Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-10
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
LFAvE-T
BY Marian Rubincam.
Protected by GeOrg Matthew ADAMS

7, vss rather tired girl who ciimhed
on, az bed that cool morning 81 MD
October This was the day when Mt
and Mrs O'Niel were 10 leave for their
tr,D south. and there were the usual nuIn-
hcr III details II he hurried through
Ruth glanced NJ AT the SKY as she shut
b,r windows 1 little sunlight, SfIil weak
and uncertain. gave promise 81 clear
dov The grass and the cobwehs glIttered
with moisture. the cosmos AGAINST me
wall stood up hravely with all ltS lavender
ana pink beauty This wa> the time oi
year that most delighted Ruth--lts brac,
lne freshness usually made her blood
dance made her as she SAID. want 70
a. ont and conquer the world.
Rlt TODAY she had little Of the con
oueror's spirit No one car nave me con
o,ieror's spirit whose mind must consider
ers' such details as getting the breakfast
and putting The last minute thlngS mo
tho trunks and making the tram.
When Ruth reached the kitchen, she
Wa, greeted with the odor OF baking bread,
and found her mother pulling out the
r.eb brown loavc> from the oven
But YOU were gong 10 LEI that 90 Tor
me - do this morning Ruth protested
Il can do il better han YOU. and any
u,1 TIT 10 having q long rest whlle You !.
have work enough Mrs . Mel answered.
4, le4s' ] can bake UP enough bread 70
las, You j week When's Mrs Belding
coming over
This afternoon as soon as shes I'm
isbf.d with Mrs James, sewing Ruth
answered. tylng on big apron III
uJ,nc her the lttle room next TO mlne,
then well shut up your room and Fath-
er's and that VIII save cleamngs
4 4 .4f --r.4
"And. Ruth. vou'd better can lot Of
aople sauce before those apples rot.
II viii make desserts for this winter
Il know. the glrl answered, begin
ming ~ SCI the table for breaktas
II wish ! didn't worry about YOU so.
II seem, wicked to 20 of and leave you
"Oh. Mother, don't talk that way
Ruth protested almost lmpatleEtly. Il
wont bc alone because Mrs. Belding
will be- with me aud know Just how much
money ] can draw every week TO live on =
But Nrs % Neil continued with ad-
wee aud instruction a. she made UP the
lunch they were 10 eat on the tram, and as
she finished putting clothes INTO the one
trunk and the big suit case that they were
taking
Fortunately. your Aunt Sarah lives
IN the south where II warm, she re-
marked. coming back 10 the kitchen to
press some wrinkles from her best waist
ssAfv summer clothes can be made fairly
presentahle. nut mv winter ones are pretty
hopeless A. least ! shan have 10 buy any
thing warm this year
Not If YOU stay till spring. Ruth ans
wered And you d better if you can
Fathers always worse in bad weather
Duncan d Neil came down To break
last. plainly excited al the prospect Of
TIE tTip
"If only YOU were going, he said
putting an arm around Ruth as she came
ii from the kitchen Il feel ike such a
baby, to be taking my daughter money
fr pleasure trip.
1T a health trip, and you're to come
back feeling fine, Ruth answered, adopt
ing the soothing maternal tone she often
used when talking with him
Ruth YOU wont do anything silly
M sentimental getting married.
while I'm away? he asked anxiousIy
Dom worrv, Father. ] wont When
anything like that happens Ill let you
know about Il long time In advance.
I've kept YOU down long enough with
NV Own wOrthlessness and hclplessness,
the man said. II you marry one Of the
Marketown boys, you'll only tie your
self down for life-tO the same sort Of
thing
Ruth SAID nothing a vision Of Tim came
back again Il IN vas a Marketow boy
iut how different from all the others, she
,saded