New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
ANNE FINDS \ HAVEN

It was about three o'clock in tn" afternoon when Scott Glenn cme rgcI from an old mining tunnel which came out of the mountain just be hind his cabin but in the darkness tfat hung over the region approach- cd the blacllness of night.
 Rain Hailed the earth and there was an occasional laundering Crc-- condo from the skies accompanyinE vivid strcats of lightning. It WIS a furious storm but Glenn long ago had become inurcd to hardship aul he paused only long enough to but ton his coat collar before sWishiHE through the water that inundated the path to his mountain home.
 He opened the door to the cabin and paused 10 hand up his hat an coat behind the door. The furni- ture in the room was barely distiH- guishabie in the darkness but as le turned away, d flash of lightning ;'- lumined the big living room. H. stared at the vision il revealed.
 Y OG c IllOIlltIll Il'' W iT . l)t.''NIlI' .'Tt then approached the figure of Il woman standing in front of the Dis stone fireplace. Sh" WAS leaning forward on liptoc from d cha r., both hands propped against th- mantcl. examining an unframed ),t ot mountain scenery.
 The girl was unconscious Of h,s presence until above the thund, r and rain she heard a voice at her elbow mqairin@: "Whoro did yo come from ?' Shc started and near ly fell from her pcrilous perch but strong arms lifted her, down. an i Anne Wilmot ga"cd up at her host and smiled.
 "I got caught in T workable tor rent ct water that surprised ll- while l was getting acquainted with your mountains and sought T safe havcn-this is ii. But l didn't get here soon enough. l am soak" l and am afraid I've ruined your fu"- niturc and three bcautiful skins. What are you going to do with me-"
 "'rry to find some way of drying you out You don't suppose a,.y of my things--?" he questioned dU- b;ously.
 "Hardly." she answered amusod- ly as she glanced at his great height.
 Glenn disappeared and q few minutes later returned, his arus laden with hndljng and chopped logs Soon he had a fire burning brightly in the living room.
 The glow Of the fire transformed the room into a cheerful and ha5- tlual abode. II vas enthusiastically d mans home from the bare. ul- paporcd walls 10 the big work tablr jH the center with is reading lamo and its careless clutter of ripra, magazines and blue prints. 4 large couch with a gay Navajo TUB thrown over it. two or thrc" com fortablo easy chairs. a few &holy - of well thumbed books, a small portable phonoEraph. completed in" furnishings of the room.
 Anne stretched ou cold han3f and soaked boots toyrully 10 tb" blaze. Glenn smiled Hs h" saw her hastily turning her back to he tire. The heat had bogm already ta scorch her farc. "That's the idcl,'' he said approvinely. drawing up q chair within reach, just keep turn ing like that Hntil you dry out"
 Put you are wet too," she pro tested
 "0h, Tn Iard 10 it could live up to my waIEt in water as well as not" he laughed.
 1 He left thn room again and re- turned presently with two stcam- , ing cups Of coffee. Anne was still revolving before the fire. "Do you 1 know what you put Inc in min ot?" he asked, as he handed ono Of the cups 10 her.
 "I do.' sha rotortcd. "n chicken roasting on a spit in rotis'.ctir window, but ifs not very polite 1 of you 10 tell me SOL
 i They both laughed. I.augh' T ! came easily. Whatever Unpie#sa If memories still ranked in jhc COL sciousncas or each were fOrgott 'n as they chattcJ away comiortabA before the fire like the oldest Of acGuaintanccs,