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Synopsis Joyce Daring is left homeless when her parents separate. She gets a job as a telephone operator in a hotel and rooms with Gladys Warner, a check girl. Mrs. Daring disappears mysteriously, after being shot by "Butcli” Seltzer, a liquor gang leader, who is mud about Joyce. Henry Deacon, a wealthy admirer, returns to college and his older friend, Carter Deland, a bachelor clubman, rushes Joyce. Deland showers her with gifts and she returns them, but only after he has lulled her fears of him, anti lias had tier introduced into a circle of young society girls. CHAPTER XXV Parasites Matilda Truesdale gulped. But she was a good soldier. "This is Miss Joyce Daring, girls, she said to the group at large. “She is a great friend of Hqnry Deacon and Carter Deland.” ,r What a marvelous combination,” drawled one of the girls holding out a languid hand. “I am Francis Star ret, these other parasites are Helen Powers, Maybelle Hutchinson and Florence Watkins.” “Deke and Carter! My word what a strenuous life. How do you do it, Miss Daring?" Florence Watkins, a pretty blonde, was speaking. “She probably practices purity at night with Deke and wisdom at tea with Carter,” suggested Helen Powers. “Yes, no one could practice purity at night with Carter,” said Maybelle "There, I’ve shocked Mattie. Poor darling, did it hurt your ears to hear the truth?” she made a patronizing gesture toward Miss Truesdale. Joyce, who had felt first embarrassed, and then thrilled at this chatter, wished for an instant these girls could know Miss Truesdale’s title, Vinegar. For her face just this moment had a distinctly sour expression. "I say, Fitzy,” cried Frances Starrett, "Can Franky have a cigarette, or would the odor shock all the old ladies who haven’t gone to sleep yet?” Mrs. Fitz-Simons looked at the girl indulgently. "Close the door first, dear. There’s no use in hurting any one’s feelings and the matron here is very strict.” Frances passed a chased silver case around. Joy wished acutely that she might take one and smoke it with the nonchalant ease of the other girls. "No, thank you,” she said when her turn came. "That’s it," cried Florence triumphantly. "I knew we’d get on the trail of the secret before long. She doesn’t smoke. Deke thinks it’s strength of character that she doesn’t. Carter thinks it's because she’s a little innocent. While the truth of the matter is that she probably doesn't like it.” “I really don’t,” Joy confessed, lik ing Frances in spite of her impudence. "Never mind, Petty,” said Helen. "We’ll teach you. But don’t tell Deke. His sister Lou says be washed her mouth out with yellow soap the first time he caught her. Yes, sir, dragged her to the bath room and held her head down while he swabbed out her mouth. She hated him like poison for a month.” "Doesn’t that sound like Deke," chuckled Florence Watkins. "I’ve always liked him because he was so downright. I remember once at golf I tried to sneak in a better score

