The Meeker herald., 1921-01-29
Pin Money
By VICTOR REDcLIFFE


"Her twenty-fourth birthday" re-
hectively observed the father OF Al'a
| Trevor. Her presence Is sunlight and
| 10y to the house and everybody In II.
but we are not going TO be here al
ways, Bertha. and ! don't like to think
of that bright. beautiful spirit alone In
the world In the years to come
"In other words" submitted prac-
ticnl Mrs. Trevor. you would like to
see Alvn married"
"And settled down and happy with
husband who Will love her and care
for her as we have done. Yes, frank
~ that is the ardent wish Of my
heart"
"WcIl. hope we have not stood In
her way, that We have not absorbed
her so to speak to the dctriment OF
an average girls opportunity and
chances of finding the right lover and
husband. Truth is she loves her
home. her even. happy life. Don't
worry. the right one will come along
when fate elects"
David Trevor was In fairly com.
Portable circumstances only. but the
family stood high socially and Alvn
was n general favorite with neighbors
and acIuaintances. She hal learned
the happy part In life by sacrificing
self for service. On the contrary. her
close friend. Blanche Arlington. was
her direct opposite MS to this fenture.
But the latter was vivacious. truly
beautiful and attracted beaux as does
the flame the moths. Myron Wilbur.
the coveted partI OF their social set,
was agreeable to both OF the young
ladies' acceptable to either. but wa
vered ms 10 the choice he would make
should that happy question ever arise.
His mother was woman Of wealth.
he had good position and he had
come into the lives Of Alvn and
Blanche In way that showed that
they OF all others were awarded by
him a settled chief distinction.
Miss Arlington is charming. is edu.
Gated and refined" his mother Ind
told him. but she Is practically so
cial butterfly only. ! think Miss
Trevor loves home life. which Is an
suspicious token. see you are In
terested in the two young ladies'. II
II Is serious. Myron. study both well.
| like n move that Miss Trevor has
Inaugurntcd recently. She has started
4 tea room. They call It n pin money
proposition among her ambitious
group OF helpers but II sets a glowing
example for those In humber spheres
to make the best OF life they can In
n practical way"
Tie ides Of tea room Ind not been
original, with AIva. She had read ib
the pnpers of It's adoptIon BY a ladies'
aid society In another city. The en-
terprise had been placed upon n bust.
ness basis strictly, II led to the EN-.
ployment and announcement of some
deserving moor ms cooks and wait.
resscs.
ALVIN had cooxed n rich old resident
to donate an unoccupied store he
owned, Then she and five girl friends
clubbeJ together to make It present.
able and inviting. II was current
rumor when the shades were down
for , week that an overall marty was
In nropress In secret and that the In.
side decorating. The enomeled wood.
work. CHEAP tables male beautiful and
rho General tostc and eIernnce finally
demonstrated were due SOLELY 70 the
individual efforts Of the pretty group.
Nyron Wilbur WINS among the first
to patrouize the little gem of n place.
The ambitious Young Indies were
eager 10 eye,nplify the merits Of their
household training. md the place ex.
handed into a popular meeting place
for beauy and belIcs and becon In
serve most excellent dinners II WINS
the third dnv af,er the ten room had
oneneJ ,bot blanche who had heen
away ON visit smiled into rho n,ucc
radiant In attire but fretful Of tone
~ don't know wbv Won didny Ia,
me toke mart in This venture" she
observed
at isn't n venture. 1ts grand
succc.sr" resented n chorus NJ nride