Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-11
The Daily Nouelette
Good Fish in the Sea
By Rose Meredith

MRS. MERTON fixed her hard
VI bright eyes on Ruth's pale face.
Don't pine after Arthur Bent. Ruthie |
he isn't worth one single tear from !
any girl
"T am not shedding tears. Mrs. Mer-
ton," said the girl proudly. '"rhe en-.
ngemcnt is brokcn-and he has gone
hack east
81 heard there was another girl out |
herc." - y ''s-
81 heard so. too" rctortcd Ruth. |
"and il you 10 not mind. Mrs. Merton,
suppose We talk about something else.
"Glad enough. my dear. for he was
+" mean as all gct-out to steal your
heart away and then so of-but re- |
member, there's as good. fish in th"
"a as ever were caught 80
II suppose so," said Ruth lstlcssly. |
" she picked up her knitting; II am
ifraid | am not much Of fisher !
woman"
Ruh's mother came back to the room
and glanced at the we'll meaning neigh
hcr She suspected that the trend of
conversation had been toward the light.
hearted Arthur Bent. She sat down and
ofsky threaded n needle. "Rivcr's ris-
laE they say" she began.
u want t know! ! heard Little |!
Creek was way over the banks. but !
didn't know it had broken loosc--if
ihe river keeps Oh rising and the dam
oIsaks-then good.by to Blue River and
OIL our homes
The women looked out at the swiftly
running Blue River and talked about
now the small streams were full to
overnowng and that the spring freshcts
were due.
=, I've always been afraid of Blue
hl'er, evon off I've lived on its banks
ior twenty years. remarked Mrs. Mer-
ION as she went.
am more worried about those poor
lolR 1I In the Little Village region along
allle River declared Mrs. IIolton.
que stood while in the doorway, en-
@ns the fragrance of apple blossoms
anu the fresh, earthly smell from tho
newly plowcd fields. Then her gaze
,urhed to her pretty daughter and tho
snaletF in her eyes deepcncd as she
noled the swiftly flying fingers. "What
aN E you Emitting. Ruth:' she asked at
ihe girl smiled. "Don't laugh at me.
mv,ner dear, but | am knitting scarf
~ started out to be mufflcr for
iSn,nar-and since he has gone away. I
% na" Kept right on knitting away, using
" u uh the stray bits of yard in the
JJ,uSe-sec J,u the crazy quilt effect? Some
wc,i sii when ! have used the last bit Of
,,.Dt, ~@l. II VIII be completed. aud all my
,s "vdple s Will be knitted into it-sec. it
"M ~, yards long now.'
wy dear Don't you think you
1a,s donc enough?'
les begin to feel that am
dd,SrIns d,SW,s the cnd-i am caring less every
7, what W blessed scarf thar will bc
n,a" good plan to knit our troubles
do %'V homl'I uScl'I things like that. Ruthic. |
can "eneNe the river is rising-scc,
r. ,,s.. eaten tn" CLINT of it between those
,lsJ l. never saw it before. | am
:, as VIC are ON high ground herc--your
ena hill" ." ''''''"s us "o"''
aOa MutI got up and went to the back
u. incy watched the brmming river
'ant sea. ~ ''""'" '"e "'S'
aId ,h hh afraid of the food. mother"
AN %s Glrl softly: "and yet somehow.
hs, waiting for it. have a feeling
N ntnihss viii be different after that"
aDnieaar child, | hope they will he
a"nG a"nGI'er Tor all of us. but remember the
nan means death and destruction TO
II poor people up the river"
snow am not wishing for that
loia m n praying that the bridges will
b,t Jana that the dam will not break.
10 ha, dm excited" and she went back
f,ns next next morning thcrivcr was still
la";ki. lak and all the men folks departed
sid idS Tor Little River to see what
loms. ey could render to the menaced
Rs.a .along its banks.
s,s;Is~ and her mother wandered nm.
peles watching the brown
1snd marking its rise; suddenly
sah to appear In the water !;
rHsvkeh coop, then young teeou.
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