The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-11


 back to New York. Yesterday when you came in from the hear ing in court, I was talking on the telephone. It was a call from New York. Vivano told me the night of the auditor that would never make . concert singer, that I didn't have the voice to become a truly great contralto.
 But someone else was at the auditor that night who felt rather differently about 1t Through this friend, had an offer yesterday for contract on Q radio program. Oh, I may I hoped but this will mean a career in music, and that's all I ask.
 T wasn't quite sure what my answer would be yesterday but ! knew last night.
 April, you would have kept quiet the rest of your life to spare me, but there were other things entering into 1t. Rents Aunt Elizabeth - frightening old person, isn't she--let some- thing slip. She liked you, April.
 And Kent himself. When I saw his face last night after We had found you crying, I had the real answer.
 T thought I loved Kent, and at first I was jealous because suspected you had fallen in love with him yourself. But Kent and had quarreled once about my singing and we would have quarreled again. That's why this chance to sing gives me way out.
 I've left another note for Mother and Dad because ex- plantations wouldn't have done any good at this eleventh hour.
 There's only one request want to make of you. You must be the one to tell Kent.
 Please believe me when say this finds me in seventh heaven. My hope is that you'll be there, too with Kent. Ever your sister--Ann."
 For . long time, April held the letter.
 If it had been written a week ago, . day ago, 1t would have change the future. Now 1t had come too late.
 Yesterday she had told Kent she had masqueraded at love -- carried through the pretense just as Q lark. A larkl
 He hated her. He despised her. Nothing could change that.
 She went downstairs to tele- phone him. The quickest way would be the easiest in the end.
 "Kent?"
 "Yes, Ann - I've been up for hours. Sort of thought I'd hear from you"
 April steadied Ae receiver Kent had called her Ann. All right, let him think she was Ann until she had told him herself that Ann had gone away. He might not even see her if she said she was April.
 "I'm taking the roadster out. I'll be by for you in a few mln- utes."
 Zine" he said. That will be line" But he didn't say 1t In the same glad, ringing voice as on that day when she had 'phoned him before their drive up to the wind- mill farm.
 As she drove up the hill in the car, the sky was still streaked an the east with copper and gold And there was a certain fragrance in the air. Almost like spring, she thought, even though the calendar was still at January.
 He was waiting at the gate and when he saw that she was April, curly yellow hair, rakish beret and 9aunty coat, he strode angrily to the car.
 Another one of your mas querades?"
 "No-no, it isn't"
 "Where's Ann?"
 "That's what I came to tell you" He leaned hard against the car door. What do you meanP Has she gone away?"
 "Yes = to New York. She left me letter."
 If this is one of your ideas of eharm and cleverness--"
 Please, Kent" she begged, and the way she said 1t must have im- pressed itself on him because he stood up and the grim lines left his mouth.
 "Tell me the rest, all of it."
 "She had a chance to sing. A wonderful contract. She thought at would mean more to her than well, than marriage. Maybe you can reach her by telephone. May be you can get her back. Planes will be flying today and the wed- ding isn't until 5 o'clock"
 Kent kept silent for what