Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
~ Marian Rubincam.
t,ct,,,,,d b, a,prs Matthew Adams
IRTNIN.
4 hapfer MN

So while Myrs in the city trlcd to draw
vim's affections away from Ruth, Ruth
vas facing ~ home az entirely different
snrt pi pruhem.
hut moaatimc, how was MNra sue
reeding'
She laid ben pleos with he cunning
that even the dulles woman POSSESSES
with cunning that even she was ROT
who'll, cons,lnus oi
-, y1ur havi"g = iTte-aict' W"h
y,ur me-, TIM EmilN asked, ha"dt"g
thc hluc goWn trom her cloSn' i'lruh
4 vou think Nnu u be- more ullurrg N my
hlie vou'rr welcome IL It Pcr>o2"llN.
hke you host ~ hose ulcr slm1lr thrg'
,,mr mother scnt YOU
Inn scrp me I'll my hi" N Slmpic
th,ne. Nvr., SAID holding the exquisite
/, s.a blue garmt1t ascr her arm
And +, had NJ effect Well, 4 N"u thlnk
,,u. .an h., a vampire lu my old evening
lr,eA ~ right thr Woman langhed'
,ttlptor Ii, hrr ar.--trr 'ahle md shaking
f,,n hct hau
~h,ll usr th ,lhrator' NNra asked
waptng "a 3, u.ciul
ns hat F, lear. EMMY au>wcrrd.
re.sNiur ~ b,r .har aS Nivra t"Gnn thr
.atfhln. scalp treatment IN" walt'd
gntd taJ luf3 uS instrument h?d l"t'l
rruel 80 ard pit away th'n Shr look
"a ~ h,r, = grcctlou IN the mirrrr hctnrc
49, NVra vas hru~hlrE and colllrG fhr
masses o, gorgeous Icddi~h hqr, as fmll'
isd Rush' hcr months hc'oro
Mr., .I,et, she sand suddenly lSn ,
,.,af fr.ad Inn lu lovc with that .hum "
t,urs ~ hour the Cu who writes :"
oi.eu RutR. lSp u
MIRA s,A nothing Bur Emily saw me
change nf eVprcs>lop Il WIS reflected 7"
her M the glass 49,
.Do YOU thrk you r. pcric'tl, iar
she vent On They say there no honor
among tiir,rS ,r women, hui that n"'
=, Iard luuw~ Ill encourage ANY iua'
xho wants ~ tall IN low with me IS i9rG
A. 81 ts amu,lrg Rut even ~on TAX
aWa. another Woman property u nah
hslnnrs ~ ono Woman III her keep HIM
d,n Interfere The poor dear Will have
har.t enough time holding hlm without
a.. other woman coming along and aiding
.n tie process q getting hun away
Nlsr. lauch,Sl - She always did ~ tmily
nAf-hcllcved eNnlclsm
III the, were engaged, Ruth Wouli
hay, told me she defended herself
aph vel. II II q frrc field ~ 70 y,
darEn ami good iucb \ on can have the
tue drcss u bc aiorcs You N I
Nara adjusted thr last halr pln kissed
her and went {.
Rat TJm dld r,i ta.i IN love With MNra
that NIGHT Ihc girl had adjusted the
lights AZ Emil, dld. opened a box ot candy.
as4 settled hers Il ou the couch Tim sat
h.siie her hls arm arourd her part ~ the
time Fart 81 thr TIME he walked about the
rNom smoking ard talking u his office
And his hone, ut a raise IN salary
Rut come back and s., here. Myra
begged
IN I'm came tnd IL Kissed her hc
had gotten mtn that. habit during the
Wrfcr N,ia Wa, easy to Hiss She never
-rft..td and ~h, vas sweet hftic thIrg
I,n tirod ta lance tonight She muir
n.r,d once n h~ ear
DoNotlhkc tins sort ~ liie' he asked
No she answered Ii 80 empty
Inn Idhkc T. DO some thing real q
likes resl home not thl~ >tutfy bandboX.
There vas more warmth in lIm next
liss Myra thought she had found his
real weak ness ShC talked stlli more about
a home hut bevond ms casual and sent
mental caresscs she made no IMPRESSION
Rut shc dld not despair for all that There
was great deal oi cunning and = great
are n stupidity IN her methods
Rut hc Was falling 20 love She guessed
y 7
mental feelings about him VouiIr I i
hc Aindcr. she asked herself rid hcI
ehum 81 such illusions ShC accldrd ~ do
that
- v hen she wrote her lcttcr vas all oi
Tim
llr go -alse iast wcck she said
4 suppose hc told Won - hc uften wrlte>
h. you He roid me that. ard m elad ht
does becausc ! know N0u hkc INN Anc
dou want mm 20 break ~ hi~ COM &C.
mon with folks 81 home hcca'lse be has
gotten - INTO rev city crowd
Thls made Ruth open heI ewes
don know what II ms mind be
beeu acting queer lately or i ! know
imIlN saw a woman always does don
thiuk / time - adInIt y Vet Mother say:
ia mcc g!rl evCr Knows 3 man ! ln love
With hrf Entll b. ellis her - Bu' Emi1
saws hAts : uonseHSe. ana fhlHk 80 too
dau 1ou9 Bur 81 course he does klss NE
nov and 'heu and the: ne nuns home 2:
fast - h, 'au IS though he were afrald o
ne
There was more bur Ruth did not
have ,o read The old fear Was al
through her now she could hardly think
she could hardly see the letters on tn
mage surely 'hls was NOT Myra surely
~
Nyra rrts' know even though Ruth hat
not told her
Are Won - gagc1 ~ TIM Niyra asked
"l fee badly ablu' this because i Inn
bee IN love with YOU won't have min
around ieellrg sentimental towards me
II you - ~ owe or - gagged, tell me anC
I u .snd him of Emily says no honorable
woman takes another uOmans HUSBAND
o. hRnoe away
What could Rut answer 10 that sh
-rots sIupiy that she and Tim were no
gagged and sald nothing more She coulC
uo' trIst herself 10 e2N anythtg more
Why did not J NJ write her and tell he
ihls and what was hupIenIng, anyway
We're they u love va- 4 only Myr,
and nor Tim Was Tlu afraid - tell he
~ vas IA. merely -eurmental becaus'
Mvra was willing - b. ~ Ruth hateC
thai .drs worse than ne OTHERS her cod,
heiug 4 -'r.cf ore ~hc dld nor Know wha
10 do and she Wa too miserable ~ thIni
ol q Wal out
MoDdry ~ICCFSS