Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-13
A SWEETHEART AT THIRTY
The Sopsy ola woman's Transiorms"o"
BY MARION RUBlNCAM.
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The Stpsy cla Woman's IrAnsSosmsV""
BY MARION RUBlNCAM.
rwt~ed by GEORGE Matthew Adams.
BUD.
Chapter NXVI. -,
1--WE re here, Aunt Enid Ism TIT funny.
vi said, turning to me AS the passengers
began gathering up wraps ana pagRase
and fling out OF the train. >,
We ass~mbled all our belongings, and
We had quite few things. A trunkiui
was somewhere on the train-my old green
trunk from the attic, possession Oh luy
mothers, strong enough, but rather cur
ious looking nowadays. And we had a
huge canvas suitcase, large cardpoaru
box and several paper covered bundles.
One bundle contained sandwiches. jam
and several other things of the sort, put
up bv our Hartford friends for us to eat
for lunch. Wis books, every bit OF clothing
we possessed. including things to be made
over were in our bundles. Besides these,
a huge quilt was in the trunk.
Wherever you'll be. YOU won't be
warm enough this winter" Esther SAID
AS she helped us pack. 49,
Colorcd men were flying about calling
"Portcr. porter" and helping the other
passengers with their suit cases Two OIL
them came up To us
Garry your things? they asked.
Thank YOU" said and let them shoul-
der all our possessions.
Aren't thew polite7' Violet whispered
We followed them down the long plat
form and through the stone archway.
Then she said aloud-for the first time,
though the thought that had been in her
mind al along -,
sDo YOU think Bud will be hereY
Rut she did not hear my answer. Her
cheeks were burning, her eyes n blue blaze
She looked barely ~, her gold HAIR tucked
I'M under her little round hat--an old
one ~ Iauras retrImmed with ribbon
from a dress. She wore blue suit we had
made at home during the summer, which
then | thought quite grand.
Through the stone archwoy we went,
mas, the rope behind which was line
II people. Suddenly young man darted
out from the crowd, and came towards us.
'HBudr Violet cried.
Something IN her voice made my heart
ache IL had IN II all the Joy that only
reunion can bring, that only youth can
feel. II had "A little catch In II rs though
the pirl had waited almost too long for
tins moment
Vet such IL the self-conscious instinct
that comes M in us in crowd, Violet
s,mply held ont her hand TO thr boy.
H,lt for a moment they stood and looked
INTO each others eyes. and no words were
necessary. The porters put down the
packages.
Thank you," SAID, you're very
kind.
And still they STAYED In my ignorance
wondered why. Then Bud came TO earth
grnm the heaven Of Nlolct's blue ewes,
Il. hrsl L., hta ha
IN his pocket and handed some money
10 each of the men-snd with pleased ex-
prcssions, they melted into the crowd
"Oh. that Was II, ! said. IL was my
first city experience.
well, Aunt End, I'm glad To see YOU
lie turned To me, for the first time, his
hand out Then he picked up as many of
our bundles AS he could and led the way
through the station.
But neither Violet nor | could go very
fast Everything was So new and strange
and huge TO us. ] have since come into
New York from every possible angle. |
have seen the irregular skyline from the
New Jersey nvr front; ! have watched
that huge, unbelievable mass of build
inas IN the lower ISLAND from the harbor
hut nothing has surpassed my first i'm
nress,on as wc walked behind Bud through
that enormous station, with gold stars
painted ON it's blue ceiling. and windows SO
huge that corridors are laid between the
outer and inner panes, and men walk
along them AT various floors looking like
queer little black spiders.
Rut Bud would not let us stay too long
and finally we found Ourselves IN a tiny
restaurant across the street from tn,
station.
II can't stay long" he explained
"This is my lunch hour, and | got hal
an hours leave 10 meet you. You'll want
somethlng To eat, too.
We have lunch, | began.
Not herr" he said, a look Of alarm
on his face as he saw my hand go to 8
bundle. And he ordered for all of us.
lie scarcely took his ewes from Violet
and | don't think she looked at anything
hut him. Msnhkc, he ate heartily, but
Violet was far too happy and excited
to be able To taste food. ! kept silent
and watched.
| had never seen him 80 well dressed
and good clothes became him Bud wa.
rather a handsome chap, with gray eve,
that were fairly large for man, an ex
eellent profile that carried strength in every
hne-eSccpt for little softness In the curve
Of the chin-and hair as stranght and as
brown as could be. He was unusually tall
and he had that leanness that have some
times heard described as Western" be-
cause so many Western men have this
long. lean body.
what are YOU doing?" / asked him
"Im in a brokers office now, he said
"lt's a new place and / like II and think
I'm going 20 stay. III tell YOU the funny
way happened TO ge: IT later-for / was
fred from mvl asst place. That's why
don't want to over-stay my lunch time
We got up and gathered again oul
packages. But promised to see about oul
trlInk-and telling US how to reach The
address we had he dashed away from III
promising TO come after dinner.
So Violet and / were alone at last il
the cityi
Tomorrow-Timid Adventures.