Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
THE GIRL WHO
SMILED THROUGH
BY Marion Rubicam.
Copyright. George hiatthe. ADAMS
JUNE AGAIN.


Certain periods of the year are asso-
GATED in our minds with scrtain past
events. and bring either Joy or sorrow
with every anniversary. There rs al
WAYS a scared sort Of melancholy about
Memorial Day, there is always a ieel-
ing of excitement that comes with the
Fourth of July. and certain tranquility
of mind with Christmas. And the same
emotions apply to lesser private annlver-
sares.
Alice had forgotten her birthday, but
the first of June was an event 10 her'
For in June she had first fallen in love
1t was hot day, clear and sunny,
The long deferred spring had come with
a rush the last OF May, and tins morning
began like a midsummer day
Alice was back into her old habits
OF going to bed very early and getting
MP with the sun. She put in an hour
hard work, iii the garden, now thriving
wonderfully, she fed the chickens and
sometimes ran the lawnmower over part
Of the place. and was ravCnous Tor break
fast by : o'clock At 9 she was ut the Settle
ment House, and shortly afterwards,
hard at work in the model garden OF the
place. hoeing, wedding and giving lectures
on how plants grow, TO her little class Q!
children
The rest OF the day passed IN ITS usual
routine. and when she came back, 1t was
to eat supper hurriedly and 90 out AGAIN
To her own garden. II was busy HE.
and one that was really too hard Tor her,
bl,t it kept her mind from herself, ami
when she went TO bed. she was 50 physical
X exhausted that she could not help but
sleep -.
in the monotonv. \ letter from lara
came in the afternoon mail-she had
gone around by the post office on her
way home, not expecting 10 hear from
David, OF course, vet always wanting 10.
Clara's letter was startling.
Il am almost too excited 70 write,
it began First of all, want g apologize
again for going of without telling you OF
coming to say goodbye before ! ieit 20
tell YOU the truth. ] was jealous
...Jealous," Alice echoed reading the
letter as she walked on slowly down
the street.
You see, YOU had letter from Law
renee the same day | had one about =
month ago | called you and you dldn
hear me-. and TeSsie BIrd,aN, who was
with me. made some remarks about
vonr interest in the letter that maj"
me think probably after al, the affair
between YOU and Lawrence was not
broken Of
Alice smiled al this She could forgive
the stings that went with being IN love
and doubtful.
You see. was in love with Lawrence
myself OF course, that : no news 70 YOU
you've probably seen i al along But
never thought he would ever like me ami
really. all last winter when ne came around
10 see the baby and your mother. while
7 10 such fJRQS Z .lit
Then Won broke off the engagement. an
I vaz sorry, and showed il. and II made
our friendship grow into something deeper
But | never thought Lawrence would
really love me- lie always seemed -
SUPERIOR to me. nc knows - much ana NJ
81 Cood-looking -wcil. anyway You can
SIC how much in love | am.
Then the other night he almost told
me and last night he Ill dive We been
together q lot since | came to the city
And were to be married-not yet, tut
before / come home in the fall. want
10 go on with my work here. though
don know whether viii open he Middle
Shop or not. 30 many things have 10 be
planned. II would he nice 70 he married
In June. but ! don't yant-1 2 be right away,
and the second best thing i to be engaged
IN June.
Alice stopped reading with a sharp
pam IN her heart .The second best thing
j 10 he enga ged III June / vivid memory
III the June evening two wears ago when
the scent OF the roses was SO heavy ~ ne
warm air. came back TO her. mt could
smell the same odor uow-lt blew g her
from a rosebtlSh clamberiug over porch
on enc OF the houses she was passing but
she went back 10 the letter.
We feel We owe II I'll to YOU Ian
renee said YOU made him like nice. sens biz
girls. like me-Im glad now ] n sensltfr
and | told HIM YOU made me ambitious
10 learn hings and to do thing. and nos
Just TO idle my time living Of my parents
income. 30 ii is all owing 10 you and ~
awfnlly happy.
Il m glad YOU didn't really love Law
renee. after all. By the way YOU haven
heard from David, have you? He gave up
his college position was only little
thing with him; he had other interests a
YOU know-and went West shortly after
his wife died. Christine told Lawrence
something about it. Lawrence got his
address from the college Yesterday and
wrote TO him. He wouldn't tell me why.
Alice stopped reading and walked quick
~ home. She wanted TO cry and she want
ed TO be alone-in this glorious June
weather Somehow Clara happiness only
made her own loneliness more poignant
Tomorrov-Congra uiations.