Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
By Marian Rubincam.
CupyriGht. 1910, by the Mcclure N ews
paper Syndicate. New York City.
Chapter 50
LETTERS
By Marian Rubineau


4 Chapter So
LETTERS
Ruth and Langley spent several AZ
ternoons going over the fields beyond
the river. The more he talked about
It. the more Langley became impressed
with the possibilities OF Ruths idea.
-of course 1t isn't original she
said, when he praised her. "The idea
for the factory playground wasn't
original either. / had been reading
about such things in magazines. And
the idea OF model workman's cottages
raw material here that could be
used"
One day he came to her with a
broad grin on his face.
I'm settling down here In Mar
ketown, Ruth. You may be burueneo
with me as a neighbor for the rest or
your life"
Are you stayinsr I'm awfuiiy
glad
Impulsively she held out her hand.
and they shook. There was not the
least touch OF sentiment. 1t was as
friendly and as casual as though Two
men had shaken hands.
MY old factory wants me back, he
sxplained. TITS not to do any more
TeOTKAnlElnk, IL W heeP e'ShA Wy
their present efficient standard.
They're building the new factory this
spring. and they'll double their help"
THAT means they'll have TO import
labor" Ruth remarked. And that
means those vacant Mile End houses
will be rented. i think III have Mr.
Riley take them up and repair them;
there's no reason why he can't have
them to rent
Langley laughed
1T seems to me you run Riiey's
business for him."
Il do" Ruth answered. But after
al il isn't much work, And he's al
ready so rich he doesn't mind whether
the place pays or not. The oihce is a
sort of toy with him; If he didn't have
il he would have TO admit he ioafed
and that would make him lose his self
respect"
The man laughed again.
We'll, they've given me GOOD
place there-not quite as much money
as / get going from place to place. but
think I'll take ii just the same. II
thev follow out some ideas of mine,
they'll have to build third factory in
less than a year. and they might as
well be the ones to start TO develop
our new factory town"
So. working and planning together.
The two spent a summer of hard work
Langley often came to the big old"
fashioned house and talked with Mr.
O'NeII-who was better now the warm
weather had come. and able to move
to a couch on the porch.
The children's Fairgrounds had be-
come a reality, the summer park was
fact. and twice week there WAS a
band concert there. at which the town
assembled.
Ruth had become an important
dgure in MarlSetown-
There was more social life. too. The
Town Club, which she had formed,
Vas permanent and prosperous or
sanitation Some of it's members
spent much time at the country club,
the cheap farmhouse purchased near
the city limits. One Of the members
was teaching Ruth 10 play golf.
Meantime. she and Langley, with the
Civic Committee. Were trying 10 pass
q bill that would make the city poll
ccians take in the waste fields and
offer Inducements for factories tu
come. But this work was slow, and
the Details were often difficult 10 work
out.
One day, coming In from her Office
Ruth found a letter with a New York
postnlark on it II was IN Myra'
hand writing.
Ruth had dropped the Weeds Some
how she could not see them. she could
not listen TO gentle Mrs. Weed ram
bling on about Myra and her new
home and her new duties, without
feeling so depressed that she WAS al
most III for days. So. as tactfully as
she could. she broke away from the
Weeds and the Weeds circle OF
friends. and little by little. she had
lost all track Of Myra herself.
The letter sent q little shiveT
through her, and she hesitated TO oper
it
Why should this come back 10 her
now? Hadn't she built up her owr
life again on the wreck OF that old
one2 Why should Nyra try TO come
into her thoughts now-now when hei
new work and her new pleasures were
making her forget?
Yet she opened the lettsr7
y hate losing you when we've beer
such friends" Myra wrote. $50 I told
Tim last night ! was going 20 write
TO you and here I am Mother says
she hardly sees you any more, you'rs
So busy with clubs ard civic societie:
and such. / always knew you would
do something grand toIC Tim that
IT haven't much exciting news q
tell you. ! see Gaby sometimes. but
not 50 much lately I'm going tc
have a baby. you know. and II keep:
me in. 50 il people want 20 see me
they have TO come TO me. And We
have been living way uptown becaus.
its cheaper. and we want 20 save
rtt1e. Babies cost a lot. I'm feelint
fine"
Ruth put down the letter with
1ittic sick, sinking feeling.
Tonaorrow-Great Plans