Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
by Marian Rubincsm.
Protected by George Matthew Anan~'
TRIAL. AND DECISION.
Rubircam .
hapter vi.

Ruth ard Myra saw rather less {"
~ o,h., NOW than they had durirg
,hc r,mmcr For Mrs Weed was quite
sur, that Mera would revcr ne a"ie :"
.r,nd money wisely, so she bought qua''.
ties ,,f material and. with the oest u,ess-
maker IN Markotown, set about hl""i'N
A whole winter outfit for the giIi.
This IL my gray georgctte'
would say, turnlrg about ana o'NltN
a, hcr smart little frock from every nj gle
a. .he held n hand mirror before hcfseh
And ,h. largest Dokil glass IN the house
'alt's lovely ard YOU look sweet hu'"
would saw rs every frock was tried on ''''
hcr bct eft
And indeed she did for Myra WAS
extraordinarily pretty. She was siei uei
=. o;lv eighteen can he, yet sh'iy' uG
hciouslv rour dcd Her far SKIN was NJ
ways elowirg her rather round gray
syr, werc ALWAYS ready 20 laugh. her
hps curved up NJ the corners IN the mes,
fasciuatirS wav. She was merry hearted
vo,nr chatterbox She had always haa
her wsy-ahe always expected 10 have ~
Ard now. as she twisted about 10
see the back of her dress she was very
lovely. The soft gray cmphasiHeu ii"'
ewes, which for all their sweetness re
v.,lcd LITTLE character. ard thr large
n,rk sash made the pIrk OF her cheeks
still prettier
You should see the evemrg dress
10 NNra the prospect oi the cnA "''S
one Of parties. darCes. dinners; V'SitH.
Occasionally she rc'nemherSd that slv
Wa. voirC 10 study But that was TOP
vague TO bother about she o"iy taiSed
~ bnohs sn6 work when her father WAS
within hearing
You should see the tailored waists
I'm maklng myself Tor nay SUIT Said
Rutb That's 10 look trim and neat
and make !, good mpreSslnn on pos
s,ble emnlovcr Nj the books say huSi-
ue,s women should look severely tallored
I've a sweet blue chiffon hous"
Ruth laughed oh. mine aren 'tA'
-Ort Mother had some real linen Shee's
IN her trcusScau, lovely hne linen as
good now ~ when II was new 10 We
cut them up tor the walsts
"Nou are clover Myra IN view OF this
.,rconpllshment. suddcnlv lost interest ~
l,r own e1trsvagant frllls. Her adnira
non for Ruth grew every day snd she Was
hooestly glad she was gong to be WITH her
- the plans went on. COUSIN tm'lN
wrote of 3 room she could get Tor th'ti'
IN 4 hig boarding housP nun for work
,ns sirls where the surroundings were
lovely and the price WAS slirprlsi' gtN
law In the evenings the giriS, uFia =
with Tim and one other man walker
fhc lergth 81 Nam street - eat SUI
,lu. Al the gavest drug store II the towh'
~ followed out Columhinc avenue, =
nark-hke residential street that was POP
ular tnr an evsnI"g stroll,
md with The DAYS. the feeling q eX-
cItcnrut grew
Ruth Was happy happier than sht
haI le-,n s,rce the first day she reahzc.d
The very limited state q the iaIni'H
6,auccs I'm g0l. - hC help soon
she said often. Ard 70 her father deeT
"A h. cushioned chalr on the porch
"IIl send YOU lots of rice books IRON
the city. Then you won have TO have
"a depend on the library here,
The golden plans grew ard gre" - ouli
saw herself "a one OF the mErlads oi slr
who went earh uornIr G to some mysterious
nlaoe known As down town, She saV
herself entering some busy office As ~
clock struck the hour, she saw her~ei
sit+inc al a desk and takirg rapid rote
from some equally mysterious persol
brown a. an "employer She saw her
self later rarrviYg z out Innumerable diTec
tiors and never forgettiEe aIythn &
Visions were easv 10 conlure. hutl
,,c,ured herself. 3 few wears Older. 3
he center Of this busy whlr, dlreciHl
other girls who few 70 carry out orders
somehow maraglTG great ara ioul
,sbing business that required much con
eertrstion and winning the applause Q
some equally mysterious person nlgf
- up Ruth. undouhtedlv, had bee
reaiIt typewriter ads
I'd ike 70 send Mother and tathe
sDsv on visit, she told Myra oIct
They We not been West 10 ser mother
tolsssIr ce was a child and know they
love y, ! Il 90 II with the FIRST money
save
Then one day Ruth came over une1
r,ecteilv. II was only week before the
uer,, schei,llesl IL start Ruth eyes SHOW
ei signs of tcars. her haIr looked tumble
about
w, had to make decision, she sal
SLOWLY. Looking steadily al Myra. 1t
been hard, for ] had 10 do II alone. hs
a. hold a real trial all by myself I'll
result being whether ] could 60 or no
can 90.
You car t go. But it's the chance 70
wanted?
Il cant go-there's something eli
ms 10 be done with the money. les,
wanted the chance to show Whist ! cod
do but | won't get t. III have to sts
home always I'll never have a chanc
III never have q charce-" and h
voice broke before the sentence ende
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