The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
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JANET HILL breaks her en- eagement to ROLF CARLYLE when she learns he had been paying attentions to BETTY KENDALL, wealthy society girl. Janet, g, is secretary to BRUCE HAMILTON, advertising mana ger of Every Home Magazine.
 She still loves Rolf.
 JEFF GRANT, young engi. neer, saver her purse from a holdup man and she and Jeff be- come friends. When she learns Rolf has eloped with Betty she tells Jen about her broken en- gagement and says she can never care for anyone else.
 Hamilton leaves the magazine and secures 8 job for Janet as social secretary to his sister, MRS. CURTIS. It is several days before Janet learns Mrs Curtis is Betty KendalPs mother. Then she feels she should go away but circumstances prevent.
 Rolf and Betty return from their honeymoon and move to their own apartment. Mrs. Cur tis goes to Silver Bay. a lake re- sort, taking Janet with her. They stay month.
 one evening shortly after their return Janet goes for a drive with Jeff. They see a man and girl beside a wrecked car. Jcff stops, thinking there has been an accident.
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 In the roadster's headlights the two figures stood out boldly. The girl was in white and the man in evening clothes. Behind them little way down the road Janet could make out the outlines of an automobile.
 Need any help?" Jeff called.
 The man hurried forward. Would you be willing to take us to the nearest farm house?" he asked. There must be one down the road a little way. Something's wrong with my car and I'll have to call a garage. If you could give us a lift"
 "Sure!" Jeff agreed. "We can do that. Only there's not much room. Do you think you can crowd in?"
 The girl had stepped out of the light and the man turned toward her. They'll take us," he said. Come on!"
 She stumbled a little as she came forward. The spike heels of her evening slippers had not been made for country roads. You get in," the man said, taking her arm. 'I'll stand on the running board"
 There was room in the seat of the roadster for three. Jeff opened the door and the girl in white stepped inside. AS she did so her escort drew out a package of cig- arettes.
 "Smoke?" he asked, offering them to Jeff.
 "Yes, thanks"
 Janet declined and so did the girl in white. There was a note in the girls voice that had caught Janet's ear. She looked at her curiously. Jeff struck 8 match and in the light of the tiny flame the faces of both strangers were clear ly visible. Betty Carlyle and Van Bannister.
 There was no need to ask if Betty had recognized her. Each girl eyed the other in amazement. The moment was too brief for any, thing else. Then the flame from the match died away and they were in darkness.
 Bannister, puffing his cigarette, had closed the door of the car. I'm all right out here if you don't hit any ,thumps," he said. If he had glanced at Janet he had not recognized her. Rotten road to have a breakdown on!'
 He talked as they drove but Betty was silent. She drew her brief wrap about her more closely, looked straight ahead and did not speak even when the lights Of farm house appeared.
 A few minutes later they reached the house and Jeff stopped the car. Van Bannister was profuse in his thanks and offered a bill. Jeff told him to forget it," wished them luck and drove away.
 Good thing for those two that we came along" he told Janet. "They'd have had quite a walk if we hadn't" ...
 Janet agreed.
 "Seems to me I've seen that fellow somewhere" Jeff went on, "but I can't place him. Pretty girl, too. We'll, this old car may