The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-14
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JANET HILL brenks her en-.
kagement with ROLF CARLYLE
after learning he has been going
riety girl and niece OF n member
of the company for which he
works. Janet Il secretary TO
BRUCE HAMILTON, advertising
manager of Every Home Maga-
zine, and Rolf Is employed In an
advertising Office. 80
Janet IL still much in love with
Rolf. She tries for recoheiha-
tion with him but this only re-
suits in another quarrel. one
night on n street chr she meets
JEFFREY GRANT, yOnng engf-
neer who hns recently moved to
the rooming house where she
lives. A few nights later MOLLfE
LAMBERT, who lives across the
hall, persuades Janet to go on
blind date with two OF Mollie's
Betty Kendall and il more I'M
happy than ever.
On n stormy March evening she
sets out from the ONCE undecided
where TO go. She walks down q
street that IL unfamiliar and NJ
most loses her why. Coming back
nhe sees q child crying in door
way. The little girl has been SELL
ing candy and lost all her money.
She says her name In ROSIE SILL
vANI. janet buys her q hot menl
and sets out nfterward to take
her home.
They nre on n dark street when
suddenly n man appears, catches
Jnnet's arm and demands her
purse.
NOW en- ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVII
A FTERWARD Janet insisted she
IA wasn't frightened. 1t happened
too quickly for that. She wasn't
sure whether she saw the gun or
heard Roses scream first. The man
growled, MAKE 1t snappy!" and
grabbed Janet's purse.
Then in the next instant some.
thing hurled itself between Janet
and the man. A voice was shout.
ing. Two voices. There was a tus-
sic of arms and legs and something
fell to the ground.
1ue Gun thC 6uA'
Rose was pulling at Janets
skirt, whimpering. Janet saw a
mans arm raise, saw the gun-but
It did not fire. Suddenly the 1g-
ures lurched apart. The man who
had grabbed Janet's purse was
down the street. He turned
the corner, was out Of sight.
"Oh!" Janet exclaimed, How
will I ever thank" 1885,.
She stopped them, looking at the
tall young man beside her. Her
eyes widened in amazement. why,
Mr.. Grant," she exclaimed. "Oh,
/ didn't know it was you!"
Jeffrey Grant righted his tie and
brushed off his coat. He was
breathing heavily. Good evening""
he said. Glad I happened to be
across the street"
Then he bent down and picked
up something from the sidewalk
1t was Janet's purse. Here" he
said. Better look and see II he
got anything"
There was nothing missing from
the purse. And it was then, after
all the excitement was over, that
Janet suddenly felt helpless and
weak. There was nothing to be
afraid of now. The thief was gone.
But all at once she realized how
close the danger had been.
oh" she said weakly. and
then again, Obi"
Grant took her arm. Here" he
said, 'let's get away from here
My cars just across the street. II
there's anywhere 1 can take you
The car was a small and inexpen'
sive roadster. Janet got in and held
Rose on her lap. She told the
young man where Rose lived and
that she was taking her home. II
was a street far on the other side
of town in the poorest section oil
Lancaster.
GRANT nodded and said be
" might as we'll run out there.
He went on to explain that he had
parked the car and gone into the
little shop across the street fol
matches. He was just coming oul