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JANET

engaged Tris.. An CARLYLE but they do not have

HOLY nough

mey In Marty. Jane! la averetary for NRUCE HAMILTON, adverilaing manager of Every Home Marine, and Rolf works for the Atlus Adverthing Co Janet Inslate thiFT must have $500 in a savings woount before they can be married.

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tah riurages him,

the hurries home from the office amHE Saturday to perpar · surprise Birthday dinner for it. On the way the ores a couple entering the fashionelle Brewtier Ilotej Coffee Bhp and at rst think the young man Toll. Afterwarda she deckler she Was minisken.

The dinner party in succes. Janet and Het at the table when hè unya, ""Tham'a somming I want to talk to you miserat.“

CHAPTER III

Rolf said slowly, "There's some thing I want to talk to you about."

The girl looked up, "Something you want to talk to me about? Why

of course what is it?

He touched the lapel of tin coat, an apatient little gesture of which he was entirely unware, The mo- ton Aipped his cant back, revealing a vest pocket. It brought sudden remembrance to the girl,

"Why, forget!

exclaimed.

"It's your birthday and I forgot the most important part. I was so buny getting dinner ready and on the table that

I didn't even think about it!" She was on her feet, crossed the room and returned with a slim white package wrapped in white,

„" Janet najd

It's your thulay present." smiling. "Your

The white package emerged from its wrappings to become an

Hot raised the oblong bax.

Within

Tel.

side by said, resting in ridges

of black satin lny a pale green pencil. and a pale green pen.

"Why, Janet !'

"I hope you like them--you can chunge them if you don't. They came from Rayslipsя---“

Holf was fingering the fountain pen. E

lost my knew 1 "You knew I lost my pen, didn't you?" he said. "It's n swell present, Janet. Thanks a lot." He slipped the pen and pencil into his vest pocket, "Just what I wanted. It's swell of you lo go to much lather-cooking dinner and everything--

"

"It wasn't bother. It was fun." "Maybe, but it was a lot of work. You-well, it was darned nice of you." "Bot wanted to do it! I've planned it for weeks; Ob--but what was it you were going to tell me? You said there was something you wanted to talk about.

"Oh

Carlyle's voice brake off vaguely. "oh, it wasn't anything Important. It wasn't anything at He hesitated, suddenly smiled that quick, winning amile. "Listen, we'll have to hurry if we make the class 8:15 show! It's almost eight now. Come on-I'll help with the dishes. Let's get at them-"

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A rumpled yellow head appeared in the doorway. "It's me-Mollia," tid a husky voice.

Rolf expected her to say. And of "Been stepping out with the boy course if he could break away from friend?" she asked. this friend he'd give her a ring.

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You're sure you don't mind about to morrow, haney 7"

"Of course not. Only I hope you'll call."

uelf.”

try. Well-take care of your

That was Rolf's goodnight. He always said it. "Take care of your- self." Janet had heard it su many hundreds of times. It was a joke be- cause Rolf always said it with a grin

made it unc.

Walking beside Rolf, glancing up at

at him now and then, hurry Ing a little to keep up with his that

n swinging stride, Janet Hill thought,

A hasty kiss-they stood in the as she had innumerable times before, entrance of the rooming house and of that he was certainly handsome. She course it had to be a hasty one-and

was always proud to be seen with then he was goirs. She entered

Janet went

tury. Oh, my-have you new man?"

met the

"New man? Who?" "I saw him talking to Mrs. Snyder, Name's Grant. He's a big fellow, Fort of good-looking, too. Going to mom on the next have that front floor."

Janet said she had not met the She was not interested. new roumer. Newcomers came and went frequently at Mr. Snyder's. She told Mollie her own way of curing a cold, urged her again to spend the next day in bed and promised to bring in her break- fast.A few minutes more and Mollic, grateful, had gone,

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Mr. Lee said first defendant would Rolf. Janet, of course, hadn't had

Janet washed the dishes and put

give evidence to the effect that while time to do much about her own ap her room, switched on the light, them away. She undressed, got out

sho was waiting with second de- pearance. She had just pulled on There was the table just as they hnd n pink bathrobe, towels and soap and

fendant, who was a friend of the her wraps and come as she was.

left it. Airendy the rosebuds were went down the hall to the bathroom.

dead man, the complainant arrived. They made the two blocks almost beginning to wilt. Ashes from Rolf's The price she paid Mrs. Snyder each

ALLEGED JEALOUS WOMAN

On weing her complainant said, "You in ailence. Janet was tired-plea- cigarette made a dark smudge in the month did not Include the luxury of

"PAYS OFF HER SCORE"

miserable creature. Why did sontly tired for it had been a fell little pottery

you tray. The dishes, a private bath.

come to this funeral, I will beat you day. She was glad Rolf didn't want to stacked unwashed, looked drearily Half an hour later Janet slipped

The complainant then, without talk, gad to sink into the comfortable

untidy.

between the eavers of her bed. Sho Evidence for the defence was givan up." sent in the darkened theatre and glad Should she wash them to-night or should have been happy; the birth- yesterday afternoon when the hearing any provocation, beat first defendant that the music a screen orchestra was leave them until to-morrow? Janet day party had been a complete suc- of the summons in an alleged assault with a mourning stave. A member playing was a soothing, molodie waltz. considered-and her house-wifely cess. And yet somehow Janet, wasn't was continued before Mr. W. Schofield, of the party held complainant, whe fainted. The second defendant then At firal she paid little attention to instinct won. As caay to do them now happy. She was thinking that to- at the Central Magistracy.

