The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-05
nEcrN HERE To.DAY

BEGAN HERE YO-OAx
 Martin Hell, l1apdsomo young university graduate in engineer ing, lost his tob following the merger of the plant where he was employed and became swim ming instructor at Q mountain lake resort. He had made Q re- putafion swimming for his Ber- lin club. Several times . day
 Martin sent to inquire for let. ter regarding an invention he had perfected, . cheap TOh-flamnable movie film. Frequently be went hungry for his earnings were only q third of a schilling for each lesson he gave to Herr Birn- dI's patrons. While swimming across the lake training for . race, Martin was caught in Q storm. He was almost drowned when Pock, 10-year-old daughter of Baron and Baroness Dobbers. berg, the latter known on the stage as Camilla Bojan, rowed out and rescued him. Martin and May Lyssenhop, whose father was wealthy and who had . twin sis- ter Carla, fell in love and became engaged. He was surprised to see Anika, a girl dancer of his stu dent days, who was registered at the principal hotel as Countess Czereny. The aristocratic looking Count Czereny had bzecn moving about leaving a string of unpaid hotel bills while eyading arrest for selling motor car he bought on insallments and defraudtng 2
 money lender. Finally he and Anika were located, the count was arrested, and Anilxa hid i'm the hotel besament until she could flee to Martina living quarters during Q storm. She was waiting to slip away and catch . 2. m. . train when there came three knocks on Martins door.
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 "Then I can only get as far as Salzburg," Anika decided, and re- signed herself. She was like a cat so elastic that no fall could hurt her. Actually sha was happy in spite of her disaster. She was hap py in the passing minute and did not go to meet the minutes that were to follow. Her hair was dry ing once more to it's silken lacquer ed blackness. Her body was warm again, and when in addition she had powdered her face. she bloom ed once more like rose in porce- lain.
 It struck six from Frauenkirche. The fine rain beat monotone on the iron roof. Bulli and Anika drank tea from the same glass, which tasted of menthol. Built had become rather more confiding and sat beside Anika on the bed.
 s.InS you remember?' asked Anil ka. Shd then one reminiscence fol- lowed another always with the same refrain:
 DO you remember? You have mt forgotten?"
 ayes, it was jolly in those days" said Bulli, who had forgotten no- thing. The time passed. It struck seven. It struck half past. Martin sat on the edge of the bed and chafed Anikuschka's feet, which utterly refused to get warm. The rain murmured on. Now and then Matzi's l1armonica could be heard. So could the dance music from the Petermann. There was a quite ir- resistibie charm in all the tangoes and Charlestons heard in the dis tance.
 Eight o'clock. Anika stroked Mar tins hands, and he told her about his invention. May strolled through teh lounge of the hotel and glanc- ed across the square. As a rule Martin turned up at about this time just before dinner.
 The Petermann was in state of suppressed excitement. Those ex- elusive circles made conjectures in undertones, but nothing definite was known. Herr Petermann was discretion itself. The count and countess had vanished from the hotel under a cloud that concealed men had been seen talking to the porter in the morning. Nobody knew the details except Herr Lyss. senhop, whose forehead now and then flushed with anger beneath his iron-gray hair.
 Lets go in to dinner" said Car la. "Tat's in such temper to-day there's nothing to be done with him."
 "He has good reason to be-" an- swered May.
 Nine o'clock. The motorboat hooted. Otherwise not sound Martin and Anika were silent. She played with his hair, and he could not help laughing to see how small her arms looked in the large sleeve of his pajamas. Anika had one great charm-she forgot very eas. fly and made others forget. She was restful.
 May stood on the terrace and looked through the telescope. II was dark and clouded evening. "l wonder whether he's over there with the Dobbersbergs? Or doing his training? Can anything have happened to him One can't see a thing" sch said anxiously to Car. la, who. not less anxious. walked to and fro on the terrace. Herr Lys- esnnhop was in the lonuge trying to get out of a game of bridge with the Frau Geheimrat. People were laughing at him behind his back. He looked so lost without the fascinating Countess Czereny, tc whom he had been paying such as- sidious attentions.
 Ten o'clock. It rained on and on and on.
 There was a knock at the door, Three knocks, and then someone pushed at the door and knocked again three times. Anika pulled the clothes over her head.
 They're here. They've come for me-" came in a muffled cry from under the quilt.