The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22
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isn't anything anyone has said.
he lust doesn't care
Mss Van let her cry but her
own face was puckered with Dis
tress She hadn't expected It n
turn out like this Her keen in
sight suspected some hidden rea-
son for Ire Brent's desertion.
Although she liked Syhil. she
did not altogether trust her whore
men were concerned. This. how
ever. proved that her suspicion had
been unjust. sybil was not 70
blame.
No Use Deceiving
y guess Joan was right" she
admitted Il Just don't know any
thing about men. Maybe I
shouldn't have suggested that you
call him. but at least now you
know. There was no use going on
deceiving yourself. hoping he'd
come back. All you can do now is
face the facts and 90 on the best
you can. In time you'll get over
it"
I'm never get over it Faith
declared passionately. But she
knew Miss Van was right For
weeks she had been evading the
issue. refusing to admit that she
had lost Lee. No matter how much
it hurt Il was better 10 know the
truth.
By the time Daphne came home
she vas in bed pretending 10 he
asleep and the following morning
found her at work paler than
usual but composed Just because
the only man she would ever love
had let her down was no reason
for going around with a long face.
She couldn't keep her job and
lie awake half the night suffer
ing. And even If she couldn't for
get him she would try to fill up
her time with other things.
Miss Van suggested that she
study. French two evenings a
week. One Of the other models
asked her to join swimming
class. Other nights she went to
a movie.
Anything rather than stay
home. And gradually the weeks
passed. January became Febru-
airy. st. Valentines day arrived
with candy for Daphne from the
faithful but elusive Dudley Man
ton. One of SYPHILIS admirers wired
flowers from out Of town. But
Faith and Joan received nothing,
not even a card.
To Joan who considered it all
sentimental nonsense, this was no
hardship. But Daphne. who had
until now been completely alb
sorbed in her own affairs. noticed
the omission and asked Faith
frankly what had happened to Lee.
They were in their room prepar-
ing for bed when Daphne said,
TITS funny Lee didn't send you
anything on Valentines day
why should he" Faith retort-
ed trying to be nonchalant. 81
haven't seen him since the holi-
DAYS"
Daphne was Mortified.
You haven't? I knew Of course
you weren't going out with him
so often but I didn't dream any
thing like this had happened Did
you quarrel ,"
Faith shrugged but her eyes
were miserable.
No He just quit asking me for
dates"
Daphne said symps thetically,
Tough luck, darling! Is he 60
/ ing out with Syb >"
mot so far as I know"
Maybe he was afraid Of getting
too serious Men arc like that.
Take Dudley. for instance. The
minute I mention marriage or a
home he gets as nervous as a
cat. No man really wants to be
married nowadays. You have TO
sell them on the idea"
Well it's too late now" Faith
SAID.
Daphne patted her shoulder.
Other Men
Never mind. There are other
men just as nice as Lee Brent.
I'll tell Mary Lou you're in cir
culation again and maybe she'll
invite you to one of her parties. {"
Faith was not interested until
she remembered that she had met
Lee at Mary LOUIS. II she went
there again they might run into
each other and maybe il he saw
her accidentally . Which was
why she said with apparent en-
thusiasm. That will be sweet of
you. Daphne, There's nothing I'd
like better"
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