The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-10
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Chapter S9.
The fact that her hostess looked
bored and her host was giving her
only part of his attention. acted like
an icy bath upon the warmth of
Ruth's enthusiasm.
She stopped for a momement. then
very lamely finished what she hap
pened to be saying about the plans for
the factory town.
There was a silence.
But you are a stenographer for
the committee, them" Myra asked.
She had laid aside whatever darning
she had been doing.
NO, I'm treasurer of the Civic COM
mittee, among other things" Ruth
said. And I am chairman of another
committee that sees to the public
parks in the town. l am a partner in
real estate firm in the town, too;
it used to be tiny place and I was
stenographer there. / suppose that
was what your mother meant. BuL
the place has grown. Marketown is
booming"
In spite of the recent display OF
boredom, Ruth again was growing en-
thusiastic. Myra was looking a little
more interested, now that the per
sonal part had come up.
We'll, Of course, you are dressing
grand she said. l supposed your
father must have left you some money
when he died, or you had sold your
house and you were buying you some
good clothes now you are in the city"
Poor father! He left nothing but
bills" Ruth said. But the bills are
all paid. AS for the house, I thought
once we would have to mortgage it,
and once they threatened to sell it
for years of unpaid taxes. But that
is all paid up too. l am sending
mother weekly allowance, and the
money l spent on clothes here was
my own, saved up.
What did you get?"
Ruth tried to remember and Myra's
eyes frightened as she listened. Id
like to get some dresses from Wayne
again." she said, mentinoing the name
Of the most expensive dressmaking es.
adjustment in the city. Emily buys
there all the time; she would give her
old things to me as she used to, but
Tim won't let me take what he calls
'cast-offs.' She gave Tim a sweet
glance from her gray eyes. 1t was
apparent that Myra liked being order
cd about.
And of course you can't buy those
things on $40 a week" she went on.
That's a lot of money for a man Of
Tins age to make, but it is costing
something awful to live, since the
war"
Ruth said nothing Presently Myra
asked:
Are you staying at the same board
ing house you were at the other time
you came to the city,"
Ruth shook her head
NO. ] have a suite of rooms at a
hotel" She mentioned its name.
A suite? Did you inherit mil
lion" Tim had dropped his sporting
page.
NO, but you see, the committee
hired it and is paying for it, and my
other expenses. I have to see so
many people, and they say I must
make a good impression"
Still you must be making money
Mvra pursued the subject with great
interest, though Ruth was getting
very uncomfortable and wanted to
talk other things. How much do
YOU make"
of Impotence in the girls voice.
What could she say-after the confess
sion that Tim was only up to $40?
Then she decided to tell them the
whole truth.
Il have a salary of $50 a week from
the committee"
MY! That's lot. That's more
than" a glance at Tim, and Myra
suddenly kept quiet. Ruth went on.
'Of course, there's the money my
half of the real estate brings I don t
know what that will bring a year, the
business is growing so. I got $1,000
when we closed the books a month
or so ago But I put it in bonds. ana
| bought an old tract of land that the
city didn't want. and sold it later.
when factory town plans were extend
cd, for $4,000. | have been buying
things as investments, and sometime )
selling TO buy other things, so it is
hard 10 tell what my income is"
Myra was much impressed with all
these figures: Tim was even more so.
You are rich Ruth he said
Not yet. will be in a couple OF
years, I think my share will be
$4,000 this year, but will have more
out of the whole scheme little later
be rich-for all that amounts to-
have other things l am more inter
eSted in"
Guess I'll give up my desk job
end come back to Marketown,' Tim
remarked The big money seems
TO be there. Myra, shall we go back"
Not on your life" Myra was slang
lily emphatic. "There's nothing doing
in a small town. Not even one that's
building up. Look at us-there is the
biggest movie down here right on our
block. and a vaudeville theatre three
blocks off there's shops downtown
when I want to go-and people-oh
no, the city is the only place to live.
The chances are all here
so used TO think But my chance.