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from the agency brings hope.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVIII Continued
Some other time" Virginia sug-
gested, to conceal the fact that she
was slightly offended.
Later, lunching alone, she smiled
little ruefully over Miss Evans
refusal to join her. Plainly the
"other engagement had beer
merely an excuse. What a change
few short weeks had wrought ir
her life.
Here was woman as remote
from her in the past as the earth
from the sun, insofar as social re-
lations were concerned, actually re-
fusing to lunch with herl Virginia
admitted the humor of it, but not
without a little pang Of, regret.
Perhaps Oliver was in an IL
humor with her" she reflected, gen.
timely bothered about Miss Evans
strange conduct. I'm sure I die
nothing to offend her.
She was disappointed at losing
an opportunity to talk again with
a sensible person who had been II
accord with her views.
Nathaniel would naturally expect
if she had sufficient money to pay
her expenses, that she would take
her time about living up to her
new-found ideals and wait until
some choice position came her way
before taking one.
She dared not tell him how
urgent it was for her to find en-
ployment arr if he wondered at
whatever ST might finally do she
would have o pretend that ambl-
ton did not count. Only the fact
that she was doing something mat
tered, she would tell him.
Yes, but what was that some
thing going to be? Should she SC
back to Mrs. Phelps? Telephonine
would save time. And she must look
up other agencies. She would dc
that right away.
When she reached Mrs. Phelps
by telephone she was asked if she
would not come in as soon as con-
venient. That afternoon? Yes, il
she could.
Virginia went up directly by sub
way. 1t was one of the very few
times in her life that she nad rid
den in the underground trains and
she found it exceedingly distasteful.
Unsavory individuals stared at her
pointeGly, giving particular atten-
ton to the fashionable brevity Of
her skirts.
There was more crowding, too,
than when she had come downtown
and although she had a seat her
feet were trodden upon and one
lurching passenger barely escaped
being deposited in her lap when the
long train jolted to a stop
Virginia was decidedly relieved to
come up to the street level again,
and the days when she had COM
planned of the traffic congestion on
Fifth Avenue came back to her now
as blissfully free of any real con-
tact with transportation problems.
Then, if caught in the vortex of
New York's vast population, she
could at least sit in decent isolation
in a comfortable motor car until
her way was cleared.
Today she had been compelled to
shoulder her path in and out of, a
subway train against the opposition
of hardened straphangers who, il
seemed, thought nothing of a lit
tie buffeting and elbowing.
She felt sure she must be Uttered
with black and blue spots. But
there was the hope of finding q
position at Mrs. Phelps to buoy hel
up and lessen her discomfort.
She was doomed to disappoint-
ment once more that day, however
for it soon became apparent that
all Mrs. Phelps desired was to have
little motherly talk with her.
Virginia could not understand hel
attitude at all and, frankneSs be-
ing native to her when fact did not
prohibit, she asked with direct SIM
plicity, why are you trying to dis
courage me from seeking work, Mrs
Phelps?"