Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-09
CHAPTER 10

the sound of the suddenly opened
door. Ann swept across the ROOM to
him with outstretched arm sher cheeks
and eyes aglow with the exhilaration
of the hundred-mile drive in her rae
ing car. She threw aside her thick
coat and embraced her brother.
"Ronnie, my angel!" she exclaimed
"How wonderful! No one knew where
you where. I just took chance of
finding you"
"Anything wrong?" he asked quick
ly.
'Not a thing. Mother is not as
well as she ought to be-nothing else.
Life at the Great House has gone
flat"
The pilot rose from his place and
stood at attention. Ann looked at
him in surprise.
"Do forgive me-" she apologized.
"It's that high-backed couch, and 1
really thought my brother was alone"
"This is my sister," Matresser ex-
planned. "You had better shake hands
with him. I daresay you caught a
glimpse of one another down at home
but we have had the most amazing
flight 1 have ever experienced since
then, and here we are safely back
again."
Ann shook hands with the tall, blue
eyed young man whose bow was a
model of military department. His
eyes were full of admiration.
"It has been a great pleasure to
me to be trusted with your brother.
Gnadiges Fraulein," he said.
81 am very glad you brought him
home safely" she answered smiling.
"Did you come up alone, Ann?"
She nodded.
''I shall go back tomorrow"
Matresser insisted. "Tell me, Ann,
is mother really ILL.,"
Ann shook her head.
81 would not say that, Ronnie," she
confessed, taking his arm. "First of
all she misses Elisabeth tremendous
ly. Her music was such joy and
she was the sweetest person to have
about and then-well, something else
seems to be worrying her. I don't
know what it is. I came up to see if
could get DR.. Lacon to return with
me for the weekend. It will do her
more good than anything to know
that you are back"
eve shall fly down tomorrow some
time," Matresser told her. She threw
off her hat and suddenly saw Magda
at her brothers feet.
"Ronnie!" she exclaimed. "What a
little beauty! Where did you get
herr"
"In a hunting lodge somewhere on
the eastern frontier of Germany" he
replied. "I promised to send the head
keeper one of my Labradors in ex-
change"
Magda looked with fond approval
in her brown eyes at the girl, turn
ed and licked her masters hand, and
settled down once more.
81 think yours is a very wonder
full plane" Ann told the pilot turn
ing to him.
"You like to ride in it-yes?" the
young man asked eagerly. II take
your brother to Norfolk tomorrow. If
you are there and your brother per-
mits, it would give me great pleasure
to ride you among the clouds"
She laughed.
Nothing I should like better. am
certainly going back today or tomor-
row."
"Have you ever flown before?" he
asked.
"Only in a Moth" she answered.
"We didn't go very high. 1t was not
real flying at all"
"You shall ride if you will, four
five thousand feet" he promised.
"Any speed-you like speed?"
81 adore it. I drive racing car"
"a hundred and fifty miles an hour
if you choose. We travel round your
island
"Here, steady" Matresser put in
"I have only one unmarried sister and
I can't have you doing stunts"
"Have I not guarded you well and
yet used speed?" the young man de-
manded.
Indeed you have" Matresser &C
knowledged. "We'l see about it when
we get down to Norfolk"
IT cannot make up my mind" Ann
said, throwing herself in an easy