Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-21
A SWEETHEART AT THIRTY
The Story OF, Woman's TRANSPORTATION.
~ MARION RUBlNCAM.
LETTERS.
Chaptcr CNIl.

"you cannot have Enid tomorrow at
t~rnoon. | am taking her with me, MIS-.
Meade announced NJ the dinner tabie.
Francis glanced up. Surprise and the
pleasur, showed IN his face as he took IN
what his Mother said. -,
II can't think of anyone to whom q
uthsr give her up, he SAID WI hat is 1t
calls and frivoltics9
..Clothcsr his mother answered. Tails
later. perhaps.
Niolet c,,mplained that she never saw
mo during those two weeks. Mrs. Meade
did things thoroughly and when she took
me IN hand. she did il rs efficiently rs
though she were undertaking to run a
business. or a charity. or church bazaar.
Neither nv tune, nor my taste nor my
inclination were my own from that moment
Rut | gave IN on every point, ANXIOUS 10
make her like me, to have her pleased
with the marriage
80 we shoppcd, driving from place
IN nlace comparing, planning, lunchlng
together IN some softlv-lit restaurant, oc-
cas,onallv pavIrg a call ON some old friend
of hers women with soft voices and
eharmlnglv smooth manners, who made
me feel vaguely. that ! was crude and
unfinished But learned from them rapid
n some httlc tricks Of social usage as
think NrS Meade meant that | should.
But her IDEAS as to what ! would need
for a tcn-dav voyagr were quite different
frnrn minc | wondered how would ever
wear AL the things she bought.
You'll need suit, of course, she
said and chose one with huge bands
az fox on Il, that was really wonderfully
becoming
You've the fur coat, but YOU must
have hat for IL, and one to match the
su,t and ono for luncheon I'm taking
Won "a Monday You might as well buy
a dozen hluuscs now-we really make
them as we'll here rs they do abroad, and
tho Stvles IN waists can { change 81 rapidly
Of course. vou'll need an afternoon gown
for the luncheon and 1T least two dinner
gowns and an evening gown
but WAS 70 buy these things abroadl
You'll buv more abroad. You can Z
look shabby on the boat not rs Mrs
Meade
felt snubbed, and hurt then lit
tie amused For | saw exactly what she
wanted now she wanted 10 run me rs
she had. very graciouSiy but very trnly
run Francis She was having lovely
time plcking out my trolISseau IN New
York. and she was going TO pick out rs
little for me To choose for myself.
30 gave IN Later her gentle tyranny
might annoy me-but now | was rather
glad of IT,
Violet too, was packing 70 go TO her
nov home at the college And she WAS
rather depressed about my gong away
And the breaking up of the tiny apart
msnt where we had been so happy end
where we had both learned SO much. But
there pas never word about Bud, or
why she had told him not TO come to sec
her And feeling that ! must wait until
her confidence WAS freely gwen. | said
nothing Besides. she was too tired ~
night Is talk and was usually late getting
home
Helen solved the problem of what 10
do with the apartment itself.
Toby and are gong ~ he mar
ficd N the spring. and think we II SIMPLY
take this place o! yours she said coming
M .ate one evening after had gotten IN.
She Was rolled up IN one Of her marvel
lou, tatlk silk neghges, and her short
har Was IN a delightfully."- touselcd state
over her head Toby lsn rlch.and though
my tearoom paws well. ! want To save
none, and some day buy 3 farm. 80 We II
live m this sweet place and economic
And could wish her nothing better
than that she should hc even half as happy
a. ! was
NIolct came INTO the room then, also
rolled up III her klmono. She was un-
pinnlng her halr. which had been gath
cred up Ia a tight knot while she was
bathing and il golden glory fell around
the blue silk of her shoulders. /. TOO, was
tired the three Of Us looked weary enough
- slipped into a negllgee. too. Violet
suggested bot tea. and though II was near
D, midnight, We agreed il was Just the
thing u make US feel better Then Il was
that vi remembered the letter from Henly
Fails
Dear Enid, Esther wrote in her little
cramped handwriting that had become so
familiar 70 me We got the invitation 10
your wedding ! must say it was hospit-
sble Of Mrs Meade TO ask US TO stay at her
place But we can't come.
Cant come" Vi echoed Mother
was crazy 10 come.
Il like Francis well enough, though /
40 does put on airs. But ! know thing or
two myself, and | wont be a guest, or
under obligations TO a woman who never I
took the trouble 70 call on me when | was +
visiting YOU tins winter. She never took +
the trouble TO call on YOU, either, who was +
going 70 be her daughter-in-law. But you |
always was soft little thing, 50 ! suppose
YOU didn't mind But ! know something
about what's what even if do live IN
Henlv Falls, so We wont come. Besides, /
Lauras feeling pretty bad. with the baby /
,oming and one thing and another so,
guess wei all stay here
Laura Vi exclaimed That's the
trouble She put Mother up TO writ
ng that letter She is green with jea.ousy
,ver the whole affair
Esther says James may come by him
4h
oh, If he doesi' Vi cried IF he does,
IN never let hlm 90 back DO YOU think
le will ?"
Tomorrow We SAL Away.