The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13
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ANN HOLLISTER, pretty ana 20, finds work in a library. She falls in love with TONY M1CKLE, though warned against him by her rO0in-mate, SARAH KENT.
 Later Ann meets PETER KEN DATL, wealthy and prominent and engaged to VALERIA BEN NETT, society girl. Without Reter's knowledge Valeria goes about with . gay set. One night she atetnds party at which q man is shot. Peter, learning how VAleria has deceived him, tells her their engagement is at an end.
 The same day Ann breaks her engagement to Tony. She and Peter meet in restaurant and discuss their mutual unhappincss. When he asks her to marry him she agrees. They are married szaat night and set out for Florida.
 The first morning after their arrival there Ann goes for aD early swim.
 CHAPTER Xv
 The lake was turquoise blue beautiful and cold, even with the sun pouring warmly down upon 1t. Ann plunged in and, after the first shock, felt exhilarated. She struck out with easy, graceful strokes.
 Peter, discovering that Ann's door was open, called in, AS soon as you're dressed, breakfast will be ready
 There was no answer.
 ".Ann!"
 Still no answer. A quick survey revealed that Ann was nowhere around. Fear gripped Peter. He was off toward the lake in a run. Nonsense, Ann wasn't that kind. Ann was sensible, sane. Halfway, he saw her white cap. like dot on the blue water. He returned to the house, got into his suit and raced back to the pier.
 Ann saw him swimming toward her, the long, powerful strokes bringing him rapidly near her. She smiled.
 'It's time you got out of this cold water" Peter said.
 You said we would swim on mild days"
 ''Well, you can't spend the whole day in the lake even on mild win ter days" Peter retorted. "Ill race you in, and give you a good handicap"
 Peter caught up and they were swimming along side by side for a while.
 He had deliberately slowed after the first burst of speed to prevent her from being too disgracefully outdistanced. They pulled up on the pier and sat in the sun, sur veying each other.
 Nice stroke you have, Ann"
 What about your own?"
 The exercise had brought high color to Ann's cheeks. There was a light in her eyes. She thought Peter looked splendid, with his brown hair tousled, his gray eyes smiling little, drops of water on his strong, tanned arms and legs.
 This handsome stranger-he was beginning to seem less strange all the time--was her husband.
 'Breakfast was ready when came out" Peter said.
 The inner man must be satis- tfed." Ann mocked. She got to her feet, discovering she was hungry, too. Florida sun, air and water, she realized might develop an ap- petite.
 ''Why didn't you call me?" Peter asked as they walked toward the house.
 T thought you were asleep"
 He scoffed. Asleep! I've been Up for hours, using all my persua- sive powers to keep Lena from clattering dishes and Juan from reporting his discovery to the world at large"
 sWhat discovery?"
 "A bird nest. The kid is crazy on the subject of birds. Lena tells me he can initiate any bird he's ever heard and some he only imagines he hears"
 Lets go see."
 "After breakfast"
 s'Eow."
 'No."
 Ann got into her clothes, think ing a little about Peters master fplness. He had been teasing but she was sure there were depths of steadfastness and determination in him, not yet uncovered.
 Did you sleep we'll last night?" Peter asked as he pulled out her chair at the table.
 Yes. But I dreamed about alli- gators
 His eyes leased. "Great Scott! Couldn't you find something better to dream about?"
 Ann did not reply, did not tell him she had dreamed about him, also-and Tony.
 After breakfast Peter proposed going out on the lake again. He had . motorboat and an aquaplane.