a slide into a seat ahead of them, but she couldn't be
sure.

The regular feature came to an end and the western, which had been
added, flashed on the screen. Janet felt her pulse quicken as the title
and the cast of characters, with her own name under Curt Newsom's. The
action started and she glanced at her father and mother. They were
completely absorbed in the picture.

Janet enjoyed it thoroughly. After all, it _was_ a pretty good picture
for a western and the clothes Roddy had designed for Helen and her added
just the right touch of smartness.

The action came to a driving climax and then the picture was over and
people around them started to leave. As they walked down the aisle Pete
Benda joined them.

"Congratulations, girls. That was a nice show. Say, where were Cora and
Margie?"

"Didn't you see them?" asked Helen naively.

"Don't kid me," growled Pete. "Where were they?"

"If you had been looking closely at the crowd in one of the scenes in
the town you would have seen them," smiled Helen. "Better come tomorrow
night and look again."

"Maybe I will," admitted Pete, "but if I do it will be to look at Janet
and you. Say, what's this I hear about you going on to Radio City?"

"That's something that will keep," said Helen. "See you later."

On the way home Janet's father and mother told her how proud they were
of her work and she felt a real sense of elation, for compliments from
them meant more than from anyone else.

It was well after midnight when she finally went to sleep in the bed in
her own attractive room. Tomorrow there would be the trip to Corn Belt
U. and then on to New York in a few days.

Chapter Sixteen

GORGEOUS GOWNS

The next morning both the Hardy and the Thorne households were up early
for it had been decided to make the trip to Newton, the seat of Corn
Belt U., during the morning. The girls could complete their plans for
registration during the afternoon and in the evening they could return
home in good time.

Janet was nearly through breakfast when an express messenger called at
the door.

"Package for Miss Janet Hardy," he announced. "Air express, too."

Janet signed for the package. It was long and unusually well wrapped and
when she saw the return address, "Ace Motion Picture Corp., Costume
Department," she tingled all over, for she knew that inside were the
dresses George Roddy, or Adoree as he was know professionally, had
created for her.

Janet's mother h