The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22


When JANET HILL learns ROLF CAR
LYLE has been breaking .engagements
with her 20 meet BETTY KENDALL.
society girl. she tells him their marriage
Janet IS q. pretty and secretary to
BRUCE HAMILTON. advertising manager
she ttili loves Roll and can not forget
him. JFFF GRANT. young engineer who
lives a. The same roominR mouse as
Janet. appears one night lust IN time
TO save her purse from a hoidup man.
Janet becomes interested IN The Sill
NANI family. almost destitute JeH neiDs
provide food and clothing for them and
later they find Job for PAT SILVANI
JEFF and Janet become close friends.
lie asks her 70 hep him select git
When Janet sees IN newspaper head
lines that Rolf has eloped with Betty
Kendall she tells JEFF about her broken
engagement and says she never Will care
for any one else.
few DAYS later Bruce Hamilton tells
Janet he IS leaving the magazine. me
stan is to be reduced and her job VIII
Hamilton saws his sister. MRS. CUR
IT'S needs social secretary and tnat
he has recommended Janet
now GO on WITH THE STORY.
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE Con
tinued)
What would I have to do?" Janet
asked.
Well, don't know that I can
tell YOU exactly. You would take
charge of her correspondence-and
there's a lot of it. You would make
appointments for her and see that
she doesn't promise to be two places
at the same time.
There might be dealings with the
servants for you to attend to. My
sister entertains quite a little. It's
quite possible that every day would
be different. DO you think you'd
like TO try it?'
TANET hesitated. Then she said
~ II would like to try it, Mr.. Ham
ilton. I don't know if I could dc
1t, but I'd like to try"
"Oh, you can do it, all right! I
haven't the slightest doubt about
that. Remember the other day
asked if you liked cats? Well, my
sister has a Persian she's very fond
Of. Had it for several years.
Busters the cats name and Bus
ter will be around all the time
That's why I wanted to know ii
you objected to cats"
Janet laughed. If the cat doesn't
object to me- she said, I'm sure
we'll get along all right"
There's one other thing" Ham,
ilton added as an afterthought, MY
sister will want you to live in her
home. You'll find it very pleasant
there, I'm sure.
You'll have your own quarters
of course, and a certain time each
day to yourself. 1t won't be like
coming to an Office, though, and
leaving it,"
Give up her room at Mrs Sny-
der's? The little kitchenet and the
table that was just big enough fol-
two and the comfortable old arm
chair? Could she give up that room
with it's happy memories?
Yes, but there were memories
that weren't so happy! There were
memories that made her eyes dark
en- and seem to contract quickly.
Il won't mind that" Janet
said. where does your sister live
and when can I see her?"
Hamilton gave her the address
and she wrote it down. His sis
ter's name was Mrs. Curtis ano
she lived in a fashionable section
on the west side.
He told Janet how to get there
Then over the telephone he made
an appointment for her to call on
Mrs Curtis the next afternoon.
Il think you're going to like it
out there he assured the girl
evidently we'll pleased With him
self. Yes, I think you'll like it
And now will you call HUMPHREYS
land tell him I'll get that report
over to him this morning."
Janet put the call through. She
and Hamilton soon we're occupied
completely by details of the days
tasks. Janet went through all the
familiar duties but with what a diff
ference? The fact that she was tt
be here such a little while longer
changed everything. 1t changed
Janet herself.
But Of course I don't really
know yet she reminded herself
Il won't know until I've talked tC
Mrs. Curtis"