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DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

10

JANET MILI. 19 Mgaged

NOLF CARLYLE but they do not have Though for momer to marry, Janet la secretary BRUCE HAMILTON, advertising manager of Every Home Magazine, and of works for the Alias Advertising Co. Janet Inalsa they munl Bavá 1505 trim anving count before they can be married.

HOWARD CREBAY, another employes of the magazine, tries to make dates with Janet but ab diacourage him.

She hurries home from the office phe Saturday, in prepare

aurel birthday

dinner for Raif. On the way tho sees couple entering the fashionable Brewster Hotel Coffee Shop and at fret thinks the youn

Stolf. Afterwards she decides the

STME

was mistaken.

The dinner party in a supores. Janet atel Huff are at the table when he saya, "There's something I want to talk to 2015 lat.”

CHAPTER III

Rotf sald 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?

II touched the lapel of his cont an impatient little gesture of which

he was entirely unware.

tion flipped his cont

a vest pocket.

The mo.

revealing

It brought sudden

remembrance to the girl.

"Why, I forgot" she exclaimed. "It's

I forgot the and your birthday most important part. I was so busy getting dinner ready and on the table that I didn't even think about it!"

Sho was on her feet, crossed the room and returned with a slim white package wrapped in white.

Junct said

"It's your Prthday present."

smiling. Your

The silm white package emerged from the wr

wrappings to become an oblong box. Ralf raised the

Within,

fid.

side by said, resting in ridges

of black satin lay a pale green pencil And a

4 pale green pen.

"Why Janet!

"I hope you like then-you can ebange them if you don't. They came from Hayslips

Rolf was fingering the fountain pen. "You knew I lost my pen, "You knew I lost my pen, didn't you?" he said. "It's a swell present, Janet. Thanks 1 lot." He slipped the

pen

a los

and pencil into his vest pocket. Just what I wanted. It's swell of you to

go

to so much bother-cooking dinner and everything!”

"It wasn't boller. It was fun." "Maybe, but it was a lot of work. You-well, it was darned nice of you." "But wanted to do it I've planned

weeks. what was it you were going to tell me? You said there was something you wanted to talk about."

Oh-lut

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

They didn't wash the dishes. Janet let him help clear them from the table. She put away the food and stacked the dishes on the kitchen shelf. They didn. want to miss the 8:15 show! It wasn't any fun if you came in after the opening of the ple-

ture,

At

wan the

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

A rumpled yellow head appeared in the doorway. "It's me-Mollig," sid 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.

"We went to the Neighbourhood.

дл awfully good picture "Yeah, I know, Saw it at the Cen- met the tury. Oh, say-have you new man?"

Thanks for the swell birthday There's party," he told her with that carcicas there." smile. “And the present. It was a big surprise-and a

grand

onet You're sure you don't mind about to morrow, honey?"

"Of course nal. Only I hope you'll} call."

That

"New man? Who?" The Neighbourhood Theatre

"I saw him talking to Mrs. Snyder. only

away. two blocks

Name's Grant. He's a big fellow, Neighbourhood feature pictures that

"I'll try. Well-take care of your sort of good-looking, too. Coing to room. on the next weeks before had been shown six

have that front at the big downtown theatres were

was Rolf's goodnight. He floor." exhibited with prices correspond-always said it. "Take care of your-

Janet said she had not met the ingly reduced.

new roomer, Janet had heard it so many

She was not interested. beside Rolf, glancing hundreds of times. It was a joke be- Newcomers came and went frequently. Walk him and then, hurry it was NE Mrs. Snyder's. She told Mollie her up at ing a little to keep up with his that made it one swinging stride, Janet i thought,

self,

A

in

own way of curing a cold, urged her again to spend the next day in bed break. and promised to bring in her. fast. A few minutes more and Mollie, grateful, had

one.

escape his unwelcome friend.

to-

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 gone. Rolf. Janet, of course, hadn't had Janet went upstairs. She entered Janet washed the dishes and put time to do much about her own up- her room, swiched on the light. them away. She undressed, got out pearance. She had just pulled on There was the table just as they had a pink bathrobe, towels and soap and her

wraps and como as she was.

left . Already the rosebuds were went down the hall to the bathroom. They made the two blocks almost beginning to wilt. Ashes from Rolf's The price she paid Mrs. Snyder ench in silence. Janet was tired--plea- santly tired-for it had been a fail rette made a dark smudge in the month did not include the luxury of

dishes, n little pottery tray. The

private bath. day. She was glad Rolf didn't want to stacked unwashed, looked drearily Half an

an hour later Janet slipped between the covers of her bed. Sho talk, gad to sink into the comfortable und

and glad!

untidy. seat in the darkened theatre

Should she wash them to-night or should have been happy; the birth- that the music a screen orchestra was leave them until to-morrow? Janet dny party had been a complete suc

wallz. playlog was n soothing, molodie

considered-and

her house-wifely cess. And yet somehow Janet wasn't i At first she paid little attention to instinct won As easy to do them now happy. She was thinking that 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

her living and a for

and white apron about her waist and wouldn't be there unless he could wealthy young aristocrat. From time set is work. to time the pretty blond heroine sang

was rinsing glassware in a "I wonder," Janet thought just be- the waltz song. The

The plot became com

pan of steaming water when there fore she dropped to sleep me heroine plicated, the hero am

It had a was a knock at the door.

wns Rolf was going to- ntisunderstanding and parted. The

seemed to be important-and then ha hero (whose fan mail was so great A rumpled yellow head appeared in anid it wasn't. I wonder?" that he employed three secretaries to the doorway. "It's me --Mollie," said answer it) was not nearly so handa husky voice. "Mind if I come in?" some as Rolf. He did, of course, have "Of course not.” personality, an air or a manner that made all those women write to kim,

The girl who entored wore an Janet, sitting beside Rolf, listening orange coloured flannel laathrobe, pink to the musle, pletured herself in the pyjamas and bright red heelless silp- heroine's role and Rolf as the hero. pers. She held the collar of the bath

She grew interested. When at last robe tightly about her throat and just the screen actor look the leading lady as she was about to speak again the into his arms, when all their dimculties was overwhelmed by an enormour had been swept away and a long life of happiness stretched before them she felt that it was her own future that was assured. Her future and

Rolf's

She

"Who it it.". Janet called.

Bleeze.

·

"what it

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

(To Be Continued).

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of "Heavens, Mollie-what a dreadful focal share quotations Issued this cold!”

morning.

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

"I loved it!" she told him as theyif you could let me have a couple of left the theatre. "I thought it was aspirins? Mino are all gone. I'vo

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.

taken so many different cold curos in the last three days it's a wonder I'm alive. My head feels na big as a tub and it aches and my nose--".

the Janot interrupted. Here's aspirin." she said. "Wait-I'll get you some water. But you ought to bo in bed, Mollie. You ought to stay As it turned out, Rolf did have there all day to-morrow."

had almost reached her Mollie Lambert occupied the room door when ho way, Janet, I may not be able to come a bookkeeper in an office-on-Center around to-morrow. Follow I used to street. The two girls were not parti- know in school is going to be in town. cularly friendly but occasionally one I promised I'd look him up-don't of them would drop Into the other's know what he want to do. Or room to borrow matches, coffee for course. If I can break away early I'll breakfast, a nickel for a phone call or

perhaps to loan a new magazine, give you ring"

***Janet said "shu- didn't mind. It Having taken the aspirin. tablet, wasn't true but she knew it was what Hollie leaned back in her chair.

plana. The said casually, "By the Dcross the hall from Janet's. Sho was i

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