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DECIN HERE TO-DAY
JANET 20 in inxuged to ROLF CARLYLE bút they do not have who moner in merry. Janet la secretary for BRUCE HAMILTON, hartieing manager of Every lame Magazine and Biolf works for tin Atlas Advertising Co. Janet Inviats they intrat have $600 in savings account before they can be married.
She hurried home from the office une Batur' day in propres a surprise birthday dinner for tolt. On the way she wen a roupie entering the fallomalle Brewater Holst Coffee Shop and at thinks the young man to Ralf. Afterward she decides she was, mistaken.
The dinner party inc. Bolf wel he cannot pre her hers day been b entertaining
•Rown friend. Bu day YES ta Žloomy day, Janel white with MOLLIE LAMBERT, who live across the hall. Iteturning to her mom, she picuunilers a young mar she had never aren before. He intrikter himself as a new roomer in the rooming besute and wara his name la GRANT.
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Ball taken Janet to lunch and later breaka dinner chargement. That came alght Malik telis Janet she taw Rolf entering theatre with another giri.
CHAPTER VI
Wide-Eyed, staring
into
the
darkness, Janet I told herself für the hundredth time that there mast be 1121 explanation of what had Of course there was n bappened. explanation!
She couldn't sleep. What was the use of trying? She lay there in bed telling herself over anil aver it was all a mistake, Medie hadn't mean! any harm. She had only seên serne. one else and thought it was Rolf. hat happened. Or
Teclast
That whe e"atlyrs i{ ༥༣སོ,
Hut suppose it were true!
She could still bear Mollie Lan bert's
the htly asal voice, “. (prázRE.
well musical comedy, Who
Unit 1
Kolt you
I How? Carlyle-and
should have seen you h The girl with him-
bard gone in to describe this giri. Little, she said. Wearing n
Preis crat that looked expensive.
Loo, it
if you liked that type. Sort of a brunet Se
She and Rolf (that is, the man she thought war Roif) were with another couple. The other girl wre a blue velvet evening wrap and all of them were laughing and talking.
But didn't that prove the thing was ridiculous? How could Rolf be in a Crowd like that the emuld he
Janet refused to consider it. She wouldn't even tidak about such a story any more. She was herself miserable ever nothing. Rolf had said he was going to the wrestling And matches-with anther man. that was what he had done.
Jenet turned. She dug one hand beneath the pillow for the hamer- chief that already had become a ball
f moisture. The tears CRme
there was no stepping them.
and
**
by LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
The call came at exactly 2:15. Janet was so happy that for
moment she could scarcely speak
thinking and go to sight, to stop the sandwich and put it down again. Rolf Joohet exactly the same; “Well?"
Then she surrendered her seat at the lunch counter and went back to the office.
Should she call Roif?
will," Janet derided, "if I don't hear from him by four o'clock. May- he isn't in the office. I don't want to make him think anything'a wrong.
"I ought to get up and bathe my
was charged about him. she
told herself. "They'll bet part of the milk, béke off a bit of Nothing eyes," red in the morning. 1
"Where do we go from he naked. here?"
"Let's just walk, Rolf." "Right" They headed down Franklin street, their steps matched. Rolf swinging along easily and funet It was n lttle keeping the pace. while before they were out of the crowd. Then Rolf said, "You told me at exactly 2:16. you wanted to talk about something. There was no var else in the utice. Well ten't easy for Janet to begin. lanet was so happy that for a noment -It she could scarcely speak. A feeling Rolf's presence, after that miserable day, was so comforting she wanted of warmth surged over, her.
"Rolf" (She knew of course that to forget everything olse. She
to wanted
couldn't. A
But then there was the whole thing to battle over again. She had een lolf so little lately. She had been lonely all
evening. "I won't
n't gry! Janet insisted. She turned again on the pillow, She couldn't without Rolf? Life
pinn she had Imagine that. Every made, every thought for the future antred about Huif. The saving, the things they had talked about, the Hittle home! How could any of that
come true without Rolf?
The
call canic
•
but she
Her voico didn't
She lay staring at the dark ceiling. It was Rolf but she wanted to say moment of hesitation and then she wondering about all this. Then with s nomic.} "Yes, I've been busy. a shudder she buried her face in her Oh, all sorts of things, Yes, I re- made a brave start.
To- sound just right.. Muffled, sort of. membered you nain you'd call. pillow.