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than I’d really made, and he gave me a disgusted look and said. 'You’re a bum sport Flo,’ and stalked away. And do you know (aht I’ve never been able to improve artistically on any score since that time. Nope. Deke made little Flo into an hcnest woman.” The girls laughed. "Come to order, young ladies,” proclaimed Miss Truesdale. after a whispered conference with Mrs. Fitz-Simons. The girls gave their attention to Miss Truesdale. Frnnky Stariot pulled Joyce’s chair over closer to her own. "I like you. Stick by me, dearie,” she whispered, “I've a feeling that they're gong to try to elect me president and 1 expect you to show your friendship by voting for me.” Frances was right. Heli name was immediately proposed for president of this season’s reading circle and every one seemed to take a malicious delight in voting tor her. She groaned when the ayes were counted. Then she got to her feet. “Just to punish you I’m not going to make a funny speech," she announced. "You elected me this year because I made a funny speech last year, so you’re all fooled. Instead I’m telling you that every one of you've got to get in five more girls, that makes twenty. And any time you’re assigned to come here and can't you’-ve got to send a substitute. "And sav, Helen Powers, I’ve got a real Idea for you. You just bring that serious minded young man of yours down here to watch you bring light and joy into the lives of the inmates of the Old Ladies’ Home, and-he’ll propose before he gets out of the door.” "Hear, hear!” cried Maybelle and Florenco. Helen blushed but looked thoughtful. "She's really taking that seriously” thought Joy wonderingly. "On the level though, girls,' Franky went on. “We did do a lot of good last year and we ought to try to do more this year. Our idea of reading current novels and love stories out of the magazines instead of a lot of high brow Improving stuff made a big hit last year and all the old dears are excited that we’re going to do it again this year. Has anyone any suggestions?” "Some of the old ladies can read for themselves,” said Florence. "1 think a fund to buy new novels would be a good thing. They get magazines aplenty, but new books except library copi<?h are scarce. I’ll offer ten dollars now to start such a fund, and ten at Christmas and ten more some time in the spring.” "That’s a good idea,” said Franky. “I’ll make you the chairman of the committee to buy the books and pledge you the same amount, thirty dollars, ten now and twenty later on, to carry out the suggestion. Come on girls, chip in.” Joyce felt terrified. She couldn't possibly afford to give thirty dollars to buy books for the Old Ladies Home. Florence had laid a ten dollar bill on the table before Franky. Franky had added her ten. Helen was busy with her check book. Maybelle was fishing around in a diver bag for a like amount. Mrs. Fitz-Simons who had been reading a. report added twenty dollars to the pile. Miss Truesdale, more reluctantly, contributed five dollars. “And where is yours. Miss Daring?” she asked sweetly, turning to Joyce. “I—” Joyce stammered. “Miss Daring is new to our ways,’ said Franky kindly. “You'll send me a check later, won’t you Miss Daring?" Joyce could only nod miserably. The meeting over, Mrs. Fitz-Sim-ons gathered the girls again under her ample wing. "Say Fitzy,” Franky cried. “I’m going to run Joyce home. I like her. And I want to learn more about her technique. Deke the Galahad and Carter the Don Juan, I must find out how she does it," but in spite of lisr mocking words the look she bent on Joy was friendly. Franky tore through the boulevards, and out toward the country club. “Might be a part of that bum gang that didn’t show up tonight out there,” she observed. But there were no lights in the clubhouse, save back in the servants’ quarters. “Doesn’t mean there’s no one there,” grumbled Frank>. "They're too slick these days. Go up on any of those porches and you’d stir up a nice mess of petters. My beaulover’s gone to Oxford to spend a year studying. I’m running over to London later to see htm. Like that word beau-lover? Learned it in Kentucky when we went down to the Derby last year. Do you ride?” Joyce shook her head. "Ought to learn. Say, I’ve talked a lot about my self and you haven't told me a thing. Loosen up. Here wait.” She pulled the car up along the road and reached for the flap oil the door. “Here’s something that will untie your tongue.” “I couldn’t” faltered Joyce. "I guess I seem awfully slow to you. I can’t smoke and whiskey makes me gag, but it would be nice if you would drink.” Franky complied. "There, now, I’m warm. It's a cold world with my beau-lover gone. Look here, honey, I'm afraid I may seem to be prying but I honestly like you and yet I don’t just see where you fit into the picture. Did you just come here?” "No,” said Joyce quietly, resolved to tell the truth now. “I’ve lived in Cleveland all my life. My father works in a factory. He and my mother separated this spring and I went to work as a telephone girl operator at the Statler. I knew Deke a little a long time ago when he was at East, and just this spring he nearly run over me in his Mormon. That started our acquaintance again and we saw a good deal of each other this summer.

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"I met Mr. Deland at the hotel, i after Deke had Introduced us one night at a club where we were dancing. Mrs. Fitz-Simons and Miss Truesdale live at the hotel you know and we girls get to know the regular guests and they get to know us. Mr. Deland wanted me to come out here tonight because he thought Deke would like it. And that’s all. I live in a rooming house now and I’m going to move into a little flat on 23rd street soon with my roommate, Gladys Warner.” “Is she nice?” Franky asked. “.She's got the saddest eyes I ever saw a girl have,” Joyce answered. "I think she’s beautiful, but she’s a little, well rough, you know what I mean, not polished up very much. She's a fine friend, though.” “I think you’re wonderful,” said Franky warmly. "Think of being able to /earn your own, to be absolutely free, with no one on earth able to pull a string and make you \ dance. Don’t you love it?” Joyce was amazed. "I’ve always thought girls like you were the lucky ones,” she said. "Don’t you believe it.” cried Franky. "When I get married and have children I’m not going to let them know I've got a single extra i nickel. “Say, I nearly lost my man because of my money. He's poor. He's a Rhodes scholar over at Oxford now. And he's proud as the devil. When I marry him I’ve got to give j up this car and learn to cook and j everything else. Say. could I come |

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