The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
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| her story she nodded her mead en-
 phatically three times, and folded her hands with composure on her
 wet skirt, and looked into Martins | eyes with such an air of complete | innocence and trustfulness that he was disarmed in spite of his con- sternation.
 T see. Here you sit and here you i stay and I've got to help you. And how do you imagine I'm going to do that exactly?" he asked in dis may. after revolving the matter in | his mind for a minute or so.
 .'No one will look for me here. Tfiey don't even know that We know each other. Here I stay with you and there's the early morning train at four-eighteen for Vienna. Let's hope they won't be keeping a watch for me, and perhaps l can get away on 1t. I'll creep to the station when no one's about be- tween three and four
 "Good. see" said Martin, swal- lowing hard. "So you'll stay the night with me. Nice situation for me. I must say" Martin took out his pocket knife and began to hack at his table. like schoolboy. an- Srily turning his back on Anika. She waited a little. Then she be- gan to laugh all over her tear stained, made-up face,
 "Yeu aren't angry, Bulli. You're only afraid of me-" she said, beam ing. Martin turned quickly. <. "I'm not afraid. Not in the least" he told her hotly, in order to con- vince himself. "Only the whole af- fairs enough to sicken one. The noble count travels all over the | place and does himself well and or , ders fellows about. And then in the end it's I who have to come to the rescue, and clear up the mass for him."
 Anika sat demure and alert on the edge of the bed. and after all she faced her disaster with courage and honesty. She was wet through and miserable, but she did not ] complain. Though she could not 1 control the shudders that shook her, and though her lips and her chin and her little wet hands with their rosy finger-nails trembled all 1 the time. she would not give way | She made the best of 1t and laugh l ed at Martin with all five dimples at once. A stronge sensation of pity
 tingled in Martins hands. He laid
 one of them on her tousled mane
 and one under her chin. "Aniku' schka," he said, what light. hearted little beggar you are. ...' He clapped her affectionately or the back Buck up, Anika. Don'i
 cry. We'll fix it up. I'll see you
 through"
 Anika jumped up and threw hel
 arms around his neck, and dabbec
 a few quick kisses all over his face He squeezed past her and opened
 the round shutter wide. "A bit stuff
 fy in here," he said with embar'
 rassment, as he exhaled deer breath. Anika pried about roune the small apartment and shiveret
 more than ever. I'm cold. Every
 things dripping wet, and I'm hor'
 ribly hungry" she said, and look
 ed expectantly at Martin.
 Hungry? Oh, so you're hungry
 Yes, we'll you won't find mucf
 here" Martin answered in dismay
 He went to his shelf and produced
 butter, bread, and milk. AS Anikt
 began to eat he sat beside her or the edge of the bed and watched
 each mouthful as 1t vanished be tween her hrm white teeth. It Wal
 good-by to his supper. When sh'
 had finished. she snuggled up t'
 him.
 "I'm so terribly cold. I'll have tt
 take. off these wet rags" she sai' piteously.
 That's the last straw. though
 Martin. He looked about for m
 bathing cloak, but the humpback
 ed Resi- had carefully taken
 away somewhere to dry. well" n'
 said, turning away. you can nav
 my raincoat and warm yourself Il that" He heard Anika rustiinl about in the darkness behind nm while he put his head out of th' | window. What terrible situation Iwomen always get you Into. n Thought as he looked out at tn
 await . bit. I'll fetch you som