Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-28
THE GIRL WHO
SMILED THROUGH
BY Marion Rubincam.
Copyright. George -. sttbew Adams.
THE REAL GIRL.

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Alice woke up with start next morning
and feeling that she had oversight. She
dressed quickly, rs she always did, putting
on one of the plain house dresses she wore
during the day, and doing up her hair in q
hasty knot on her head.
The clock in the kitchen was five min
utes after seven when she came down
stairs, and began piling wood on the fire TO
get it naiy for breakfast. Usually, these
summer mornings, she was up by half past
| six.
did | wake you, going through the
room' she said, when her mother appear
| ed at the kitchen door. That's the worst
of house as small az this. / suppose |
might ask Lois to share my room, and you
| could keep yours-you'd better sleep up
stairs and I'll sleep in the living room.
mo. I'm all right, and l like sleeping
down here" Mrs Fairbanks protested.
'Lois has probably been used to room OF
her own and I'm glad we can give her that
much at least"
Bv 7.3O the breakfast was ready-but
Lois had not come down.
Poor dear, she is tired out, we'll let
her sleep" decided Mrs. Fairbanks.
Eyes it won't hurt to wait. Meantime,
III feed the chickens and see how many
weeds grew during the night.
Alice disappeared outdoors. cacklng
and confusion from the chicken run and
the sound of hoe being used told Nlrs
Fairbanks where her daughter was work
ing Presently she appeared through the
corn. her hair coming down as usual and
her checks flushed and warm from her
exercise.
isn't she down YETI she asked, ''Im
starved from exercising. It's gorgeous
day"
'ShaIl we eat anyway" Ms. Fair
banks suggested. -.
'fNo. we can wait. I'll c,ean the living
room--I want to do tina, today, and by
that time she III surely be down.
At 10 O'Clock LOIS appea7cd, her, eyes |
round and blinking from sleep, her cheeks |
a little pink.
I'm sorry if kept you, you shouldn't |
wait for me," she apologizcd, as she took
the third place at the table.
Dear me, YOU look as though you'd |
been up hours" she remarked laziiy, |
watching Alice stir the cereal.
Seven thirty" Alice announced cheer
fully Il
! Imagine such an hour!" Lois yawned
a little behind her hand. why do you do
it when there's only the two OF your
Mother and never got up before 10.
I'm afraid Id never get done"
Alice laughed good humorediy. Want
your coffee now, Lois?"
Please" said Lois sweetiy.
She was looking lovelier this morning
than she had been last night. When she
she was wearing a simple black
suit and a thin black waist with chain OF
Jet looped about her neck The plain little
toaue of black feathers had looked ve-y
well against her shimmering hair but the
dead black of the outfit was not becoming.
In spite of its plainness, though, Alice had
recognized that her little city cousin was
dressed in the most modish fashion.
But this morning Lois had come down
IN neg igee, silky blue gown that dap
d itself from her shoulders, and fell away |
moving her arms and elbows delicateiy
white and rounded. Lois had small
polished and almost too perfect Alice
vas lost in admiration of this young girl, /.
Ter well cared for hands-Ahce did not
now enough to see that they were too !
weak and soft to possess any real char
cter-her arms, guiltless of sunburn her
resh looking skin all appealed TO Alice.
The silken negigee with its lace rutfies
nd the boudoir cap under which Lois had :
tucked her hair were the sort OF luxurious, !
sminiDe garments Alice had dreamed Of
had gwen up without {
Ugh, TO send the money for LOIS to come
D them.
1--WE got to clip the hedge this morning,
Is getting scandaious," Alice remarked to
er mother, with an impatient glance at i
ne clock. II was nearly IL v
You'll get terribly burned" Lois said, il
lily. e
fI'm that now, and don't mind. like |;
lie wam sun on my head" Alice said i,
leerfuliy. i
Its so good for the hair" said Lois.
You know, | think III shampoo my hair b
I'D give it sun hath. I'll sit out in the O
IN while it dries and watch you"
GAN right" Alice ageed cheerfully. Il
nd Lois, inspired by this plan, excused t,
srsef and went upstairs to the little O
,throom on the top floor Alice silently /
atbered up the dishes and began to wash b
lem. n
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