The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-20

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 Janet looked up at her sister, and her bright mouth was curved
 "stiIi at 1t. Anna?" she queried. still trying to marry me off, eh ?"
 "You know 1t isn't that" Anna protested. But I think you will like Stan. met him at the office Christmas party. He's different from most of the men Jina's had here"
 "M.m.m. I know" Janet's voice was weary. They're all different -on the surface. Actually, of course, they're all alike. They pay you compliments, make love to you from force of habit. And the minute they think you're begin. ming to take them seriously, they run like scared rabbits. I wish you wouldn't Ann. Fix up these little foursomeB, 1 mean"
 Anna busied herself with the sii- vorware. Her frown was troubled. l "You're bitter, Janet" she ac. cused. "Just because you were treated shabbily once Is no reason to judge all men by tho same pat tern"
 Janet shugged and went into tho living room. In Q moment, they would have boon quarreling. And she didn't want ato quarrel with Anna. Anna meant well. Her own marriage, three years old now, had been nothing short of perfect. It was only naturla that she should throw into her sisters path every eligible man she knew; object, matrimony.
 Janet, standing by the window, thought of what Anna had said. "Bltter." She wasn't. At certain frank moments, like thls one, she was deeply enviouB of Anna and Jim, But she was wary. Sch had boon badly hurt once. That wouldn't happen again, if she could help 1t.
 OUTSIDE THE CITY
 WAS WRAPPED IN DUSK.
 Outside, the city was wrapped In soft spring dusk. Spring ovo-' nings, Janet knew, wero troaeher. ous. They mado you forget the old resolutions. They made you remember things that you wanted to forget. Things like country roads In tho moonlight, and little white houses with gardens and tiny lawns just big enough for c baby to play on. And Anna told her she was hard and bitter. Janet smiled.
 It wasn't that she still loved Tommy Blake. That was over and done with years ago. It was q wound that had long ago healed, of which nothing remained except q scar that she would not allew herself to forget. She doubted now if she had ever loved Tommy. The smashing of her dreams, the relinguishing of her ideals of love had hurt more than losing tho
 Yet when she thought of him and of the old dreams, something inside her grew tender. Then the hardness of her scarlet mouth dis. appreared and she became prcttier than ever. That's the way she was when Jim and Stan came in.
 Jim said, "This is my little sis. ter-in.iaw. Didn't I tell you she was . peaeh2" and Janet put out
 rho man was tall and lean and handsome, In bronzed, out-of. door sort of way. Her heart Jumped Q little as his fingers clos. cd 0vor hers, although she would have denied it with her last nor. tal breath.
 They smiled at each othor, and q warm friendlincss seemed to draw them together. Here, thought Janet. Awas q man whom sho could llko and trust. Hero was Q man to whom she could give friendship and liking. and who would not miaunderstand.
 "At that moment Anna said, "Weil. everything's all ready. Wo may as well sit down." and she was smiling that particular smile that filled Janet with helpless rage. It was q sort of eat.and.canary af. fair. sho was literally beaming at