The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-03

and a box of cheese.
 Why we'll have feast!" Janet exclaimed.
 She pinned another apron about Jeff and set him to hulling the berries while she scrambled eggs and cooked the sausages. By the time they were ready to sit down ut the table both of them were laughing. Jeff had been describing his efforts at cooking on boy hood camping trip.
 Janet poured the coffee and handed a cup to Jeff. Heat from the stove had curled the soft ten- drils of hair against her cheek into tight curl. The heat had brought color into her cheeks, too, and her eyes were shining.
 Isn't this fun? she said.
 "I'll say it is! And the best meal I've had in weeks. Say, you're Q real cook!"
 The table was covered with a tea towel because both Of Janets lunch cloths were at the laundry. Not all the china was of the same pattern and the tumbler from which Jeff drank was green while Janet's was blue. The box of cheese was still in its original package and the cream in the bottle, just as it had come from the dairy. Never- theless the dinner party was suc- cess.
 once Janet leaned forward and said, Listen, Jeff, l want you to tell the Silvanis that I'm coming out to sec them just the same. l don't know how my time will be | arranged or when 1 can come but moving isn't going to make 6 bit | of difference. l can't go this Sat | urday because of moving but after this I'll come every week. You'll tell them, won't you?" Jeff agreed. He told Janet he'd drive out for her if she'd let him know when she wanted to go. "Why, of course l will.' Janet promised.
 They had finished the last of the berries and the last crumb of cake. Jeff said, leaning forward, "Itll be sort of lonesome here with you gone, Janet. It's been nice to have someone to talk to and--well, sort of plan things with"
 "I'll miss you, too," the girl as- sured him. But it isn't as if l were really going away. We can see each other just the same." "Oh, sure." He said it careless ly.
 Janet glanced at him. She thought. with a warm feeling in her heart, that 1t was fine to have friend like Jeff Grant. He had helped her over some hard places. There was the night the holdup man tried to take her purse when Jeff had appeared so miraculously Without Jeff's aid she could never have helped the Silvanis get on their feet again. But there were other reasons why she was grateful to this young man. Talking. walk ing. driving with Jeff had made it easier to fight against the loneli- ness in her heart.
 She spoke quickly. We have had good times together, Jeff I'll never orget them. And you'll come to see me after I've moved, won't you?"
 "Whenever you'll let me-" he told her, smiling. Almost immedi- ately he began talking about q IlcW OIucT Hl6 OlIiCG Idu EcCClVeu. One of the largest in months. It buying steel. People were be- ginning to build again and indus try was getting under way. It meant that times would be better before long now.
 He stayed for half an hour and then, remembering Janet had said she had packing to do, departed. She saw him several times during the rest of the week. It had been arranged that since Janet would be through at the Every Home office Saturday noon she should move to Mrs Curtis home that afternoon and have Sunday to be- come acquainted with her new surroundings. Then Monday morn- ing she would begin work. Jeff offered to drive her out to her new home but Janet declined. It would be more correct. she thought, to arrive in a taxicab. Her trunk and travelling bag had been turned over to the transfer company early Saturday morning. When the time came to say good-by to her friends at the Every Home office - to the dreary box-like room in which she had worked for two years---Janet founr herself strangely moved. She hadn't expected to feel that way. She was sorry to say good by to Mir Hamilton, of course. She would miss him, his tirades and unreasonableness as much as the other times when he was con- siderate nnd kind. She would miss Mir Hamilton because she was ac- cnstomed to working with Him