The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-12
Board and Room Girls
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PATS SPENCER decides 70 tske a
business course n the city IoAoRlnk
her fathers death and goes . I've az
MISS VAN AAkEN'S boarding mouse
for gIrls because childhood play
mate, DAPHNE MEADE : Inefe
MRS MARY LOU TRACEY . nome
town girl telephones Faith and IN
rites her o 3 dinner party % which
she has already invited Daphne Be-
fore they &c 70 the dinner party
Faith meets Mss Van other two SRI
guests her niece. JOAN VAN AAkEN.
and Sybil Taylor Faith finds herself
alone al the party and feeling very
ID a. ease Tall and well-buIlt LEI
BRENT introduces himself and asks Il
he NAV join her. Instantly she
recognizes in him features which be-
longed 70 her ideal man After the
two girls return home. Faith over
hears Daphne telling Sybil that Faith
was a flop At the party. and that
Mr. Tracey asked Lee Brent @ take
pity and be attentive 70 her Faith
resolves that she viii move the next
day and explains 10 Miss Van The
older woman persuades her 10 stay
and enroll IN charm school
CHAPTER FOUR
Joan Van Aaken's question cut
through the peace of the little cir
Gle about the fire like a cold blast.
Daphne lying full length on the
davenport sat up while Sybil and
Faith turned To the Older woman.
expecting her to rebuke her niece
But Miss Van was silent Her
rugged, homely face was white;
her blue eyes sternly bright but
she did not speak.
1t was Daphne who cried,
That's mean. Joan! You ought
to be ashamed"
just Prattling
You make me tired. Joan an
nounced. All of you. Sitting
here prattling Of men and love
That's all that matters 10 you
Not one of you ever gives a
thought to anything but your own
petty affairs when all about you
are problems of the most tremen-
dous social significance. A world
of tumult which may shortly
crash about your ears"
Talking about it isn't going TO
help" Sybil insisted while Faith
said. That's all the more reason
for us to cling to the only security
worth having. Homes, marriages
and children are more important
today than they ever were"
And what about the people who
haven't any homes; the boys who
tramp the streets looking for Jobs
they'll never find, who wander
from city TO city hopping freight
trains or cumming rides ?"
Joan's eyes were fixed upon her
aunt with peculiar intensity which
made cold chills 60 up and down
Faiths spine. And this time Miss
Van answered her.
"All We can do is help as many
individuals as our own lives con-
tact" she said. IF each one would
do that, there would be no need
of discussion. canning in
groups just TO talk about it, sit
ting about night after night in
cheap restaurants feeling sorry for
people without doing anything.
builds up lot OF unnecessary re-
sentiment"
IF you are referring to my
friends" Joan said, they happen
to comprise some of the most in
telligent people in this city. Some
Of them may not have jobs but at
least they have brains. They are
the ones who recognize he trend
Of the times and know the an
swer. And it will be an answer
which may surprise you"
Nothing would surprise me-"
Sybil assured her. I'm shock
proof. And nothing annoys me
more than the discussion of social
problems by the would-be intelli-
gensia"
Daphne rose from the daven-
port and dropped down on the
floor at Miss Vans feet.
That's why I'm looking for a
wealthy husband who will provide
me with a satin-lined nest"
There will be no wealthy hus-
bands 20 years from now" Joan
prophesied.
"Phooie," scoffed Daphne. lean
ing against Miss Vans knees.
Why don't you hire a hall >"
Sybil laughed
After all each of us is en-