| Show i WOMEN J Janet Gives a Warning g to Marjorie to 11 Telegram Serial Love Thumbs a Ride Kidd Hitchhiking from New York to In In Ind in search learch of a job lob Janet Reed half starved unemployed factory C girl stows away in a car driven gs by John Patterson t a ara large e handsome blond yellow lellow He Ho hears her gasp gup when she discovers she forgot her purse puree drives to a tourist camp and orders the he unknown stowaway out of his car John believes she Is Gretchen Reed missing millionaires millionaire's daughter While John ohn is getting Instructions from Mr Reed to watch the girl the real Gretchen disguised as the camp chambermaid asks asb Janet to Impersonate ate her while she decides her fate tate Ina in ina ina a convent Resuming the motor trip John suggests his aunt In Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian IndIan- apolis apoll needs a social asocial secretary and believes believes be- be leves Janet can handle the position To avoid colliding co headon with a aruck truck ruck truck John drives too close to the roadsIde and the car overturns John and Janet are not Injured but accept the invitation of Tom and Molly MoUy Benson Ben- Ben son on son a couple passing by to o rest at the Benson home Saying good night to Janet John kisses her herfor heror for tor or the first time The following morning the couple P continue the e trip g nJ eA and arrive at the home of Johns John's A Aunt Jenny whom Janet meets as well a u at Marjorie Handel Johns John's blond girl friend Aunt Jenny Immediately prefers prefers pre- pre fers ers Janet to MarjorIe for Johns John's wife Marjorie resents the Inclusion of Janet In n Aunt Jennys Jenny's week end party at her beach home and goes to Janet's room angrily CHAPTER THIRTEEN Janet had not yet tired of the luxury of ot a shower bath She drew aw rm soft bathrobe about her ler slipped her feet teet into dainty bedroom shoes and was brushing back ack her curly hair vigorously when Marjorie knocked on the door Come in Janet said turning toward oward the door And then Well Its It's you Miss Handel Good evening eve eve- ning Marjorie did not trouble to answer an an- Sue She closed dosed the door softly Behind her so that no one else in inthe inthe inthe the house might hear Then she crossed the room to Janet Marjorie Marjor wore a long crimson negligee The robe made her appear more regal than ever Her eyes were stormy with anger Wont you sit down Janet Indicated in indicated indicated In- In an easy chair No thank you ou This is not a asocial asocial asocial social visit Then what kind of a visit is it No Mistake Thre There could be no mistaking the Hatred in Marjories Marjorie's face Youve been here several days I think Its It's about time that we came cameto cameto cameto to an explanation An explanation I dont don't understand under under- stand Oh yes you ou d dog understand You may pull the wool over Aunt Jennys Jenny's eyes but you can hardly hope lope to pull it over mine Janet resumed brushing her hair She tried to appear indifferent to her angry visitor Im sure Im I'm not trying to deceive anyone Just what is it you want I want td to know exactly who you are I dont don't believe that my affairs are really any of ot your business Miss Handel Janet hoped her voice sounded as calm as she was trying to make it Although I have no reason to hide my identity at all I am Janet Reed I come from New York Johns John's aunt Mrs Mattson has been kind enough to accept me meas meas meas as her secretary That if you will pardon me is her business and mine not mine not yours at all Then it Is war between us War I dont don't think I understand understand understand under under- stand what you mean You do understand what I mean You came here because youre you're in love with John Patter Patter- son Every word you say proves it Why you show it in every line of your face You know that Jo John n Patterson and I are practically engaged en en- that that been weve interested in lri each other for years Now Im I'm warning you for your own good good good-go go back to New York where you say you came from or go any other place in the world world- you ou cant can't stay here Who Vho says I cant can't Janet's voice was as cutting as Marjories I say that you cant can't and you youcan youcan youcan can depend upon me to find a way to make mak you go Janet stepped over to the door opened opened It lamas 1 I am as entitled to stay In this house as you ar are I have hav been Invited to stay by Mrs Mattson Matt- Matt son She has given me this room as m my own o while I am here For For the time being at least It belongs to me and I dont don't care to entertain you here any longer Will ViII you please go now Marjorie was was furious She took a astep astep astep step toward Janet as though she could strike this impudent girl full fullIn fullin fullin in the face But she thought better better better bet bet- ter of it regret this see if you dont dont don't she threatened Friendly W Way y yI I came tiers here in a friendly way to warn you against staying where you are not wanted but you arent aren't willing to take my warn warn- in ing You declare war All right then war its it's going to be You'll regret this this' this night Marjorie closed the door in Janet's Janet's Ja Ja- Ja nets net's face and Janet could hear her quick steps receding down the hallway Janet locked her door and went slowly back back to to her dressing table She did not want to have the enmity enmity en en- mity of this girl but it seemed that she could not avoid it One statement of Marjories