Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15

Chapter NLV.
Several times she felt Inns eyes oh
her but she would not look, She knew
he WAS amazed at the change IN her
appearance, and she gloried IN the TACT
that he was honestly admirlng her;
She wondered whether she might get |
him back. If she could stay on mere, IL
she could see him often' Perhaps ms ipVe
for Myra was only temporary, only De
cause of his loneliness away from home,
only because Mvra was the one triend
m all this city of strangers. a love based
upon propnquity. upon nearness, couiu
NOT be real. And he had loved her really,
when they were at home together!
put this idea she deliberately Kept
from her mind, though it haunted her
for DAYS. Tim was not over his love LOT
her yet-she was so sure she coutu WIN
IL all back--if she could stay!
Rnt first of all. she could not stay.
There was only money enough for a
veek then she must 90 back. Besides
that her family needed her AZ home
AZ least her father did. And If she stay
ed il would only be because she had found
,vork-and how poorly paid unframed
work would be- She would have TO go
about in shabby shoes and cheap clothes
and live i'll a tiny announcement place
Would there be any superior attraction
IN that. 10 Myra with her gitterlng gowns,
her city manner, her singing lessons!
This evening, it was hard not to look
around at lin. ~,
Mr.. Jordan said suddenly. ~ OF know,
chats something one never sees on city
woman
ooh, YES. one doesl" Gaby said, sud
denly coming up to them. "Everytlfne
one sees a CITY woman looking IN shop
window at Paris hat, one sees wlstiul
expression She gave a droll limitation
Of Mr.. Jordan own voice and manner as
che talked
vistful when ! look at clothes :,
''You-with your lovely things.
Ruth laughed incredulously =, :,
show YOU real clothes Gaby smiled
And nodded. II shall take you 70 our
matinee tomorrow, and you can see the
stars gowns-s600 each, and she wear
eight of them ooor.
I'Six-eight -why that nearly o,Ouo!
1T Is and she's only part of the show
The whole dress-making bill was four
times that amount But the dear lady at
tracts her value in gowns 70 the box once
every week, so why worry!
4 lot of gossip followed, most O. y
over Ruths head. Gaby announced tha'
only sandwiches and coffee were 70 oe
.e-ys.i because she WAS ecoromizine
this week. There was a general laugh
At that Gabys spasmodic economies
were a Joke IN THE profession.
After the other guests had gone. L
vas Gaby. not Mvra. who threw cloak
around Ruth. put her other clothes INTO
bag and took her home in q taxi Mt
Jordan was with them.
"Robhv." Gaby said, leaning forwar |
in the dimness OF the cab ms kid
putting up the stIffest fight ever saw.
I'm gong to tell you. even Il she doeSn
want me to-" She rapidly gave the st9rH
~ Ruth's struggle with the big house a.
home her sending her parents away (
the South. her economies snd savings
Mvra's advantage-'She roped hun ~
tbe little beast she said, but she wouldn
have got him from a girl as fine as Ruth
II he badr been as silly snd worthless a
MvTa"
Don't be shocked" she added to
Ruth. who was protesting. I've tol'
her all this. ! gave her lecture whel
we were out in the bedroom this evenini
AIvras sweet little soul, without al
ounce az brains or initiative. She Il ncve
do anything, she'll never get any" heT I
She's too law to work hard on the stage
If | did get her Job in the chorus. s
She wants. she wouldn't keep It. Beiev
mo Won work. when YOU re on the stage
II isn't all lobster and champagne, i
Not TO my knowledge, and I've bee
In this game 20 years
''Therei But YOU see, this KID hasn
snv money TO stay on here. II We coui
find her job, anything TO earn enoug
70 live. Just so S she could be around-~el
she'd break up that affair OF MyTa
no time. 49, =
osped-it wouldn't be fair Ruth PFC
tested.
.he9" Gabv cried with much scorn. W n
do YOU want to 60 about being miserable
Treat her as she treated you
But / can't"
.eNo. / guess YOU can't. You're m
stuff. she's not" Gaby leaned back IN IN
CAB with a little sigh. 81 don I want 20
10 get him back. You know, / like l IN
he's nice chap, but he not be anythini
ne hasn't it Ia him. want you ABOUT
break ND Mvras affair, so that she II su
feTvbar' YOU suffered And then want yo
10 meet some nice man and marry SUM
one worthy OF you.
In spite of herself. Ruth laughed
this hastily formulated plan OF her tutur
Don't tell me- Gaby used her I.
vorite expression, still leaning back ]
the shadows of the cab. Il know whs
II is TO be in love. was nadly IN love W.T.
man for FIVE years, and he never locke
a. me"
at made you old and wrinkled, didn
it," Mr. Jordan laughed.
The cab stopped at the boardlr
house. and Ruth got out. But befo
she said goodbye, she had accepted &
invitation TO lunch with Gaby the ne
day. Still happy from her party h
head whirling, she went up TO her roor
She stood looking at herself in tn
borrowed gown Tor a long time &c
she was pretty.
Tomorrow Plans.