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WantedCompanion. A young, healthy, well-educated woman desired as traveling companion for elderly lady. No nursing or other experience necessary.
Linda stared at the name and phone number. Certainly she met the requirements and very likely, since Mrs. Bates intended to travel, it would not matter that she did not have a working visa. Linda's even teeth caught her full lower lip and nibbled it gently. She had wanted a worm's eye view of life, but did she want to be as much of a worm as a paid companion was?
A momentary qualm of indecision dissolved into a delighted chuckle. In for a penny, in for a poundpicking and choosing would not be possible to someone who needed a job. If her choice was between companion and waitress, then companion she would be, and for long enough to appreciate from the heart what now induced tears of boredom in her.
Now there was a lot to do. Linda sprang up, threw on a coat, grabbed her purse, and danced with impatience while she waited for the elevator. On the sidewalk she paused as the commissionaire asked, ''Cab, miss?"
"Yes," Linda replied, and then, "No, thank you. I think I'll walk."
Poor girls looking for work did not enjoy the luxury of cabs. As she set off down the street, Linda's eyes narrowed. If she had been

 
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