Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
THE GIRL WHO
SMILED THROUGH
BY Marion Rubicam.
Copyright. George Matthew Adams
PLANS.
Chapter ININ.

So it was decided that the wedding
.f,er all. would not take place for year.
Mrs. Fairbanks approvedof the idea be-
csuse Alice was so enthusiastic about
il. Mrs. Marlowe approved because, as
she expressed it to Lawrence,
"Alice has many things to learn. She
has improved wonderfully, since she has
been thrown with nice people, but there
are many rough spots yet. She needs the
broadening effects of city life for time.
4 winter in town will be fine for her. She
will meet all kinds OF girls and men and
ret acquainted with all sorts of points
of view
s9Niavbe she'll get too well acquainted
with some of the men and fall IN love with
one OF them, Lawrence answered morose-
".
"That sort Of thing is beyond your
pover or mine to avoid. my son, Mrs.
Narlowe answered 'If she really loves
Won. she wont fall in love with anyone
else; and if she doesn't love you, 1T =
better to know il before than after, isn't
IT."
Eyes. Lawrence answered, looking
gloomilv out of the window, His mother
saw the subject depressed him, SO she
dropped it, But she was glad for reason
She did not express out loud. she llked
,lice immensely. but the delay pleased
herbecause 1t might mean that Lawrence
and Alice would each find someone else.
There were other girls she wanted her
son to be in love with rather than TINS
one.
In the little house on Dexter street
there was great excitement.
Lawrence wanted TO pay my way.
Int I wouldn't let him. Alice told her
mother. II was sweet of him To offer and
/ love him dearly for his generosity, but
can I let him do that. Now, MIR. Marowe
has fixed things 50 we are getting per
cent on our money instead Of only
and. of course, that makes big difference.
II more than covers the rise IN prices.
at wont be enough to send you to
corege." Mrs. Fairbanks said.
No but well simply draw out enough
principal to pay for that Alice answered
''For after Inn finished this work ! can
do some work on the Model Farm and
earn enough myself to pay back what
I'm taking 50 YOU will always have safe
sum to live on. no matter what happens
to me-
you'll bc a rich woman when YOU
marry Lawrence and YOU wont have
- work don't want You 20 work.
Mrs. Fairbanks protested.
but don't YOU see, Mother. that II
want to-" Alice asked. What would
| do with myself all day? I'd die il there
was nothing to do but play,
"Now listen dear she went on. snug
CHING up on her hassock close TO her
mother. I've all this planned out. | can
enter in September and finish In Il year
and a half-that is in the middle of the
winter. the winter after next. I've worked
hard on these studies for two Years now
It's been that long since David left
she broke off moment. then went on
again. And I've done a little more than
the first two wears in work. I've written
them telling them what We done alone
and by taking special courses. / can enter
their Junior year. BY working at home
next summer. | can go back in the fall
and graduate by January.
You'll be marrying Lawrence next
wear" Nrs. Fairbanks said.
II know. but he'll let me 90 back
and finish, in fact, he'll come to the
city for part Of the time, Alice said.
Lawrence is a dear, he viii let me do
anything ] want.
Now the thing is what will hap
pen to YOU while I'm gone? OF course.
you'll have TO keep Berenlce. but she ;
getting old enough to look after herself
in some WAYS" She glanced affectlonately
through the door. where the dainty little
figure of the baby could be seen playing
in the yard.
II was Clara who solved that prob
lem.
Mother and father are going for
trip south this winter she said one
afternoon.
"How lovely, And arc you going?'
Nice cried.
"No. I'm not invited. if you please .
And Clara laughed as she dropped into
q porch chair to tell about it. Father
saws that now he and mother have been
married 80 years, he thinks It's time they
took another honeymoon. They went to
Niagara Falls when they were married.
everyone went there then. and they haven't
been more than % miles from Farming
ton since. So he's going to spend the whole
winter in the South and in California.
"And you?" Alice asked.
''They thought they would have Aunt
Freda come live with me. But | don't
like Aunt Freda and she doesn't like me
and we never get along well together.
So / thought-''she hesitated, well,
thought I'd have them rent our house.
or close it. and come over here with your
mother, / could take your room, If you'd
let me- and I'll gladly help with the
work, and III pay my board of course.
ooh, how wonderfully 1t will solve my
problem perfectly" Alice said with
little sigh OF relIef Mother wouldn't
be alone. and whatever you paid would
he bound to cut her expenses and Id
feel so comfortable knowing she was with
someone she liked
So another obstacle was overcome
and Alice worked hard to get ready for
the college and the city.
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