The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-22
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JANET HILL breaks hcr en- gagement with ROLF CARLYLE after learning he hns been going out with BETTY KENDALL, Q sO- clety girl and niece of . member Of the company for which he works. Janet Is secretary tV BRUCE HAMILTON. advertising manager Of Every Home magn- zinc. and Rolf is employed in an much In love with Rolf but he has declared their engagement didn't "mean anything" and accused her Of not really wanting to marry him because she insisted on post poninR the marriage until they had saved some money.
 Janet Is lonely and unhappy. One night on q street car she meets JEFFREY GRANT, young engineer who has recenfly moved to the rO0ining house where she lives. A few nights later MOL.LIE LAMBERT, who lives across the hall, persuades Janet to come on Q blind date. MoIlie's escort is AL SCH1LDNER and Janet's Is FRANK MULLINS, q business &C., quaintance of AIS.
 They go out to dinner. Janet decides Mullins has been drinking and Is embarrassed by his atten- tiOns. Due to his awkwardness while dancing she jolts against another couple, looks up to see it is Rolf Carlyle and Betty Kendall. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XIV
 1t was only for the fraction of a second that Janet's eyes met Rolf's. Then he bent his head and said something to the girl in his arms. She smiled and moment later they were out of sight, lost among the other dancers.
 For an instant the lights, the din of the orchestra and the figures of the men and women about them seemed to Janet to blur into a hid eous tumble. She felt as though she might fall and clutched at Null lins' shoulder.
 He frowned. That guy bumped into you, didn't he?" he said. Who does he think he is? For two cents I'd give him a smack in the jaw! That's what he needs, the big-!'
 "oh, mol" Janet whispered, ter rified. "Please!"
 MDy Guys eaat bump ardns', ntC my Whv gg don't he look where he's going? Where is he now?'
 He craned his neck but by this time Rolf and Betty Kendall were across the room. Janet was afraid there would be trouble. She couldn't bear that. Anything in the world but thatl She must stop it some way.
 Let's not dance any more," she said quickly. Its so crowded and the air seems stuffy. I'd rather go back to our table,"
 ''AlL right" Mullins agreed but the agreement was half-hearted Slowly they made their way among the other dancers, Mullins continu- ing his surly protests that mo guy could bump into his girl and get away with it.''
 Janet sank into the chair with relief. She closed her eyes and then an instanttlater opened them. Everything about her was just as it had been. The room was like a nightmare.
 Mullins held a silver cigaret case toward her. Have one?" he of- fere6.
 She shook her head and he helped himself to cigaret, lighted it. "Listen baby" he suggested, "why don't you and I have a little drink together? I've got some swell stuff. It'll do you goodi"
 Janet smiled. She didn't know quite how she managed it but she said evenly, "No. thanks. I-I don't feel like it just now. But have it yourself if you'd like it.
 Mullins eyed her doubtfully. "But this is good stuff!' he insist, ed. "Aw, come on, baby! Don't be like that!''
 He went on talking but she didn't hear him. Across the room two figures--a man and girl were silhouetted sharply. They were dancing together slowly. gracefully. Janet. watching them, caught her breath. She didn't want to look at the two figures but she couldn't help herself. The :