyle he went on, covering his own en-
barassment BY slang "BUt YOU were so