Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 144, 28 April 1921 — Page 5

The Girl Who Had No Chance By MARION RUBINCAM

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1921.

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Chapter 52. THE STRANGER. In order to reach the factory, Ruth had to walk through several streets near the edge or the town street unpaved, unawept, running between rows of tiny bouses cheaply constructed, to house the factory workers. A little walk would have brought the children of that district to the open fields, but, of course, they rarely went so far to play possibly fearing the "No Trespass" sisns on the farmlands. They played in the streets instead, often in danger from the trucks rarryins materials from the factory to the station. Beside the factory 'was a large vacant lot. The owners intended, in forae prosperous time, to build an addition here meanwhile the ground was idle, but beautifully smooth and green. And one day, when the Idea had taken detailed form. Ruth went to the employment manager. By this time he remembered her as the girl he had taken an interest in before. He passed ber house on his way home and he had a nodding acquaintance with her father. In fact, he knew her as a girl not of the factory element so when she went with her Idea, she found a ready listener. "It's simply that I want them to make that empty field a playground for factory workers' children," she

j-aid. And went on to outline her plans. Ruth had been reading up on playgrounds in the magazines at the library, so she talked like an experienced social worker. "A few dollars will do it. They should have swings, see-f.ws. some gymnastic stuff so they can develop their lees and arms, and a shallow pool to wade in on hot days." And, to her delight and amazement, when ihe manager took it up with the factory-owner, Ruth was sent for to outline her idea again, and the playground was established. The owner even put up some young trees, so there would be shade in time carefully keeping clear the space where the future factory would be built. "You're not like these other girls. You'll get there," he said to her, and the remark made Ruth happy for days. Perhaps, something inside her said perhaps after all there was a chance! Perhaps she need not go on forever drudging, doing work with her hands when she knew her bead was better than the average, going home at night to a rooming house, when she longed for a place that was dainty and quiet. But that little gleam faded as th c"ays passed and nothing more tanppened. To be sure, the playyard was there, the laughter and the cries of the children reached her as she at at hfr lable, even the fights of the small boys were a joy to her. This safe and pretty playground was her creation. It was an improvement over the streets, it was something she had accomplished. Something betide checking up the pieces of work done by thescdreary looking girls and computing ihsir week's wages from it. For she went on as before at $9 a week and the only gain was that she had mastered the figures and "pothooks" though she was still' slow at them, and that ehe could 'use a typewriter with growing accuracy. One evening she came home worn

that contained only a reference about tending a man to her for a room! "Why, yes; I remember now he wrote." She made her voice suddenly cordial. "But he gave no name, you see " "Langley Williams." "Langley Williams." Ruth echoed

the name vaguely, still looking at him

Heart Problems

out. She was not even thinking of Tim she knew Tim and Myra were not yet married, or Mrs. Weed would have told her. She simply cut herself

free from that situation. The old love, and unconscious of the curious part

her dead hopes, lay heavily enough on inai riame was to play in her life,

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of it. It was cool enough now for her father to stay indoors and read. Her mother was in the kitchen cooking. Upstairs came sounds of moving trunks and furniture the four teachers were back again, getting settled for the new term. That meant more money each month! Also more work. The one solemn man who had the spare room on the second floor had moved to the two lower ffoor rooms. They scarcely ever saw him. Ruth went back to the kitchen, felt the water boiler over the stove, decided there was enough hot water for a bath, if she reached the bathroom before the four teachers did. She went upstairs, bathed, and slipped into one of her old summer dresses, freshly laundered that day. She threw herself on the bed for a moment's rest, and when her mother told her dinner was ready, she got up and combed her hair. As she went downstairs a young man walked up the path from the gate to the front door. The others were back in the

Someone for a room, perhaps. Or

perhaps only another of the agents that appeared sometimes. But no, this man was no traveling agent. She watched his swift walk, his long steps, and when he reached the porch steps she had to smile in an swer to the smile of greeting he gave her as he took off his hat. "Is this the O'Niel house? Is Mrs. O'Niel in?" he inquired. "Yes. Mother's in. I'll call her." "Oh, I beg your pardon, but then you are Miss Ruth O'Niel aren't you?

I have a letter of introduction to you irom Mr. Turner in New York." Ruth was silent an instant. Then it flashed back upon her the letter rrom which she had hoped so much,

Dear Mrs. Thompson; I am a married woman and am very jealous of my husband. He is a salesman and is with women all aay long. When he comes home I want him to tell me what he has done and whom he has teen. This makes him angry at nie. Then every little while he abuses me and makes me do just as he wants mo to. Can you tell me whether I ought to leave him when he is away? AS EVER BROWN EYES. A woman who shows her husband that she is jealous is looking for trouble. Do not question your husband about the things he does during the day and do not ask whom he has seen. He does not like to feel that 'vhen he married he gave up his freedom entirely. I believe that your husband will be much kinder if you use tact and re

frain from asking hint questions which you know from experience will irritate him. Try to content yourself with the feeling that you w-ere the one your husband married out of all the women he knew, and trust that if you endeavor to keep him happy he will remain true to you. I would not advise you to leave him. I would advise you to try harder to understand him and to please him. Dear Mrs. Thomspon: I am a girl 12 years of age and wouM like to know if it is improper for me to go with the boys once in a while if I am in good company and am home after the first picture show? My mother objects, but other girls my age go and have a good time and if it isn't wrong I would like to join them. BLUE EYES. You are several years too young to go with boys. Your mother is quite right in objecting and you should respect her wishes. I think, however, that you should not be cheated out of good times and that a member of your family should take you to the picture show and to the various other places that girls of your age like to attend. Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am about to become engaged and would like to

know what would be proper to say if

a mistake in assuming that you are about to have a proposal.. Do not expect such a thing, and then you will not be disappointed if it does not come.

Losantcille, Ind. IXJSANTV7LA.E, Ind. Miss Dorothy Lindsay spent the week-end with Miss Elizabeth Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Omar Oren spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Zurah Godiker. Glen Godiher and

mond, visited ,Mr. and Mrs. B. Cl

Freeman, Sunday.. ...Mr. and Mrs. Earn Cougil spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Print ess Wiggins.. . . .Mr. and Mrs. Neal McGunnigil spent Sunday with Bowden LJeka and family Miss Lulu Brown, of Frankfort, is visiting friends here Miss Lois McClellan visited Miss Catherine Doughty over the week-end.. . . .Miss Mayme Wiggins, Paul Roe, Ruth Wiggins, Kermit King, Miss Georgia Wiggins and

family dined with his parents, Mr. and

Mrs. Richard Godiher, Sunday Mr. 'Mr. Earnest Davis attended the bac

and Mrs. Wade Olevenger are the proud parents of a new daughter Mrs. Cora McGinnis, of Cincinnati, spent the week-end with friends in Losantville Thomas Engle is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Oliphant Mr. D. L. Fouts and family, Clarence Fouts and family attended the funeral of their niece at Knightstown, Monday Joel Gollilier and family spent Sunday with Ray Lindsay and family F. M. Thornburg spent Sunday with his mother.

north of Blountsville Mr. and Mrs.

calaureate sermon at Centerville, S-unday night Miss JDorothy Lindsey, William Connor. Elizabeth Johnson and William Halstead attended the baecalaureate sermon at Lynn, Sunday.

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