Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-25
THE GIRL WHO
SMILED THROUGH
BY Marion Rubincam.
Copyright. George s.atthcw Adams
ALICE MAKES A SACRIFICE.
Chapter XIV.

Chapter Nv.
Just think said Alice happny ~
Clara. I'm going to have trousseau
like any other girll' She twisted ABOUT
hefop the mirror. ahair brush IN one "'n.', ,,
her hair hanging in a rope of shining color
.Wby shouldn't ycu2" Clara an
swered. Tell me all about It, ~
'Why shouldn't II echoed Alce;
Well, the pice of clothes and the, eenefai
scarcity of income is u good enough reason
Uowever. mother insists thatisfSha enough
to have really nice eutht. L,s'eh' my
dear, III tell you all apou. y, -, :
,ba, deliphtful intimacy which comes with
a discussion of frocks snd iriils and which
q man can never understand
az have discovered David's weakness.
Alice said dramatically.
ssIIe likes women to wear pretty clothes
'"Dear me. is that all?" laughed Clara
".ll men like that YOU are poor little
unwordly child if YOU didn't know that
Even my dad likes to see me dressed up
to killT'
We'll. didn't want to spend the
money. but after all, if mother lives with
,ls. and we rent the house, her income will
hc lust little larger, SO decided ! could
afford few hundred dollars. Tucker Is
Going 10 rider me a suit right from New
Work nv dear q dark blue serge for
travelling. very plain, but nice enough to
wear most any place blue serge is always
rood Mice spoke as though she had al
vavs been on authority on fashion.
iThen I'm going to buy that blue
tafTcta thcy have that YOU wanted me
to cet-do YOU remember But I'm not
,oinp 10 save that for the trousseau, but
sear il now whenever | go out with David.
| really haven't thing, YOU know
II know" said Clara grimly. I'm
ylad YOU are getting some sense, Alice.
You ccono,nizc and wear those ginghams
and pcrcales. and YOU don t look nice in
hem. You're the sort that needs To bc
lresscd up YOU look perfectly stunning
n good clothes.
YES Alice answered meekly. We'll.
you must help me, for | honestly don {
know As David's wife ] simply must
look like like his old friends must have
;ooked | don't want to seem -gawklsh,
you uknow She made her confession tlmld-
well Clara began with decision.
You'll need a suit. and you'd better let
me select the general yle-though
Tucker has good taste, Ill admit. Then
Won Htli~t n3NG " littlt thtttthls hAtF>N-
think it had better bc silver lace and blue
net. and YOU must have a lovely silky
negligee-grav blue, and white swans
down or fur ON It
NV dear. I'm not millionaire
protested Alice
1T won't cost much I've a good dress
maker and you can have her make It.
Then Won had bettef get some good heavy
flesh color crepe de chine and your mother
ran make you underclOthes
''Clara," protested Alice, her cheeks
iushing pink Why I've never worn
anvthing but white longcloth, and not
ven lace"
Time YOU began wearing something
frivolous then said Clara. not 10 I've
diverted from her plans. I've some love
~ lace I'll donate. and your mother can
do featherstitchlng on them, and really
they won't cost so much.
"T'hen blouses-
Heads together they planned as onl,
girls can. So many yards of this, So much
lace. SO MANY DAYS of the seamstrcsses
time. They figured out the cost of each
item. and with Mrs Fairbanks they made
a long list of needed things to buy. Then
Alice and Clara went down 10 the towns
ono large store and came back with more
s1ft chiffons and organdies.
And finally i. was all planned out
4he seamStr ress was written to and Alice,
her cheeks pink with pleasure, was sitting,
at the table In the living room, picking
up and looking at the clipped pieces OF
pretty materials.
Fancy me wearing draped nogligee
with fur trimming, she smiled at the
prospect. imagining how blue her eyes
would look with this soft blue around her.
She would have to learn TO do her hair
too
Mrs. Fairbanks looked up from letter
she had been reading. "It's from Lois -
sh, can't come" she said Isn't that too
bad she might have been here for the
wedding too.
Why not2" asked Alice.
Well. she hasn't the money, 1T costs
about sl5O YOU know. from New York,
and she owes few bills. She does seem so
lonely too, poor child.
Alice sat looking thoughtfully at the
bright bits of silk. After a long time she
looked up
Mother. dear. | don't need a trous-
seau II David cant love me in old clothes,
then nc doesn't love me at all ] won't
get all these frivolous things lingerie
and chiffon blouscs--I'll simply get nice,
nlain suit. and wei! send Lois the money
to come on here.
But my dear" began Mrs. FAIR
banks,
''No, please, / want to do this an
swered Alice.
Tomorrow Little Lift.