Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-17
a SWEETHEART AT THIRTY
The Story ofs Woman's Transformation.
BY MARION RUBINCAM.
rrcu,ts.1 py George Matthew Adams
Projected by Gsorxt
THE PROBLEM.


eft seems 10 me-" vi began listleSSly,
sitting down again on the sofa, that
I'm always explaining the things that
Bud does. OF sn the scrapes he has gotten
himself into, this seems TO be the most
serious, though"
"Well. don't worry too much about
Il. Its sure To be an right answered.
And when | WAS furious at myself for
that silly remark. General and vague
sympathy Of that sort Is never wetcomed
bv a person who rs IN real trouble.
Don't worry. dear" / went on, going
over 10 the sofa and putting my arm
A ound the gi ls shoulde. After all
We know Bud would never do anything
really wrong. He's only wild and fool
ish sometimes-and perhaps little bit
'iBut that's it," vi said. 'I'm not
-rre but what he ha, done something
wrong this time.
"what do YOU mean?"
Watt III show you later paper
than the one YOU have. l went out and
bought il few minutes ago.
/ began taking off my hat and fur,
and laid nv coat carefuny over the bed
in nv room. ] hsd left note for VI TO
gn To Helen's for her dinner IN case got
IA think OF food. Unconsciously, even
while | was listening to her, / was plan
ming the quickest things TO cook for us.
You don't seem as alarmed about the
poor boy being knocked down and hurt
AZ / am" / commented.
mo. because as the thing stands, it
would have been better Il Bud had been
really hurt"
What ] exclaimed, aghast at this
statement.
Yes" she said, picking up another
newspaper you see, the very TACT that
he was so slightly injured is the strongest
evidence against him.
'In what wayt' / asked, putting on
an apron. 1'll cut steak from the roast
that's quick, my mind went on thinking
Of dinner.
Bud was going from his office to the
bank" she began patiently. He does
IL every day, you know. And ne had
some papers and bonds and things TO
take 70 couple Of other firms. Well,
he passed Pete-he got out of that af-
fair Of his, by the way-and stopped
20 talk a minute, and while he was talking,
one Of the clerks from his Office passed and
saw him"
What's that to do with it?" / Won
dered IN open a can OF corn, and there
are some potato chips somewhere, my
other mind Went on, busy on the dinner
problem.)
vi followed me TO the kitchen, and
talked while / went busily about my
work there.
1T has this TO do with it. Pete is
suspicious character, he lost his job,
and he is trying to find another one
ID Of . h a., har firm He
asking Bud whether he knew of any
vacancies. And Of course, since Bud went
with him when he was prosperous, he
can't throw him over now he's down on
his luck"
"Of course not" ] agreed. (Thank
goodness, there's some cold rice pud-
dirg, thought with the little cake left
over, Il viii make enough for dessert.)
But the fact that he was seen talk
irg 10 Pete, and the fact that il is known he
was friend Of Pete's, all helps build up
evidence that Bud, too, was in with this
garg. Of men,"
Yes, go on think we'n have coffee |
with dinner tonight, and cream"
Unconsclously, | made this statement |
aloud
Coffee and cream? What's that to |
do with it?" vi asked, staring.
"Only that you look like limp rag |
and need something TO stimulate you,"
answered. Now go on, and wont |
"Well then, two minutes later he had |
20 stop TO wait for a break in the crowd, |
and suddenly, before he knew it, some |
thing terrible came down on his head, |
and everything was black and confused |
for a minute He didn't know what it |
WAS about, but at the same instant,
something was wrenched from his shoul- |
strap Of the wallet with all the |
money in it, you see, and the wallet was
gone Then there was a lot of yelling. and |
people pushing, and that's all he knows.