The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-01
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JANET HILL Is engaged TO ROLF
CARLYLE but they do not have
enough money IN marry. Janet IN
secretary for BRUCE HAMILTON,
advertising manager OF Every
Home Magazine and Rolf works
for the Atlas Advertising Co.
Jnnet insists they must have $500
In u savings account before they
can be married. ....
She hurries home from the Of
fee one Saturday 10 prepare a SIR
prise birthday dinner for Rolf. On
the way she sees couple enter
ing the fashionable Brewster
Hotel Coffee shop and at first
thinks the young ninB is Rolf.
Afterwards, she decides she was
mistaken. .. .~s.-.r... :. ut. e..
The dinner party In n success.
Rolf tells Janet, be cannot see her
next day because be, IN entertain
ing an aut-of-town friend. Sunday
proves 20 be a gloomy day. janet
visits with MOLLIE LAMBERT
who lives acroSs the hEu. Return
Ing 90 her rOons she encounters
young man she hnS never seen De-
fore. He introduces himself us
new rOOmer en- the rooming house
and says his name is GRANT.
Rolf takes Janet 10 lunch nHd
later breaks q dinner engagement
That same night MOlIie tells janet
she saw Rolf entering n theater
with another girl. .s. ..'
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER vi '..
VJlDE-EYED. staring into the
w darkness, Janet Hill told her
self for the hundredth time that
there must be an explanation OF
what had happened. or course
there was an explanation! E5
She couldn't sleep. What was
the use of trying? She lay there
in bed telling herself over and
over it was all mistake. Mollie
hadn't meant any harm. She had
only seen someone else and
thought it was Rolf. That was
what had happened. OF course II
was. .'.a
She could still hear Mollie
Lambert's slightly nasal voice
passing the Liberty-swell mu'
steal comedy. Who do you think
saw? Rolf Carlyle--and you
should have seen the girl with
him"
MoIlie had gone on to describe
this girl. Little, she said. Wear
ing a fur coat that looked expen
sive. Pretty too, If you liked that
type. Sort Of a brunei. She anc
Rolf THAT is, the man she
thought was Rolf were with an
other couple. The other girl wore
a blue velvet evening wrap and al
Of them were laughing and talk
ing.
But didn't that prove the thins
Sas ridiculous? How could Rol
be in a crowd like that? How
could he?
Janet turned. She dug one
hand beneath the pillow for the
handkerchief that already had be-
come a ball of moisture. The tear:
came and there was nc stopping
them.
81 ought to get up and battle
my eyes," she told herself
They'll be red in the morning
ought to stop thinking and 81
to sleep"
But then there was the whole
thing TO battle over again. Sht
had seen Rolf so little lately. Sh'
had been lonely all evening.
Il won't - cry!" Janet in
sisted.
CHE lay staring at the dark cell
y ing, wondering about all this
Then with a shudder she buried
her face in her pillow.
Janet had been sure she couit
MT sleep. She was mistake bu
it was well toward morning (stil
dirk because it was February
bfore she finally drifted of
When the shrill ringing of thu
aarm woke her at 1850 she sa
u, with start. Little fires wert
saarting in her eyes. She Eel
vguely that something was wron'
With the day. Something unp!eas
AIT was going TO happen.
All at once she remembered
he chill feeling. settled abou
Ter heart again and then. reso
utely, Janet frightened.
"It's going to be all right" sh