Janet hed been sure she could not right? Well, but listen, Rolf, sleep. She was mistaken but it was want to see you. There's something it, toward morning till dark because I want to talk to you about."
drifted off.
She noticed thin and tried to correct
"I Ruess it will sound silly,
sald. I had to ask you about it.
it was February) before she finally: He wasn't sure he could make it. Rolf, but It'a contelhing--somebody
When the shrill ringing) The word? didn't reach her very of the alarm woke her at 7:30 she sat clearly.
start. Little fires were 2
нр
with
| Last night—you know you said you
to a wrestling match.
smarting in her eyes. She felt Rollut it's important! --please. Somebody told me they saw you at
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Mollie
The
If
-the Liberty."
"Who said that!” "It was-Molile."
"Mollie? You mean that girl at the house where you live?"
screely moving.
Carlyle's voice голе angrily.
vaguely
the_some;hing was wrong Why couldn't he tell him ever she with the day. Something unpleasant telephone? was going to happen.
Janet said that wouldn't do. That All at oner she remembered. The feeling of panje eluteled her hear chill feeling settled about her heart! again.
Janet nodded. She had never been And then, rerolutely, Janet ren. Paif, if you've something
more miserable in her Jife. brightened.
else to do to-night meet me when you "It's going to be all right!" she leave the office. At 6:30. It-it Trembling she went on. "She said you Trassured herwulf. "tolf's going to really is important. I can't tell you were with-n giri-"
"Oh! And because soine duinb telephone. I'll find out it was all, a now but I'll explain then. 1 only bell wants to carry tales--1"
3.465 talking nou want to talk to you. Yes. At Tracy's
The girl interrupted. She had stop. corner. Yes, I'll be there. At 5:30,"
was ster.ding motionlen, Nevertheless it was a pale, rather
hours
of the afternoon wore Then it's true," she said, her lips
wore ped and danwn-Ince-l Janel who greeted away.
They were slow hours that
"You were there? Bruer Hamilton when he nerved at dragged. At 10 minutes after five his offles at a quarter after nine. It lunet put away her work. She hadn't what if I was he demandel. "is war with a forced, mechanical smile Buished. That did not matter. that, she answered his "Good morn- Mr. Hamilton said posthing she'd tell that any crime? Wo might as well him she wasn't feeling well. It would settle this thing right now, Janet. You know as well as I do our engûge- amilton, sunk immediately in the be true enough. papers spread on his desk, took o Mr. Hamilton had nothing to say munt doesn't mean anything!"" notice. Janet was glad that he began en the subject. Janet said "good! She paused the morning with a rush of activity, night" and disappeared. dictating in a clear, brisk voice, call before the dressing room mirror lo ing for letters from the Bles, asking see that her hat was straight and That her to put through a long distance noticed how pale she looked. cali, to get Joe Canon on the wire, to wouldn't do. She didn't want Rolf fnd Cunningham and ask him to look to know she had worried. She wanted over the revised schedule.
to be able to laugh at the whole thing, She did all these things, glad to be Opening her vanity case she took busy, glad because they kept her out the tiny rouge puff and rubbed from looking at the clock and wonder it against her cheaks. Bright colour Ing when Rolf would call. There flamed lack at her. A little too were moments, though, as Janet's bright. Janet removed some of the pencil flow over her notebook when rouge, added power and fastened the f only force of habit carried her along. collür of her coat. Then Jeft the She heard Hamilton speaking, sorib-building. bled stenographie symbols and all the time she was remembering Mollie
(To Be Continued).
PARIS IN SPRING.......
Tuneful and colourful, this presents the lovely voice of glamourous Mary Ellis and the Latin fretfulness of Tullio Carminati in a serios „of lovers quarrels and mix-
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She walked swiftly even though sho Lambert's volen, the way she had knew she was early. She swung into looked. She could hear
Mollie the five o'clock crowd that poured inte saying, passing the Liberty Eighth street.. Around a corner. 2nd Econ class theatre. Rolf Carlyle ho was all Two blocks, more. Now she had dreaned up. And the girl with him" reached Tracy's drugstore. The clock
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20 minutes after five. There would Janet straightened. "I-I didn't 10 minutes to walt if Rolf were get that last, Mr. Hamilton. I'm sorry."
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"At 12 o'clock she went to, luth "Rolt!" ·
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Rolf grinned.
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