Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-01
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE.
Ry Marian Rubincan.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure MOVIE
paper Syndicate. New York city.
WITH OPENED EYES.
Marian Rubincan.
Chapter \C

mo Is II. she asked. ou H',
have name" She was familiar enough
now with the routine service OF tho wei'-
run hotels
No name given, the boy ahswe'eu
"l'l 90 ask IT."
4 moment later he came back.
Gentleman won't give his name.
Then I'm not here Ruth answered,
and went on with her dinner. Some
Thing in her warned her to keep herself
lfrom visitors she did not know. There
had been enough unpleasant scenes.
The boy started off, calling through
The room the names of other people for
whom he had messages Ruth poured
herself some coffee-and looked up TO
find Tim standing by her table
'sDo YOU mind if sit down a mo-
ment7' he asked, his voice casual enough
ss he took the empty chair.
II do mind. Ruth answered, 81 think
YOU might have known it.
Il phoned mp To your apartment ana
got no answer, Tim went on rs though
Ruth had not spoken. so | had YOU
paged on the chance that YOU were
still in the hotel When the boy came
hack and asked my name | Knew You
were here So followed him and watched
10 see which table he went to first
Ruths waiter came up asking wheth-
or the gentleman would dine The
girl shook her head impatiently, called
for her check and signed 1t. Her hand
shook as she picked up the pencil, and
shook still more when she picked up her
coffee cup.
And just why did you come at all?
she asked coldly.
Because | want TO see. I've got 70 see
YOU
ITO apologize again, suppose
NO Don't YOU think | know there
no apology possible for the trick PLAYED
Won last night know I'm pretty bad
sometimes, hut didn't know Myra was
gong 10 come down here and make a row
thc way she did
Which doesn't excuse the fact that
YOU were too weak 10 tell her the whole
truth and too weak TO refrain from tell,
ING her part Of II the part YOU wanted
told Ruth stood up I'm going up 70
my rooms nov "a goodnight
M coming too. Tim answered
ard Ruth thought She saw curious
,vcs ulnn her They were standing IN
the biC lobby Ii Tim was going to make
Il scene. NJ least She preferred 70 deal
wi'h HIM alone There was something II
his cvcs. . certain rcckessncsS that she
,5d not like But she felt quito equal 70
nn. situation. only she did not want q
have "r audience of strangers. 50 she said
roth,ug. bu' lct him come % her suite
vlth her
Ii ,hc l>mg room She turned and
raced h.m
have three looms here. This next
oao : my own p1va'c little sitting room
| NJ, maId ls In there. She was there last
night whom Nou
>halt trv Is kiS> you again, Tim
sud Nv Goi Ruth. You needn't hc
airali of mr not after all the years
Nouve known me
I'm uo, afraid. Ruth softcncd At
once 10 his plea as She always did IL
ANY appeal he made
II haven any reason for coming.
an sad. beginning - walk up and down
thr room "nlyra came hack furious
/. y on can believe that | Ellc~> tiahy did
III shr saws Gabv did All the talking. tut
I shc was mad because you kept quiet
aui 10 her
rhcn ! blew up because She had come
, down here on such 4 silly. Jealous crrand
] | never knew Nivra was Jealous she
; good naturcd about things But guess
shes very much n love with me In
spitc Of ms general agitation. a little salts
feetior crcpf INTO his Voice Ruth sawthe
II, IN bchil q the remark and remember
81, too. the Seli-satisfcd manner with
which Myra referred 10 Tim constant
devotion
She smiled. cynically. but said nothing
-Of course ! shouldn't have told her
Won fibbed about my not beng here !
g1t YOU = do IT, made Won do il. And
] dldr have the nerve = say 50 10 her.
Everything Gaby said about mewas prob
ably right She despises me / despise
InNseh sometimes
lie went over 10 one OF the big chairs
ard threw himself down INTO il Ruth
stood by the table. watching him, curious
il out OF sympathy with him
II doesn' matter whether MyTa was
Jealous or rot she said finally It's
y mean nasty thing to feel. felt II too.
about her wears ago But | haven
gwen her any reason to be jealous Of me
20 ! can say | am very sorry for her
No, | suppose you're too happy TO
feel sorry about anything or anyone.
Tim answered. "Myra told me that too
that YOU said you were engaged TO this
Williams She's said before YOU were ID
1--we with someone because she thought Id
llsn interest in YOU, and IL ALWAYS made
ne furiouslv jealous instead
This time / believe her though-be-
csIse Of his card and the flowers he
ser Z YOU there on the table You had
roses last night now YOU We got chrvsan-
themums. ! suppose he sent them too "
Ruth looked al him for long time
Should she tell him or not? What effect
would IL have II she said she loved Langley
would Tim go away then? Or would
this sudden jealousy come up in him
again?
Tomorrow