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FORGOTTEN SWEETHEART. (Continued from Page 5.)

they were little children' was out- lined in the half gloom. The square bulk of the cedar chest was In its familiar place under the window, piled with bright cretonne cushions and some more frivolous ones of face and organdy.

In summer the chest was filled with winter articles and in winter it held summer clothes and always when it was opened it gave out a frosh, pungent scent of cedar which was pleasant.

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The rug had been old when she left for Holbrook Hall. It three years older now. More than onco she and Pat had studled its waning possibilities as a floor covoring and moved furniture to hide worn places.

Joan was suddenly swept by re- morso as she remembered how carelessly she had accepted the luxurious life at Holbrook Hall, the charming suite with its dainty bath and shower that she had shared with Ellen and Eileen Bron- son, the rich twins from Jersey City. Things must have been hard here at home. Everything was shabbler, or perhaps it was just because she had grown accustomed to luxuries.

So exactly the same here, even the closet door wide open with Pat's clothes revealed in colourfuk disorder. Many of Pat's dresses were hanging from hooks. The old ones would be hanging from hooks. How easily Pat tired of her clothes!

Joan's, things were still in hor wardrobe

she trunk. Perhaps would leave them there for a while. Nonsense. Imagme living in a trunk at home! Almost no though she were preparing to re- turn to school. Almost as though she had not come home to stay!

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Tho thought was sobering. Well, never mind. Diplomas wore not the most important in the world, after all. What did people do with them after all the bother? Nowadays they weren't even framed. Just tied with ribbon and relegated to the attic with the nondescript collection of old furni-interviewing ture, old clothes, old magazines, old toys. Up in the attic where Pat had turned somersaulta ao adventurously from a rafter when she was 10 and Joan had come to grief and unconsciousness trying to follow.

•

Nobody ever could follow Pat's pace. Even the boys respected her abilities. Pat had been such a funny kid, shaking her ad silk parasol in the face of the ugly- tempered cow, and then scrambling over the fence just in time to es- cape vicious horns. There was the time Pat came out from under the car with axle grease smudged on her little nose after locating the trouble and fixing it. While the big Brown boys stood helplessly by. "Now, drive It!" Pat had snld contemptuously.

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store manager in town-after an- female swering all the ads for help which turned out to be com- misslon jobs after registering at all the agencies and never hearing from them because more efficient and better-trained girls had re- gistered before me after asking all our friends to be thinking what a fine help I'd be in anything they knew of, and please use their in- fluencé and-"

"Pat., will you stop!"

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Joan was laughing. Pat was utterly ridiculous, of course, but trying to find work without train- ing must be a sobering experience,

Well, of course, the thing would be to go about it properly. She would drive over to the school ad- ministration_building on Poplar and talk to Professor Jayne about Joan turned, studying the young work as a substitute teacher. sleeper beside her. Pat's rounded, call Professor Hartson at Tech and white arms wero outside the cover. Professor Wilson at Central. They How lovely she was with her long could probably put her in touch lastica against her cheeks and that with some students needing coa- impudent, provocative lift to her ching for college.

Pat's blue eyes opened. "Well, old gal, you are here, aren't you? Glad to be back?" In the slightly husky draw that was so typically Pat,

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slender nose! When her eyes There must be opportunities to opened, they would be a clear, cool,sing at entertainments, if she only lovely blue.

knew them. Mrs. Walter Court weli probably could direct hor to. the right people. She was active in club and social life and so understanding and cordial, She had been interested in Benny the summer he spent so much time at the clinic after he broke his arm, this adding to his other troubles, "What are you thinking about Joan? You look so sober. Wor ried?"

"Terribly glad to be with you and mother, Benny and Bill,"

"If I didn't know you, Joan, I'd say you're a cheerful Har, but you would be glad like Pollyanna over nothing." Pat was silent a mo- ment. "Joan, can you tell me how we're going to manage this winter and next summer and next year? No money, no credit!"

"Well, you're working. And I'll have something soon."

. Pat thought of her job typing

"No, we can't afford to worry,"

"Can't afford not to," said Pat. "Joan, I want a different life from mother's. I don't want to slave and get wrinkles and gray hair and be worried everlastingly be cause my children can't go with

in the large hardware concern. the right people. I want to belong "We can't go very far on $10 à to the Cotillion Club' and the week," she said. "Oh, Joan, It's Dinner Club. It's no fun going hard being so poor! Do you sup- to movies when I want to danec pose we'll ever be anybody?" on a cool roof or go to the Country "Don't worry, I'll get some Club. Some day I'm going to say, thing."

'out to the club' just as casually

"Yes. You'll get a half dozen as other girls. Just watch and kida to teach after calling on all sen1"

the mothers in Memphis. I got Joan was out of bed now, slip- something, too, after wearing out ping into a bright green kimono. a half dozen pairs of silk stockings "Well, when do we begin getting

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rich and powerful? And how do we do it?"

"I've an idea I'll Have to marry a rich husband-like Jerry For- rester."

"Who is he?"

"Just the basa's son. He's been hanging around a lot. I'm just as good looking na aome of the girls who drive around with him in that big, French car." Pat added after a moment, "Joan, you know you're awfully good looking now. You've changed."

Joan blushed. "Don't be silly!" "Probably there's a man." "No."

"Havent you ever scen ong who made you feel like you were doing a flip-flop from a plane-all, exclt- ed and scared and thrilled?"

"Idiot!" Joan added after a mo- ment, honestly: "Well, one!"

(To be Continued.)

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