Evening star., 1932-03-30
MARTINS SUMNER
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lamp lighted. Anika had put on Mar
tins pajamas They looked immense
on her miniature body. and she lay in
his camp bed smoking a cigarette.
IT'S really coZy here now" she said
at once, as Martin entered and quickly
shut the door behind him.
Very cozy," Martin muttered.
Anika glanced across at him with
ton as he stood looking down at his
little spirit lamp and absent -mindedly
burning his finger with the match.
What are you thinking about, Bulli?"
she asked guardedly, as he made the tea.
Have you money to take you home?"
he said, as he handed Anika tea in the
glass he used for brushing his teeth.
Anika pulled her bag from the foot Of
the bed and began with knit brows to
search about among its confused
contents.
i've no idea what stuffed in-every-
thing there was In the bath room. The
police took away everything else. II
that isn't robbery" she said. grumbling.
platinum watch was there. And her
purse as well. In the purse were IL
schillings A ticket to Vienna cost 10.
You must give me T." Anika con-
cluded from that.
where am I to find schillings?"
was all he said.
He shut his lips tightly and looked
thoroughly annoyed. Every muscle from
head to toe in his hard-trained body
braced itself in obstinate refusal. And
with reason Martin had secret. He
was not so poor as he seemed. He had
denied himself number of things
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unsoled and his meals had become more
irregular than ever But he was not
without resources. He was saving. He
had a treasure hidden in the table
drawer. He was saving money for that
walking tour into the mountains with
May. He had, all in all, schillings, AZ
groschen. He would rather have been
ripped open than give a groschen Of
this money away.
Then can only get as far as Salz-
burg" Anika decided and resigned her
self. She was like cat-so elastic that
no fall could hurt her. Actually she
was happy in spite of her disaster. She
was happy in the passing minute and
did not go to meet the minutes that
were to follow. Her hair was drying
once more to its silken lacquered black
ness. Her body was warm again, and
when in addition she had powdered her
face she bloomed once more like rose
in porcelain.
It struck from the Frauenkirche.
The fine rain beat monotone on the
iron roof. Bulli and Anika drank tea
from the same glass, which tasted Of
menthol. Bulli had become rather more
confding and sat beside Anika on the
bed.
do you remember" asked Anika,
and then one Renaissance followed an
other, always with the same refrain:
DO you remember? You haven't
forgotten?"
Eyes, it was jolly in those days"
said Bulli, who had forgotten nothing.
The time passed. 1t struck Z. 1t struck
half past. Martin sat on the edge of
the bed and chafed Anikuschkas feet,
which utterly refused to get warm. The
rain murmured on. Now and then
Matz's harmonica could be heard So
could the dance music from the Peter
mann. There was quite irresistible
charm in all the tangoes and Charles
tons heard in the distance.
Eight o'clock. Anika stroked Martins
hands and he told her about his inven-
ton. May strolled through the lounge
Of the hotel and glanced across the
square AS rule Martin turned up at
dDOuL bdlIo IililC JOSL DCIOlC O1IulCl.
The Petermann was In state Of
suppressed excitement. Those exclu-
sive circles made conjectures in under
tones, but nothing definite was known.
Herr Petermann was discretion itself.
The count and countess had vanished
from the hotel under q cloud that con-
cealed the exact circumstances. Police
men had been seen talking to the porter
In the morning. Nobody knew the
details except Herr Lyssenhop, whose
forehead now and then flushed with
anger beneath his iron-gray hair.
Lets go in to dinner" said Carla.
'Tats in such temper today there's
nothing to be done with him.
He has good reason to be" answered
May.
Nine o'clock. The motor boat hooted.
Otherwise not a 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 sleeves Of his pajamas. Anika
had one great charm-she forgot very
easily and made others forget She
was restful
May stood on the terrace and looked
through the telescope 1t was dark
and clouded evening. II wonder wheth-
er he's over there with the Dobbersbergs
or DONG MS Lrdmlng? can anything
have happened to him? One can't see
thing" she said anxiously to Carla,
who, not less anxious, walked to and fro
on the terrace. Herr Lyssenhop was in
the lounge 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 CZereney, to
whom he had been paying such assidu-
Gus attentions.
Ten o'clock. It raned on and on
and ON.
There was knock at the door.
Three knocks and then some one
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.
Martin held his breath What Is
it?" he asked hoarsely through the door.
CTo Be Continued)
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