The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-12-14
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
ANNE GOT UP slowly from hei
seat amidst Mr. Thatchor's roses
Since Dan Smith disappeared
next day. our settling down isn't a
very important thoul ht." she tolc
her host
Yes. but he wrote. you. didn't
he?"
She was going TO be indignant
but II was too much, and she began
to laugh instead. "Well, l never
The secret police of Russia aren't
in the same class with your lady
whose name you won't mention
III Re glad to get back to New
York, where nobody knows me OF
cares what / do or what becomes
of me
Are you sure youll like that -
Right now | am" She held out
her hand. Il want to thank you for
letting me see your lovely garden
I'll never forget II"
He held her hand. Don't &c
away mad When l was a kid we
used to say that"
I'm not mad. I'll never forget
Talbot But money is money"
He nodded. Would you like to
take care of my mother until some
thing better turns up? She's very
old and feeble but not sick at all
It's more case of liking someone
young md happy around"
"Or Of trying to help out a girl
who's young and not happy?" She
smiled and shook her head
Thanks, Mr. Thatcher, but think
I'd better go back"
The road back isn't always
easy"
Il don't expect things to be made
easy for me have TO take life as
1t comes
He h,l Id the wicket gate open for
her His voice was very casual
why not marry Russell Smith ?
Everyone IN town knows mes crazy
about ~ and that's why Laura
Reynolds tried to get you away
She looked straight into his eyes
IAN that makes me at least a flirt.
doesn't il ,"
"Oh no! You can't mel how
many people love you. 1t IS a price
beauty must pay"
Didn't read that somewhere
In a book ,"
He chuckled Books ore very
hne things sometimes
And that was all Before she
came to the shell road along which
she had pushed Mrs REYNOLDS on
the las day with her. ste turned
and waved her hand to the man
who stood by the gate He waved
back Ther she walked out OF sight
behind the tall swamp rass that
lined the road Butterflies danced
in the hot golden sunlight Birds
called TO each other but without
the wantor cheeriness of spring It
was summer-hot full summer
The sun burned through her dress
and the thought OF the cool rose
garden made her wonder II she
hadn't come away too soon. even If
Mr. Thatcher was talking about
Dan
The thought OF Dan vas upset.
ting She didn't know what had
happened between Dan and Russell,
but she was quite sure something
had occurred She had tried to
S"c!4 It - making Russell walk
H. t., mother 252O Ric.ton St.
Detroit.
Kushion, Sgt. John Mrs. Mar
June VI. Kushion, wife, route 1,
Saint Charles.
Labarge. Pfc. Hubert J.-Mrs. Is
abelle Labarge, wife, 295 Prospect
St, Pontiac.
Langworthy, Pfc. Lyman c.
Charles Langworthy, father, Elwell
Lewis, Pfc. Robert D.-Mrs. Haz-
el Lewis, mother, 27G42 Hamdep
Rd., Royal Oak.
Mayfield, 2nd 1t. Don M.-Mrs.
Madeline J. Mayfield mother, 1928
Root St. Flint.
McNaught. Pfc John M.-George
McNaught, father, 2055i Bloom St.
Detroit
Middleton, sgt. James Mrs.
Martha VI. Middleton, wife, 552S
South Irish Rd., Grand Blanc.
Missick Pvt. Anthony P.-Mrs.
Doris Missick, wife, S2O4 Rathbone
St. Detroit
Morri7on. Pvt Francis Mrs
Esther Morrison, mother, box AS.
Wakefield.
Murphy, Pfc. Clarence M.-Mrs
Margaret Murphy, wife, 1850 ri
quette St, Detroit.