The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-07
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JANET HILL md ROLF CAR
LYLE have been engaged almost
year. They have put of their
marriage because Janet insists
they must have $500 I'm a savings
account FIRST. janet Il secretary
to BRUCE HAMILTON. advertise
ing manager OF Every Home Mag
azine, and Rolf In employed In an
advertising office.
Janet, deeply in love, II not
suspicious when Rolf begins to
make excuses for not coming Ia
see her. One night he breaks nm
LIE LAMBERT, who lives across
the hall. tells Janet she has seen
him with another girl. when
Janet asks about this Rolf be-
comes angry, declares their en-
EaEcment is meaningless and that
II janet really wanted to marry
him she would have done so long
ago. They quarrel and Janet Is
miserable.
She learns that the girl Moliie
saw with Rolf Is BETTY MEN
DALI. niece of II member OF inc
firm for which he works. betty
has taken q Job In her uncles
office.
Janet meets Rolf on the street
and he says he Is sorry they quar-
relied. Janet, thinking be is apol-
ogizing, says il was q mistnke 10
put of their marriage and that
she is rcady to marry him i'm
mediately.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER X1
TT was not feminine intuition
L that told Janet Hill something
VAS wrong. Anyone could have
read the warning in the face Of
the young man beside her. janet
said, "Oh-!" and stopped, and
for an instant her eyes chung tc
Rolls. questioning. Il guess
I've made a mistake" she said
slowly. "You don't want to gel
married. Not to me, anyhow
That's what you mean, isn't it,"
NOW please, Janet"
The girls eyes darkened. Hell
voice that had been wistful
frightened was suddenly fat
That's what you mean" she re-
peated. "All that you said about
me putting off our wedding
about caring more for my jot
than for you-was just talk. You
were trying to put the blame or
me! You made it look as though
it was my fault but you didnt
care. You never could have cared
really"
The young man interrupted. -.
don't know why you have to take
it this way!" he protested.
what other way is there t.
take it?"
Carlyle frowned. ooh, what
the use, Janet? Do we have t
row about it? Seems to me w
had enough Of that the othel
night. Why can't you be sen
sible-?"
"Sensible?" The last syllable
rose almost to hysteria. IS;
that's what I'm to be! You wan
ME to be sensible!"
She had thought he was apollo
giving, that he was telling her thu
misery Of the past weeks had al
been a hideous dream. For on
mad, ecstatic moment she hat
Imagined that misunderstanding
had been swept away and tina
Rolf still loved her.
81 don't see any reason why w
can't still be friends" he went OF
clumsily. That's what was try
Ing to tell you. You know as wei
as l do it's foolish to talk abou
getting married"
. IANET'S cheeks smarted. A mo
y ment before she had told Roi
she would marry him any time
this very day. But that WASH
what he wanted. He didn't wan
to marry her mt all. She had prac
tically thrown herself at him anc
he was asking her to be sensible!
"All right" Janet said. "Il
show you how sensible can be
The whole thing is easy enough L
understand. Anybody could see It
You don't want to be engaged u
me now and it's because Of THU
other girl, Betty Kendall"
Leave her out Of this!" Roll
cut In aDgrily.