The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE


startled face. She was remorseful.
Il meant to tell you before" she
said, only I've been so busy!"
Where are you going?" JEFF
asked.
Janet smiled. Not very far" she
told him. "Only out on the west
side. You see, I have a new job
and I'll have to live out there"
Then you're not leaving town."
why, of course not" The girl
laughed. Did you think was?
Oh, no. I m not leaving Lancaster,
but it's just about as much work to
pack as if were.
We've been awfully busy at the
office, too. This new job is different
from anything I've ever done"
She told him all about it. She
still was talking when they reached
the entrance to the rooming house.
Janet halted, looking up at the sky.
Il hate to go in she said. Its
a lovely evening, isn't it?"
Yes, it is. We could take drive
somewhere If you weren't so busy"
Janet fingered in the doorway.
I've got an ideal" she exclaimed
suddenly. Have you had dinner
yet?"
jeff said that he had not.
Then if you'll go back to the
delicatessen and get some SaUsageS,
III cook some eggs and make toast
and we can have a sort of picnic
supper. I have part Of a cake and
enough lettuce for salad. Do you
want to do that?"
"Surel That's a great ideaw
When he arrived fifteen minutes
later Janet had the table set. She
wore gingham apron and had
pushed her sleeves above her ell
bows. The coffee pot was sizzling
and its fragrant aroma filed the
air
Jeff had made other purchases
besides the sausages. He exhibited
box of luscious looking strawber-
ries, a bottle of cream, and a box of
cheese.
why, we'll have a feast!" Janet
exclaimed.
She pinned another apron about
jeff and set him to hulling the ber-
ries while she scrambled eggs and
cooked the sausages.
BY the time they were ready to
sit down at the table, both of them
were laughing. Jeff had been de-
scribing his efforts at cooking on a
boyhood camping trip.
JANET poured the coffee and
~ handed a cup to Jeff. Heat
from the stove had curled the soft
tendrils of hair against her cheek
into tight curl. The heat had
brought color into her cheeks, too,
and her eyes were shining
isn't this fun?' she said.
I'll say it is! And the best meal
I've had in weeks. Say, you're a
real cook"
The table was covered with a
tea towel because both of Janets
lunch cloths were at the laundry.
Not all the china was of the same
pattern and the tumbler from
which jeff drank was green while
Janet's was blue.
The box of cheese still was in it's
original package and the cream in
the bottle, just as it had come
from the dairy. Nevertheless, the
dinner party was a success.
Once Janet leaned forward and
said, Listen, Jeff, I want you to
tell the Silvanis that I'm coming
out to see them just the same. I
don't know how my time will be
arranged or when can come, but
moving isn't going to make a bit
of difference.
L can't go this Saturday because
of moving, but after this I'll come
every week. You'll tell them, won't
your
jeff agreed. He told Janet he'd
drive out for her if she'd let him
know when she wanted to go.
why, of course will" Janet
promised
They had finished the last of the
berries and the last crumb of cake.
jeff said, leaning forward, It'll be
sort of lonesome here with you
gone, Janet. It's been nice to have
some one to talk to and-well, sort
of plan things with"
I'll miss you, too" the girl as
sured him. But it isn't as if I we're
really going away. We can see each
other Just the same
"Oh, sure" He said it care
lessly.
EANET glanced at him. She
. thought, with warm feeling
in her heart, that it was fine to
have a friend like jeff Grant. He
had helped her over some hard
places.
There was the night the holdup
man tried to take her purse, when
jeff had appeared 81 miraculouSly.
Without Jeff's aid, she never could
have helped the SilvaniS get on their
feet again. But there we're other
reasons why she was grateful to
this young man.
Talking, walking, driving with
jeff had made it easier to fight
against the loneliness in her heart.
She spoke quickly. 1--WE have had
good times together, JEFF! I'll never
forget them. And you'll come to
see me after I've moved, won't your
Whenever you'll let me" he
told her, smiling. Almost imme-
date he began talking about a
new order his Office had received.
One of the larpeSt in months. 1t