Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-04
PLEASANT PLANS

II IL always hard for youth to feel
deeply any sorrow that is not very
personal. Sympathetic as Alice nor
mally was, h found 1t hard to feel
any grief for the death of her aunt.
Its Mother 1 am sorry for" she
told her faithful friend Clara, when
she met her that afternoon in a lit
tie store nearby. 'She hasn't seen
her sister for about twenty years, and
OF course. l new have. At least, 1
don't remember her, so I can't be
awfully upset"
though" Clara asked.
Yes. but you see 1t makes her feel
NC old and useless. II 1t had been
ANYONE else, even a casual friend, 1t
would have been the same. Old peo-
pie take death much harder than
young ones. 1 think" philosophical
Alice as she gathered up her pur-
chases.
We'll. Happy Lady you don't
look as though you had ever had a
sorrow In your life, or ever expected
to have one" Clara smiled at her
a~ffectionately as she quoted the chill
dren's name for Alice.
Il never expect to-" said Alice.
Then as the two of them went out
the store and turned together UP the
sunny street, she felt a sudden de-
sire to conhde her wonderful news
to her friend.
But would David mind? 1t was
sweet to have it as a secret for
awhile-but, of course, telling Clara
So arguing, she decided to talk. Only
It was hard to begin. "Did-do you
like David Thorne?" she asked, by
way of working around to it.
"Why-yes. What makes you ask 2"
Her ton mad Alice turn to look at
Clara and in amazement she saw
that Clara was blushing~ furiously-
quite like a school girl being leased
about q new beau.
This made 1t embarrassing. Alice
did not know how to go On.
"He-he likes you," she stammer-
ed out. making matters worse.
Does he? Did he say so?" Clara
turned to her eagerly.
Yes. Of course he said so: He said
he thought you were very clever and
pretty, which you are" Alice was
afraid to go on now. She hated to
hurt Clara's feelings. So they walk
ed ON in silence till the corner whore
Clara turned off to her W house.
Then she turned to Alice impulsively.
You know, I'm perfectly crazy
about David-Mr. Thorne. He hasn't
said anything to make me feel so,
he has Just been awfudly nice, as he
Is to everyone. But he's $3.50 diff
3erent from other men about here"
HE m from the city and from
college, and he's travelled a lot and
his mother was brought up in g. very
prominent family in England. So
he's had more time and more chances
70 learn nice manner than our Town
boys"
How do you know all this7" Clara
asked.
"Oh, he told me-" And this was
nc nanr N cnpfacGf0n oa Alicia rnl16
get. How dreadful. she thought, II
Clara had fallen In love with him
too! How dreadful If David firted
with her, or encouraged herl
But this idea did not stay in her
mind a moment. She knew David
was too fine not to play fair.
He came that evening as soon as
their simple supper had been cleared
away.
There's a travelling show IN
town." he announced. do o want
TO go? I've tickets for the three of
us. We could take you mother in
that carriage Of mine hire 1t by
the week, you know"
What fun 1t would bel" Alice an
swered joyously. h rarely had an
opportunity TO indulge in even the
few amusements that Pennington
afforded. But Mrs. Fairbanks was
feeling too Ill to want to go. so 1t
was Alice ana DAVID WHO WENT, seo-
retly glad to be alone.
''Of course, It's badly DONE" Alice
remarked during an intermission. 1T
doesn't seem so to me because I've
never seen anything better-only
these road shows and the movies.
But you must find it stupid"
mo. / like 1t. And I like being
with you,' he answered simply.
Alice laughed happily.
but after you've seen the great