The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
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gagement to ROLF CARLYLE
when she learns he has been pay
ing attentions to BETTY KEN
DALI, wealthy society girl. A lit
tie later Rolf and Betty elopc.
Janet loses her secretarial job
but, due to her employers recon-
mcndation, is hired as social sec
rotary to the wealthy MRS. CUR
IT'S.
Janet still loves Rolf. She has
become friendly with JEFF
GRANT, young engineer, who
saved Eer purse from holdup
man. 1t is not until she has
worked for Mrs. Curtis for some
time that Janet learns the wo-
man is Betty KcndalPs mother.
Then Janet wants to go away but
circumstances prevent.
She incurs Betty's enmity, par
tieularly after night when jan
ct sees her with VAN BANNlS-
TER, rich young bachelor. Betty
asks her mother to discharge JAM
ct but Mrs. Curtis refuses.
Betty discovers her pearl neck
lace is missing and accuses Janet
of taking il. Mrs. Curtis defends
Janet but the girl feels crushed
and disgraced. Police find the
necklace next day in a pawn shop
where Rolf had left il to raise
money for gambling debts.
Betty and Rolf quarrel and
she sets off for Reno. Janet
agrees to stay with Mrs. Curtis
until her daughters return. Days
pass and then Rolf calls and asks
Janet 10 have dinner with him.
She agrees. Meanwhile in Reno,
Betty is weeping over letter
she has just received.
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CHAPTER XLVll
It was a long time before Bet
ty sat up on the side of the bed.
One of her small gilt slippers
had been kicked off and lay on
the floor before her. Her han
fell in n dishcvclcd mass and
her cheeks were swollen and rcd,
She put one hand up and wiped
away the tears that smartcd in
her eyes. Then she picked up the
letter.
Mrs. Curtis had written it. The
letter began affcctionatcly, my
darling daughter" and was de-
voted principally to bits of news
about people in Lancaster. Most
of them were Mrs. Curtis friends
instead of Bctty'S. The Thorn
tons were talking of buying a
new car. Emma Haynes had gone
to Charleston for the winter
Mrs. MILFORD had called and sent
her love to Betty. The first two
pages of the letter were devoted
to things like that and then there
was the paragraph that, seeing
it a second time. stabbed at Bet
tvs heart just as it had the first.
Il clipped something from the
morning paper I thought would
interest you. You and Van used
to be such good friends. | hope
she's nice girl and they'll be
happy" >
The clipping was an announce
mcnt of the marriage of Miss
Mary Katherine Gibbs of Boston
and Van Allen Bannistcr II, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Van Allen Ban
Mister of Lancaster. The wedding
had taken place in Boston the
wcck before and the young cou-
ME had departed Immediately for
Bermuda.
Every word Of the formal
phrasing was stamped indelIlbly
on Bctty's heart. She read 1t
through again and again and
then, sObbing, fell back on the
red. 81 don't care" she moaned.
81 don't care what happens now.
Oh. Van. how could you? How
could you?'
There was no answer. No an
swcr Of any sort until there was
a knock at the door and !,
startled maid announced, amid
apologies, that she had mistaken
the room for another. Betty
shut the door on her. When the
telephone rang a little later she
took it up and said that she was
and others plan to make a de-
termined fight to get the Bog
gan amendment submitted indie