The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-18
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<ANET HILL brenks her en-
Kacement with ROLF CARLfLt'
after learning he has bcen going
out with BETTY KENDALL. so
ciety girl. Janet il occrctnry Z"
RRIJCE HAMILTON. advertising
manager Of Every Homo mngH-
zinc ma Rolf L. employed In IN
advertising Office
she still loves Rolf md cannor
forget him. On n stormy Mnrch
evening when she feels lonely ma
md walks down an unfamiliar
erect. She fenra q little girl cry
Inp. tnIks to her and later buys
hrr hot meal. The little girl In
ROSIE sILVANI. She has been
trying ia sell candy and lost her
money.
Janet starts 0ut 10 take Rosie
home. A hoIdup man grabs her
purse md Rosie screams. JEFF
REY GRANT. n young engineer
who lives Mt the RIme rOOminE
house ms Janet. suddenly appears
and the hOldup mnn runs.
jeffrey tnkes Janet and Rosie to
the Siivani home In his car. They
talk 10 PAT SILVAN. the father.
who has been out OF work for two
years and to TOMMY. Ronie's
crippled brother. The Elmiiy IL
almost destitute nmd Jnnet and
jeffrey decide 90 "adopt" them.
They send food md clothing
and. with the mid OF her employer.
Janet finds n stendy job Tor Fat.
Later she md Jeffrey tnke the
children TO n circus.
janet md jeffrey become close
friends. He TaSks her TO help him
buy q present for a girl md Janet
ngrees. They buy nn attractive
purse. Later Mt lunch janet looks
nj = newspaper md sees In head
DEITY Kendall.
now GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
GRANTS voice was edged Will
" concern. He said, What Is It
Anything the matter?"
Janet didn't speak for a moment
Then she said. mo-" and shook he
head. But she couldn't keep be-
eyes from darkening with the shocl
and pain that she felt. She couldn'
keep her voice quite as steady as Il
had been. Then she saw that JEFF
had followed her gaze to the folded
newspaper.
Here's some news" she said
trying to keep her tone casual ant
not succeeding. She pointed to th'
headline.
''Hum-someone you know?"
Janet might have laughed at thai
out she didn't. She said. "Yes.
used to be engaged to Rolf l wal
engaged to him until two month.
ago."
"Oh!"
She felt that she had to say
something else. IL haven't seer
him for a long time" she went or
quickly. mot for weeks. We
quarreled.- She besitated and ther
the words went racing on, Il cam
help the way / feel about Rolf!
can't help 1t even now. There'l
never be anyone else that I care
for! Never!"
Sorry" Grant said. 1t sounded
ooyish and rather awkward. Jane,
looked up and met his eyes. All al
once she remembered that they
were sitting at q lunch counter
that the waiter had set food before
them and that there were strangers
all about A girl wearing a red
coat had slipped into the vacant
place at Janet's left and was calling
for the salt. Janet handed II to her
Then she drew a handkerchief
from her purse
I'm afraid there's something In
my eye" Janet said, blinking and
wiping away the tears.
Better be careful. Is 1t out
now?"
She nodded. Her voice was
steady again. "Yes-yes, I'm sure
it's all right now"
Neither OF them seemed very
hungry. The chicken sandwich was
appetizing but Janet ate only a
little of 1t. JEFF downed his coffee
and was ready to leave almost i'm
mediately. --.. ...- , ....
THEY separated two blocks down
- the street. Janet was glad that
tho Every Home office was farther