The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
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JANET HILL and ROLF CAR
LYLE have been engaged almost
IL year. They have put OF their
marriage because Janet insists
they must have $500 in savings
account first. Rolf enjoys spend
ing money and the rigid economy
necessary TO save this mount is
diStastefui TO him. Janet works as
secretary to BRUCE HAMILTON.
advertising manager of Every
Home Magazine, and Rolf is en-
pioyed Mt an ADVERTISING agency.
Janet, deeply in love, il NOT
suspicious when Rolf begins Il
make excuses for not coming T.
see her. One night he breaks a.
engagement with her. MOEI.It
LAMBERT, who lives across III
hall, tells Janet she has seen Ro!
entering q theater with anothr
Girl. Janet meets Rolf next d.
afser work and tells him WIN
angry, says their engagement t.
meaningless and that II Jane
really wanted TO marry him sh'
would Lave done so long ago
They quarrel and Rolf leaves
Janet IL about 10 board n stree
car when someone calls her name
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
THE voice was mans but Jane!
l. knew before she turned that /;
was not Rolls. She looked back
and saw Howard Greasy hurrying
toward her. Cressy, promotion di
rector at the Every Home Office
was as usual smiling too broadly
Janet would have avoided him any.
where. The man seemed absolutely
snub.proof- A dozen times she had
refused his invitations and still he
persisted in Offering them. To-
night, when she wanted more than
anything TO be alone. meeting How
ard Greasy was too mach!
Hello, Janet" he cried. Going
home? If you'll walk a block TO the
garage where l keep my car I'll
drive yo" ="
The street car had halted. Its
doors slid back and the men and
women waiting pushed forward.
Janet told herself she had to board
that street car
Cressy was beside her now. Il
I'm SORRY" the girl began, "but I'm
afraid l can't wait. Some other
time"
She mounted the car step. Over
one shoulder she looked back and
called. Thanks just the same"
The young man stood on the curb
and watched the car disappear
Janet cid not see him. She found
n seat, sank into it. and turned her
face TO the window pane. 1t was
as much as she could do to shut
out the sight OF the other passen
ge!s. to protect herself from star
ing. curious glances.
The street car jo!ted on It's way.
1t passed the business district. Now
it was moving along a street where
the only buildings were low. dark
deserted lookug-that least desira
bic section Of Lancaster. known as
the flats"
Janet pressed nearer to the win
dow. The hlackneSs outside was
no more dismal than her own heart,
no more hopeless than the future
that seemed to stretch ahead.
Everything she had counted on
was gone. All the happiness she
had planned-all her dreams. She
and Rolf were not going to be mar
ried. They were not engaged any
more. Rolf didn't love her. He had
as much as said so. Oh, how could
it ali have happened? How could
such things be true?
The whole day had been misera.
hle but she had never imagined
anything so terrible as this. She
remembered how insistent she had
been Oh seeing Rolf. All day long
she had assured herself that as
soon as she saw him and talked
with him everything would be right
again. Why had she telephoned?
Why had she urged him TO meet
her? If she hadn't done that this
terrible thing couldn't have hap
pened.
The car logged along. stopping.
starting. The 40.minute ride had
never seemed so long but at last II,
came TO an end. Janet hurried up
= The walk. let herself quietly into