Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-13
A NEW FRIEND.

Synopsis 81 Preceding CHAPTERS.
Ruth ONeIl and Aiyra Weed have
been chums from childhood and plan
when they are IS To g to the city to-
gether. Nvra frankly wishing TO enjoy
herself. and Ruth to take a business
course. Ruth knows she must support hcT
family, and the little town she lives IN
offers no opportunity
But the little money necessary 10 send
her 70 the city must be used for her father,
who Is i'll. and Ruth has 10 sacrifice her
trlp and her chance to study. Myra goes,
however Tim Turner. a nIce hov III the
village. asks Ruth 10 marry him, but
though she loves him very much she re-
FUSES because neither has any money.
Tim goes 70 the city ~ make his for
tune. and while there falls IN love with
MIRA Ruth Is heartbroken when she
hears Of their engagement. and feels nat
nor only her chance u learn and 10 work
bur her one chance to be happy has gone
Then her Aunt Sarah visits them and
takes Ruth to the CITY with her The girl
must now watch the happiness Of her two
friends while she stands aside neglected.
CHAPTER NLIII.
When Ruth pulled herself away from
Tins embrace and rushed up the stairs,
H. stood for q moment looking after her
through the glass OF the door, too upset 70
move. Someone ratified q laJchkev OUT
side Of the pavement, and remembering
thar MS position in the dim vestlbule was
curious. he opened the front door and
went ont on the street His head was
down and he walked slowly, not thinking
where b. was going.
Ue did love Ruth. There was no doubt
about that. l. was an irresistible i'm
pulse thar made hm suddenly gather her
into his arms and try 10 comfort her,
And Ruth love him. Il was in her eyes
II was on her lps-when she yielded for
the moment 70 his kisses.
Bur Alyra loved nm also ard he
loved her AId Tim WAS & little pleased
that two such attractive girls should care
for him, III spite O his real conc over
All that had happened He had feelrg z
that he had not played fair 10 Ruth He
should have broken il 70 her gently, IS,
oslFlng the winter, his affection for Myra
grew.
He was not a very happy young man.
But Tim had the yerv pleasant ability of
casting off any thought that wor ed him,
81 he now put both girls out If his mind
and went o. down to his own lodU Is.
And he never slept more sguodly than
he did that night
But that could not be said of the
high-strung girl whom be had left Ruth
closed the door Of her room aud stood
leaning against it breathlcss, frightened,
GLAD angry. and broken hearted con-
plicati0n of emoti0ns that any woman
yery nnHch IN love Is capable Of achievn z.
Breati1ess from her run up the stairs aud
her fright. glad he had wanted her and
that for one brief moment, in his arms,
rne had f0rg )tteu the whole unhappy az
falr broken-Le-rte as the reality came
back II her, and angry, growing ar grier
every moment, that he had confessed
BIS love for another woman and then
bad kissed her and claimed lie loved her
too How oJuld lie loye both, if bis alice
ton for either was rcal2
il was too complicated for her To reason
cut After lit she Gained down, and
went 10 bed
But not u sleep Not even her nat
ural health and Ter fatigue from the days
exercise could bring that relief
She slept most Of the next day, how
ever and for several days after that
sle wandered about the city alone She
ieIt she would not see Tim again. She
VAS glad of that at least
During the day she explored as
she called il 10 herself and in a short
time she had been all over the city. She