Jane Allen, Junior

s, and to give due credit to the purely human element it must be a

lma Sigsbee, and she "sai

done in the most modern of styles, like a window show for her hair dressing parlor, and her foreign face, with its natural olive tones, was very much fixed up with many touches of peach

he and Dol had clashed glances before, and Jane had n

hrugged and scorn fairly sizzled through an indescribable sneer. "I do

Jane tittered audibl

become s

's," to Jane. This little hiss was

py one of your treatment chairs." Jane hated to dignify anything in the beauty shop with that descr

st pose of the black satin "clinger," "What else,

ncy little door defiantly. "We saw Judith Stearns run in here after Shirley Duncan, a

ed out where the human ear usually reposes. "I am delighted I am sure with this visitation, and I'd love to ask you all in only I'm busy. You will hav

growled Velma, as if everyone

; neither had she any of their curiosity about the interior of the shop. She was wondering what it all

s perfectly proper under the circumstances to

f us?" wailed t

else," suggested th

t answer the ring

e, as she pressed the little butto

itating girls, each taking inventory of her possible beauty spots that might n

e dreadful price-like five

"We'll go by her price list.

d Janet. "Ring three times, Jane,

hat advice, but

ege. It seemed no one had that sort of disease, however, and the rest cure "went to the wall" for want of patronage. Just what company was now financing the rather expensive venture of Dol Vin no one knew, but it must have t

for all but one or two. Then pe

ght of them, four pairs-passed down the steps than in answer to

etly, stepping inside as she spoke an

hite-frocked, black- faced maid. And behold! Ja

omeone was sobbing in the next room a

ried out. The sobbing ceased instantly and so did the talki

ily, stepping up to Jane with blazing ey

k Jane, equally angry. "Have you not o

If you do not leave at onc

d I shall demand that

is hidde

Jane's accusation. It ran down a falsetto scale like pebbl

alled. "Show the

and Dozia never moved. They were listening now to noise of another so

ime is precious and I must have this room. If

leaked out. "You know perfectly well we can explain all this, and you also know we are here to find Judith S

t's more I don't know nor care where she is. I can't spend my time

u if our friend has been placed in any compromising position, or has been misrepresented

very high natural color that cut in streaks through her make-up. She was breathing hard, and Dozia, usually fearless, thought it best not to anger her further. Sh

, and now the girls from the side porch pounced upon th

ee go back to college and make sure she has not returned. We, Dozia, Janet and I, will go into the town hall

the emergency was sufficiently exa

cez' sinister statement, about running down poor messenger boys?

ft the tanbark walk. "Who is that

in amazement. "Whatever can that innoc

ne as they hurried of

sudden calling was heard through the fields, "do you think tha

her run," replied Jane. "I wou

r arm and again

!" That was