, 1935-09-02


Tive young efzeers. about 90 be
aent overseas, GO 20 spend hriaf
Burroughs with their familfea-
BRIAN CHALMERS gees 90 q pa
iatial home where NJ Gees his
beautiful wife. GWEN. ana his =
year-oid child. ELAINE. GEORGE
W0oDs0N goes TO HIS modest Mt
lie home Ter q brief visit VITA
MIS- adortng wife. ELEANOR. and
MS haby. RUTH. Each man makes
the wfsh that his little daughter
will have ~wkatever o. takes %
make her happy"
Eighteen years later Ruth. zow
nm orphan. In living with her
ceusins. the LAwRENCEs. On
brooklyn. she is locking Tor
work. Though lacking luneh
money che refuses nm Invitation
60 lunch with n wealthy stranger.
RATA realizes that her pretty IS
year-eld cousin. LEFTY LAW
HINGE. dissikes her. JACK VIII
tentive 60 Ruth. Letty,s hatred
mnres 60 the surface.
huth tmpuiafvely leaves the
mouse. pavyns q pin Inherited from
her grandmother. and boards nm
outgoing bus. determined 20 be
mo longer q burden 20 her cousins.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER ~
TUE big bus shook the lights of
New York from its cleaning
sides and plunged onto the darken-
Ing highway. Finally It turned its
nose west and held the course.
Ruth Woodson. sitting In one OF
the deep seats. felt a thrill Of ex-
element on into the unknownl
A porter went through the car,
Offering pillows TO the passengers.
When he came 10 Ruth she said,
NO. thank you" firmly. An elbow
prodded her side II belonged 20
the large. gray-haired woman be-
side her. Take it, the woman
advised. -It don't cost anything"
Thank You 80 much" Ruth said
when the clean pillow was adjusted
under her head. Il didn't know II
was free service She closed her
eyes to discourage further CONVEX.
sation. for she was very tired. In
a moment she had drifted or into
delicious sleep.
When Ruth awakened there was
a confused moment OF locating her.
self. then q feeling Of being rested
and alert Dawn was In the sky.
The woman beside her was
awake. too. arranging her hair in
q pocket mirror and uttering little
groans Of annoyance Catching
Ruthis eye. she smiled at her and
said. Il always wish / was a man
&C q time Hike this. A wcman's
clothes are hard TO tidy. My collar
looks like I'd slept IN It."
you have Ruth said. and they
both laughed Are we almost 30
Buffalo? I'm getting or there"
Wen be there soon." the woman
answered. I'm changing buses
thera I'm on my way 70 Hunting
ton, 30 visit my s~isterin-law. /
haven't ever been this far west BE-
i haven't either Ruth replied.
Her seatmate had a kind, ehild-like
face and was m eager 10 Do nice
NJ q friendly puppy. Ruth felt
grateful 10 her for telling her about
The pillow.
The woman was studying Ruth
with interest "a young girl like
you win enjoy visitin' In Buffalo,
she offered. There's plenty to see
Ehere-Niagara Falls and ALL
Ruth decided 10 crafty the
curiosity. I'm not going
there to visit" she told her. I'm
going to look for q Job. Buffalo
lust happened to be the first large
lily on this route. 50 I bought my
ticket for there. I'm being a sort
IL gambler. you see"
The woman exclaimed, well,
howl" She was silent for 90 long
hat Ruth hoped It was to be per.
nanent. But after a bit abe re-
marked thoughtfully. Il had a niece
" marriage that went there last
'ear from Jersey. She and another :