The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18

engagement. Yes, sudden head
ache. It was simply raging. No,
there was nothing to be done.
She would be all right only she
couldn't see anyone. Not tonight.
The waiter asked with solic-
itous air, "Was everything sat
isfactory?"
Everything was all right, !"
Rolf assured him. "Now we'd like
two raspberry ices and two cof-
fees. Make mine a large one"
Eyes, sir" The waiter bowed
and disappeared.
Rolf leaned forward. Its
great sitting here and talking
to you like this" he said. "Makes
me f6rgct-a lot of things !
don't like to think about. | know
I've been fool, Janet. All sorts
Of fool. To think | let a girl
like you get away from me-"
The girls eyes met his and
then lowered quickly. He had
said things like that throughout
the dinner. Flattcring things.
The sort of things every girl
likes to hear. But he hadn't said
that he cared for her in the oil!
way. He hadn't asked if she could
give him another chance to prove
he loved her.
"You were telling me about
the new job" she reminded him.
"What is there you don't like
about it,"
He shrugged. ooh, don't
know. It's small town stuff, that's
all. They don't know how to 90
after the big money. This fell
low, Jackley, has been running
things for about Is years and he
won't listen to anyone else. Coo
lot of old fashioned ideas. Be-
licvc me. told them a thing or
two when | left the Atlas office
| told JIM Mcpha!I exactly what
j ! thought of his dumb advcrtis-
4 ing agency. Say, said pl@n-
ty-"
Janet looked at him with trou-
bled eyes. "But, Rolf, wasn't
that foolish? You might want a
recommendation some time?"
"Not from him. I'll get Ill
the recommendations | want and
they won't be from small town
nickcl-grabbcrs like Jim McPhail.
! I'm going to get out Of this town
anyhow. It's too slow"
"IiSten, Janet" he went on.
81 got in bad all around here.
It wasn't my fault. You know
well, about Bctty's necklace. ]
wasn't going to take the damned
thing. Just borrowed it for 4 few
days. Betty didn't have any
cause to throw fit the way
she did but now that it's hap
rened I'm glad of it. 1t was rum
ming around with her ,high-hat
society crowd that got me in
debt"
you mean you have other
dcbts?"
"A few" he admitted casual
ily. "Couplc hundred or so. But
those birds can wait for it.
They've all got plenty of dough
anyhow. The thing l hated about
, that necklace business was drag
Iging you into it. Betty only did
it because she was Jealous Of
YOU"
Jealousw
Sure. Didn't you know that?
Remember the row she started
that night last summer when she
came to her mothers and found
you and me talking together? |
guess it all started because | told
her once l thought you were
good looking. Oh, Betty's jeal-
Gus little devil all right"
The waiter set the dessert be-
fore them and poured the coffee.
Rolf waited until he had gone.
Then he leaned forward and said,
81 knew they couldn't do any
thing to you about the necklace.
You don't hold that against me,
do you JANET"
"No. | don't hold it against
you"
He smiled. "Say, you're a real
girl! You're the kind to stand by
fellow when he's down. Look
at me, Janet. I've got something
to ask you. Would you"-he
would you be willing
to be engaged to me again."
There it waS-the thing she
had been waiting to hear. He
had said it. Rolf was ASKING her
to marry him.