partion. Chu Fung, walked up to separate the The defendants are the picture. It was a romance of as in the morning. She tied the blue morrow would be a long day. Rolf girl who worked for her living and a and white apron about her waist and wouldn't be there—unless he

and Li We, both of The first defendant did not report the could married woman,

did wealthy young aristocrat. From time sel to work.

whom are accused of excape his unwelcome friend.

having assaulted assault to the Police because she

in to time the pretty blond heroine sang

woman, not wish to "wash dirty linen" married sleep, "what it accasioning

She was rinsing glassware in a

wonder," Janet thought just be- Cheung SUR-Zaka warm, at the Coffee nublic, and in order to save her hun-

the waltz song. The plot became com- pan of stenting water when there fore she dropped to tell me. It Plantation, Sookunpoo, on July 11 band's "face." She did not take any

a

was a knock at the door.

"Who it it." Janet called.

A rumpled yellow head appeared in the doorway, "It's me-Mollie," raid husky voice. "Mind if I come in?" "Of course not."

•

was Rolf was going to seemed to be important-and then he said wasn't. I wonder--7"

Janet slept. Better for her that she did not know the answer to that unspoken question. She was to know soon enough,

plicated, the hero and heroine had a misunderstanding and parted. The here (whose fan mail was so great that he employed three secretaries to answer it) was not nearly as hand- Home as Rolf. He did, of course,

have personality, an air or a manner that made nil those women write to him,

Janet, sitting beside Rolf, listening orange coloured flannel bathrobe, pink to the musle, pletared herself in the pyjamas and bright red heelless slip- heroine's role and Rolf as the hero. pers. She held the collar of the bath. REVOLUTION IN U. S.

She grew interested. When at last robe tightly about her throat and just Indy as she was about to speak again sho

The girl who entered wore an

the screen actor took the dedimculties was verwhelmed by an

into his arms, when all their

lind been swept away and a long, of happiness stretched before them she felt that it was her own futuro that was assured. Her future and Roll'a

"I loved it!" she told him as they loft the theatre. “I thought it was a wonderful picture!"

"Not bad."

•

It did occur to Janet as they walked home that Rolf was unusually quiet, Generally she was the quiet one and he did the talking. Generally he had plans for the next day.

anceze.

enormous

"Heavens, Mollie-what a dreadful cold !"

The other girl sank into a chair. “It's awful!" she moaned. "I wonder

+

To Be Continued).

Hur notice of the matter until the sum- Second defendant was further moned for alding and abetting. A mons was served on her for assault, cross-summons for assault was taken and she then took out a cross-sum- out by the first defendant against the mons.

Insult Added to Injury complainant.

Mr. Lee said that if the stories of

Mr. Hin-shing Lo, Instructed by Mr. F. 1. Zimmern, appeated for the the two defendants were bellevod, it complainant, and Mr. H. C. Lee for would only show that complainant added insult to injury by beating first the defendants,

At the outset of yesterday's hear-defendant and then taking a summons

Schofield said there was no out against her.

The first defendant gavo ovidence, direct evidence to sustain the second summons against second defendant, and was in the witness box for the whole of the afternoon, after which and he must therefore be discharged the hearing was adjourned to August

27 at 2.30 p.m.

Mr.

UPTON SINCLAIR'S LATEST PROPHECY

Hollywood, Aug. 18,

on that count.

་

Case for Defence

As it turned out, Rolf did have there all day to-mormight to stay within a month" if direct refior to the complainant and ner

if you could let me have a couple of In the course of a debate here Presenting the case for the defence, aspirins? Mine are all gone. I've to-day between Representative.Mr. Leo said that it was more than taken so many different cold cures in Hamilton Fish and Mr. T. Upton here a woman actuated by jealousy a family aquabble. It was a caro the last three days it's a wonder I'm Sinclair, who was defeated in the had taken an opportunity of paying alive, My head feels as big as a tub Californian gubernatorial election off her score. The case for the first and it aches and my nos

Janet interrupted. "Hero's the carlier this year, the latter is re- defendant was that she had been a aspirin," she said, "wait--I'll get ported to have said, "there will be concubine of the complainant's hus- you some water. But you ought to a revolution in the United States band for some time, and it was known husband's be in bed, Mollle. You

father.

When her father-in-law died, was not halted.

was therefore natural that the first Representative Fish charged defendant should have attended the

was inconceivable that a woman in an assault on the first wife of her

Mollie Lambert, occupied the room plans. They had almost reached her door when he said casually, "By the across the hall from Janet's. She was

it

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way, Janet, I may not be able to come a bookkeeper in an office on Center the Now Deal with having "falled funeral to pay her last respects, WM. FARMER & CO. around to-morrow. Fellow I used to street. The two girls were not parti- miserably." know in school is going to be in town, cularly friendly but occasionally one Upton Sinclair agreed that it her position would have premeditated I promised I'd look him up-don't of them would drop into the other's had met with

a little Buccoss, E..

husband, and that she should have know what he'll want to do. of room to borrow matches, coffee for however, and paid a tribute to assaulted the complainant on the day course if I can break away early I'll breakfast, nickel for a phone call or President Roosevelt's sincere in-of the funeral of her father-in-law. give you a ring"

perhaps to loan a new magazine. Janet said she didn't mind. It Having Laken the aspirin tablet, terest in the public welfare.It was a thing no Chinese woman wasn't true but she knew it was what Mollio feaned back in her chair. United Press,

would have done,

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