Marjorie's rang In her ears Youre In love with John Patterson Every word that you say proves t at Every time you look at him proves it Youre You're in love Jove with him In her heart Janet knew that Marjorie was right Life Lite had taken on a new and different meaning since that night only hours ago agog when she had first seen John Patterson Patterson Patterson Pat Pat- terson first heard his voice With trembling hands Janet picked up her brush and started again to brush her lovely hair Alls f fair lr In love and war Janet Janet Janet Ja Ja- Ja- Ja net whispered softly to herself Alls fair In love and war Well If I love John Patterson then I 1 Ilove I f love him and that's that Sunrise Beach was the kind of place Janet had read about but never seen The big low Jow rambling rambling rambling ram ram- bling cottage stretched itself along alonga a lake edge Janet could understand why they called It Sunrise Beach be because because because be- be cause she arrived there with Aunt Jenny in the thelast last half halt hour before before before be be- fore the sun a great golden ball dipped down over the horizon across the lake Janet stood entranced entranced entranced en en- watching it Aunt Jennys Jenny's long luxurious II car driven by by- byan an attentive chauffeur chauffeur chaut- chaut I had stopped under the white I portico of the big summer cottage Janet looked around her I I dont don't wonder that you OU love It here I 1 can tell that right now Its It's wonderful Ha How v v can you ever everIe live I in the city when wen you have this gorgeous place to come to Maybe well we'll stay here quite awhile Aunt J Jenny told her new secreta secretary secretary- We can 1 Invite a number of peale peo pea people people I le In to keep us company I 1 love loveI I lit it it too Id I'd stay here most most of ot the summer if it I 1 had someone who loved it It too to keep me company com com- II pany Ill I'll love it Im I'm afraid Ill I'll love on P s Peerless I i Love Thumbs A ARide Ride Continued Col d fr from m Pa Pap Paie Twelve It t so much Janet enthused that Ill I'll never want to leave It She stood drinking in the beauty of Sunrise Beach The sun cast casta a path of ot molten gold across the lake In the distance across the blue bluewater bluewater bluewater water she could see the wings of ofa ofa ofa a white sailboat The close-clipped close lawn of ot Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sun Sun- rise Beach went almost to the the waters water's waters water's waters water's wa wa- ter's edge to meet a beach of white sand A wide dock led far out into the lake and at the end of it a numb number number num num- b ber r of boats belonging to Sunrise Beach rode the gentle waves Why its it's heaven s a simply i imp m p I 1 y heaven Im glad you like it Didn't Marjorie say that she and John would be here fairly early to tonIght tonight tonight to- to night She didn't tell me Aunt Jenny No I guess she wouldn't tell you Aunt Jenny chuckled I I dont don't think she likes you very well Janet But we needn't worry worry I John is simply devoted to Sunrise I Beach and he told me that he expected expected ex ex- to be out here late tonight Ive I've e invited two or three folks I know Well We'll have a gay weekend weekend weekend week week- end party even if Marjorie doesn't come And come com dont don't worry about that Shell She'll come I I just wondered why she didn't come with us Janet ventured Of course she she didn't say anything anything any any- thing to ni about It it you you see she doesn't like me very well but I rather thought she planned to be out here Why didn't she come with us Aunt Jenny coming with John and they're bringing a couple of friends with them Aunt Jenny explained Of course I dont don't suppose I should say it Janet evens even evento to you Ive I've known you only a few days yet you seem like a very near and dear relative so I suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose I might as well tell you Ive never cared a great deal for or Marjorie and the last few days Ive I've cared for her considerably less ess than that But of course Ive I've had to be benice nice to her because of Johns John's sake Likes ikes Her John really likes her pretty well 1 talk talked d with him only last night It seems to me Janet that hat he could see through her pre- pre tense ense Why her beauty Is only a veneer veneer veneer-at at heart Marjorie is selfish But if It John loves her Aunt Jenny then maybe were we're both wrong 5 Maybe child Aunt Jenny said said- her hand on Janet's arm arm but lets let's not worry our heads about that hat tonight Welcome to Sunrise Beach You ma may ma have been a stranger stranger- dear a few days ago age but jut now youre you're a near and dear friend Its just as I always said to Peter I like people right away instantly or I dont don't like them at atall all And I liked you right away Janet looked aroun around her Te sun was gone now only its rosy roy path remained in th the sky From a distance she could hear the cry of a homeward wending loon and th the steady plash plash of ot oars dipped by some boatman who journeyed p past t the beach It was all like a beautiful Unreal unreal unreal un un- real dream Janet thought of that sh shabby apartment back in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York she ha had l shared with Marie Marie- good kind Marie Why In their wildest dreams they would never have believed that to catch a car going west would mean adventure like this to Janet JanetTo To Be Continued Friday Register and Tribune Syndicate |
