The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-19
Gilbert Meets His Wife

intimate with all that belonged to
him.
In the days after she was home,
Vincent seemed TO relax. Wen soon
be out of this" he promised, rs he
took her for daily walks. you and
/. Mister and Mlssus, just as we'd
planned before all this happened"
Tea In hidden-away teashops.
Dinner at night and the walk
home in blackout, arm In arm.
But she couldn't bring herself TO
let Vincent come inside. Their
good night kiss was at the door.
"Your kisses aren't the same"
Vincent accused her one night,
drawing away sharply. us there
some crazy idea In your head that
makes you think I'm not on the
level with your"
Mono, Of course not. It's only
well, I'm not over what hap
pened yet"
But deeply within her, Mary
knew Q something was different
She fought Off her strange feeling.
The next morning, her thoughts
still perplexing her, Mary took her
drawing board TO Hyde Park, hoping
to forget the scene with Vincent In
finding something amusing to
sketch.
Newsboys were shouting. Mary
read the apron banners they wore.
"Moravla Sinking Reopened"
II had come, thenl Miss Bah
cock was right. There was 10 be
another investigation into the
mysterious sinking OF he ship.
She would be o witness.
She bought @ paper reading
hastily through the story, The
name of Anna Winters leaped up
before her eyes. She read -
Among those to be called for
questioning will be Anna winters
20, Of Bournemouth, now living
In London"
For q minute, Mary thought OF
Anna so beautiful and ethereal
In the flame red dress on the night
the MoraVia went down. Then
she brushed oil thoughts aside eX-
cept OF the coming hearing at
Scotland Yard. Shed promised
Miss Babeock she'd tell oil she
knew. Was there, after ALL 80
much 10 tellp The young man on
board who'd followed her. Carla
Marchetta's friend The sight OF
the periscope In the water before
the Anal crash,
Mary was flushed and BREATH
less when she reached her rooms
"Oh, hello sorry 10 startle you"
A commanding figure IN we'll
tailored uniform rose from the
chair Gilbert LenoXl
Mary threw her hands 10 her
face. "oh, dilbertl'
He stepped TO her and drew her
hands away, staring at the new
found loveliness,
"JoVe, you're stunnlngl knew
you must have been beautiful, but
I'd no idea II would be like this"
He was studying her face, his
eyes hungry. Look OF mel"
Marys dark lashes swept up.
She felt tho pulse In her throat
beating wildly. "Do you know
now7" she whispered.
Gilbert drew back, his hands
thrust into his pockets aS II he
were keeping them purposely
clenched. once you tried TO tell
mo something In the hospital" he
began slowly. II couldn't under.
stand II then. Now I know what
YOU meant. You're the girl In the
restaurant - you're the girl from
home"
Eyes - Tn that girl. I'm not
Anna Winters-1m Mary Carroll"
Funny thing, ] couldn't forget
you. And although ] could never
explain II. you and Anna Winters
were mixed up In my mind
Something about you was the
same. SO ! didn't marry q girl
named Anna Winters - ! married
an American, Mary Carroll. Your
voice -- your face, everything ~
Just the way remember you IN
the restaurant
Mary ran toward him with
glad cry. "You forgive me then
for inaSquerading .aS Anna9 II OIL
happened 30 quickly - reading !
was dead - knowing had Anna
winters things, her passport And
had 10 stay In London. II was
my only chance 10 be near Vim
cent Gregg, the man I'm going TO
marry"
Mary gasped aS she realized what
she had said. Why had she blurted
Il out? She might have spared Oil
bert some OF the hurt. But Gilbert
must have expected this, He had
known there was someone else, Len
OK took the blow smiling.
"Of course" he said at length,
but oil the eagerness had gone out
OF his voice and eyes, I'D forgot
ten for minute, TVS oil right,
though. knew oil along you
were In love with Vincent. You
can have your freedom whenever
you like" -.
Mary Whispered, Thanks
amazed because she felt no ella
ton.