The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-24
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1880. When Mrs. Curtis appeare6
at the breakfast table an hour later
her letters we're waiting her. Janet
was always present at the daily In.
terview with Bertha over menus
and marketing. Sometimes the
rest Of the morning would be de-
voted to telephoning members OF
Mrs. Curtis committee OF the We'd
ncsday club Sometimes there we're
errands 10 do down town-dfficult
errands such as choosing books
Mrs. Curtis would enjoy. ordering
bon voyage gift and making sure
the package would reach the boat,
finding out from the electric com.
pany why the yentilator In the
kitchen didn't work as IT should.
1t was worrying over Just kuch
things. Mrs. Curtis said. that had
given her those dreadful attacks OF
nerves"
... y.s;S,
CHE was considerate In many
- ways. There were always fresh
| flowers In Jancts room Just as
there were in Mrs. Curtis. When
the car wasn't needed for any other
purpose and Janet had an engage
mcnt Mrs. Curtis urged her to call
Frederick and have him drive her
where she wished to go. She took
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the Three Arts Club at which
wcll-known novelist spoke!
At first Janet tried TO make her
days systematic. She found II was
| impossible. If nothing else upset
her plans Mrs. Curtis herself was
sure to do it. She would decide at
the last minute that she wouldn't
go to have the fitting at the dress
makers. Or instead OF having six
guests at dinner she would decide
to invite 10. Mrs. Curtis CRATE
fully shifted responsibility for such
changes TO her secretary's shout.
ders.
And yet Janet liked her work. 1t
was so entirely different from any.
thing she had ever done. It took
her new places and among people
Of a different world. 1t was inter.
esting to know how they lived.
When Janet shopped for Mrs. Curtis
she visited stores she had never
entered before. 1t was pleasant to
sit back in the velour-upholstered
limousine and give Frederick In.
structions through the speaking
tube. 1t was pleasant TO meet Mira.
Curtis at the fashionable Three
Arts Club.
During that first week Janet
worked longer hours than she had
ever worked before. 1t had been
agreed that she was to have one
afternoon to herself each week and
those evenings when Mrs. Curtis
had engagements. Somehow the
time slipped by and Janet was
busy every afternoon.
She was sitting at her desk In
the little room off the library FRI
day morning when a messenger de-
livered a package. 1t was q box
from Billiards., the jewelers.. and
the boy was quite certain that Mrs.
Curtis had ordered It .
Janet united the wrappings ana
drew out a handsome silver picture
frame. Inside was a carbon slip In
dicating that the frame had been
left for repair.
tits all right" she told the boy
who muttered something and de-
parted.
: Half an hour later Mrs. Curtis
entered the room and Janet showed
her the frame. "Oh. yes!" she said.
, "It's for my daughters picture.
The glass broke and left 1t to have
them put in new one. III just
} get the photograph"
3 Her voice trailed of as she nur'
, ried from the room. A moment
, later she was back. Here it Is" sns
said. Don't you think she's a.
tractive? ....-.-, =.
Janet took the photograph. y
was Betty Kendall! -
(To Be Continued)