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I but when she had selected a sand
ich and asked for a glass of milk
she found she wasn't hungry.
She drank part Of the milk, broke
of a bit of the sandwich and put
it down again. Then she surren-
dered her seat at the lunch counter
and went back to the office.
Should she call Rolf?
4 will" Janet decided, "if I don't
hear from him by 4 o'clock. May
be he isn't in the Office. I don't
want to make him think anything's
wrong"
THE call came at exactly 2:15.
Il There was no one else in the
Office. Janet was so happy that for
a moment she could scarcely speak.
A feeling of warmth surged over
her.
"Rolf?" (She knew, Of course, that
it was Rolf, but she wanted to say
his name.) Yes, I've been busy.
Oh, all sorts of things. Yes, I re-
membered you said you'd call. To-
night? Well, but listen, Rolf, 1
want to see you. There's some
thing I want to talk to you about"
He wasn't sure he could make it.
The words didn't reach her very
clearly.
oh, but it's important. I
please, Rolf"
Why couldn't she tell him over the
telephone?
Janet said that wouldn't do. That
feeling of panic clutched her heart
again.
Listen, Rolf, if you've something
else to do tonight, meet me when
you leave the Office. At $50. It
it really is important.
II can't tell you now, but I'll ex-
plain then. I only want to talk to
you. Yes, at Tracy's corner. Yes,
I'll be there. At $50"
The hours of the afternoon wore
away. They were slow hours that
dragged. At 10 minutes after 5
Janet put away her work. She
hadn't finished.
That did not matter. If MI. Ham
ilton said anything, she'd tell him
she wasn't feeling well. 1t would
be true enough.
Mr.. Hamilton had nothing to say
on the subject. Janet said good
night and disappeared. She paused
before the dressing room mirror to
see that her hat was straight and
noticed how pale she looked.
That wouldn't do. She didn't
want Rolf to know she had worried.
She wanted to be able to laugh at
the whole thing.
Opening her vanity case she took
out the tiny rouge puff and rubbed
it against her cheeks. Bright color
famed back at her. A little too
bright.
Janet removed some of the rouge,
added powder, and fastened the
collar of her coat. Then she left
the building.
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CHE walked swiftly even though
- she knew she was early. She
swung into the 5 o'clock crowd
that poured into Eighth street.
Around a corner. Two blocks
more. Now she had reached Tracy's
drug store.
The clock on the opposite cor
ner pointed to twenty minutes
after 5. There would be ten min
utes to wait if Rolf were punctual.
He seldom was.
A crowd of a dozen or more had
gathered on the corner, waiting for
the next bus. Janet stood near the
doorway of the drug store. She
could see down Eighth street and
also Franklin. Only a little time
to wait now
She heard her name called and
turned.
Rolf"
He had approached from the
other direction. Surprised you by
being on time, didn't II" Rolf
grinned. Nothing was changed
about him. Rolf looked exactly the
same. "Well?" he asked. Where
do we go from here?"
"Let's-just walk, Rolf"
Right They headed down
Franklin street, their steps
matched, Rolf swinging along
easily and Janet keeping the pace.
1t was a little while before they
were out of the crowd. Then Rolf
said, You told me you wanted to
talk about something. Well?'
ITO Be Continued