The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-01
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 ROLF CARLYLE has been breaking engagements with her to meet BETTY KENDALL, n society girl, she tells him their marriage is of. Janet is 23, pret- ty and secretary to BRUCE HAMILTON, advertising man. agcr of Every Home Magazine.
 She still loves Rolf and cannot forget him. JEFF GRANT, young engineer who lives at the same rooming house as Janet, appears one night just in time to save her purse from hOldup man. Janet becomes interested in the SILVANI family, almost dcsti- tutc. Jeff helps provide food and clothing for them and later they find job for PAT SILVANI, the father.
 JcR and Janet become close friends. He asks her to help him select a gift for q girl and they buy a purse. When Janet sees in newspaper headlines that Rolf has cloped with Betty Kendall she tells Jeff about her broken engagement and says she will never care for anyone else.
 A few days later Bruce HamiI- ton tells Janet he is leaving the magazine. Tho staff Is to be re- duccd and her job will Dc gone. Hamilton says his sister, MRS CURTIS, needs n social secretary and that he has recommended Janet. She goes to sec Mrs Cur tis.
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 The maid in the smart gray uni form who opens the door said "Yes, Mrs Curtis is expecting you Won't you como in?"
 Janet was ushered into a sun lit living room and then the maid disappeared. It was a large room with green walls hung with a great many pictures. The heavy wine colored curtains at the win dows dropped to the floor and the sunlight, falling on the carpet, gave it pattern of light and There seemed to be q somehow the room was not between the windows and there u above the mantle. It was a pleas ant room. Cheerful. Colorful. Comfortable.
 Janet sank into q chair to wait. She had never seen a room like this before. She had never been in such a large, imposing house, either. Janet sat up very straight, feeling a trifle conscious.
 Then she heard footsteps and q woman with gray hair appeared in the doorway.
 "I am Mrs Curtis". she said And you are Miss Hill? How dc you do."
 Mrs Curtis moved forward She was slightly less than medium height, a stout little woman with the pink and white complexion that often goes with stoutness She had a round face and d dOu- ble chin. Impossible to imagine anyone more in contrast to Bruce Hamiltons sparse, rangy figure and yet there was something that was alike about them.
 Janet arose. Yes, I'm Miss Hil," she said. MT Hamilton told mo you're looking for a sec retary.'
 The woman motioned Janet back into her chair and sank into one facing it.
 "Yes," she said, nodding. "It's my brothers idea. I've never had a secretary but since my daughter was married I've been alone here Perhaps too much alone! My brother tells me you've very ef' ficicnt."
 It was the dark eyes, Janet de. cidcd, that made Mrs Curtis and MT Hamilton look alike Only Mrs Curtis was little ant plump and ineffectual while Bruce Hamilton was big anc brusquc and dictatorial. Jane found herself quite suddenly agreeing with Hamilton that hi! sister did need someone to man age her affairs.
 She smiled. I've been at the Every Home office for over tw, years" she said. "The work hcr' would be different, l imagine, bu I'd try to do it just as you wanted me to,"
 That seemed to be all there wa to 1t. Janet sat for 10 or l5 min utes longer and listened whil Mrs Curtis talked rather vaguel about the duties she wanted he secretary 10 take over. She didn' ask questions about Janet's pas experience. She didn't even sn definitely that Janet was hired fo the position but seemed to as sumo that was understood.
 "When would you want me { come to work?" the girl asked.
 "ls next Monday too soonP"
 No. Janet said. it wasn't to soon. Hamilton had arranged thu she was to be free at the end Q the week.
 "About the salary" Janet he gun hesitantly.
 Mrs Curtis gave n little ex