n to Radio City," wrote Helen. "Will meet you there for
lunch if you're awake."

Janet partially dressed and pulled on her dressing gown. Then she called
the World Broadcasting Company and got a connection with Jim Hill's
office. The young continuity writer answered at once.

"This is Janet Hardy. I just wanted to know if you were able to dig the
copy out from under your carpet."

"I'll say I was," replied Jim. "It's good stuff, Janet. Say, what under
the sun went on here last night?"

"I'd like to really know," she replied.

"Well, the studio officials are all upset about it. They were worried
enough trying to land the big contract with the Ace Motion Picture
Corporation and now they fairly have the jitters. The studio is being
gone over with a fine-toothed comb to see if some clue can be unearthed.
Have you thought of anything that would help?"

"To tell the truth, I've just gotten up and I don't think well without
any breakfast," confessed Janet. "Maybe I'll have an idea or two by the
time I reach the studio."

"It's almost time for lunch," Jim reminded her.

"I'm to meet Helen for lunch at the studio," replied Janet.

"Then count me in on that and maybe we can get a line on who this was
chasing around the studio last night."

Janet completed dressing and started for the studio. The morning was
clear and cool and it seemed impossible now that such events could have
happened the night before in the studio. She swung into Sixth Avenue,
walking briskly, and headed for Radio City.

When Janet arrived at the studio, the rehearsal in studio K was at an
end for the morning and members of the company were hurrying out for
lunch. Rachel Nesbit, her dark eyes flashing, pushed past Janet with
little ceremony and Janet thought that the director looked away and
flushed. But then, she might have been imagining that for Director
Adolphi and Rachel were known to be close friends.

Helen came hurrying up, followed by Curt Newsom.

"How are you feeling now?" she asked.

"Hungry," confessed Janet. "What's the news around the studio?"

"Oh, everybody is looking at everybody else and wondering who did it.
They all seem to think it was an inside job for outsiders couldn't have
known that you were working on that script, much less where you were
working. I guess suspicion centers pretty strongly right on this
company."

"That would mean someone in our own unit has sold out to a rival company
and is doing everything in t