Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
TIE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
. ny Marian Rubineam.
Protected n, Gcorg Matthew Adams.
IlESOl ALTON.
hapter XVIII.

Ruth turrcd over the last page of the
paper. a',d la,l Il down with sigh.
She Was too generous by nature To
rfN, auvonc. especially the chum she
loved 50 much She WAS truly glad Myra
Nas having such n good time. Her letter
read like the stories from some oi the
magazines she picked UP at the library.
Root gardens motors dances. iowcut
dnsscs glttrripy materials. sweeping
tralns. cNotcd attcrda' IL shcwondcred,
whct ticr Cousin l.mllv had lomcrauian
boz ton The ladies ia the magazine stories
always had
Tier thoughts loft Tim for while and
turned towards the city With Myra
lctt.r AS "A start she lei her Imaginatlon
run IN with that other HE She pictured
NNra IN a lovely clpging blue gown,
something that would make her very
pretty owes ,tIll more striking something
tlatWauld hriug out the CLINT IN her wavy
u1d.u hair She would carry fan, OF
rsr-r ullch she would wave slowly
- - rtog "A ialut. clusvic perfume. rs she
vait q It - and rot was always that
WAY n the stories :,
Ruth pictured half a dozen devoted
ue,, NI1ra usually had a whole trail
~ haVh hrhind her bat these would be
grown men. with motor cars and intense
eve, TIN, also according TO the magazine
~t,r. toruula and Nvra would marry
ttc millionaire one and 60 on wearing
rltt.ung gowns and Jewels, and have o
huge apartment and . ~ rsonal midland
n AioUcrIulan'
tn.l she Ruth would 60 10 visit her now
am then. But tins ilCa was less pleasing
Ist -re would hc married 70 Tim. and they
W.aI'd be- poor. and She would not have
ai.N V-cut gown - wear.
l,ut no would have all the other things
the real things of hic love. and Tim. and
home tnd here Ruth $ common sense,
hct mothers gift came back tO her. She
laughed ~ herself for her wild visison.
ami rr-nrai fhc lcttCr.
But why She thought to herself +,
should Nlvra 70 20 the city, when II
means nothing ~ her but pleasure, while
have 90 ~'av home. when that same
tun woull moan a whole career 70 me-
Nvra. after all wont get anything
from tins hut alnt ~ dances and clothes
and n,Cu which she would have on
emal,r scale a. home To me, II would
m,,,p chauc, 70 learn ~ earn to make
something 81 mysrt. 10 givo my Mother
comtort and my Father peace and hap
ItrcSs n hv, when | want 20 work, can
/ have the chance
srt She felt ashamed of herScf for even
uas Lavtar good timc' As she folded tho
.,.,,tsnd mt II in lts envclonc she noticed
sp : s.atwlci on th,, back ot the page
Rom b-r me ~ I'm and ask htm when
~ +. mug fo III, cltv " told CouSln
t1 - -hr haud,omce' man nIcnnsv'-
tauu
Roth smttei Ir'te
Sbe H.. nan lnl ullt else could she
want Shc had H. inN, hIs devotion; she
nts frt.4.str ~ strengthen her when
q ngs went bodily ).
sou ~ III Stop ming 70 scc me.
s.a lad t.'l RI w VII 80 on be
ur c, tr,rl> We werc he-
TOTO
She eot Up and went through the house
hni ,iiitlr~ working swiftly ant efficiently
A. her mother had taught her Shc had .
vague plan ln tho hack q hcr head n"
harih knew what Il vas herself, hut par
81 was 10 fnd out thc resources Of the
hsr tho supplies II i
~a aftcr hcr cleaning She went To the
= rcr,ars brought o,.t all the sheets and
I.HNc ~. and alu'ts anil made up two
t. fh- good md the bad The bad or
M worm thugs Wrrc taken downstairs
~ :, n.rie4 anna brought into use agaln.
Morn sheets She riurs,d y hall, and lald
~ a-fa, b, scWei UP the edges to
e,ar.e.i -,' +. making 2 sheet new
IS Tie go tg, Where tie wear came, and
weak ouN IN thr .!e She carefully
s.-, ~, - c1 ',~ then did hc
A.. o. the ell,cr and the table linen r
- = - 4 g',c aad tho csina
ae re,4t eisrwri ,ha' the house was
se Ucll >tockri tho - most things
h hccr upU VoUs
Then ,hc walked through the rooms,
A. r.aar pute> q: y ssitlc chenges IN
;.-r .t,Ire and tho conditions 81 rugs and
tift.etSf.r, Ihtrs-~ were S..a'tHy but per
I.uz thc, rntla ao ny"
lsfEr't brought itt.e M;S Belding
a. tro.r tcr work SIC raj picked up
I'D 81 n.r, .s~ GOSSIP from the town.
utteh >il rlgt.a T. Ruth aS they got
ta,r rpcr thsf evening Ruth called
a. Nlf. Weed and the paxt evening I'm
q ac.aa
10 gaa vs-t = read my letter from
Neraa she esNc@
flc = dlcd. somewhat lDdificrently
,tc gave hilu the lctter bat be was plain
II bored bv il
~Is Itr.e rool'" he rnurmured u
do, -,re SIC IS vour best friend. Ruth.
~ sa ~ilI1 l,th fool Al she thinks q IS
,ancu. asd wasting her time " M
Vou-.ook wnar YOU re dong.
I'm uet dNrC anything vet. Ruth
snswcre- Read her postscript.
Tin rcai y and grinned p bit
An rCst tel her - TIL her cousin
that the Eardsoucst man Is coming -
New York III two weeks, he said
ku'a looked up suddenly, whlte-faced.
ve ct - 60. dea-, he sald. ou T
rclt ] ea Z MAKE money here. | m gong
q tle CITY u make my fortune
tortllac sweetheart And as soon as con
re.u, support you you're coming there
T. marry mo
But IL the thought % ms absence. Che
last chmmcr light wc-t-e.zs Tor the girl
sts a4 fcc utterly desolate