Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-20
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CHAPTER IL

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Alice, of course, told Christine
more or less about the meeting. This
wise little girl only nodded her head
and said nothing. except that since
h was to meet David, she would re-
serve judgment.
And thus began n series of even
fngs that Alice found delightful and
disturbing. But she felt herself per
fectly helpless. She wanted to see
David so badly that she could not
refuse to go when he asked her TO
dinner or TO the theatre.
1t was well along in November by
this time. The college had settled
down to work, and Alice enjoyed
every minute of her life. Her eager
expression and her frequent ques-
lions, her obvious struggle to make
good In her studies, made her pppu-
Lar with her teachers. Her sweetness
n her anxiety to find out about
everything in her new life endeared
her to the other girls. With the men
she met she was shy-indeed. rather
reserved-and though many of them
liked n admired her. It was usually
from a distance. Alice was the sort
of comradely girl that has to be
known well TO be liked.
Sometimes, however, she went out
for long tramps about the city or
over the Palisades with some of the
college boys. but more often con-
tinued TO ave tickets for the best
shows n concerts mailed to her. so
sho was quite able to hold her own
among girls with more money to
spend.
David found many delightful
places to dine. When Christine first
met him, she went out of her way
to be extra nice to him, and Alice
thought that she must like him q lot.
They had dined that first evening at
one of the largest hotels, at a table
far enough away from the music so
1t did not disturb them. n later
they had gone to the theatre.
Hes really a very likeable chap"
Christine said when they were alone
later. Hes the sort that stands out
from a crowd-he has a magnetic
personality. he Is good looking-but
/ feel that there Is some weak spot
in his character. some a there"
She stole a glance at Alice to see how
this talk affected her. Alice had
smiled with satisfaction at the first
part of this speech, but "a soon as
Christine mentioned q fault, her
whole face changed.
Christine thought this over. She
had beer convinced at first that Alice
was no longer in love with David,
and that she was in love with Law
renee. Alice should marry Lawrence
and be happy. she thought. h could
not understand how she-or any girl
could go on caring for a man who
had practically. as h put Ii, de-
serted her" for another m
Alice. she thought. was deceiying
herself-clinging to the romance o.
She was not SO sure of 1t now.
Perhaps. after all, Alice did love
David.
Well, David was married-there-.
fore, he was out of the question. SO.
the next thing to do was to destroy
all Alice's illusions about him, Chris
tine figured 1t out.
And the best way to do that,
she said to herself very sagely, is to
let her see him as much as she wants,
with Lawrence playing the part he is
now-the distant Fairy Prince who
sends magic presents"
And she smiled as h glanced
over the room. Lawrence had writ
ten a florist to out a huge bunch
of violets-she could see them in a
bowl on Alice's table.
She went to dinner with them
again, this time at a candle-lit res
tauraat built in the top of what had
been q stable years ago. and what
was now an antique shop. Every
thing was in Keeping with the old
time spirit, even the Mattresses wore
colonial costumes. Alice had been.
delighted with the place and. Chris
tine thought, less interested in the
man.
They went out again and again,
and Christine, watching closely,
thought David was gaining In favour.
For Lawrence had not been able to
get down over Thanksgiving, as he.
had hoped. and so she had no chance
to m these two men.
- Lois came bach TO town n left
g.. Have fa~ fhn South
SO in December still another party
was planned. But this time Chris
tine brought along a man, and so
the party was four.
What must do" she said to
herself, sis to bring around as many.
men as possible. The danger is in