The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-05
Peace Loses a Priced Turtle

Rhoda shrugged. "Run along.
Personally, can't say I'm sorry
third Of this-what did you call
1t - almost honeymoon - Is over.
Every time do manage to attract
your attention / feel like saying,
Remember me? I'm the girl you're
engaged toll"
Denny Flushed, as he ried to
laugh. Funny, he had never mo-
ticed how sharp her voice could
be. She didn't look very well
either, bit sallow under the
rouge Of her peaked little face.
Her sleep had been disturbed, but
then so had Carole's, and Carole
had been smiling. Come to think
of 1t, Carole had an oval face, and
the lo7eliest voice he had ever
heard. What was he incoming
about!
"You should have a swell time
with your cousin" he said. Most
Of the afternoon till midnight.
But be sure you're on the right
train at the stroke of IL, Cinder-
ella"
IF we didn't have the infant
along! You don't mind, do
You, Denny, If have little fun
without her? I can't very well
take you with us and stick her in
day nursery, or could WEI"
1--WE could not. promised
Warren not to let her out Of my
sight, and I'd better be hunting
her up right now" Denny con-
cealed the slight hurt he felt. Aft
er all, Bertrand was Rhoda's cous-
in and 1t was natural she should
want to see him. Hang It'll He
was her fiance, wasn't he? Which
one of them was she ashamed Of?
They reached Chicago on the
dot. Rhoda dashed ahead for
taxi, while Denny gathered up
the baggage and Peace and in
stalled them on the bus for the
transfer to another station.
Carole Love was on the same
bus. And the pest. Mrs. King
might not bc talking Carole's ear
off about him, but she was GER
tainly looking at him. Her sibilant
whisper reached him clearly.
See? They've split up. Don't
dare be seen together. Wait till
I get" The rest was lost to
him.
The big bags had been pre-
viously checked through, but Den
ny carried t he overnight cases to
the parcel window to be free of
them until the train was made up.
Peace chung to the waterbottle
prison. Hand 1t over, honey, then
We'll go have some fun"
Peace drew back. DARBY and
Joan wants some fun, Uncle Den
n.y."
But we can't carry that thing!'
LET her keep them" Carole's
porter had brought her luggage to
the same window. EXCUSE me for
the suggestion, Mr.. Denny"
Dennis. Wayne Dennis"
"Mr. Dennis. But since we're
all taking the same train tonight,
why can't I take care Of your
your little girl? Then you could
spend the day with your friend.
I do wish I'd dared offered before,
but then I didn't know we were
all going the same route. We'd
have swell time in Lincoln Park,
hunting a raft for the turtles to
rest on, wouldn't we, honey?"
Peace danced up and down,
spilling water on Denny's gray
That's terribly good Of you,
Miss Love. But Miss Lowell Is
with relative. And as for this
chicken, don't dare leave her out
of my sight"
Mrs. King Missed darkly, "What
more do you want?" She tugged
at Carole's elbow. "Come on.
Let's get a paper. Maybe this one
will have"
Idiot that he was, he had let
her walk off when he might have
invited her to go to Lincoln Park
with them. Now he had lost her.
Perhaps 1t was better though.
Rhoda would never have under
stood. He watched the two won1-
en- stop at a magazine stand. He
couldn't fathem them; one so an
tagonistic and suspicious, the 9TH
er so sweet and cooperative. Co
operative, that was the word He
wished Rhoda would. be a little
more cooperative about the obli-
cation he had undertaken. A man
felt so lost with another mans
child.
Won't dare let you out of my
sight" Peace was saying, as she
hid the turtles behind her.
Denny hadn't noticed. "Come
on, honey. The park sounds pref
ty good to me. There'll be a zoo
ard animals"
"Nelephans?"
"Nelephants and monkeys and
buffaloes and popcorn and pea
nuts and everything"
The blue waters Of Lake Mich
igan glinted in the hot after
noon sun. Denny hadn't realized
the ZOO had so many exhibits.
Peace was running him ragged.
All those Gagged creatu es, the api-