The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-18
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JANET HILL breaks her engagement
with ROLF CARLYLE after learning he
has been golnR out with BETTY KEN
Jan. Janet Is '9 Secretary to BRUCE HAMIL-
TON advertising manager OF Every
Home MaRatlne. and Roll is employed
She sfui loves Rolf and can not for
ret him. On stormy March evening
janet nSn eas tHs Office and walks down
She hears a little girl CRYING talks to
her and later buys ner q hot meal The
little riri is ROSIE s1LvAN1 she has
been irving 10 sell candy and lost her
Jane, starts out TO take Rosie home.
q ho.dup man grabs Janet p1i. Sc, ana
Rosie screams JEFFREY GRANT.
Young engineer who lives AZ the same
roominp house as Janet suddenly ap-
Dears and The holdun man runs.
Silvanl home In his car They talk TO
PAT sTLVANI. the father who has been
out Of work Tor Two wars and 70 TOM
NY Rosie's crippled brother.
Tho family is almost destitute and
Janet and jeffrey decide 70 adopt
Thev send food and clothing and
with the aid Of her employer. Janet mas
etcadv lob for Pat Later she ana
''i Now 20 GO OK OK WITH WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TWENTY Continued
we'll wondered if you'd help
me buy a present for a girl"
What kind Of a girl? I mean
what's she like2 DO you have any
idea what kind of a present she'd
especially like?"
OF course it hadn't been jealousy
that famed up in Janet's heart.
That was ridiculous. OF course it
couldn't be anything of the sort.
Why should she care how many
presents jeff Grant bought for
other girB9 What difference could
t make to her?
LIE answered all her questions
Il Il in the negative. She was
well. just an ordinary girl He
didn't know how old she was. About
Janet's age, he thought.
He didn't have any idea what
she'd like. What kind Of presents
did girls like? Hadn't Janet any
suggestions?
He was so helpless about it that
she laughed. why, yes, of course
I could suggest a dozen things. 1t
depends partly on how much you
wan to spend. You could get van
ity case or perfume or something for
her room. A vase, a candy box
maybe, or a piece Of pottery,
Maybe she'd like a handbag ]
saw some beauties in Marshs VIM
dow today. They are on sale at
S. Really lovely Ones"
That's an ideal" Grant nodded.
do you think shed like hand
bag?'
Janet smiled again. "Well, of
course, I don't know. I'd like che
of them myself. though"
Il think that's a good bunch,
jeff announced would you be
willing to &c with me to buy it? I'm
pretty dumb at things like that. I'd
probably pick out the worst in the
bunch"
She agreed to meet him at
Marshs department store next day
at 1915. They could buy the purse
and then have a sandwich some
where together.
He stayed a little longer and then
departed. Twelve fifteen" he
called over his shoulder as he closed
the door. Don't forget!'
At exactly 10 minutes past u
o'clock the next day Janet entered
the main door of Marshs depart
ment store. jeff Grant was there
before her.
Hello" he grinned. It was
wondering what in the world I'd
do if you didn't show up. These
places give me the willies. Too many
women around"
He didn't seem in the least un-
comfortable, though, five minutes
later when they stood before the
purse counter.
The young woman behind the
counter who wore her blond hair in
amazing ringlets smiled at him as
she drew several purses from the
case. She spoke with marked
southern drawl that Janet felt sure
was affected.
Now heah's little numbah," she
said. we've been sellin' at S10.65.
It's a real bah-gain-"
jeff turned to Janet. How about
1t? DO you like that?'
She shook her head. Those clasps
never hold. I know because 1 had
one once