The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-22
Ann Finds Her Family


 take Me sa Nse SgNWSE NAeSN SeA saw the watch" lte SESSse Mp NAe StAGS nNsNSeS pNMsSss eeASsS AtFN,
 "SAe& a rotten hSae sAta Gis, eNSStcSSS>
 Ana nodded, Sse teNt eNS,S> b was Ne SlNAM matter te be aeeStSe( os stealing And she hadn't \ SeNNAs tNAt ME, feNAEse W0A,& EeSMEA wtth tlae GaNaNtNe cVltseMee> lte 6ts,
 Won ASaN go, e,NNkeN,H Ne SatS, placing a F0sl et ASV6E OR (he table ana ANseFMg NNe watch ANN StaFea al the watch
 BWN MaCN MiNe,N she SAtG, "'fhaS watch belonged 10 MN father AN6 NRN vol Nt SlNel\ l eeesAl Me Sl9eeSNS esSs by eNe, MySrlt"
 Mr, qSMe,e S,eeA Aetege her 0raveN he looked Mte her white taeSN lhlS eNlIEeNSteA WaS 0Ne ei disappointment rather MaN A,aMe "DeNS te that ANM," he Sat0 gently, "DeAS lie, lA rather tAthk yeN were FleAt Me hESt tNMe, that Me eeaSAA had been planted eA SeW, TeN see, l hap pen 10 know MAy ewN watch"
 May l have N a meheNtSN Ana held eNt her hand aud he eave N Ce heE she NpeNed the back ease, "Stes" She Said, haNd- Mg tt back M hun, MY father carried Mat watch mtA he aiet, I've had It eVcE SMee,N
 Mir TeMple lNked at the N- SeFip,i9N, He Ieek a NaN et Speer taeleS R0M htS pocket and locked again
 Well" he ga&ped hN eyeS GaruNg l0 AnNS taee and back to lhe engraving, heNe WeNt l0 look over hiS shoulder
 ""fo Peter Temple eR hiS 9lAt bNlhdaNN" NNe read, rtpeAllNe, "ptlcr TtMp,c BWt y0W watch SayN J0hN YeMpse I've WNd tt a hundred uMeS,
 Her tathtr asked abruptly, "WRtW did you get this, ANN9"
 "AA l0Ae aN can remember my father carried it,"
 "But your name k nr0WNN
 Mfee Peter Brown was my
 "peler Brown Ihousthiully Where dia he get thk waleh9"
 "i d0hG know she ialtered My father maae hk living hS Wrll, by saMblHs, oIttn he t00R things iN payment ef debts, watches and diamonds, enee yacht always thought he had come by the watch that way He $eld the other things, but never tAis watch"
 Probably appreciated it," Mir Temple nGddeG, lie gave ube watch to Ann, Nov the question K Whefta mMe9N he said
 A it lhe wGrGH we've q cue ior an entrance, Blake slick tn hts uniform, came ihl0 the room,
 Borrowed your watch last night, Dad, he iald, "Mine Was on the blink, lIepe you don't mmd,' The watch he handed over Waa exactly like the ono Ann held in her hand
 Well, iW be Mr, Temple mNtlered, iie held out hlh hand to Ann, Forgive an old fool win y0UP" he asked smiling at her
 "0f course"
 Ann waS trying t0 reason it cut, phnkel, hn00plng in her room, had heon tho watch, When Mir, Temple came Co tho behRtaAt table with hia grievance fhe evidently thought that events had played Into her hanGd, Ahe Shs probably convinced, At that moment that her lr0Ublhh with Ann were over, If hho only knew it, Ann thought they had only begun,
 Mr. Temple Hlartod for Ihe door, lrtn6 caught his arm, "WnIL A minute, sho gaId, Maybe Anna lnlhtrB reHl name waA Iemple, Maybe you're my GOueln, Ann We LOOK alike moro than one porA0n hhB noticed It, 0h lan't thA fKGlIH Ing JuSt like lho third act Of | plny,"
 "Itd BWL me to have Ann for a cousin" Blake put In,
 MT, 1tmpif'A hAafp 6SGB went from one RlrlHll face 10 ll6 0lher, "YGu two do look alike" he CEr elnlmod "1ell mo about your t9,her. Am slL down, betS Do G0mf0fl6bl6,'
 They aIl Mat down, Irene, as lEuaI, pHrebfd on the Hrm 0l her ehHir "G0 on, Ann" she tald What did he look llkH?"
 iio W0H tall and dark, sort Of dHebIDg Looking, IIe had Inc most W6nHerH iH thH world, llo made mOtbfr and me love him lD tpite Of OUrtfIYeB," m "That sounds Ilke Peth, Mr. Temple nodded
 "Pele that's what ! bIWsyE called him lI4 was educated ABd had been wall reared, 1 uEnd lO think Waybe Hr WaB tho black sheep Of Some nice family, PfI, laDB bG gOt into I aeraDe and took | aBOlBGF nsm6 " "I1I gay P6l6 got Into a Grape, 1 dOzGn6 Of them" MF, Temple !