The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-25
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When JANET HILL learns
ROLF CARLYLE hns been break
ing engagements with her TO meet
BETTY KENDALL. q society girl
she tells him their marriage Is
on. Janet IL q. pretty and seere-
tary to BRUCE HAMILTON. nd-
vertssinE manager OF Every Home
she stiii loves Rolf and cannot
forget him. JEFFREY GRANT
young engineer who lives ut the
same roominG house rs Janet, mp
pears one night Just In time 10
snye her purse from holdup man
Janet becomes interested IN uhe
STLVANT family, almost dssutu.e.
ing for them md later they md
ioh for PAT SILvANI, the father.
.Jeff and Janet become close
friends. He asks her TO help MIN
select q gift for a girl nnd they
buy q purse. When janet sees IN
has eIoped with Betty Kendall she
tells JEFF about her broken en-
gaEement md says she will never
care for anyone else. 100,
A few days later Bruce HamN-
ton tells Janet he is leaving the
magazine. The stan 10 10 be re-
duced aud her job will be gone.
CURTIS, needs a social secretary
and that he has recommended
Janet. She goes TO see Mrs. Cur
tbs and is hired.
Janet finds her new WorR pleas
ant and rather interesting. Then
one morning Mrs. Curt.S shows
her n picture of her daughter.
Janet is amazed 10 see IL In pic
ture Of Betty Kendall.
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CHAPTER XVII
TANEr stared at the photograph.
y She did not hear what Mrs. Cur.
tbs was saying. She looked down
at the smiling eyes, the pretty
slightly petulant lips Of the girl
Rolf Carlyle had married. But
how could it be? How could 1t pos
sibly be?
Then she found words. your
daughter?" Janet said slowly. "ls
this your daughter"
Mrs. Curtis took the photograph
from her and held it off admiring
ly. you'd never guess it, would
you?" she asked. Doesn't look like
me 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
pected, she added. She's very pref
ty!"
The mother smiled. "Well, Of
course I think she is! This picture
isn't her newest but it's the one
like best. They've used 1t in the
newspapers several times. Betty'i
always been so popular!"
There was a pause and ther
Mrs. Curtis went on. "She seems
such a child to me yet l cam
realize my little girl is married.
Janet mastered an impulse Il
fee from the room. 1t was obviou!
that Mrs. Curtis wanted to tall
about her daughter and she mus
listen. "How old is she?" she asked
politely.
"Only 10. wish she had waited
a year or two. I mean before
marrying. try to tell myself I'll
all for the best. Young people d.
things differently nowadays thar
when I was a girl. They want t.
60 their own way. I'm sorry Bett!
didn't take me into her confidence
about the wedding - It was al
elopement, you know. But then she'
happy and that's all that matters
Oh, yes, I'm sure everything Is fol
the besti"
It was just then that Mrs. Cur
It's eye lighted on the clock across
the room. Almost Ill" she ex
claimed. "Why, I had no idea 1
was so late! Miss Hill, will vol
call Frederick and tell him to bring
the car around at once? I promised
to meet Rachel Thornton and II
never make it"
She was gone in flutter of agi
.ation. Janet took up the hous'
telephone and spoke to the chauf
feur. Then she sat down at he
desk. Mrs. Curtis had dropped TIT