The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-05
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 When JANET HILL learns ROLF CARLYLE has been break ing engagements with her 10
 meet BETTY KENDALL, a soc ciety girl. she tells him their marriage ls OR. Janet is 28, pretty and secretary tO BRUCE HAM. 1TTON advertising manager of Every Homo Masazine.
 She still loves Rolf and cannot forget him. JEFFREY GRANT, young engineer who lives at the same rooming house as Janet, appears one night just in time to save her purse from Q h0ldup
 man. Janet becomes interested in the SILVANI family, almost des- titute. JeR helps provide food and clothing for them and later they find a job for PAT SILVANI. the father.
 Jeff and Janet become close friends. He asks fer to help him select a gift for Q girl and they buy Q purse. When Janet sccs in newspapers headlines that Rolf has el0ped with Betty Kendall she tells Jeff about her broken engagement and says she will never care for anyone else.
 A few days later Bruce Hamil- ton tells Janet he Is leaving the magazine. The stan is to be re- duced and her job will be gone. Hamilton says his sister, MRS. CURTIS needs q social secretary and that he has recommended Janet. She goes to see Mrs Cur. tis and is hired.
 Janet finds her new work pleas- ing and rather interesting. Then one morning Mrs Curtis shows her a picture of her daguhter. Janet Is amazed to see 1t is a picture of Betty Kendall. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER xXvII
 Janet stared at the photograph. She did not hear what Mrs Cur tis was saying. She looked down at the smiling eyes, the pretty, slight ly petulant lips of the girl Rolf had married. But how could 1t be? How could 1t possibly be?
 The she found words. "Your Janet said slowly. "Is this your daughter?"
 Mrs Curtis took the photograph from her and held it off admiring- ly. "You'd never guess it, would your" she asked. Doesn't look like mo in the least. No, Betty takes after her fathers family. My first husband, you know. We lost him when Betty was five years old"
 Janet said, "Oh!" and then, be- cause something more seemed ex- she added "She's very pret- ty!"
 The mother smiled. "Well. of course I think she is! This picture isn't her newest but it's. the one l like best. They've used 1t in the several times. Betty's always been 50 popular!"
 There was 8 pause and then Mrs Curtis went on. "She seems such a child to me yet. I can't realize my little girl is married!"
 Janet mastered an impulse to flee from the room. It was obvious that Mrs Curtis wanted to talk about her daughter and she must liston. How old is she?" she asked politely.
 "Only 19. I wish she had waited a year or two. mean before I try to tell myself it's Ill for the best. Young people do things differently nowadays than when I was girl. They want to go their own way. I'm sorry Betty didn't take me into her confidence about the wedding it was an elopement, you know. But then she's happy and that's all that mat ters! Oh, yes. I'm sure everything is for the best!"
 It was just then that Mrs Cur tis' eye lighted on the clock across the room. Almost III" she ex- claimed. "Why, I had no idea 1t was so late! Miss Hill, will you call Frederick and tell him to bring the car around at once? promised to meet Rachel Thornton and I'll never make it."
 She was gone in fiutter of agi- tation. Janet took up the house telephone and spoke to the chauf- feud. Then she sat down at her desk. Mrs Curtis had dropped tbe and 1t lay there, beside the silver frame. The dark eyes seemed to smile mockingly and the bowed lips were scornful.
 ImpatientIy Janet turned the pic- ture face down. he put both el- bows on the desk and covered her eyes with her hands to stop the mad whirligig that was going on around her.
 "I've got to think" she told her. self. And then, i've got to get away from here--now."
 That was 1t, of course. She'd have to get away. But where ?