Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-28
THE GIRL WHO
SMILED THROUGH
BY Marion Rubseam.
Copyright. George Matthew Adams.
ALICE IS LEARNING.
CHAPTER Xxx.

So the small girl whom Alice expected
TO mother, took things into her own hands
and il was Alice who obey ed her ns docilc.
ly "a q child. That first night she conbed
out Alice's thick brown hair, and piled
il into mass high on the back Of her head
putting it lightly here and there with the
comb, pulling out an occasional lock and
studying her roommate from every angle
IN great seriousness.
"You are so tall you have to wear
diniied things" she said. ''Your best
pose is the gracious young matron sort
of thing-that is, it will be when you are
married. ! see you are engaged Ahce
blushed little, looking down at her en-
gagement ring Meantime, you can play
the Greek goddess, tall and lovely and
| aloof--I say, wait minute.
She pulled down Alice's bair, and
| dressed IL again in classic fashion, parted,
waved slghtly-shc found curling iron
among her possessions drawn into
! a severe knot behind. She found some
| silver ribbon and bound that three times
| around Alices head then stood off to
! admire.
| You look like young Juno, she en-
Unused. "You should wear loose draped
gowns-this is it" She caught up the
negligee Mrs. Marlowe had sent and flung
it about Alice.
Alice stood off and looked at herself
Indeed, che was transformed. This young
girl had suddenly made her find herself,
realize what she looked like. II was an
other revelation, something like her first
discovery that she was pretty.
Through the weeks following Alice
absorbed knowledge from this young
authenticated sprite whom Fate gave her
as companion. Christine loved TO rule
others, but she did it 80 beautifully that no
one of her many admirers minded Mt all.
She saw that Alice needed training, and
she gave her a thorough course in IT,
She's taught me three ways To comb
my hair. Each one makes me look like
fashion plate Alice wrote home 10 Clara.
She's taught me TO manicure my nails
think she OWNED by sixth sense that |
can't afford 10 have it done. She made me
sit down with all sorts of things, files and
scissors and bleaches and powdered
pumice she has quantities OF these things
with her-and shape and clip and polish
until my hands are nice enough to suit
her
Christine told her pupil, too, the colors
she could and could not wear.
Always when possible. wear gray
blue, and that makes you look younger,
II also brings out the character of your
ewes. and YOU have very fine ones. You'll
notice | wear green "A lot Some people
don like green ewes do--because they're
odd. If wore clothes with a lot of patterns
in them, or harsh colors, Id have ugly,
ordinary gray eyes. | wear green and my
ewes are mysterious looking Or | wear
black-that doesn't make my ewes prom
inent. but il makes my hair more fiery
than nay temper.
Alice sat back in the chair and laughed
at her. Christine rarely sat--she lounged-
sauatted, curlcd in heap. or walked rest
lessly about She was on the bed now.
propped up with all the pillows in the RON.
They studied quietly for a while, then
Christine tossed her book at corner.
do you like symphony eoncerts2'
she asked.
II don't know; ! never heard one"
Alice replied.
''You never Christine began and
stopped suddenly Ever heard any con-
ccrts?" asked she.
No, only an organ recital at small
church once"
Christine jumped up.
We're going then" she said. 81 never
dreamed d have the Joy of taking a grown
up woman to her first real concert. This
isn't symphony, but it's Wagner. which
is as good ] suppose | should start you
of on Schubert or something sweet like
him, but I'm glad | can't
She was pulling on her coat excitedly.
"Its a full symphony orchestra and
they're going to play the grandest music
in the world she said. AT least think
so. Its marvellous sound. its glorious poise.
] like laundering, clashing music. | like
Tschaikowsky in s. furious mood, and
Strauss, and Wagner, when he S angry
Come on. we'll be late"
OF course Alice could not comprehend
it all. She sat IN the huge hall, and was
lost in amazemeht. The enormous place,
the great stage filled with instruments,
the wizard conductor, who seemed to
draw out the sound from his fingers, were
things she had TO understand little by
little. They played the Riengi overture
and the marvellous hurrving music of the
''Valkyrie's s Ride" and the Love and
Death" music from Tristan. Alice was
bound with the magic spell of it. Her
cheeks burned hot, her breath came
faster and faster as she was actually
carried away with the emotional appeal
of it. At the end she gave a gasp, and
came back to herself
81 never heard anything like it, she
managed to say.
Il never saw anything like you," Chris
tine said. you have enormous possibili-
ties III you. You've never had a chance to
grow, and I'm to have the privilege of
teaching yoni'
So Alice began learning.
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