Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-24
THE NEW CITY.

| boon friends from cnltunoou Inc tflsnu'
| shin is only broken when Myra goes tc
| the CITY to live ard Ruth stays homo in the
| small towr they have always lived in
family and she feels that she il deprived
Of her chance to do this. when poverty
keeps her from going to the city 60 take a
| business course.
Tim Turner has always been in love
with Ruth. He asks her to marry him
ard she wisely refuses, since they have
no money. He goes to the city to earn
money for her and falls in love with Myra
Ruth feels then that her whole life has
been spoiled since her chances Co learn
20 have career, aud even TO love, have
been taken away from her
She begins building up her life in the
small town. She starts social clubs, chill
dren's Fairgrounds, and finally starts
building model factory town over the
river. While in this work she meets Ian &
ley Williams. Her work takes her TO New
York, where she knows she must see Tim
and Myra She is still in love with Tim.
CHAPTER Lxxrx
Langley did not come 30 the station
TO see her off for which Ruth was thankful
"For it would be an anti-climax,"
she said to herself, "to have him wave
his hat from the platform and rushing
around after baggage and saying good
bye, then waiting for the train TO go and
saying goodbye all over again severa !
times-after the way he talked last night
But there were several Others to say
goodbye two or three times and TO wave
from the platform as the train pulled out
Mrs. O'Niel came down and kissed her
daughter with great affection, md the
Andersons arrived before shc left, and q
member of the Civic Committee oamc
with a long letter Of directions "to bo
read on the train"
Then there were some chtldren-the
usual gathering of youngsters who sense
even the smallest excitement going on
And altogether, "a Ruth remarked. IL
was fine party.
Aren't you sorry you're not going7"
Mrs Anderson asked Ruth's mother
I'm crazy 60 go"
ooh. ] don't take much interest in the
city," Mrs. O'Niel responded in rather
lofty manner. 'g'm going South 10 visit
my sister and anyway I'm going 20 Chicago
to visit cousin, and guess / can get
lot of fine clothes there, and see plenty of
sights"
And she smoothed her blsck skirt
bit. and PLAYED consciously with black
silk rufiie that was on the front of her
blouse Mrs. O'Niel had ''gcne in" for
some very smart mourning.
The Sunday trains ran differently
from the weekday ones. Ruth went on TO n
nearby town, and changed there for
through" train. This was very fu0u-
ious affair. and she was taken TO COM
partment reserved Just for herself. Then
after the very attentive porter had left.
she settled back to take out her letter OF
instructions.
The letter contained the names and
addresses of various people she was
TO see in the city. Then there were firms
who would send representatives 70 call on
her. and there was list Of appointments
already made for her, and the time and
place Of meeting.
II was all verv impersonal and busi-
nesslilze. and the volume and Importance
Of il allrather frightened her for q moment.
After all, she was very young girl TO be
going alone to the city on such errandsi
Then she turned page and found
some marginal notes suribbled in lang
lev handwriting. Il was as suddenly
warm and friendly as his voice, and took
away all her feeling of fright and loneliness.
She read the tvpewTitten instructions,
and his notes at the same time, paving
much more attention 70 what be said than
10 the orders Of the Committee.
your apartment at the hotel was or
dered bv telegraph" he wrote. az did
this myself, for YOU must have 9 good
looking suite of rooms IN which TO re-
ceive people. You're making an impres-
sion there for US, you see. and ! was afraid
you would economic.
Hire taxi and 90 to the hotel" she
read again. "And have the management
hire a car or you by the week. II viii be
cheaper tha n taxes, anl time is money
for YOU"
Another note amused her Spend
the first day buying clothes. You would
not do that at home when asked you.
Remember the impression you have TO
give"
More instructions followed And at
the very end Of the note was scrawled
in large writing God bless you"
And the tears came suddenly 60 her
eyes and she felt that as long as she
had that TO look at. abe would not be
at al afraid of her task IN the city.
So, pleasantly conscious of the money
in her pocket and the income now as
sured her, she ordered dinner in the
Ctu4uG G1F anu ItFS4tQ III btt tAltcEiift
care of the servants,
Then she tried TO sleep when her berth
was made up, but found that as difficult
as the LAST time she had made this journey.
Nevertheless, when she next became
conscious of anything. the porter was
calling her and the train was rushing
through the plains near New York. Then,
hastily dressed, she was out again IN an
old station, with porter carrying her
suitcase towards the ferry. And. break
fastless and eager she was once again
going up the river.
But this time the early morning light
was over everything, the mist was shroud-
ing the tall towers of the buildings, the
air was cool and damp and smelled of the
sea. Ruth smiled it eagerly, wishing she
were not quite so hungry, and watched
the city as the boat ploughed its way up
stream to its dock
It was new city-she was new
person. She was not coming now on the
charity of scarcely known relative, she