Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-22
|. SWEETHEART AT THIRTY
The Story of Womar's Transfer ma'ioh
ny MARION RUBINCAM.
Protected by George Mat thew Aoahis'
AN UNKIND REMARk.
Chaptcr VIII.

Chapter VIII.
So il was decided Violet could go, !
as far rs the money was concerned men
her first enthusiasm was overland shg
was pleased enough to more tilan re"aru
~, for the qift of my little inheritance
sbc ran ont To the kitchen again, 20 write
tn Ill the nearer girls colleges for cata-
logucs. I.ao
James and Laura came home while
shr was out r,.,l,or
n, il Indeed. one day. Laura had put
on her mothers old wedding gown 10 go
IA a dress up party, and then had colh''u
her hair to initiate Est her thch-iof
Esther had had a photograph taken OF
I,nrsrll N all her wedding tincry, She day
before the ceremony, and the picture was
IN fhc place Of honor, in brass frame, on
tLc narlor mantcl And for Il Joke, bud
p,,rsoU had brought around his camera
and taken u picture of Laura. IN the same
,,,m attitude Esther had posed IN iuil
ta,c. a,4d holding bouquet oi fio"erS.
md the snapshot might hnVe l,een 'ake,'
~ mo rirtur, instead OF the elrl, So much
alike dld they seem ,,il
Laura al my family fs'heF "'"'''
often -COmplaccntly.
Aud she Was
~E, ,o4 already too stout her hguro
vas of thr matronly maturity oi 81
Usr lin was the wonderful creamy
,,I,,.,,s. of the healthy country glfi,
Lcr ciacck~ we're prcttlY punk enc i'3h
I,raAul.h-gold haT straisht aId "''N,
aui II never coml'cd neatly tiei E''s
-. v.,,r, alvnvs hland IN expression n. 'N-
IN, fnr occasional bursts Of s,uitnn'SS
H. n.,sc world have been nicely shnP'H
Mi 4 mi lcru thick ~ the tlp- ana i@t
n,tb was heavy She vas ordinarily
,,,tur.d She hated lessons, ind'f,'
L..I.ft i, tho second Year "t High Nchoni
Sb, ,a,d perhaps two hooks a vear' ana
they were novels ,..r,,li,,
Kt,t her shoulders were heaui huuN
eo,,npd her arms is strong "nd "I''
n5 t,,m as COULD he size had ghHrhN
ita,ls too and snEtii, CUT il''lS ''i,'
.a-iN Esther loved hnnstWoi
H., ,rr.to4t rav was to bake q hc'tr
,bau.anv other Woman III the NilaEe
49, US nj bond between herself am
ara Vas smiling with plc sure "hei
o.L Mother 5hc c>clnnel, holj
IA ot /. plccc oi linen Nc d"h' II
iii talay Ns-. nu>rf -hovei ,ho
,.v ,urb - I:t,t lon can dn N"ri-
Size lvokr on - Aioiet rauo mt HI
rutm III,
otscS~ what Laura n crcd
,sor Is college this fell
IG. smile If satisfaction on Laura
4trrcl slowly rs thus news Ae'lN
her mind Gradually the ~mlo sly
vt d. + most elstaus expression ','
n lion something that looked ih
M, and finally ~light stllionnc~s mare
lcl mouth.
Iiut hcr words were n
Wcu. a. toll, Tins j. sudden ~
Iatbr1 say so
#, -era mo ~hc'- gong 20 giyo he
III money tneuphfof i couFlc Il Ne#
Il lea.t md n III 1--we ncar the cot.eH
Il v1ll hc III 4 big city think even
\,V York !,
Thc mention of the biggest city IN L
country was uttered i'll an awr-~trtlch NoI.
We vcre not so fin from thc mcfroroi
hat Violet had never hccn there ,h1 II
wanted to 20 more than any oih " Al
knew.
thcrc either
sura sat down The queer cNPro
SION Still renamed She looked, trnl
thr wav h,.r month pulSed up. $ tieHi
Er ucrt tasting Something sour
| A,l ,rdrrd something had Sourod
IL, - never aEaa u tn a'tfn
+ovard- lgr Younger SISTER quite 4
same But tins VIC ifd MT ser ioI I l"l
tImc ii eaUrse.
SmalImluds havclittie roomiovecnor'
i, Thst i one st the fft omotiorN
| IL crowded ont 4 woman must eo {
Vata 81 60 back tbore l> no staral
,tT II she doc not keep lsr soul 4 r
w,tb the sweetness 1t love. i viii ndc
| tlrn hard and sauy within hcI
.W,u III course | always knew +
Va,tcI - 90. but dldn thuh fatt
.,,rid atIardd Laura ~at6 iatGr
Bu: Is Aunt En'd hcI mencN-
Noa r. Mt gong t. take Ter moni'
an, ,au2 Laura voice foee ShIllA
OF roer~c because Il 80 sweet
hcr ~ ,fior # And u gone r. I
i bal Iatcr Why Laura think u ta
enough education ! caf &c anEthnl
ear hc ueh
" teach school hero for m.yfe
ar Il week o. marry Bud lear.'
Who won bc = tanner ard can he mi
cl~t seems 10 ne yoa q better ~ Al
snrI ke,,3 her money ior hcr old aF
II don think Il need Il back
awhile. ! SAID gent<
Laura looked II me her eyes tan
suddenly Then the light Q. reseGtm
went out leaving them bank ana gr
I You IT need II soon enough. size 2
wercd y on II hc an cd woman bel
II over pave It back lou Ie old nol
She looked cuuously like Esther VI
50 ali Of them thought me old
Tomorrow ! Tr, IN Experiment