Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-04
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
By Marian Rubineam.
Protected by George Matthew ADAMS
ONE EVENING.
Chanter \.
rgo Matthew ADAMS.

Chapter Y.
Though DIR. Lane had gwen duncan
ONcil no medicine, he himself seemed
TO have had a tonic effect upon that nttie
gentleman. For when Ruth tapped on her
fathers door the next morning his voice
sounded much healthier than 1t had ior
days. Ruth went in with the breakfast
tray and began arranging the meal ms
daintily as possible on the little table by
the bed.
How charming il looks-how charming
YOU look, he said. surveying first the
table, then his daughter ~ on always re-
member 10 bring flowers you serve me
m style as though | were millionaire.
Were rich IN flowers Ruth answered,
UNCONSCIOUS az the irony III her words.
She had pulled the glorious spray oi tiny
golden chrysanthemums and put them N q
long glass vase and placed this with the
reasdast things.
ANY mail?" O'Neil always asked
tins casually, as though he were N the
habit OF receiving a great many letters
every morning.
"Oniy note from Tim Turner for me,
Ruth answered. He s coming ar ound
tonight l suppose to say goodbye. Hes
going To the city. too.
She tried her best To keep her voice
natural but IL was n pathetic attempt.
Duncan O'NcI cutting the end from
his egg-he always ate II Continental
fashion looked up at Ruth She stood
there sn tall and slim in her faded qlrgham
dress, So finely Intelligent, and SO young
and tragic O'Neil put down his knife and
took her hand
Never mlud Ruthie, II will come out
AL right | feel 50 much better, | shall get
up tins morning And IN a few weeks | II
gct about and start earning some money
No. no, YOU mustn't YOU know what
happened when YOU tired that. Ruth
was oil terror now. For time and again
Duncan O'Neil had gone against ms
phvsIcan's orders and had forced hIm
self to effort bv sheer will power. only
tn collapse and suffer the more for IT
n the end
But after that Ruth shook of her de-
preston, outwardlr Mt least She did
the errandS that morning. and cleaned
he second floor rooms that afternoon.
md found time u SIT with he father
IN the porch. each rolled N coats as
protection against the ohIll of first Oct
h~r DAYS. And that evening Tim came at
o'clock
Let's walk over to Grav's Tor ioc
Gream he suggested
Every time he came he made that
same suggestion. And every tune Ruth
sgreed with the same quick smile After
al. Grays was the most brightly lighted
place IN the town its japanese lanterns
IS marble counter with Inuumerahie
silver taps for sweet SvrtIps is tiny tables
md lts Gases showing hright-colored boxes
~ candy. made an allurlnC spot 10 MI the
youth OF the CITY. There were movies. too.
several of them hui each fell that tins
evenings mood was not fitted 10 a movie
~ Won didn't GO he said slipping
ms arm through hers Ii was the fashion
n Narkctown 20 walk arm IN arm IN the
evening
NO Ruths voice was dolorous
nough now She did not have to put
rn hrsve face for sympathetic Tim
I'm sorrv and m glad TO
The girl turned her head il surprise
Sorry for YOU glad for myself Tim
went on And rs Ruth still looked puzzled
he began 20 laugh
He hsd a nice laugh. rich ana mellow
n tone-snd q nice voicr when he chose
"a use 10 right.
Rut i thought Ruth stopped
Then she began new sentence When /
10 YOU go
I'm not gong
Bu, YOU erp-what hapIered?
oh they didn't turn ms down wrote
nom and said that things had happcrcd
yer which | had no control nice. ln-
Notwithstanding letter. YOU know, he
ragged laughing all the time. that made
u necessary for me To stay IN here
But II WAS your chaucr and such
chance
The world is ful of chances Tim
,ughed easily There Il hc another
md better one along sometime soon
Ruth said nothing For they had Tea.!,-
ed the drug store. and rnn into hall =
dozen people they knew.
The rest OF the evening was passed
= the house OF ore of the girls AMI ended
~ IN that occasion dear to young hearts
and known as a fudge party And who.
Ruth was once more alone with Tim. she
Was standing ~ her own gate. WITH he
moon making silver and black shadows
around her. and a box Of the re entity
made fudge IN her hand
Perhaps you ARE right she ss!G /
The world Is full of chances. ] lever /
thought Of IT that way before. And here
I've been moaning about as though I'd |
missed my one and only chance 70 he /
something
"Of course I'm night Tim said III
umphantly But do YOU know why !
lid it-why stayed on here he leared
over 10 whisper
Because YOU had to STAY 10 you think +
wanted 70 go alone, when YOU were lett I
mere feeling blue?
And before she could answer he was
gone. with little. nischievous laugh |
s though he had plavpd 4 delightful /.
prank Serious-mlnded Ruth did not
know whether 70 be glad or not I
her heart thumped unanimously as she
walked up he path TO the house.
Tomorrow Decides