The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-27
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he admired, the girl for whom the
selection of gift was SO import.
ant!
Janet assured herself that 1t was
not jealousy she felt. OF course it
was nothing like that. She
wouldn't for the world have him
think that she cared or was even
interested.
And so the evening was some
what of failure. Mrs. Silyani and
the two children were well and
happy and delighted to see Stheir
guests. Jeff and Janet stayed FOR
three-quarters of an hour while
Rosie talked abou: the squirrel she
had seen in the park and Tommy
showed Jeff the new puzzle he wD
working on. Mrs. Silyanf had
been sewing and she sat by The
lamp. making -buttonholes' while
she talked. 1t was pleasant
enough visit but after Janet aud
JET had said goud-by and gone
back to the car the GOODNESS they
had felt before persisted. =.
IN few more nights the moon
would be a complete golden
sphere. It shown down brightly
ana a warm breeze was blowing.
There was time enough for q drive
through one OF the parks or out,op
tho hill read. JEFF locked at Janet
and then bis face set determincdly.
All right. II she didn't want to
talk 10 him she didn't have to!
Maybe it was because she was liv.
ing out on the west side now, be-
cause she rode around in limou.
sire and knew Il lot Of rich people
| that she had become so changed.
This was q new idea and because
Of it JEFF drove with his eyes
straight ahead on the road. When
Janet spoke he answered with
monosyllables and when the road.
ster drew up before the brick house
he said goodnight and drove away
quickly. d." -
Yes, in spite Of the bright moon.
light and in spite Of the warm
breeze it was an evening that, on
the whole, was a failure. ',',''.
The sky was clouded over next
morning and then for three sue.
cessive days it rained. The first
day Mrs. Curtis was caught In q
shower and came home to sQee2e
and complain Of a head cold. ~
little later she developed a fever
and Janet telephoned for Doctor
Roberts. .
The doctor ordered his patient
/, to bed, said her ailment was grippe
and that she must, take the best Of
care of herself. There was a. great
deal of, grippe around, he said, and
some of it was serious. Doctor
Roberts wrote out prescription7to
be. delivered later, told Mrs. Curtis
to be careful Of her diet and drink
a great deal of fruit juice. He
promised to look in next day and
then departed.
So to Janet's duties as secretary
were added those Of nurse I've
shades in the big front bedroom
were lowered. Janet sat near the
bed and saw that Mrs. Curtis had
her medicine at the right time. She
brought hot pads and removed
them and rearranged pillows 20
make them more comfortable.
1t was on the second day OF. this
regime that the maid, arriying
with Mrs. Curtis luncheon 'tfay.
handed Janet several letters.
THE postman just came" Law
explained. -.. o. -
Janet glanced at the letters. Two
of them were bills and another Was
on club stationary. The fourthSwss
undoubtedly personal and ,ake
handed it to Mrs. Curtis. !'r -
. The woman looked lat tho. enTe'
lope, recognized the Handwriting
and exclaimed with little cry OF
pleasure, "Oh, it's from tBetW1
Read it to, me, will you, Miss HIT
ITO Be Continually