The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-11

eyes now. Promise me you won't do that, Janet" he urged.
 "You really think. it's all right for me to stay?"
 "Oh course I do! I want you to-" q don't know" Janet said doubtfully. "I don't know exactly
 what I should do."
 "Then let me decide for you! You've made real place for yourself here. I'll sec that there's
 nothing to - CT = embarrass you. You needn't worry about that. Only we can be friends, I hope. There isn't any reason why we shouldn't be, is there?'
 There was flash of that quick, winning smile. Janet said, No,
 Rolf" She smiled. too, and the color deepened in her cheeks.
 '"Then let's shake on it." Their hands met. Janet said | quickly, with voice unsteady | from emotion, i've got to go now! I'm late"
 In another moment she was | hurrying up the stairs. She did not
 stop until the door of her own
 room had closed behind her. Then | she sank down on the edge of the
 bed. She was cold and every bit
 of strength seemed to have ebbed | from her body. She clenched her
 hands together tightly, shivering | though her heart was pounding. | 'I won't see him again" Janet resolved. "I mustn't let him know
 feel the way l dol"
 But his eyes were smiling into | hers as she said the words and
 the pain in her heart was so sharp
 that Janet instinctivelX raised one | hand to shut out the sight. "Oh,
 Rolf" she murmured, going back | to the chorus of all her loneliness
 an unhappiness, "Oh, Rolf, why
 can't 1 forget?"
 She didn't go down stairs again
 until she had heard Mrs Cur l tis telling someone that MT and
 Mrs Carlyle were dining out. Then
 Janet bathed and dressed and went
 down to the library.
 | Rolf proved to be as good as his word. Three days later he
 and Betty moved into their apart
 ment and during those three days Janet saw him only once. He was
 with Betty then, on their way to some sort of engagement. He was wearing dinner clothes and Bet | tvs wrap had slipped back to re- veal her newest evening gown, "a | bizarre creation of coral and gold. Janet passed them on the stair way. Betty was speaking to Rolf and did not even glance toward the other girl. Janet, after that | first swift look, kept her eyes from
 meeting the mans.
 With the young couple gone. | she had hoped that the household
 would return to it's quiet order
 liness but this did not prove true. There were still parties. There was still Betty and Betty's de- | mands. Where all the money was | coming from to maintain the Car lyle,s elegant new home Janet had no idea. She knew Mrs Curtis had paid a years lease on the apartment and furnished 1t. But there were other expenses. Though Rolf was still at the Atlas Adver-
 tising Agency 1t was unbelievable that his salary could meet these demands. Janet had heard Betty
 had money in her own name. Per-
 haps that was how the bills were paid.
 III Oue TebpcCt Detty Hau HHSti- | tuted economy. She had only one maid for the six room apart
 ment. Consequently when she en- tertained 1t. soon became q habit for her to telephone her mother to send over Bertha or the cook. Lncy, who admired Mrs Carlyle greatly and considered her home
 equal to anything she had seen In
 the movies. was only too glad to go | there to serve.
 Betty found errands for Janet. too. She appropriated her serv- Ices as casually as she took every thing else that she wanted. Scarce- iy day passed when Janet was not instructed by telephone to run over
 for q shopping list or tnke care Of
 some club obligation Betty had for gotten until the last minute.