Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-26
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
Ry Marian Rubincam.
rrotr,'tcd Ivy George Mat thew Adams
4 CURIOUS INCIDENT.
Chapter III.


Tho great dav dawrcd giving prom
-, ta> hc the ideal swt "i day Tor about
oi-,loor commencement.
IA Their, was to bc n mnchcon party
k,forc the EXERCISES, Ruth had neeh
asked ,o the Weeds for the whole day.
90 dr.ss there and stay until everyone
departed fnr the dance ~ the cNehitS'
81 the two rirls sat III MNra room
about noon. ehattcrIpg rs iast as the'r
tongues could 90 while from hc'e" came
th, 7sm,nd of yalccs and the clattcr oi
,Iish and from the Kitchen assembled tn
most enticng odorS
lhr the two gul>. ccntcr ct TINS eN-
ritcmcnt aud fcstVitN. were qut' ai"i
a. ,b, ro,m and dressed tor the lu"Ch-
eon and the afternoon ceremony. WIN
the true generosity oi the small town
and The country. RuthS mother ana
father had been asked over for the daN'
too. Ruth could hear her mother uc'P'
r,rh voice from the lawn where sI" was
helpinp entertain tn. guests. while NlNra ;
mnth,r was doubtless within "N"rs'en'P
the practical on1 oi the icstlNnN
Il wl>h n would curl Rnth sighed
rcgrctmllV. Issrug ut" ih'rf'" an
brushing vigorously "N'i N"
sllklncss ni hcr brown haW -
.Ncs. II Is handy, MNra from ll'
larp...t mirror. rlarccd over her shout
drr ~ her chutn She threw ',acN '''
~, r,s.. 81 gold hair aud with d"N,
tcr,ll. tvlN. rolled up the tiuiiN. 'n1
.nd r,l.i TN, whole high "n h"r hcAd-
Ruth she ,'outdcd Importantly =
n,r,,,r Ia,,r. "look here. Y face pow
dor C,ni~n Imlv sent II from New
York aS prr~r0t
Vii ia. rs,-,rt fnr the ceremony
tho two clrl- carefully powdcIcd tl'H
So !. hif of growt-lp VANITY that
neuhcr had h,forc rudulgcd IN Aiyra
g., Lck az Is.rluie~tnr, Ruth Tor lack
II funds liut TODAY was ictc day
And Ni,ra Slipped INTO the trock oi
clsh.,te lace and cmhIoldcrN that her
mother had made ioT her and the pctt-
c,st Il l,Hsatr white SATIN and lace
r,s.-hud trinlnc3 that was madc 10 60
un3rr h Shg added hlgh-hcclcd kid
sL,,,> and White silk stockings and
sto,d oa tn look AZ herself satisfied.
And Ruth vas too busy admlrlng her
ch,m fo ,lluk much about herself. iirr
frp,k was home made, dainty enough
WITH IT, fresh white hatiste run VIII
tine tueos. tut SIMPLE - the point -
pElnnc>s Her slippers were canvas
hut satisfaction to her feminine soul
-hr to-, was wearing silk stockings MIS-
Ncci graduation gitt
.lnid Tm Turner call YOU up MNr'
asked after a silence during WElrh N,'
rad sat ldiv staring at her own gray
ewes u the glass
i Yesterday. Ruth answered. ad-
u~tipp 4 sash llc asked me - ~ WI
Inn II tho dance tonight ol course
,Nnrrtc,i tie would cll hut did W'iid'
he Va~ 81 long about u
NI,ra >sd nothing Her checks tiu>h-
ia 4 mtlc and thcv were already pInN
.r,m excitement Size SAID nothing
Blt >hc remembered back, whcn II.
aad trlcphogcd I'm nj hIS o.icc ~
.sd asked. casually whether he wa~ ~
with anvonc special % the conmcnrr
mont d4ncc llm aad sad No NNrl,
,,h surprising skill tor a girl 81 her acc
lad waited moment making no >nIud
Presently MS voice came hack n th' "a
aols answer NAV take you
Obvious. yes: but not 50 much 50 e
lad and msId of IS
Tho citv coquette Of even this ag'
might have SC orned such clumsy mcthnt
hut Nvra and Tim belonged - toVn
shcre life WAS SIMPLER and anything bu'
subtle
4, any rate Nyra's acceptance 2
tho INVITATION had a.l the pleased sur
prlSc that was necessary q carry Oh u
SITUATION.
Of YOU q ask me
Then the talk had come with Rut
and she had found cut that Ruth 6
pected % 20 with TIM She knew RHt
Was very much interested IN this boy
though with "a curious reserve. the gl
had said very little about hIm e her
She knew Ruth would never cal u
and practically force I'm T. ask her Al
she kuev that " her some convenient OF
portmatv offered Tim would ash Rut
to govith him IL fact sht tad telephone
before thIs convenient opportunity Pre-
seutcl tScli
- Tim had said nothing But tha
Ruth worried about II Was obvious I
anyone And fualI. Myra telephone
Tim again.
In awfullv sorry. She said tryir
- make her volce sound truthful 81
/ pron.is..d someone else u g. t. IL
lance long time ago and ! forgot a
about 4 Honest Tim. ! d rather 60 W!t
vou- Her voice did ring sincerely tia
time
tt al right, don worry, Tim ha
assured her
Evidently ne had taken immedIaf
use of ms release - ash Ruth for her
4 va at arranged Meantime Mvri
had no partner and she was :ec!lng IKE
vrtuous lttlc martvr because ot II.
Who are VorI gong with Ruth asked
And hen Nvra sand No one. she ap'
Vercd ~ once
Oh then YOU must e with I'm an
me
And Nvra fclt z tile shame 81 he
own recent selhshucs~
Tomorrow Their Plans.
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