The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-27
BE0fN HERE TO-DAY


 JANET HiKL breakg her en- gagcsment with ROLF CARLYLE after learning he has been going ont with BETTY KENDALL, e pociety RiFl. Janet is secretary Co BRUCE HAMILTON, advertising manager 0f Every Home Makn- ziDe and Rolf is employed fn an advertising osf1ce.
 Janet is stiIl much in love with Rolf and, though she tries, Can not forget him. One night on a street car sfe meets JEFFREY GRANT, young engineer who has recently moved Co the rUoming house where she lives.
 She does not sec Grant again for some time. Then on . stormy March evening she wmil<s down street that is unfamiliar and ale most loses her way. Coming back she sees child crying in Q door. way. The little girl is ROSIE SlLVANI. Janet buys her . hot meal and sets out afteFward to take her home.
 They arc on . dark street when c man catches Janct's arm and demands her purse. Rosie screams and suddenly JefY Grant appears. Tine hOldup man runs and Grant takes Janet and Rosie to tlsc little girls home in his car. They talk to PAT SILVANI, ROsic's father. who has been out Of work for nearly two years. Tho family Is almost destitute.
 On the way home Janet and Jeffrey decide to "adOptS the Sil- wants. They drive tO the home again Saturday afternoon. JcR has found temporary work for Pat and gives Mrs Silvana money tO pay tibc rent sO that tho fam- fly will not be dispossessed.
 Coming home be says tO Janet .,,,,.. M wonder sl,.. If, If you yo would do some. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XIX
 Janet smiled. Why, of course.'' she. said. That k, if it's anything l can do!
 T was going to ask If you'd have dinner with me-" Grant told her. "Afterward we might drop in to sec q movie. or perhaps drive"
 The girl wasn't smiling now but there was more to the sudden change in her face than that. "f'm sorry" she said, there's -7- I've made an engagement. I'm awfully sorry but I'll have to keep it,"
 Grant nodded. My bad luck" he said. II should have asked you sooner, of course"
 He talked about other things un. til they reached the rooming house. He left Janet there, smiling IS he called good-by, and drove away. Janet went in the house and up the stairs to her own room. There was no other engagement, of course. Nothing but dinner to be cooked over the two-burner gas stove and eaten alone. Nothing but tho book from tho library that so far hadn't interested her.
 She tossed aside her hat and coat and sank into a chair. Well, 1t was better to be alone than to go out and pretend to be having q good time. She had tried that. The dis astrous evening with Moilie Lam- bert and her friends!
 Memories of other Saturday evenings came back to torment hcr--dinners here in this very room with Rolf across the table, dancing with Rolf at tho Chinese restaurant, bus rides, walks in tho moonlight, the time they went to Riverside park and rode on the roller-coaster--
 Presently Janet arose and be- gaH to prepare the meal. After she had eaten she washed the dishes, read two chapters in the library book and went to bed.
 Whatever her worries may have been about Jeffrey Grant repeat ing his invitation, they proved groundiess. She saw him several times the following week but al- ways 1t was to consider the prob- lems of the silvari family. Jef- frey did not ask her again to have dinner with him. It was Janet herself who brought about their first social engagement and 1t hap pened In this way:
 She teiephoned his office We'd nesday morning and when Grants low-pitched voice came to her over the wire Janet said, "Mr Grant Oh, I'm so excited! I think I've found a job for Pat Silvani. Yes q steady one! want 10 tell you all about jt. Do you suppose could meet you somewhere at noon?"
 Grant said, "Why, yes. of course. How about tho Tavern Coffee shop?. Could you be there at 12:16?"
 She could. She was waiting Just inside the door of the res. taurant when he swung into view. They found q table for two at the side of the room and Janet began to pour out her story br0athless- iy. She was so excited she could