Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-03
AW WAKE.
Ry Marian Ruhincan.
Chapter chi.

ON not forget this time, ne sal
"Nouvc wakcncd me, you We pun nc"
ambition into me | want TO Go tningS
now want TO bc somethinE l won
let Nyra mako me lazy aR'lm' -
Ruth smiled little. Once she would
have thrilled 10 that speech, tins ume
II left her cold and cynical,
Il hone You'll do something and be
sn,n,tbinr she answered. but her tones
we're formal and polite, they carried no
conviction Also, for your peace of Innd
that YOU n forget me Nyra has had that
effect on Won twice before I hope she will
again
Forget YOU Ruth, l don't want to
forget YOU II ! don't remember you
ana al you've done and ELL you've meant
10 me. how can | bc anything
BE something by your own efforts,
bccau~c YOU want 70 hC Don lean on
woman for your inspiration
That's easy to say, Tim crled
lie camc towards her again, and her
old nerve ness came back. After all,
~bg had sand what she wanted - say
Now I time for YOU o. %. she
I'D I've tald You how ] felt 2ll these
wears I've told YOU don't think m IN
love with YOU. and that may tee with an
other mar Gahv saws this Is the ghost
of my old love for Won. ard rot real
affection II IN | shapt see You agam,
- II wont wattcr. You Il forget easily,
perhaps Il targct in time But IN not
~ ! don't forget things 50 easily ana
as rorv ruch IL love once
Won r. gong home tomarry Lang
Ruth said He made = stcp again.
drew back NO She cried. oh,
DON'T krow what I'm gong 70 Do
81 l,,,Lf -
NJ Inn yves II was the ed story over
again hc forgot when she WAS not there
hut as soon rs he felt her affection had
lrft him entirely. rs soon As he thought
ther.. v.lS someone else the love he once
had came back
or the sense of pos sion came back,
End brought jealousy With Il.
He reached Ruth before she could
say ANYTHING or even move and once
more hc put his arms tightly around
hc- ord hlsscd her with All the OLD pas
slou. with all the frryor 81 those days
years ago when they were really engaged
spd when 81, ifc opened out to thcm as
delightful adventure to he embarked
upon together
Ruth lid not move She could not
for the tiglrtness Of his arms Bot she
was not afraid this time, and she was
not fighting her own emotions and own
love She felt his lips against her cheeks
and her hair ard her own lips. Once she
would have held him tightly too and given
herself up 20 his love and his carcss.
This time she felt nothing but even
a sense of wrong-doinc. She simply felt
thst an Old friend had gone temporarily
mad and was insisting on holding her too
tight and that his naanesS and his
kisseS were very unpleasant But she
could not get away, 50 she could only
submit
Then Re released her. 70 look At her
She stood off, facing him with her straight,
honest look, her cheeks rcd her mouth
slightly contemptVous
I'm almost glad YOU did that she
said. at taught me something | wanted
n know"
Tim probably I'D not hear her His
brown eyes, slwsys 50 nice and choerv
and smiling, were alight with love and
intense jealousy He came and caught
her again She turned her head away.
snd she could hear him talking II her,
Bslt his words were indistinct
He might have been SAYING. be loved
her She hoped not she dltnt want
= hesr She wasu angry size wasn Z
afraid. she was simply unc0mfortahle
IL the ughtness Of his arms ard she wished
he would let her g.
But Tim seemed - have lost the sen
sltveness that be once had j.. such great
measure Her complete lack ~ response
lid not seem T. affect ham. He ke1t beg
glng her to not u turn her head sway
After little she gave 9 little saud-
der purely because she was lrretle, Z
ard tired and because she wanted lin
q release her Then he did let her 90.
Ard then her remark carse tacl. e hIr
wv are YOU almost glad " hat C!a
u teach YOU he asked
Ruth backed away few steps IN
conSrouslv. smoothing her Aair
~ tel you ~h. answered quietly.
Langley asked re 70 marry HIM. !
hk.j MN. ! loved hin But I couldn t
ct away from YOU from the boy / knew
tesrs ago II home .Iangley thought if
J saw you agaiu, after al the experiences
we We been through separately. that
would CO. over the old ieelIng
i dc Il certain extent 1t least
] saw that ! had gone far enough ahead
u be dIscontented IL the sort Of horne
NJ could afford Pcrhap- that mer-
cenary n me. perhaps i only because
WAIT 80 many 81 the beautiful things
~ ME. and could lot have item On SO
week
But one thing still remained That
was YOU the personal yo4 When YOU
kissed me last light didn't izI.ow
When YOU KISSED ne tonight / dldn t
/ didnt even hate yoa. | simply haya
no affection no feeling 81 any sort lor
vou Naturally q hiss rom someone
didn ike was dlstasteful II me u
over that the last Of the love | mad ia-
YOU l dor love you -thank Heaven
I m over 4
And Ruth. who rad beer through i
much as she could bear THAT day t1rneo
and fled INTO the other room
Tomorrow The Real Chance