The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
SYNOPSIS


 ANN HOLLESTFcR breaks her AngRgcmcnt t0 TONY MICKLE tf1e same day that PETER KEN UAHA tells VALERIA BEN NETT, his lianccc, thnf every ching ia over between them. Ann thinks she still loves Tony and Peter believes bc still cares for #nieria, but when cIIana'c brings 6lle two together and Peter nsks Ann tO marry him sIIc agrees.
 They TO 10 Florida and are happy there until Peter ls rec Ann and VaIcria tries iO make tEuubIe. She succeeds finally md Ann goes away, leaving no trace of fleF whereabouts.
 Bile ls hired as gOvcFncss for tl1e children Of MRS TRACY, an artist. ALLAN VINCENT. Mrs IFacy's brother, ls attentive iO Ann. Through him Ann learns that Peter Is furnishing 6 house. Convinced that ne plans to di- y0fce her and marry VaIeria, Ann leaves the Tracys.
 She goes tO work in q book store. One rainy night she meets Allan ard he persuades her to drive home with him for dinner. After she is in the car she real tzes he had been drinking. They reach the Tracy home and Allan admits his sister tx away. Ann realizes she has been trlcked. Frightened. she plans to escape.
 CHAPTER xLIV
 Tn the kitchen Allan was making progress slowly. He smiled as he bent over the stove and moved uncertainty about the room. Ann was a little witch, he thought, masking an entirely different per A0nality under her nun-likc atti- tudc.
 A plate slipped from his nerv- Ous fingers and crashed to the floor. He called, guess you'd better help me dish up. I'm breaking all the china"
 There was no answer. He wait ed a moment and called again, Say, Ann. you never did have that cocktail. Want one now?"
 Still no answer. At the same moment he felt q rush of cold air. A door must be open. A door
 Allan ran to the hall. A black expanse met his bewildercd gaze. The front door was wide. He could see the dark outline of the trees, branches swaying near the porch. His hands felt for the switch. He cursed softly. So that was why she had wanted sup per! Well, she couldn't get far with this game.
 A quick survey convinced him that Ann was really gone. He would find her, he thought furi- ously. It would have been better for her if she hadn't played him q trick like this. It would be only matter of minutes before his car would cover the distance and he would bring her back.
 Ann. crouched behind tall shrubbery near the sun porch. heard him driving away. As soon as the sound of tho motor died she opened the door, removed her wet coat and hat. putting them on q chair in the hall and called q taxi company.
 I want cab sent in hurry to the Ingleside section. You know where it is?"
 Iduy. W Hbt SlIttL
 "No A Cherry Circle. Write 1t down, please, I'm in q great hurry"
 I have 1t. Forty-four Cherry"
 "1ts the fourth house after you turn in from town. Back among some trees"
 I think I know the place. Any way I'll find it."
 How long will 1t take you to get hereY'
 "Its a half hour run"
 "Please hurry"
 "Okay. lady"
 Ann closed the door. She turned out the lights in the hall, turned on more lights in the liv- ing room, went back into her old room and turned on q light by the dressing table.
 It was fully 20 minutes before Allan returned He had final ly given up the search. He could lock all night. crashing about among trees that lined the high way and still not find Ann. How she could have gotten away so quickly was q mystery. He was raging angry, wet and cold.
 The door was shut. Between the dra VII shades in q room on the left wing was thin yellow streak. A light in Ann's room. The front door was locked. Allan rang the bell angrlIy.
 Ann opened the door. Allan, where in the world did you go? I heard you dashing away in the