The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-18
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raspberry ices and two coffees. Make
mine a large one"
Eyes, sir" The waiter bowed and
disappeared.
Rolf leaned forward. tits great
sitting here and talking to you Ike
this" he said. Makes me forget-a
lot of things I don't like to think
about. I know I've been a fool.
Janet. All sorts of FOOL To think
I let a girl like you get away from
me-"
The girls eyes met his and then
lowered quickly. He had said things
like that throughout the dinner.
Flattering things. The sort of things
every girl likes to hear.
But he hadn't said that he cared
for her in the old way. He hadn't
asked if she could give him another
chance to prove ne loved her.
You were telling me about the
new job she reminded him. What
is there you don't like about it?"
He shrugged. "Oh, I don't know.
It's small town stuff, that's all. They
don't know how to go after the big
money. This fellow. Jackley. has
been running things for fifteen years
and he won't listen to any one else.
Got lot of old fashioned ideas.
Believe me, told them a thing or
two when I left the Atlas office. I
told Jim McPhail exactly what I
thought of his dumb advertising
agency. Say, 1 said plenty"
Janet looked at him with troubled
eyes.
But, Rolf, wasn't that foolish?
You might want a recommendation
some time?"
Not from him!" I'll get all the
recommendations I want, and they
won't be from small town nickel
grabbers like McPhail. I'm going to
get out of this town anyhow. It's
too SLOW"
II listen, Janet" he went on.
IL Il got in bad all around here.
1t wasn't my fault. You know
well, about Betty's necklace. I
wasn't going to take the damned
thing. Just borrowed it for a few
days.
Betty didn't have any cause to
throw fit the way she did, but now
that it's happened I'm glad of it.
1t was running around with her
high hat society crowd that got me
in debt"
you mean you have other
debts?"
"A few" he admitted casually.
Couple hundred or so. But those
birds can wait for it. They've all
got plenty of dough, anyhow. The
thing I hated about that necklace
business was dragging you into it.
Betty only did it because she was
jealous of you"
"Jealous"
Sure. Didn't you know that?
Remember the row she started that
night last summer when she came
to her mothers and found you and
me talking together? 1 guess it all
started because 1 told her once
thought you were good looking. Oh,
Bettys jealous little devil all
right"
The waiter set the dessert before
them and poured the coffee. Rolf
waited until he had gone. Then
he leaned forward and said: ''I knew
they couldn't do anything to you
about the necklace. You don't hold
that against me, do you Janet?"
mo. I don't hold it against
you"
He smiled. Say, you're real
girl! You're the kind to stand by
fellow when he's down. Look at me,
Janet, I've got something to ask
you. Would you"-he hesitated-
would you be willing to be engaged
to me again?"
There it was-the thing she had
been waiting to hear He had said
it. Rolf was asking her to marry
him.
Somehow the lights and the flow
ers and the Shimmering linen swan
into a misty haze before the girl 1t
was the moment she had prayed for,
dreamed of. He hadn't said it po-
etically or Economically. Just would
you be wiling to be engaged to me
again?" What did that matter?
Rolf was waiting for her answer.
DUT he wasn't waiting. He had
- gone on, taking it for granted
that her answer would be Eyes"
We'll go away from here" Rolf
told her. ITO Chicago or one of the
other big towns. I can get another
job all right. Well make a new
start together"
But Rolf" Janet's voice was
soft and low-toned. 1--WE can't
mean it wouldn't be right. You're
still Betty's husband"
For two weeks more. After that
say, baby, We'll show the world!
You and together!"
He went on enthusiastically about
the things they would do. In Chi
cago, he'd get a job with one of the
big advertising agencies. A place
where they appreciated a fellow.
They'd have swell apartment.
Janet was to have everything in the
world she wanted.
"Of course just at first" he said.
Il suppose you could get a job, too.
But I'm going to be making big
money in year or so. You won't
need to work long. All I want is the
chance and little encouragement.
You know, Janet, 1 think you're
prettier than Betty. That little hat
you're wearing and that blue dress
make your eyes look blue. They're
gray really, aren't they? You see,
1 haven't forgotten. Listen. honey,
let's get out of this place"
Janet turned to rise and caught
a glimpse of her ankle. There was
a tiny runner in the new chiffon
hose she was wearing. She excused
herself and went to the dressing
room.
There was no maid to assist in
repairing the hose but soap applied
to the runner would keep it from
spreading. Janet put her foot on
chair and carefully rubbed the
soap in. She must NOT smear IL nv.