Evening star., 1936-02-01
CHAPTER XIV.

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- night she must relax or she d
look wretched.
- Anne lay on the sofa and
waited for sleep. She had slept only
fitfully since that first dreadful night
Now she dozed, tossed. dozed again
When she awakened the storm had
stopped She arose. went to the wide
window and looked out. The sun had
broken through the western clouds
and was sending the last shafts Of
light east. to where Mt Hoods snow
covered peak cleaned lemon-yellow.
She looked down at the city roofs,
shining with their late drenching at
the curving line of the river visible
here and there where the wharves
we're low.
And then she looked down at her
own yard which sloped to a ravine,
and caught sight of a familiar car on
the driveway which trimmed the ra-
vine. Rob's car. He was there and
she had left orders not to be dis
turbed
He hadn't waited to telephone. He
had rushed to her. Quickly she
brushed her hair, wound it in pin
wheels over her ears, slipped into a
grey dinner frock and hurried out
on the long balcony which circled
the hall. Rob was just leaving. She
started to call him. but noticed he
was talking to her uncle.
Anne stepped to the railing, then
caught sight of Sharlee. She couldn t
call with that girl listening avidly to
every word.
II am sure you can explain this to
Anne"
The girl on the balcony straight
ened. Was he leaving without having
seen her?
Il feel like a rotter about it, but,
Mr.. FarnSworth, it's better to be
honest. It's as though I'd fallen in
love with one person, then found that
person didn't exist. Understand"
Lee Farnsworth nodded his head,
heavily. Reckon you mean you felt
KNOWN her blood kin, you'd know her
Not KNOWN them made her strange
like"
That's it. That's it exactly. Tell
her I'll write her as soon as I reach
Chicago, and when I return I'll look
her up and we'll know whether or
not it's best to go on"
He was going away: going to Chi
cago and he wasn't taking her. He
was leaving her to face everything
alone. He was going without even
saying good-by.
Rob-" She whispered the name in
an incredulous tone. Rob-" she
muffled the heart-broken cry with her
hands as Sharlee stepped forward,
passed an arm possessively through
Rob's and went with him through
the door.
Anne stepped back into the shadows
Of the upper hall. She heard the
door click, heard Lee Farnsworth go
into the library. and heard the clink
of brass as he pulled the portieres to.
She felt cold, numb, wondered if she
had strength enough to reach her
room. to turn the key in the door.
Miss Anne!" Yvonne, who had
slipped into an ell of the upper hall
when Anne came out on the balcony,
rushed forward, "Oh, Miss Anne"
Later Anne remembered being pro-
PEELED into her room, Yvonne rub
bing her feet, Mrs. Harney bustling
In to hold her head and smooth the
hair back from her brow, Buttons
standing inside the closed door al
ternately insisting that Maggie go
below and complete dinner prepara-
tions, or asking Harvey If there wasn't
something, anything he could do.
You're coming home with us, lamb, "
Mrs. Harvey informed her Buttons
and I've talked it over. Between us
we've money enough tor one of those
little chicken ranches out beyond
Mount Scott, so we're marryin' and
we'll look after you"
And when the others had gone below
Yvonne came forward with her sug-
gestion. II did not tell you, Miss Anne,
but Lancette D'Orsay, she 1t is who is
cousin to my papa, has ask me to come
to Hollywood. She says can quickly
find work with her. We will go. I viii
work for her until she can find the
way to make you the STAR"