The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-14
SYNOPSIS

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 ANN HOLIISTER, pretty and. %. finds work in @ library. She falls i'm love with TONY MTCKLE, though warned against him by her roOm-mate, SARAH KENT.
 Later Ann meets PETER KENDALL, wealthy and prom iment and engaged to VALERIA BENNETT, society girl. Without Peters knowledge Valeria goes about with a gay set. One night she attends a party at which a man is shot. Peter learning how Valcria has deceived him, tells her their engagement is at an end.
 The same day Ann breaks her arrangement to Tony. She and Peter meet in a restaurant ana discuss their mutual unhappiness When he asks her to marry him she agrees. They are married that night and set out for FIOr- ida.
 The first day after their arriv- al there Ann falls from an aqua plane. Peter rescueS her and IS disturbed to realize how much he Is attracted by his pretty 'friend wife"
 CHAPTER XVI
 Ann went to her room, undressed and got in bed. The day that had started out well had gone flat, somehow.
 Downstairs Peter smoked sev- eral cigarets. He heard Ann's light steps above as she moved about the room. Finally, all was still. He got. up then and went upstairs Ann heard his door open and close After little she was asleep.
 Peter! Peter!"
 Almost instantly the door was flung open and Peter was silhou- cited there in his dark robe. lie came over to her bed.
 Ann, what in the world-were you screaming"
 "No, of course not"
 He sat down on the bed. Ther they heard the shriek again.
 Peter, what is it?" She was clinging to him.
 Tt sounds like the devil-like hell's turned loose," Peter said. He gently disengaged her arms ana StOOu up'
 Get up and lock your door, Ann while I have a look around. Prob bly some practical joker" 'I'm going too." Ann reached for her negligee at the foot of the bed. If Peter were going to do an insane, foolhardy thing like look ing around, she would be right be- hind him.
 But just as Peters hand touched the key in the front door a voice called, "Mr Peter, please!"
 Peter flung the door wide. Juan you little devil!"
 The small boy stood grinning, pleased with the eXcitment he had caused. Ann laughed hysterically. "Juan, what do you mean by yelling like that?" "Mr Peter, please. I knock and nobody hear me. So I cry like bird.'
 Like a bird?" from Peter.
 Hike a devil bird" said Juan.
 Can you beat it?" Peter said, lost in admiration of Juan's prow- ess for a moment. T can truth fully say that I never heard any thing as devilish as that"
 'I eemitate fine" Juan said.
 'eYou do," Peter said, but why the midnight call, Juan?"
 Little sister yer sick. Can't set her breath good"
 Good heavens said Peter. 'sWhy didn't you say so? Ann, we'll have to go over."
 Ann nodded. "It sounds like croup. I'll get the mustard" She flew to the kitchen.
 They followed closely on Juan's heels-Ann with her travelling coat buttoned over her gown, Peter in his enveloping robe. Peters feet were shoed and sookless. Ann's bare feet were in white sandals.
 Sam had gone for doctor, Lena told them, but the baby's breathing was much worse. They had be- came frightened and sent Juan for help.
 It was croup as Ann had guessed. Lena had never heard Of ipecac but she was fairly adept in helping Ann with the plaster and melting vaseline which was on hand for bruises and sores. It was an all-night vigil. Ann and Peter stayed until the doctor arrived and the little patients breathing became more natural, and she had dropped into sleep.
 Stay with Marie, Lena. MT Kendall and I will get our own breakfast" Ann said.
 Peter thought that was kind of Ann. He thought, too, that he'had never seen her look as sweet as she had when she was stopping over the curly-haired Rosalie, gently loosening Rosalie's gown at the throat and deftly smoothing the plaster on the small chest. Ann had looked like a child. herself,