Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
WOMEN---THEIR INTERESTS AND PROBLEMSI=
The Honeymoon
House
Janet Has a Piece of Startling News
for .InrNiS
By Hazel Dale

Janet Has Piece of Startling News
for Jarvis
Janet had been keeping house
week now, and everything was run
ming smoothly. Wonder of wonders,
she Lad actually been able to match
the wonderful chintz that had been
used to upholster her chaise Tongue,
ior tfty-five cents a yard, and now
all the windows were hung with the
material. and Janet had done won
ders with the old horse-hair daven-
port, which now bIoomed resplendent
under ruffied cover of the same
stuff.
Each morning she got breakfast in
the tiny kitchenette and carried it
into the studio. where they ate under
the big skylight, the sunshine stream
ing down all over them and lighting
Janets hair to flaming red. 1t was
the time of the day she loved most
Tor, as she told Jarvis, neither of them
knew what the day would bring forth.
1t might be just crammed full of
surprises" she would say, with shin
ing eyes.
The wonderful secret that she had
conhded to Jarvis had not material
lzed, simply because Janet wanted to
be really settled before she went out
TO try her wings. For that was what
the secret was all about. Janet hav-
ing had one story accepted, wanted to
do more; she wanted a real Job;
something that would help to bring
in money.
Jarvis was working on black and
white picture, and Janet having put
her house in order came over and
dropped kiss on her husbands thick
brown hair. Then before he could
seize Ler she escaped, and in a few
minutes was walking rapidly through
the busy streets.
In, i
rapidly on his picture, q tender little
smile on his lips and wondered what
Janet was up to now. Save for the
rhythmic tick of the clock the room
was very quiet, and soon Jarvis forgot
everything but his work. When he
looked up again it was nearly one
o'clock and Janet had been gone two
hours.
Janet Has News
Il wonder where that child could
have gomez" he said to himself, get
ting up to stretch, and then there
was the click. of Janets key in the
lock and the next minute she was in
the room and was dancing around
with both his hands clasped tight in
hers.
I've had the most wonderful morn
ing" she enthused, ''and, my dear,
there isn't thing in the house to eat,
so let's go out"
Jarvis was as eager to hear the
news as Janet was to tell it, and he
seized his hat and started for tie door
with Janet hanging on his arm.
might as we'll tell you first as
last" she said, smiling up into his
face. 1--WE got job"
This announcement fell like a
bomb shell from the girls laughing
mouth. She had known that she
would make an impression, and she
lad, for Jarvis was staring at her as
if he couldn't believe his ears.
IT went down to The Courier this
morning." Janet went on. "Of course
l didn't let you know that was going,
because | didn't know whether I'd
have failure or a success, but !
went. / walked into the place and
asked to see Mr.. Reese, and before /
knew it there l was walking right into
that office. 1t isn't half as hard to get
there as one would suppose, Jarvis,
it's the getting out that is dreadful"
said Janet ruefully. THAT is l can
imagine how I might have felt, only
l don't feel that way at all. That
sounds dreadfully mixed, doesn't it,
boy, but I'll explain. I'm just SO ex-
cited, that's ALL
| 'I feel as if / had married an elf
| or q fairy" said Jarvis. I'm sure I'm
not married to an ordinary girl, am
II"
Janet laughed joyously. "Wait till
you hear. Mr.. Reese Just looked up
at me coldly, and asked me what l
wanted, and I had to think pretty
quickly, can tell you. So l said:
want a job
"And then he looked me up and
down, and said in that same cold
way:
"'Doing what?'
'T was beginning to think that I
had jumped to conclusions then, but
/ answered just as calmly as L could:
The Salary Question
Anything"
Then he looked at me again very
closely. and said, 80. you think you
can write"
"And l said quickly, L know can.
story. but / didn't, and then he jump
ed up suddenly, and l thought he
was going to have me put out and l
/ did feel so foolish, but, instead, he
handed me slip of paper with some
scribbled words on it, and he called
a boy. and said:
"'Tak6 this young lady to Mr.. Deer
ing.
And then I was out of the office
without saying word and I was
meeting Mr.. Deering, who was very
nice to me. And they've asked me to
try little series for children, Jarvis
and / know / can do it,"
| And ! suppose your salary is toe
much to confess to an humble artist, -
laughed Jarvis.
"Or, Jarvis. I never thought about
a salary, do you know I didn't even
mention it. But then l haven't made
good yet, you know"
(To BE Continued.)