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falling interest in their converse
tons.
Bet she was dressed like Queen
Mary and had the manners of a
Victorian duchess"
Not at ALL" Shallimar fastened
to assure them. Then she turned to
Helen. Shall I describe her?" she
asked.
Helen shrugged. whats the
use" she said. Just because Leno
thinks there isn't anything funny
about teaching a girl to be lady,
they imagine he's a dodo."
"Oh, don't be a meany, Helen. Go
on. Shallie."
well, I just wish you'd seen her
for yourselves" Shallimar began,
uncertainty. "She was smart as
could be and not a bit stiff"
Did he introduce you?"
NO -" Shallimar's glance sought
Helens. The latter hastily turned
away. mo, we decided he wouldn't
have any use for a couple of school
Girls just then" Shallimar went on,
flushing a trifle under her suntan
powder.
You don't mean to say you passed
up a chance to meet one of Leno's
ady friends!"
HELEN spoke up sharply. You
1 1needn't call him Leon just be-
cause I do" she said.
The girls laughed. "Oh. we
wouldn't think of getting familiar
to his face. if that's worrying you, "
one of them said. 1--WE wouldn't
want him to think we aren't proper
companions for you. He might take
YOU away from us and put you in a
more fashionable school,"
Yes, you know I've wondered.
Helen. how he happened to place
YOU here at Spanns." the girl
Agatha admitted with youthful
frankness. THE Ritz, and French
originals! He could do better by
YOU in the way of schools. If my
dad could afford it Id be at Elma-
loan. It's exclusive. All the girls
come from six-car families at the
very least"
I'm quite happy here" Helen de-
clared. Ard now will you all get
out please? I want to try on some
of these things and dress for din
ner"
Il wonder you don't put Shallimar
out too" one among them grumbled
as they departed. she has eyes the
same as We have, Miss Prim.'
Helen laughed. She could afford
TO be good-natured. Tonight she
would dine with Leno at the inn
and dance with him.
Shallimar helped to clear the beds
Of boxes and tissue paper. She was
Helen's roommate and, quite used to
removing things to make sitting
room.
But on this occasion she wore a
slight frown. Not that she minded
having her portion of the room over
run with Helen's belongings. She
was thinking of Helen herself, Won
dering if she wasn't bit of fool
to fall so hard for her guardians
ideas. There was that woman they
had seen him with in town, for in
stance. She certainly looked as
though she knew her way about; not
at all the sort of person that Mr..
Brent seemed bent on making of
Helen. Shallimar didn't think it
was fair.
And then there was the way Helen
mad acted on that occasion. Afraid
70 intrude, Shallimar thought. And
Helen hadn't explained why she had
drawn back abruptly as he passed
with his unknown companion. But
Shallimar knew she was aware of
he oaeernesS of her act for since the
trifing episode Helen had been re-
luctant to speak of it.
HELEN observed the frown on
II Shallimar's darby beautiful
features and a bit of her elation over
the news that Brent was coming
vanished. She hated TO be a mystery
to her roommate. Shallimar had
confided her intimate affairs IN
stintedly and Helen felt guilt over
Withholding her own secrets.
Secretsi With her life itself just
one long secret, how could she con-
fide anything? The thought had
troubled her through many wakeful
hours.
But she could see that Shallimar
was seriously Disappearing of her
now. Often the dark granddaughter
Of a Spanish dancer had warned her
that she would lose her individuality