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bye. He wasn't even looking as she
left the room with Daphne and the
fat. bald headed man she called Mr..
Rodman. He might be Daphne's
idea Of an interesting man but he
certainly wasn't Faiths. All the
way 10 the rooming house he was
murmured. Wasn't It darling Of
Daphne which were supposed to be
inaudible
On the way up the steps Daphne
murmbured. Wasn't it darling of
him to bring us home He's the
president OF one Of the biggest
banks in town. Il was his wife who
was called home by the illness Of
her mother
4 don't think it was very nice
Of him to 60 10 the party without
her" Faith said. Daphne laughed.
Don't be quaint, darling And
for heavens sake don't tell Miss
Van about 1t. She's as old-fash-
Toned as you are.
When they entered the house
there was only one lamp burning in
the hall. Daphne turned it off but
as they went into the bedroom a
light shone from under the con-
Meeting door into SYPHILIS room.
SYPHILIS still up. Guess III run in
there for few minutes" Daphne
said earelessly.
Left alone in the room. Faith
stared at her reflected image in
the dressing table mirror. When
she was seated her height was not
apparent so that she could concen-
trate on her features which really
weren't bad. Gray eyes with long
dark lashes which needed none of
the mascara which Daphne used.
Her nose was straight and not too
long. And her mouth outlined with
lipstick which she would use more
generously next time had a certain
appeal At least Mr.. Brent
thought so He was the most at
tractive man at the party but he
had said he was willing to 60 on
record . Suddenly ashamed of
her vanity In recalling those words
Faith slipped from her dress and
into a bathrobe Carefully so as
not to disturb Miss Van at the
other end of the hall she went into
the bathroom and began to remove
her makeup with cleansing cream.
She had no intention of caves
dropping but when she heard her
own name coming from the closed
door into SYPHILIS room she couldn't
help listening.
Mary Lou will never ask HER
again" Daphne was saying. My
dear, she was such a flop that Mr..
Tracey asked Lee Brent to take
pity on her. There she sat all alone
in a corner. No cocktail, no Gig
aret, didn't know what to 90 with
her hands. And that awful print
dress. Where do you suppose she
got that? But you should have
seen how she perked up when Lee
sat down by her. Heaven only
knows what she must have said.
He looked as if he could scarcely
keep from laughing"
Sybil replied, 'I'll ask him next
time ! see him. He takes me out
sometimes, you know"
Faith could endure no more. She
turned on the water with a fury
which silenced the gossipers in the
other room. And when Daphne
came to bed Faith pretended to be
asleep. But in the darkness her
eyes were wet with tears. She had
thought Lee Brent was really at
tracted to her when all the time it
had been because their kind heart
ed host had asked him 20 take
pity on her" Faith knew she
shouldn't have gone to that dinner
party. She should have known bet
, ter than to think she could COM
pete with girl like Daphne. AL
though they had played together
as children they didn't even speak
the same language any more. To-
morrow Faith would find a room
some place else.
She was asleep the next morning
when Daphne left but when she
went into the kitchen to have her
coffee while Miss Van made a pud-
ding Faith announced her inten-
/ tions.
Why" the older woman asked
staring at her with bright shrewd
eyes. Yesterday you wanted to
stay here. What has happened TO
change your mind ,"
The tears Faith had not dared to
shed the night before suddenly
spilled over.
''I was a flop at the party last
night" she admitted.
And who said that ," Miss Van
demanded.
Daphne told Sybil. I overheard
them talking when I was in the
bathroom"
"So?" Miss Van cried fiercelv.
This We will see about. II anv
one leaves this house II is not On
ing to be you"
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