Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-29
A SWEETHEART AT THIRTY
The Story Of 4 Woman's Transformation.
BY MARION RUBlNCAM.
BUDS NEW FRIEND.


The weeks ran along through the
early spring and brought with them
new interests and new duties. | was
becoming n little cleverer with my nee
dlc by this time and could follow more
easily the Inspiration that Helen gave me.
| made up a spring and summer ward
rohc for Violet and myself | found that
the cost was really very lIttlc-the serge
suit We made so painfully the year DC
fore, back IN the country, j recut INTO n
modIsh fashion and sent away to DC
tailored by a good-natpred little jew IN a
basement tailoring establishment. Dainty
hlouscs and smocks made from odd rem
nants of material. and dresses from the
lengths of cotton goods cherished Tor
years by Esther and packed away or
us IN the old-fashioncd trunk We brought
TO our ci;y home.
In making nv own clothes. | Kept to
Helcns suggestion In style | made
them sophisticated smart, ana very
simple. with always some one uneXpcct-
ed touch about each dress that kept 1t
from being ordinary II took lots OF time,
but fortunately / had nothing TO do but
study WAYS To improve myself
md kept up all the other tn ngs
the detailed care Of my hair, c"aNihS
hack some of lis youth and color and
ulation of nv complication, which soft
encd and cleared and lost some Of the
finer network Of lines. began paying
"A great deal of attention to our diet too
Helen made scientific study ot Tins
m connection with her restaurant | DIS
covered hat W, IN the country. growing
0uantitIcS az fresh vegetables and such
things on our place. lived on 4 diet of
soft dough which would have Killed Ills
with dVspel,sIa had We not worked rs
hnrd rs We did 30 | made M salads ana
cooked frmt and used whole wheat ana
bran lavishly IN baking, and saw even
Violet SKIN grow clearer and my own
gradually bcconc fresh and even pretty.
Violet was happier nov oi course
her happncss Law with bud. and bud
was , model Young man hose days.
III, saw Pete. az course and think &C
caslonallv he even gamhlcd little IN
stocks. hut We went ont but rarely on
tho Wild parties Violet objected 10.
You're perfectly right, | heard HIM
tell her one evening II am dong bet
trr work nj tho office. and ! may even
gct another raise this summer.
Violet smilsd AT HIM. She was one
81 those rare souls who can refrain from
rubbing m triumph.
The boss has several tunes sent me
an .rcclal crrand~ for HIM, hud went
IN Nnd Yesterday We met going down
IA I'M, elevator. and what do YOU think
Nc went uut 10 lunch together.
oh how splendid " here VI asked
She was thinking ~ once of restaurant
onb raln,. and music and attentive
U.lters and Nud IN the centre Of thus
talking serious business matters with his
.mploycr
bud had sense Of humor md he
grlnncd broadly IS hc caught ms Thought
IN her mind
Il hate 80 spoil your illusions, h
sand .I,ut IL was thls way Mr. Meade
vas IN "A tearing hurry and he asked me
whore The quickest place was to get some
thing hot 10 eat and drink ] offered TO
bring ham q lunch mean T. carry IN
something hot on a waiter. that $ often
done. YOU know But he said that was un-
satisfactory u always got cold and messy.
- said i he was game to SIT at counter
ia take hmm some place where they far
IL threw the food al YOU, they were SO
,nNio,,s ~ serve you and get rid of you.
took him 20 a place where ] eat If YOU
call n eating on grab some soup and
roll and coffee and get out, and II 5 clean
and tastes good
lie was game all right He came
+ onc and We pcrchcd MP on high stools
together and ate and talked
Ne laughed at his description, and
toilet was pleased because Bud had gam
al little favor with his employer.
She was still moro pleased ono eve
ning some weeks later, when We met
Rud and Mr. Meade at one OF the res
t1urants in the Village
We decided 10 @ ont that night. and
We hunted up a little place where the
most eccentric people dincd, and where
lood was good and cheap, too.
And in walked Bud and tall man.
dressed in gray and remarkably good
eoking. Bud saw US and smiled, and
a3mc over - speak lie was feeling a
'.tt'e awkward but very much pleased
with himself
This i Mr. Meade he said rather
.inpo. tautlN and With a boyish desire /
a. impress ~ Hes my boss YOU know.
Ths i Miss End Haiuc> and her niece, |
Mis-, \ toilet. Mr. Meade
We shook hands, and they sat down
"a our table
I've lived in New York wears and |
never SAW Greenwich Village, Mr.. |
Meade explained George here sand /
nr lived near II and ] asked him to pilot |
me around some OF tie show places.
he looked about him, interested IN some
of the curious types sitting around US
After dinner vii YOU 60 with me
with George and myself. to some OF
these remarkable little restaurants he
asked
/ smiled and nodded. and Violet. TAX
inc a sudden fancy % HIM. and doubt
less wishing 10 make a good impression
~ % important person, flashed him
her very incest smile
And 80 began a rather remarkable
evening
Tomorrow Something Troubles Me