The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-25

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 Auika, . girl dancer of his stu- dent days, as Countess Sxcrcny,
 who was at the hotel with the
 count.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 1NsTALLMENT 10
 ''of course I got my degree. Didn't you know?" Martin replied.
 "No. I only knew about all the examining and writing beforehand said Anika, tilting up her little nose to him with a grave air. Well, and the invention you were after and that was always giving you black stains on your fngers2 How has that gone?"
 "Just imagine 1t succeeded. I've got it!"
 "Well, and then? I thought at Aire, and here you are swimming instructor at Frauensee."
 "Yes, here I am--swimming in- structor at Frauensee. Millionaire, by love! Why, I'm 50 poor that l can't buy myself a pair of tennis shoes. I've nothing to eat in spite of my invention. and it has gone oh for a year now. lost two pounds in weight again last week: But wait a bit, things will mend" Poor Bulli!" she said at last, and stroked him gently on the sleeve of his raincoat.
 'I put the matter in the hands of . patent agent, you understand :? A very capable decent fellow. You can't do anything otherwise. And now can only walt and see what he says. Of course I might be a rich man in q night If 1t clicked" :" said Martin, and. his face again took on the look of q worried little daehshund.
 T see," said Anika, and fell into an embarrassed silence. The poor fellow is deluding himself, she thought. He keeps telling himself fairy stories. Patent agent, indeedl Meanwhile he's starving poor Bull II. If she had to been countess she would then and there have thrown her arms round him in the middle of the square. AS 1t was she caressed him with her. eyes only.
 He knew 1t and understood her feeiings too, and @ light tremor ran down his spine. They walked 50 easily and rhythmically together flor their bodies were used to each other after dancing so often together, after 70 many embraces. Martin felt obscurely that this meet ing with Anikuschka was . happy one, and at the same time Q dan gerous one that might well disturb his emotions. So he edged away from her a little as without think ing they went across to the shel. ter where the barometer was. But Anika unconsciously closed up again and even put her arm in his.
 why do you look at me like that?" she asked softly. "1s there a short circuit? It's rather com promising in the middle of the square"
 Martin drew in breath through his teeth. They were standing in front of the barometer showing the gra ph of the preceding week, and they started at 1t while they went on talking in low voices.
 Don't try 1t on with me-" said Martin. "I have enough without that. After all you were my first girl, and that one can never for get. It's in ones very blood. ..."
 Anika listened with a little eager laugh, but then she put it all aside with a shake of her head. 'Non- sense, Bulli," she said. That Is over, finished. I have my count, and you are in love with the twins. A blind man could see that. The whole hotel is talking about It."
 "Only with one of them," re- tSrted Martin quickly.
 "So much the worse. You can't amuse yourself with q little miss like her. So be careful. Or do you want to get married? An, now you're bIushing, Bulli! Shall l put fin q word for you with old Iyssen- hop? I have great influence with him. Shall IT"
 "Yes," sine added, after glance at Martins confused and beseech- ing face, q SC that would suit your book. You'd like that. But shall l tell you something? You are one of those men whom women don't give up to others" She kept her eyes fixed upon the temperature graph while she uttered these words slow ly in low voice.
 Martin, also with his eyes on the hygrometer, gave . start as he said {: But how do you mean? Haven't l anything to say to it?"
 "Of cOurse,' Anika replied in q still lower voice. Believe me, know something about men. Every woman wants . man like you for herself. She would like you as q lover. as a husband, as the father of her children. She would like q man like you to grow old with, and to be with for always. a man who is strong and unnssuming and re- liable. Like old striped Hans fin the fairy tale, women can't give up a man like you-"
 "Why. you're crying. Anikusch- ka! Whats that for? What is the matter?" asked Martin. as he took her hand in his two large palms. And thus they stood together when May came out on the steps of the Big Peternnann to take q look at the weather. :.
 There's you young cavalier" Carla said behind her. 'The count ess has got hold of him. He has been dancing attendance on her for the last hour in the rnin."
 MaysB eyes went dark. and her voice safik. That woman Is a man. eater" ahe said with energy. Her appetite Is incredible. Last night ahs swallowed poor Tat skin and