The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-22
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ANN UOLLESTER breaks her ErF1gEu1cnt Co TONY MIcKLE I''l same day that PETER KEN- .ANL tells VALEREA BEN NETT, his llancee, fhat every. |'lIng Go over between them. Ann E1fnIke she sfilI loves Tony and Peter believes he still caFes for Ealcria, but when chance brings nc two together and Peter asks Ann tO marry him she agrees.
 They go fo Florida and are
 happy there until Peter Is re. called home. His family snubs Ann and valeria tries to make 4Fouble. She succeeds finally and Ann goes away, leaving no trace Df her whereabouts.
 She ia hired as gOvePness for file children of MRS TRACY, an artist. ALLAN VINCENT, Mrs IFncy's brother, Is attentive to Ann. Through him Ann learns that Peter is Furnishing a house. Convinced that he plans to die worcc her and marry VaIeria, Ann leaves the Tracys.
 She goes to work in a book store. One rainy night she meets
 
 drive home with him for dinner. When they arrive he admits his sister IS not there. Ann realizes wits Allan and gets hack to the city im q cab. The driver rccOg. nizcs her and communicates with detectives. When they arrive Ann hns disappeared again.
 
 Peters home in Florida for Q brief rest.
 CHAPTER xLvII
 There had been consternation among the tenants at Peters Flor ida grove when Ann arrived from the nearest railroad station--alone. s'When's' Mir Peter comin'?" Lena asked.
 'sNot for some time," Ann told her. T haven't been well and only came to rest for a few weeks. After a while. when I'm stronger, I'm go- ing-" her voice faltered, going away"
 Something's wrong," Lena said dubiously to Sam. Tt don't seem natural. her traipsin' way down here without him."
 ''lt ain't." Sam agreed.
 '1 thought things were kind of queer sometimes when they was here. Seems like they thought an awful lot of each other. but were kinda oneasy about shown it."
 Lena knew her "spicions" were correct when Ann called to her one morning. When Lena came out on the porch, Ann asked Does Sam ever write to Mir Peter?"
 "Yes. Miss Ann. When things don't go so good, and when they does"
 "Please ask him not to write for several weeks-until I leave. Or. if he does, ask him not to mention that I am here"
 Tt breaks your heart to see her sittin' there so pale-ilke and un- happy" Lena said to Sam. Mark my words, they've been fightin' about something and he's too onery to give in."
 Tt ain't likely Mir Peter would be onery." Sam said loyalty.
 Tt ain't as likely Miss Ann would be. ! wish." Sarah said sentiment tally, ''they would stop this foolish- ness and make up. Wastin' a lot of time being miserable when they could be happy. That's what they're doin'."
 The trouble between Miss Ann and Mir Peter was discussed freely at Sam's home. And Marie's sister Corita, who had been brought to assist about the house and sleep there at night had more tales which added to the general uneasi- ness.
 Corita told of hearing Ann sob- bing at night. If he don't come soon, maybe she not be here." Co., rita said in her quaint foreign speech.
 "Why?" Juan queried.
 'Because she's very sick"
 Juan brooded over that. Ann had won his heart. He fol- lowed her about, his big. dark eyes fixed upon her adoringly.
 All of his tricks had failed to divert her. He had plunged into the lake, making alligator trails. He had told Ann about the Sem inoles who had lived here once, arrowheads from the flint at the. bottom of the lake. He showed her the new mocking birds nest in the trellis. and pointed out another nest in the tree near her room. But he was not satisfied with the pale little smile Ann gave him. Even his excellent mimicry of the birds only evoked mild en- thusiasm.
 So one night he painstakingly. laboriously, constructed message to Peter. Lena found him hard at his task and after q quick glance