The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11

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resolves that she will move the next
cay and explains 10 Ms Van.
CHAPTER THREE
Faith stared at the olde~ woman
with surprise
Il don't want 10 stay with
Daphne now that l know how she
feels about me. she stated.
IF you run away Just because
you've heard a few unpleasant
facts about yourself II may ruin
your whole life Miss Van insist
ed But if you stay and make an
honest effort to do something
about 1t you can turn the situation
I TO your own advantage
Her plain. kindly face was light
ed with enthusiasm as she eontin-
ued. You can learn much from
these other girls. Things that you
need to know
But if Daphne doesn't want me
I've no right to force myself upon
her Faith reminded her.
Daphne owes me for several
weeks. Miss Van said thought
| fully If I cut her room rent IN
half she will he glad enough to
have you here
Il don't think I care to stay UNI
der such conditions" Faith argued.
But you must stay AMI fight it
out. Admit that what Daphne said
about YOU was true Then go to
work and change yourself
Il can't do anything about my
height Faith said sadly I've got
such a complex about 1t that I'll
probably never be able to get a
job
You'd be wasting your money
to go to business school, Miss Van
agreed.
But what else can I do" the
girl cried in alarm
For answer Miss Van took her
hands from the dishwater and un-
folding the newspaper pointed to a
small advertisement in one corner
of an inside page
If I were in your place Id en-
roll in this Charm School You'll
never get anywhere without self
confidence. They can teacn YOU
how to make the most of what you
have and If you still want to he a
secretary YOU can go to business
college later But my guess Is
you'll find something else for which
! you'll be more suited"
Such as what ," Faith demand
ed but her eyes were sparkling
with the impulsive desire to trv
Miss Vans suggestion.
Such as being a model. You
don't seem to realize it but you
have a beautiful figure My niece
was speaking about it last night.
Being an artist she notices such
| things"
Faith was thrilled She had no
idea that Miss Van was deliberate
ly fabricating this compliment
from Joan's careless words. Her
figures not bad"
I can't imagine ever having
nerve enough to apply for such a
position, she admitted. but it
wouldn't do any harm to enroll in
the school for few weeks. If
they'll take me"
They'll take YOU. Its their
business to get all the pupils they
can"
Faith frowned
Daphne will think I've lost nv
mind"
It's no one else's business where
you're going to school" Miss Van
said sternly. And as far as
far as Daphne is concerned YOU
leave her to me"
What she said Faith never knew
but that evening when Daphne
came upstairs after their interview
she said frankly, I'm sorry about
last night. Miss Van SAYS you
overheard me talking TO Sybi."
1T doesn't matter" Faith as
sured her Everything you said
was true"
Look Daphne cried. I
wouldn't have hurt you for any,
thing And Id really like to have
you stay with me. I'm up TO nv
ears in debt al the moment. So Il
you'd like to share my room It's
okay with me
I'll do it for awhile Faith
agreed. II it doesn't work out I
can always move
II took all the courage she had
TO enroll at the school Mss Va,
had suggested. But there were girls
In that school 50 much less prepos-
sessing that it gave Faith conf
dence. Fat girls and thin. nervous
girls with high pitched voices and
fluttering hands. Girls VINO we're
taking the course for purely social
reasons and others ike herself who
hoped to use II in their profession.
But from the first. she found that
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