The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10

perfect devil" Peter, guiding the car through l the drifts of snow, said, You look more like a little angel" Ann thought of what Tony had said, "Ann's for Angelic" She must not let herself think of that. SShe must not let herself think of Tony. She must think of Peter now.
 Do you really want to run away Peter? Because if you don't we'll stay"
 He answered slowly, I'm work ing on something now that I'd like to finish. It's big job and will mean a great deal to me. I'd hate for anything to go wrong"
 Then we'll stay"
 "No."
 How much time could you spare without making any real differ ence?'
 1.-TWO or three weeks"
 Let's go to Florida for two or three weeks" Ann suggested, "And then come-come home"
 Peter objected. But good heavens, Ann. You married me to get away"
 "Yes. But after all, there's no reason to mess things up for you. I guess we won't run away, Peter. I think I'd rather stay, if you don't mind. Later, after you have f1n- ished the work, we could have the trip"
 Peter thought that it was strange for Ann to be suggesting Florida, working out the problem as he had asked Valeria to do. Valeria had answered, "No, darling. I'd rather wait until you get that old job fin- ished. I've been to Florida dozens of times and I've set my heart on spending our honeymoon abroad"
 Peter argued with Ann. But Ann knowing now that he had no bus mess to be running away to the far ends of the world, argued even better.
 Presently he was telling her about the place he had bought on the Florida coast during the boom days. You drove through a deep wilderness to get there. And came at last to his small place, curiously called Worlds End" He had named it that because the beautiful small lake curved about it and some mornings when you woke the mist would be deep over everything and the opposite side of the lake hidden. It seemed exactly as though you were looking into misty void from the rim of the world.
 Then after a while the sun would come up and you could see the orange trees in the grove about the small house, sparkling with dew, and the beach sloping down to the lake. There were trees, heavy with gray moss, bordering the narrow drive. Some of them bent down like stopped old men. whispering l together.
 Peter had bought the place when everybody was buying. But he had never been sorry. The site was beautiful and picturesque and would always be a fine place to go when he wanted rest and quiet. If Ann preferred they could go to Palm Beach or Miami instead of the lonely little retreat in the Florida woods.
 "No," Ann told him. 'T said I wanted to go to the end of the world, Peter, and that's where we're going"
 "It isn't as though we'll be cut off from civilization" Peter said. "We can drive to Orlando and Tampa and St Petersburg"
 Sarah opened the door when they arrived at the apartment
 Hello, Ann" She stared in amazement at Peter and acknowl- edged the introduction stiffly. "Pleased to know you," Sarah Caf6 rAnlfUfnar hnU nnkRtAaAV the words sounded. It was awful, dropping into small-town ways whenever she was agitated. And caught like this. her face as shiny as a kitchen pan, and wearing an old rag of a house dress.
 Come in," Sarah said, "only give me a little time for a running start"
 A moment later Ann followed Sarah into her room. Sarah had Topped down in Q chair. Ann! Where's Tony? Where did you pick up Peter Kendall?" "I've just married Peter. VIII you help me pack some things? We're going to Florida tonight"
 Sarah, staring at AnD's white face and shadowed eyes, said quietly. Are you ilIY You'd better He down"
 "Pm not crazy. I'm really maFs rled" Ann laughed queePly, saFah's eyes wideHed. "AFe you telling me the tFpth2 What hap. l psBed7 How did--Ob, heavens, tell me something qulekw Ann began ber story, And after a little saFab was pleelng jt to- geibeT, wisely fitting ll ihlnge which Ann was Loyalty wlsbbOldlBK, ] Ann had married Peter because