Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-05

Plans
CH GI-

Plans
CHAPTER CT.
SO it was decided that the wedding,
after all. would not take place for a
year. Mrs. Fairbanks approved of the
idea because Alice was SO enthusiastic
about it. Mrs. Marlowe approved
because, as she expressed it to Law
renee
Alice has many things to learn.
She has improved wonderfully, since
she has been thrown with nice Peo-
ple. but there are many rough spots
vet She needs the broadening effects
of city life for u time. A winter IN
town will be fine for her. She Vii
meet all kinds OF girls and men anu
get acquainted with all sorts OF points
of view"
aMaybe she'll get too well acquaint-
ed With some of the men and fall in
love with one of them" lawrence
answered morosely.
THAT sort of thing is beyond your
power or mine to avoid, my son. Mrs.
Marlowe answered. III sne rea1Is
loved you she Won't fall in love Wlth
anyone else; and IL she doesn't loVe
you it's better to know IL peIoie III"
after, isn't it?"
yes" Lawrence answered, looking
ploomily out of the window HIS
mother saw the subject depressed
him. so she dropped II. But she was
glad for a reason she ana not express
ont loud. She liked Alice Immensely
but he delay pleased her because
n might mean tina Lawrence ana
Alice would each find someone else:
There were other girls she wanted
her son TO be in love with rather IMAM
this one.
In the little house on Dexter street
there was great excitement.
.Tawrence wanted to pay my way,
hut I wouldn't let him." Alice told
her mother. 1T was sweet or MN 10
offer and / love him dearly for ms
generosity, but l amt let him 40 ina
Nov. Ar. Marlowe has fixed things
co We are getting S per cent. of our
money instead of only 3 and, OF course
that makes a big difference. IT more
than covers the rise In prices.
sIt won't be enough to send you
10 college, Mrs. Fairbanks said.
No. but Wen simply draw OUT
AIica answered. For after I'm I'M
5sbed this work / can do some work
ON tho Model Farm and earn enough
mvself TO pay back What I'm taxing
So YOU will AWAY have a saie sum
to live on, no matter what
to me-" 80,
marry Lawrence and you won't nave
TO work. / don't want you 10 WORK
Mrs. Fairbanks protested:
but don't you see. Mother, thai
I'll want tor" Alice asked. =" 1as
would ] do with myself all day. "a
die df there was nothing to do but
play" on
Now listen. dear" she went on,
.,,rg1ine m on her hasSock close
TO her mother. i've all this planned
ont. l can enter an september ahu
finish In "a year and a halt-lhat 70
IN the middle of the winter, the WIN
o. - iva worked ndTu III
these studies for two years noW-ts
been nat Ion since David left-she
broke off a moment, then went on
egain. "And I've done-a little more
than the first two years In work. I've
written them, telling them What ~
done alone and by taking speclai
courses. | can enter their Junior year:
Nv working at home next l
can go back in the fail n graduate
by January.
you'll be marrying Lawrence next
year" Mrs. Fairbanks said.
II know. but he'll let me go pach
and finish. in fact, heil come to me
CITY for part OF the time" Alice SAID
Lawrence Is a dear. he VIII lei he
do anything 1 want"
Now the thing is, what Will nap
pen to you while I'm gomez
but she's getting old enough 70 4o0h
after herself in some ways she
glanced a~ffectionately through the
door. where the dainty little nsure
of the baby could be seen playing IN
the yard.
It was Clara who solved that prob
iem.
Mother and father are going Tor
a trip south this winter, she SAD one
afternoon. tau,
How lovely! And are you going"
Alice cried.
INA. I'm not invited, II YOU please;
And Clara laughed as she dropped
into a porch chair to tell about 1t.
'.Father says that now he and mother
have been married 80 years, he thinks
ats time they took another honey
moon. They went to Niagara Fails
when they were married, everyone
went there then, and they haven't
been more than 20 miles from Farm
ington since. So he's going 10 spend
tho whole winter in the South n In
Ealifornia."
And ou?" Alice asked.
They thought they would have
Aunt Freda come live with me. But
] don't like Aunt Freda and she
doesn't like me and we never get
Along well together. So I thought
sshe hestitated, well, 1 thought I'd
have them rent our house, or close 1t,
And come over here with your mother.
j could take your room, IL you'd let
me. and I'll gladly help with the work,
and I'll pay my board of course.
"Oh, how wonderful! 1t Will solve