The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-08
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JANET HILL and ROLF CAR
LYLE have been engaged nimsst
n year. They have pct OF their
marriage because Janet fnsists
they must have $500 in a savings
account first. Janet Is secretary
to BRUCE HAMILTON, advertis-
ing manager of Every Home Mag
azine, and Rolf is employed in an
advertising Office.
Janet, deeply in love, Is NOT
suspicious when Rolf begins 10
make excuses for not coming 10
see her. One night he breaks an
LIE LAMBERT, who lives across
the hall. tells Jnnct she has seen
him with another girl. When
Janet asks about this Rotf DC
comes angry. declares their en-
xncement IL meaningless and that
if Janet really wanted TO marry
him she would have done SO long
ago. They quarrel ana janet IN
miserable.
She learns that the girl MOilie
saw with Rolf is BETTY KEN
DALI. niece of 81 member or the
firm for which he works. Betty
has taken job in her unctes
Office.
,Janet meets Rolf on the street
and he tells her he Is sorry they
auarrclcd. Janet, misunderstand-
Ing. saws she is ready TO marry
him imme diately. As soon rs the
words arc out she realizes her
mistake. There IL another qunrrci
and she accuses Rolf of wanting
10 murry BETTY KENDALL Tor
her money.
On n street car several nights
later she realizes someone II
wutchins her and looks up.
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
THE young man across the aisle
l. flushed slightly and shifted his
5aze to the bright border of Cal
cards over Janets head. His blue
syes fastened on a purple and
orange monstrosity advertising
cough strip. 1t must have interest
ID him for he studied it intently.
Janet was able to give him 9
second, covert glance and recog
nized him at once. He was not
as she had supposed, another of the
starers and smirkers to be frlgidl!
ignored. He was the new roomel
ut Mrs. Snyder's-the young mar
who had mistaken her room FOL
one that was vacant and come
there to borrow an electric ligh
globe. She had seen him only once
since, leaving the house one morn
ing ahead of her. Janet's quicl
scrutiny took in the dark blue over
coat and the snap-brim black felt
Yes, he was rather nice looking.
Suddenly their eyes met agaii
and this time Janet smiled. TIL
young man smiled, too. Uncom
fortably Janet remembered that sh'
had not been very gracious tn
other night. Quite the opposite
She had treated the young mai
as though he were a burglar, prac
tically accused him Of being one
He had been embarrassed and sh
had done nothing whatever to max
the situation easier.
"What's the matter with me late
ly?" Janet asked herself. do
have to quarrel with everyone
Can't 1 even speak ciVilly to
Stranger"
They were still several block
from the rooming house. Janet di'
not look toward the young MAJ
again but when they both rose I
leave the car he waited to let he
90 ahead. On the sidewalk sh
turned, hesitating. The young maj
swung down to the ground.
You're MIR. Grant, aren't you?
Janet asked. Only a moment befor
the name had come to her.
"Yes. I wasn't quite sure whel
I saw you on the car"
my names Janet HILL" the gir
went on. "And Of course l kno1
you're living at Mrs. Snyder's
Have you been in Lancaster long?
"a little over a month";" he toll
her. "The first week 1 stayed at
hotel but l didn't like that yer
we'll"