The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-20
UNKNOWN ENEMIES
CHAPTER xxxIT

That afternoon o small boy raced
along past the little Singer house
And around to the back porch Of
Vie house next door,
''Akal I seen Mis- singerl"
"well, what Of itP whereq"
"She'S Just a-standin' in them
willow bushes down there"
whats she ooing down there,
Nhe poor woman?"
"She's Just a-standln' there and
when come by she seen me and
she kinder mooed at me and tore
OF q lot or them leaves and
throwed EN- on the ground and
Gtomped on 'em. got scared, and
I run home"
The women turned from her
.washtub and dried her hands on
her apron.
"IIl go down there and see II !
can get her home. guess she's
near crazy"
"Will they look her up In the
asylum If she's crazy, Map"
"Shut upl" She gave the boy O
Fesounding slap on the ear Go
IN the house and shut up, an don't
you come out Of there, you hear
me2"
DR.. Nolan leaned back in the
breaking swivel chair and knock
cd the ashes from his pipe.
Tim firing you for six months,
DR.. Mitchell. Don't argue. You're
too useful around here to take
chances with. Need o rest"
"You mean I was"
"Are You taking things too hard,
you've let this Benny Singer thing
Aatten you out"
"1 think I'll go to Europe, sir.
Zurich"
"More work. Well, If that's
what you want. Right awayP"
eyes"
gree as that9" DR.. Nolan
smiled, but he looked graVely after
Paris as the door closed. He had
been struck from the beginning by
the peculiar solitariness OF this
hard-working young man.
Paris decided he'd look up
Anna IN Dusseldorf, Maybe Herr
IBerdorfT In Bavaria. He could do
exactly as he pleased because 1t
didn't make any difference to any
one. For the first time he felt a.
little depressed about 1t.
Tonight the asylum sounds, sud-
den screams and shouts that thrust
through the murmurous buildings,
Kicked his nerves like q lash. He
walked slowly down to see Drake
and Randy.
Drake had @ lapboard across the
bed and the wide table beside 1t
was covered with papers
Business this time Of night?"
Drake nodded. We're getting
eich."
GOOD
Were starting building and
loan association, Paris Randy
was excited. Were putting you
An O. silent partner. You don't
have to do anything, but We want
'at fiyed up geographically"
"Sgill talking about that Tower
money!"
please, Paris Randys ex-
preston was intent. Her eyes were
telling him that he must consent,
that this was final compensation,
TO Drake, for the money Paris
had given them,
"All right. Fix 1t any way you
want to. I don't know the flrst
thing about business OF any kind"
He told them that DR.. Nolan had
Insisted on o vacation.
Are you going TO be away
1ongP" brakes voice came hesi-
tatingly.
"Dr. Nolan says six months"
Gee, I'm glad for you"
Paris looked curiously at Drake,
and then ct Randy. He wanted very
much TO know II II mattered to
them whether he went or stayed
Back at the hospital gate, he CIR
cled the grounds and came out on
Carrier street. In the second story
room Of a house at the end OF the
block there was bright light.
Vera Lichinsky sat at the window,
her arms resting on the sash.
Moonlight fell full on her face and
WLnteIed ~ 10 u SIOiAey palAOA' k9AS
was staring tixedly at the huge
building facing her -- the gloomy
building that seemed even TO Par
rts to crouch among the tall trees,
and 10 wait.
Paris returned Just In time to
meet an early, disagreeable winter.
The town was drab and shabby
looking. He shuddered with distaste
as he viewed 1t. IT was ugly be.
cause 1t was the outward express
sion Of q way Of thinking that was
without such factors as made life
and living itself an act Of grace.
Ugly on purpose. He realized that
he was more European In tastes, II
not in thinking, than he had ever
guessed.
His work at the hospital was
waiting, the entire staff rejoicing
over the states appropriation for
extensive new buildings. A huge
tract Of land had been bought for
farm and vegetable garden. DR..
Nolan was full of plans.
Randy had lost her father while
he was away and was quiet and