Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-08


The boom grew bigger and bigger
py,b found herself swamped nnder
~. amount of business she had to attend
60 4. far as her real estate work went,
.h, hired one of the young men OF the
town and put him IN to handle the deta,iS'
,,Writc otlt brief report OF All you We
a,,. each dav and lav II on my desk. she
,a,d .I'u look Il over when have uine'
"a q ,hcre's ANYTHING wrong, u make
corrections on the paper and give u oaoh
10 YOU e com,
Thus easily she disposed OF some
of hcr work II was new feehhH TINS
al herr employer. rather than emPioye'
She had telephone put IN hef housc'
N,s Rclding still lived therefor rents
MI ,,rc mn and rs q result board had
80 nm and Mrs. Bclding could not
~o,rJ mcrc than 81 . week. she stili
.c,.cJ whom she could get sewing
IN take n third floor room she
aud And Ruth. Won can have my room
tor your study again. goodness Knows
vou mood n Just look nj THIS rtioplsh :"
,ar,rs,.' She Indicated confusion on
Ruths bedroom table
"p,r't touch them'' the girl exclaimed
,,,r, tho bod MIR Bedding have plans
fn, n whole city on those papers
Hive vou nowi Well. ! always Salu
Won 4 do something Well. deane J aih
much usc around here. but ! IN gong W
maxi vou some dresses. on may navy
plans for city. hut you need ne" afeSS
'"AII ,,gbt tho girl answered cheer
81 tho stIfT fingered little old lady made
up several models when 81" '"''''i
gowns n a.
Mis- u.NicI was for putting aii ~"
r,,.v IN the bank Ruth wanted 7" hnN
c,ty bonds that were 20 hnance me W"
an noed new material. i ought to-
h. all | think mavbe punk taiteta
M~ Relding began ono morning ~
breakfast =
"p,nk taffetal It's 81 81 ward u
rs cont. and II takes five wards ana
money to trim it. I've got good niue
rorln m the attic, why can thh''
Tho argument went on huth emu
OIL by saving m shRh'N a''i''N''
Use the .pophn What difference
dnee " make uI
,,v, ,n ber wav upstairs after the discuss
cd material seems to mo that u grl
hr,,g,rv N several thousand dollars
20, she might he allowed S15for dress
,'put I'm not bringing IN several
,h,usand Ruth answered gently, put
,nr On har old fashioned hat IN the hell
~ey I'm putting Az my money INTO
honds and mother doesn't believe the
bonds will evcr pay
aIJumpht'' was all the reply that came.
as tho TINY figure went On up the steps
Ru,b wont down 10 her office he
httIe place Mas now used rs headquarters
for tho GIVE Committee She had sei't '"F
the stenorrarher from the tactorN IRON.
whom she had learned shorthand, ann
made the girl her SECRETARY ' ms was dot'e
M, III a spir,t ~ gratitude, for the know !
elFc she had gained, as matter q Iac''
tho glrl made very poor secretary
Uor work required so many tnps ont
90 ,bo eats tha, she knew she needed .
cav langley urged her 10 buy one. but
vhanever zhe suggested II 20 her mother
,hat lad, threw Viz her hands and talked
about extra vaeence.
Phone for machine. she told he1
socretarv when she reached the ofilce
have to q, over 70 the fats today
Houd hotter come along. III have SONS
NOTES to dictate
Ns ,hev wont over IN the hired car
she oDened the mornings mail, Flvlnt
suggestion for answers to the giri. wh'
trIed ~ lot them down m short hand rs
the car jumped over the rough roadway
She had various ideas OF things 70 ~
donc in the building N the hrst oloek %
b,,,sos foo which were taken down II
sho,,band 20 hc made up later into 9
rc,ort for tho Civic Committee Out on
ne aats rs they called these fields anC
tho newly. hultljp part she met Lar z
lsv and a fev members of the committee
"Everv bond is sold, she was tolC
nv one " tho committee The MarketowI
,,eonle have taken thcm all \ lot at th'
yontry~a = term used for the wealthy
residents of tho nearby estates have
bought up some too
IspeIcl went with her and they walke'
over tho place. planning. changing 9lg
gcst,ns Ruth was IN her element IN tins
She and Langley walked and talked an'
worked together hours AZ time AWAY
thtukire of the place they were building
alUavs ~ tho work ~ hand No word q
sentiment ever passed between them.
Langley know the heartachc the gll
,,rrled for tho man whose name he move
asked Ruth knew that Langley stu
loved tho heartless little woman IN tn
Middle West who had left him for
ucher man
thing that occurred on the fields. a messen
cer came running towards them
WHY. it's your Office assistant
Langley said. recognizing the youn
man Ruth had hired for her real estat
Office
Some tenant has committed sncid
and not raid his rent. he suggested.
The messcr ger ran up
"Your mother phoned; says it's i'm
portant Your father had an attack
little while ago. SAYS shes sent for tn
doctor and you'd better hurry. Say
mavbc MS fatal this time
4 lot Of workmen, digging founda
tions for the rev block Of houses, locke
up at this interruption They saw Ii
girls face 60 white, they saw her lure
a few steps rs she turned towards Il
hired auto.
IAN night steady now Langley
voice came, as though from a gres
distance. STEADY. Ruth You always kee
up. Vel drive there IN no time
Monday-Alone.