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SERIAL STORY.
One Love
CHAPTER XXX,
Janet pushed open the door and then stopped, "Oh!" she exclaimed, and then again, "Oh-"
LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
But there was no doubt that the in- Se Janet searched for an apart
na he surveyed bare eldent had raised Janet in Mrs.ment. And Curtis' eyox. She gave her tasks living rooms and Inspeeted clothes Implying more and more responsibility closets and compared green bath- and when Junet carried off a difficult rooms with peach colored_ones_and The-room-was-in turmoll. A foot situation tactfully she praised her. looked at fireplaces and kitchens ani stool had been overturned. Mrs. Curtis was mounted on another folly Mrs. Curtis told her discussed terms of lease Janet thought Rachel Thornton, "I don't of the girl and boy who were to share chair, the skirt of her negligee pulled know how I ever got along without that apartment. tightly about her. Lucy had backed hor! She's so capable." away against one wall, hor eyes wide Mira. with fright. And in the centre of
girl.
If she winked back tears now and lessly no one knew of it but Janet.
this havoc, firmly planted and im-these ton said, "U-mm! Pretty then, if she spent nigh's tossing sleep-
be leaving you one of
"Well--I'll do my best to keep her!** Mrs. Curtis declared vigorously. "I'm other like her sure I don't know where I'd get an
An
perious, stood Buster, the yellow
It required several days of searching Persian cat.
before she found the apartment. "Do
Janet Romet Oh, do something!" Mr*
absolute Jewel of a home at an Curtis screamed,
atrocious rent. Mrs. Curtis heard the For wriggling in the grip of The attack of grippe_seemed to figures without the slightest protest, Buster's sharp while teeth, was leave Mrs. Curtis weak. Dr. Roberta nodded and asked when the landlord mone. The
mouse was alive still said there was nothing for her to do could have the lease rendy, and emitted sharp little squeaks, {but' rest and save her strength. No Janet consulted the landlord and Buster held his prey proudly and parties and no excitement. She was returned with the papers. Two do- looked from one woman to the other to stay at home cxeept for a brief corators from the most expensive ss though expecting commendation airing each day in the car. Dr. shop in Lanenster were summoned that was not forthenming.
"I'm afraid he'll drop it!" walled.
"Take It away from him!" cried { obeyed. Mrs. Curtis. "Oh, Buster, how could you do such a thing?"
Janet came forward. "Here, Buster!" sho sald authoritatively. "Come here"
•
Roberts gave her a thorough examina- and after Janet hud shown them the. Lucy tion and reminded Mrs. Curtis it was apartment they hell lung sessions Important for these instructions to be with Mrs. Curtis. The rooms were splendid, the decorators agreed, but needed numerous changes.
Some. the new dark wall paper thing in She called Janet as the girl was for the living room. Lighting fixtures pussing the door of her bedrooni one. of more modernistle design.
Book morning, "Come in, my dear," she eases bulit ncross a certain woll space. sald smiling. "I've some newa for can
And of course rugs and furniture you. Instead of 330 I'm going innke your check $35 from now on." and draperies and linens and silver. The apartment was to be absolutely "Why thank you,
complete. That's awfully nice!"
"You've
earned it,"
the woman assured her. "And now there's some think else I want you to do for me."
Janet walled.
But tho Persian was not to be so unsily cowed. Buster, the well-fed aristocrat, had gone out and caught for himself a common mouro. He had brought it to his mistress's bedroom and in that room he intended to stay. There was much sport yet to be had with the victim. Buster's hunting in- atinet had been roused. No longer a docile house cat, he glared at Janet forbidlingly.
She took a step forward. Thevent moved back. She reached out toward him and Buster ducked. It was all of five minutes before, finally cornered, Janet lifted the cat and bore him
from the room.
to
Mrs. Curtin,
"And it will be beautiful!" Misk Darsham, the feminine decorator, said gushingly. "Your daughter will love it, Mrs. Curtis. For its size there will be nothing in the city that I know more charming. Oh, you Janet thought un deterjeve. She didn't
taa. AD, the large sunny rooms overlooking help but admire how anyone could
"I want you to find an apartment for my daughter and her husband, Mrs. Curtis said. "They'll be coming home before so very long. Oh, not for some time yet, but it isn't too soon to start looking for a place! It's to he my wedding present, you see the park, Janet wasn't sure about all them when they get here." want it furnished and all ready for the Improvements Miss Dursham ad.
vocated so glowingly hat
Rolf and
no doubt
Betty would like them.
of yes
course Bolt and would like them! There were times, though, when
A few minutes later she reap peared, "It's
all right," Janet as "What-what kind of an apartThey were smart. The last word in sured her employer. "Frederick took nient?"
away from him." Mrs. Curtis had stepped down from her chair. "You're Bure-1" began.
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"Oh, a small one," Mrs. Curtis nssured her, "but of course it must be shontirnetive. Not more than five or six Jnnot know rebellion. She rebelled Voonis. And I want the rooms to be at the thought of the money being large and sunny. I'd like something lavished on the new home. Why not too far from this
Oh, yes." Janet reassured her. "It's all right. Except that Buster's pride seems to be badly hurt. I left him In unhappy."
the living room looking rather one of the newer building she asked herself. "o the people who
The other woman moved toward the bed. "I'm feeling rather weak, she said. "I believe I'll lie down for a while. And, Jnnet, will you tell Bertha to have the exterminator come to-morrow?"
And.se it happenel that to Janet already have everything get so much
more 7"
fell the task she least of all in the Everything" What mere could any
waa vague.
world desired. When she asked for girl want than Rolf Carlyle's love? more definite information about the Betty had that. She had Roif. What young couple's return Mrs. Curtis did Oriental rugs and imported
"Not for several weeks," she assureoffee tables count for
| draperies and chromium and black ed the girl. "Betty wants to spend some time in New York after they her hat, plead an errand and escap
In such monds she would entch up withdrew, leave the Springs. I really don't from the house. Most of the errandy Inif an hour later she encountered expect them before the middle of were authentic enough. Between the the maid in the hall.
Janot suid Jes and
next month."
apartment, the decorating shop and "My, but you've got nerve!" Lucy There were times when Janet was the other tasks that came her way said admiringly. I wouldn't have strongly tempted to quit her job her days were full. picked up that cat for all the money Sho couldn't do this! It was more The apartment was less than,a In the world!"
than anyone had any right to expect dozen blocks away and Janet pre- Janet smiled. "Well, it didn't hurt of her! But practical common sense ferred to walk rather than use the me" she said. "I've just got one argued otherwise. She was making car. She came in one afternoon good salary and she needed the bringing samples of draperies for little scratch
wasn't afraid of Buster scratch-money. To quit now, with nothing Ms. Curtis to consider. She was ng! I was afraid of that muuse! else in sight, would be ridiculous, already in Mr. Curtis is afraid of 'om, too. The sensible thing was to keep on she knew anyone was there,
the living room. before) That's what people get for keeping a working, to look for another job, and Janet stopped then and said, "Oh—
when she had found one take it.
cat around!"
They don't get mise from keeping cata," Janet told her. “It's the othor way around. All I did was take the ent down to Frederick."
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She was sorry for Mrs. Curtle who wasn't well and had been kind to her. No, she couldn't leave now when her employer needed her most of all.
in
excuse me?"
Facing-her, at the opposite side of the room, stood Rolf Carlyle and his wife, Beity.,
(To Be Continued).
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