Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-09
LAWRENCE AGAIN

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In plays il is possible to bring the
hero and heroine together-or sepa-
rate them forever as the case may
be-and ring down the curtain. The
story Is finished, as far as the char
acters GO. AS far as the audience is
concerned, the people portrayed live
happily-or unhappily-ever after.
In n case, there Is no anti-climax.
But real life is a succession of anti
climaxes. Alice found that so. The
parting with David had been a climax
of the most dramatic sort. The part
Ing with Lawrence had been another
ina But meeting Lawrence again,
as she did. was decidedly a ridiculous
let-down in the situation
1t happened a little while after the
news of Lois death-about which, of
course. be knew nothing. Alice had
not seen Lawrence at all, but Clara
had. The friendship, begun in the
fall when Alice first went way. had
been kept up internationally since her
return. but Clara had always met
Lawrence outside the house
Il am awfully glad of it," Alice
told her chum once. IT'S the best
thing for Lawrence. The more girls
he runs about with, the better He
will fall in o with one of them and
be perfectly happy"
Hes not likely to so easily. or so
soon" Clara answered. She was
dressing to go to q dance with Law
renee that evening, and Alice was
playing lady's maid. Clara had turn
ed her newly acquired skill into maxi
ing dresses for herself, and she had
made herself very attractive indeed.
She was the short type. inclined to
look aenemic in spite of her pretty
hair and regular features. and the
cheaper sort of ready-made clothes
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ment store made her rather monde
script In appearance. Recently, how
ever. she had taken to dressing her
self In pale yellows n gray blues,
or soft rose colors, always with some
one startling color introduced as a
contrast. Tonight 1t was a pale yell
low crepe de chine dress. with a
great cluster of crocheted wool roses
at the waist. in blues n rose and
violet shades. Alice looked at her
admiringly.
You're so perfectly stunning he
might easily fall in love with you"
she suggested.
with met Clara echoed in the
greatest astonishment. Imagine a
man like Lawrence seeing anything
in met"
Alice smiled at her.
"He hoes take you around, you
know" she reminded her.
HE does because he can't be rude
now, after having been nice all win
ter. And he does mostly. you silly
goose. because he knows I know all
about the affair between you. and
that I'm sympathetic. Don't you
know how men crave sympathy? IL
makes him feel better to be with me
on that account. Any other girl,
not understanding. would think you
jilted him. and would not be so nice
Alice picked up one of her college
books. Suddenly she felt she could
study again, that she wanted to
study. She would have a WONDERFUL
evening alone, and would do a lot or
work.
This IN itself was proof that she
felt much better mentally-the fact
that she could keep her mind on her
studies. For she felt that surely, now
David was free. he would come to.
not look we'll so oon after his wife's
death-but certainly some time
some time soon now.
She was studying a treatise on
plant life, and next day. full or anlpl-
lion, she left her classes at the Set
Element House early and came nome
before dark. The frost was out of
the ground and it was soft from re-
cent rains. She would have a large
garden plowed up tomorrow, h
thought, and tonight h would dig
up a patch and put in some early
seeds.
She put on one of her old ill-htting
house dresses, smiling at the awk-
ward figure she made in 1t, and then
added a wreck of a hat several years
old. Tt had a faded green ribbon
around it, and it did make her look
funny. She added a pair OF ugly
shoes and went forth with a small
pick and a shovel and trowel.
1t was great fun to get her hands
into the moist earth again. She bent
over, working v~aliantly, and when
her hair came loose, she smiled and
showed it carelessly up under her
hat. Clara came out TO her, with
several packages under her arm.
"Of course, it's today you go
home" Alice said. I'D forgotten it
was So soon. When do your father
and mother get in?"
Tonight. 1 had a telegram this
morning-that's why I'm rushing
Off" Clara said. I'll be sorry to
leave. We had such good lines this
winter, in spite of your blue feelings,
and your mother has been SO nice to