Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-04
HAPPY LADY
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CHATTER SO
SO once again Alice faced heart
break Il a ruined life. Once again
she saw the faint chance or happi
ness slip from her, forever. she
thought.
For first there had been the ordea
OF seeing the empty-headed Lois go
away with David. And then Their,
Vas the necessary definite break with
Lawrence-because Of her uncon-
Querabic love for David. For a time
she even grieved over the fact that
h had gone to college-for the long
absence from David, the feeling thai
be had not cared for her, had made
her tura TO Lawrence and find con
ISOLATION in his love. Now ever that
Nas denied her.
But once again her Unborn optim-
ian came to her rescue. As before,
b tried to find relief in hard work.
She actually had to n work this
time.
Mother insists on doing all the
housework," she told Clara, O few
mornings after her last interview
with Lawrence. II don't know what
to find to occupy my time. The place
can't be house-cleaned-it looks as
neat as the proverbial pin. And I
can't start a garden this early In the
season."
The two girls shared the same
room, Alice's old room on the second
floor. Berenice had been moved in
to the only other place, the quiet
back room which Mrs. Fairbanks had
always had. 1t was quite early In the
morning, and neither girl had gotten
up.
Clara slid out of the covers care
fully, putting n slipper on each foo
as II touched the cold air, and cover
ing her shiveriug self with n warm
N thpaha fEhan cha frntfa1 aN-ar opI
closed the window, and opened the
radiator In the floor. A gust of heat
game Hp from the pipe leading to the
big stove in the living room below.
II wish the a was far enough
along SO you could dig a garden" she
remarked. ut wouldn't be so cold In
the mornings then. Bless your moth
or, she has a big fire going, it will
soon heat up. She probably has
heaps of hot water for baths too"
That's Just it," Alice answered,
trying to get into her W bathrobe
as soon as she got up from the warm
bed, so the cold air would not touch
keeps US so comfortable we haven't
any work to do. l can't sew, or
would help YOU, you have all the
work you al handle"
"And more Clara agreed, doing
her hair hastily into a knot. "Id like
TO nave o as an assistant. | need
one. Can you find me one? There's
an idea-get me a good assistant for
my work. and for my Riddles Shop
when l open IT,"
You had better go back to coll
lege,' her mother suggested. But
Alice felt she could not do this. Much
as she wanted TO go on with the
studies. she dared not see David
again.
So, after she had bathed and
dressed Berenice. she found herself.
for the first time In her Ife.
with nothing to do. She was too
nervous to sit down and study, her
mother refused to allow her to go
and find a position.
after a few weeks you Will settle
down and go back to the city," she
please dom take any Of those
Jobs, you haven't had ex-
perience or training for any real
work in the stores or Offices" she
said.
IT am q misht." Alice said misera-
bly,.
BY half past II she was too nerv-
Gus to stay indoors, so she put on her
scat and hat and went over to
She turned towards Peppita's
house-it would be pleasant. to see
her little friend again, she thought.
She knocked at the door, and was