Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

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But out Of the things at home she
| rebuilds her life again. She starts so
| cial clubs, mixes Into the towns politics,
| gets Fairgrounds and parks finally starts
| Q model factory town over the river. She
| begins to make money-but she If always
unhappy and restless; she is still in love
| with Tim Not even her frie ndship with
Langley Williams affects her old love,
Then she goes to New York X on busi-
| ness, and visits Tim and Myra, now
married and living IN tiny uptown
apartment.
CHAPTER xCI.
Most of her second week in tho city
turned out TO be very busy and rather
exciting. As she had promised Langley,
she phoned the young woman ON one OF
| the big fnazagines, who had wanted
her story, and spent an evening talking
to her
The girl was a sympathetic and in
telhgent listener When Ruth stopped
talking OF her work, the girl questioped
| her and led her on, until she learned
all the details Of 1T.
IL lust want To make few notes OF
some things. she said when Ruth stop
| ped, literally out of breath from talking
| fore YOU started your work-and how many
| more now? How many factories are going
up, and what's the average scale OF wages
being paid and give me an idea of the
expenses III town like yours
Ruth laughed
'But must have bored you talking
so much There's no stopping me when
| I'm off on my favorltc subject, which
| is model housing But really YOU know,
| j m not an important person and should
! not be put in a magazine. | haven't done
anything
''No. you're wrong, Miss ONiel, you
are doing wonders. i've been making
study Of model housing and the conditions
Of wcrkingmen's families for rome OF the
womens magazines, and ] know quite
! a bit about IL You are doing great many
| original things You see, being woman,
YOU grasp the needs Of the leborer's wife,
and plan your housing fer her comfort
as well ~" she went on, pointing out
the better parts e Ruth's plans. and
! hy the end Of the evening almost had
the girls life history
"Of course must have n photograph
of YOU. she sad. something with light
frivolous dress on. 20 make you look voiir
youth. You are 81 Young 70 he dong ail
this I'm sending 10 Msrketown for
pictures of the new city beng built there
So Ruth ended by going 10 fash
lonahle photographers where pictures
were promised in few days
Meantime, probably because the rirl
from the magazine had told them. some
newspapers sent for interviews with Ruth
who suddenly FOUND he: self a celeb lty ~
small wav And when the photographs
were done ana sent 70 her, she was amazed
at the result For the man. beng rca
nj tist. had posed her so as TO bIing ont ail
her good points She was very pretty IN
the pictures.
II was Marie who kept track of these
things for Ruth Naries interest IN the
beginning was only in the generous tips
Ruth gave her. hut after a few days she
developed q sincere fondncss for the new
guest at the hotel, paIticularly az she could
do So much in the way Of making ''mada-
moiselle" look pretty when she dressed her
for the evening. Marie cut all the clip
pinr. from the papers. even the little
!. society notes where Ruths name was
included among the lists Of guests at
parties she was now invited to.
Ard Ruth WINS growing prettler III
der the work and excitement Of II At
last she realized that success-of q sort
was coming to her She felt differently
towards Tim-she could not tell how or
v-hv She thought II was q little dIsappolnt-
n1ept on her part. and a little sorrow, for
Tim was not as inter esting as he had been.
She wasn't sure what II was only she
felt she cared for him even more, much
as she still fought the idea
One afternoon Gabrielle Cartez came
down Gaby was in a musical comedy
and Ruth had not had time 70 hunt her,
I'D when she first came TO the city. She
could talk TO her, for Gaby knew and
had great understanding and sympathy.
She came in looking as stunning as
ever. In verv smart little black vel
veteen frock that made her dark hair
and her extraordinary dark eyes even
more lovely The two girls settled at
opposite ends of the big couch IN Ruth
i living room and looked at each other
in smiling admiration.
Marie placed tea things on the little
| table and went out Gaby's eyes followed
her. then glanced around the apartment IN
appreciation.
! York you came on an aunts charity
| and lived in a fourth-rate boarding house
and walked TO save carfarel' Gaby said,
! turning to smile at Ruth. ''The next time
| tiny Office In a fourth-rate town
HIts ceased being a fourth-rate town
you should see our new buildingsp
Ruth interrupted.
And now ] see you u the lap of
luxury" Gaby went on, Ruth, are you
engaged YETI
Heavens nor Ruth looked up from
the very serious operati on OF pouring tea.
''But you are, )" she went on. j saw Myra,
who said she thought you We're
$50 you've seen Myrap Gaby gave
her attention TO her tea for a moment
"As a matter of fact, I'm not engaged.
i was several times
Ruth looked up with little gasp
and laugh, and Gaby answered with
one Of her merriest and most mischiev-
ous smiles.
81 know it isn't quite right" she
said. But being engaged Is not a seri-
Gus matter. | always think ] like the
man, but after having him call me 'dar
ling romantically for a few weeks, find
| don't So ] break the engagement /
consider marriage very serious indeed
that's why I've always broken off my
engagements before ] committed my
self
Ruth tried to follow this logic but
gave it up.
Tell me about Myra,' Gaby said
suddenly.
Tomorrow Learns More.
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DIR. knhus Here I6 Years.
Rev. DIR. F. M. Kirkus, rector of Trim
EotNr.