Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
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AItaL LIN GU
Three separate letters in the mai!
the following day only added to Afice's
feeling OF unhappineSs.
W. are so happy abou your good
times and your new studies" her
mother wrote. Il wonder sometimes
how you stood the dull life you had
here at home-untl you got engaged,
of course; then things began to hap
pen for you. / always knew you were
meant for some high place and I al
ways felt so badly that you weren't
getting any of the good things in life
that other girls gOt. And now you're
getting them"
Alice had TO smile a little as she
read. Her mother wrote a typical
old lady's hand-small and cramped.
as though each letter were an effort
to form; tho lines close together on
the page. to crowd as many words as
possible on the smallest mount of
paper.
o course the best part is that the
good things Will go OF when you come
home" the letter went N. Lawrence
around often and takes the
baby and me or the baby and Clara
Tor drives in his car. / must say not
many young men would be so nice
to an old lady like me-"
Dear Lawrence" Alice thought
with a feeling of remorse and ten
deTness.
The next letter was from Clara.
"Im getting along famously," she
wrote. I'm so glad your industry
started me working on something my
self. Father says If my work looks
good enough TO HIM he'll send me on
to New York next summer, and pay
me enough every week to live pm.
Then III go around to all the little
specially shops and see how they run
them. how they display dresses In
windows. and how big a stock they
carry. and III look till / find a job as
salesgirl In an of them-not for the
salary. only for the experience. In
the fall. Ill come home and start my
own shop. 1 thought of calling 1t
Riddles Clothes How do you like
the name?
I'm getting expert at designing
Oaby things and little girls frocks,
and so far, I've sold all I've made.
Berenice is the best dressed child in
this town, II / do saw 1t as dresses
her. | made her a party dress of
heavenly blue crepe de chine and en-
broidered quaint little figures In white
wool around the hem. and you should
see how sweet she looks. Lawrence
comes often to take her out, and me
too sometimes-do you mind IL / call
him Lawrence? 1t seemed too silly
to say Mr.. Marlowe to a man who.
comes so much. He's bringing me.
books to read, too. and has iivened up
things a lot for your Mother n my.
self. He talks about you all the
time"
Clara often mentioned Lawrence.
Curious hat she was always attracted
to the men who were attracted to
Alice. But Alice did not think of this
at tie time.
The other letter was from Lawrence,
and alice saved 1t until the last. She
admired the heavy, rich looking paper
he used. n his small but firm writ
ing. Ills letters always touched her.
She was always more in o with him
at the n of them, than she was even
when she was with him.
Glad you enjoy the concerts he
wrote. IT'S more fun to send you
tickets to these things II have you
tell EN- all about them. than to go my
self. You are not to worry about
anything at home here. because
everything is going very we'll indeed.
As I promised. I've run out to your
house often. Your mother looks bet
ter every week, the baby is growing,
and your young friend Clara keepsI
a watchful eye on both.
Alice dear, you've spoiled me for
ordinary girls. AS I've told you often