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/ confessed 70 her months ago.
Jean = rot an easy person %
understand
You're telling ne. We never
liked her and I've always attrib-
uted her outbursts % her artistic
temperament But tonight when
came home they were having a ter
uble scene IN Miss Vans room. 7
couldn't help hearing them as
came upstairs. Joan was CRYING.
II L hadn't been for you he'd
have been here today Il was YOU
who sent him away ! loved him.
He's the only person I've ever real
" loved in my whole life Do you
think Miss Van has interfered with
her romance with someone ."
I can't imagine Il. Faith said.
her heart aching for the older
woman
Neither can I. But that's what
Joan said. I; must have happened
before Daphne and came to 1--we
here but I'm sure Joan has never
had a love affair since then.
Faith slipped into her nighteown
and climbed into bed.
Whatever it is I'm sure Miss
Van Is not to blame she stated.
That's the way I feel about II.
The poor old darling, I wanted
to rush IN there and tell Joan Van
Aaken what I think Of her"
IT wouldn't have done any good
Joan doesn't care what any OF Us
thinks. Faith reminded her.
Look, Svh. I'm sleepy And both
Of US have 10 get up early to-
morrow"
sybil laughed.
"okay' Go to sleep and dream
Of your boy friend AS for me I'm
WIDE awake could talk all
night
Why was Sybil SO wide awake?
Faith wondered when she was
alone. Syhil had admitted that she
had been out that evening. also
that she had been discussing love
and marriage. And Lee was the
only man she had been dating re-
Gently.
The old pain began to gnaw at
Faiths heart as she realized that
Lee must be falling in love with
Sybil Well, why shouldn't he ? He
had known Sybil first.
They had been friends for several
years. What difference did it make
to Faith whom Lee loved if it could
not be herself?
She was lucky to have Hartley.
At least she did not have TO stay
at home night after night
Deliberately switching her mind
from her own troubles she thought
of Miss Van who was forced to live
with the girl who blamed her aunt
for the disappearance of her BROTH
er. Faith wondered if it were pos
sible that John Van Aaken might
still be alive.
II only she could find him and
make him understand how he had
hurt Miss Van. But surely If he
were alive he would have gotten in
touch with his family by this time.
Three years was too long for any
boy TO cherish a grudge.
The next morning she saw that
the Dutch woman was still suffer-
ing from the scene of the night be-
fore. Her blue eyes were swollen
from tears. She had no CHEEKY
comment to make as she served
the three girls their breakfast.
Joan was silent. too. Cold and
white, she swallowed her coffee
and hurried away without touching
the toast and bacon.
Careful 10 say nothing before
Sybil, Faith went to the kitchen
and put her arms about the tall,
gaunt figure, whispering. Dear
Miss Van, please don't worry"
"Old Fellow" reused from his
lethargy by the pangs Of hunger,
was prowling about her feet re-
minding his mistress that she had
forgotten TO feed him. The canary
chirped reproaehfully from his
neglected cage as Miss Van lifted
face scanned with pain.
. -.
brokenly. Y try 10 forget but she
won't let me"
Il know But some day you're
going to hear from MIN again"
Do you think SO. child I've
told myself that for so long.
think could feel il If Johnny were
dead. But he is alive. I am sure
Of it."
so am l. Faith said. 1T will
come out all right in the end. 1t
has to-
SO much easier to comfort some
one else than it was TO bolster up
ones own courage, she thought on
her way TO the street car. She had
tried 10 tell herself that about Lee,
but instead Of working out the SIT
uation was daily becoming worse.
And that night when she an
swered the door and was asked 20
sign for a box Of long stemmed
roses for Miss sibyl Taylor she
knew that her bunch was night.
Lee must be falling in love with
sybil to be sending her roses on