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Determined to show DR.. Julian Paige.
the man she is in love with. that she
can make her own way in the world,
Noel Shayne, wealthy society girl,
burns her bridges behind her. moves
to rooming house, and, for lack OF
anything better, obtains a job as
Nick Luigi. She is living with girl
named Laurie Evans. whom she met
in the park, and who is a cashier at
the restaurant which Julian patroniZes.
Noel feels she has dangerous rival In
Ruth Chester, Julians pretty nurse.
During an outing in the country, Julian
tells Noel he wants to kiss her put
doesn't think he should. One evening at
the Peacock, Luigi tries TO KISS Noei.
She slaps his face and threatens to quit.
Noel gets a Job in laundry, but loses
it after three days because she uoeSn
work fast enough. Then she sees Dr.
Paige walk down the street arm-ln-arln
with Ruth Chester; ,,,, cropv,
CHAPTER 16
NOEL WENT to the Peacock
feeling more discouraged than she
had at any time. AS long as 1t
seemed she was getting a little
further along in her plan to show
Julian that she did have stamina,
and could stick out any situation,
no matter how seemingly mtoler-
able. she felt that everything was
worthwhile. But she hadn't con-
vinced Julian at all. He still re-
fused to take her seriously. And
she had gotten herself in posi-
ton from which it seemed she
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It was awful-having to go
back to Nick's when she had
thought she had finished with the
place forever. She didn't believe
Nick would make himself obnox-
ious again, at least not soon, but
he would keep his eyes on her just
the same, for all the world like
black ugly spider watching for a
chance to ensnare an unWary fly.
It was the oldest comparison in
the world, of course, Noel knew,
but nothing else would quite eX-
press the situation. Nick with his
black mustache, his pale eyes and
coal black hair was like nothing
else quite so much as a spider.
She loathed him and the entire
place. If she hadn't made it i'm
possible, she was right at the
point where she would gladly quit
and give up the whole idea.
But Noel knew she wouldn't do
that. She had gone into this thing
with her eyes open, and she wasn't
beaten yet She knew she'd have
all sorts of ups-and-downs, prob
lens to meet. And she was learn
ing so very many things. FIRST
about herself, and just how right
Julian had been. She had had
more money than she knew what
to do with. And she hadn't used
it for any purpose except to toss
around for any transient pleasure
she thought might prove diverting
for the moment.
She hadn't known that every
where in the world there were
girls like Laurie, gallant and
brave, fighting an unequal battle
against the world, craving beauty
and the finer things of life, which
girls in NoePs position took for
granted.
Once Laurie had said with a
Wistful smile: 81 saw an orchid
today in a florists window. It
was so beautiful it made me want
to cry"
Noel had thought a lot about
those words of Laurie's.
She reached the Peacock at last
and hurried to change into the
hateful brocade gown. When she
came out ready to begin dancing,
there were not many people on
the floor. But she was besieged
at once by several men who
claimed her first dance. It re-
quired tact to decide which one
should be first, for Noel knew she
could not afford to antagonize
any of the men who patronized
the Peacock.
One of the men asking FOR her
first dance was a young man she
hadn't seen before. Of course she
danced with strange men every
night, and three minutes later,
she couldn't have told whether
they had pink hair or green eyes.
The only thing that mattered was
whether or not they could dance
without stepping on her small,
tired feet. If they were able to
dance even half way. she was
grateful.
But this young man stood cut