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Lovable the be
CHAPTER XXX
The next afternoon Foter took Ann hon.a., Because she was still weak from shock = trained, treo WAS engaged.
Ann's hand," she said in a low, om-] Peter hurried through his dinner barrassed tone, "You mustn't mind but when he opened the door to Ann's Peter being generous with me. He room she was sleeping. Ho stood member Peter and I-"
close to thờ bed for a moment, gasing
Remember.
"I don't mind," Ann said steadily, down at her anxiously. How still and interrupting. Something was dying white she looked, with her long lashes Friends called. There were cards in her. She felt drained of all fooling, lying against her cheeks. She was. and flowers. Valoria sent resor, as though she would never mind pale, he thought, almost es pale as gorgeous red ones to brighten the sick anything at all again.
sho was the night of the accident room, Peter read the written mèsa-. Valeria was looking down at Ann' when he had sat through the long, ages to Ann and relayed verbal ones. face which had turned from delicate anxious hours watching her.
She was recovering rapidly. She rose to white all in a moment. "E would be quite well by the end of the know you are sensible, so I will talk week. In fact, she was so woll on plainly" she said. "You shouldn't the fifth day after the accident that blame Peter and me for feeling as Kendall. I'm sure there's nothing to the nurse stranged to leave after do about each other, dinner that evening. She had been, we've cared for years.” called to an old patient who wan iil) Ann was staring at the other girl, Drassed in a turquoise blue satin fascinated, watching the hard light negliges, Ann was lying on a chaise leaping up in her eyes, the sulky lounge by the window. She had boun) small mouth parting to reveal sharp permitted to soo a number of friends white teeth. She had never noticed that afternoon. Sarah and bine, before how cruni: Valeria's leath worn. Millicent, Marcla Johnson, Merle
"You're doing Peter a great in Merriweather.
Justice," Valerin said. "Of course he wants to be fair, Ann, even though his grandfather is going to cut him off because of you."
Ans was wide awake now, breath-there was no answer. ing quickly." "It's not true!"
And now, Yaleria. She had come in as Millicent was leaving.. She had kalit, "I' offly stay a moment. know long visits are taboo."
The nurse mys I'm well. I'm only being lazy now,
"That's good. Too bad you chose
that brute to ride.”
IĮ
Valeria's voice seemed very friendly Ann thanked her for the flowers and then remembered that Peter had nloved them, leaving only the pink roses he had sent,
Ann had been glad to see them go She might not get well so soon, look ing at Valeria's rosca.
"Of course it's true. I should think you'd hate to mess up Poter's life like this. Why don't you ask for a settlement and go away1"
He closed the door. The nurse was waiting in the Eving room, hat and coat on
"I'm afraid I alarmed you, Mr.
worry about. Mro. Kendall is just tired. She seemed so well I thought a few friends could call but she must night's sleep is what she needs. have avertaxed herself. A good
looked in on Arm but her eyes were cloned. Finally he opened the door of his room and the door to Ann's and wont to bed.
Several time that evening Poter
The door to Ann'a room was closed next morning. Peter knocked but!
While he was eating breakfast, the mald possed through with a tray. moment later, she came hurrying back. "Mr. Kendall, Mrs. Kendall has gone.'
"Gone?". Peter pushed back his chair and ran to Ann's room. Arin "I don't want a settlement? "Don't tell me you want Peter 7" was not there. Not in the bathroom, Valeria's lips curled "Girls like you in the living room or anywhere in
*ight, start put deliberately to trap a man into marriage and then conveniently fall in love afterward."
und
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He was gripped by a terriblę fear, Could the blow on Ann's hend have affected her mind? Then he saw the small envelope, addressed "Peter." His figures were shaking as be opened
"Please go," Ann whispered. And now hero was Valeria at her The door cloned behind Valeria. friendliest, with her smooth voice and Ann stared at the door a long time sleck, golden hair, wearing a now her eyes, dull expressionless, spring suit with a gray fox piece travelling over the astiny surface. Lit slipping from her shoulder. Sho Valeria was wrong. Ana didn't opened her bag, got out her compact want Puler. Not now. Not ever. and made up her face carefully, Peter, who wanted Valeria, who was Valeria loaked cool. sweet and having an affair with Valerin, giving sm.Hing. But Inside was turmoli. her checks. The story of Peter Kendall's anxiety.
had been brought to her. Millicent | The nurse came in a few minutes had told Mrs. Kendall necause she en-later and found Anu lying back joyed seeing her mother's discom-quietly, her eyes closed. The nurse fiture. And Mrs. Kendall had told put practiced hand on her patient's Valeria that Peter had acted like "apuise, shook her head. crazy young fool" when Ann had been In the kitchen, fixing broth for Ann, thrown from the horse.
she asked, "Who was the blond who called on Mrs. Kendall?"
"Miss Bennett," the mald answered "She's Mr. Kendall's old girl."
Valerin had decided, "I must do something soon before she falls in love with him."
She was leaving now. She told Ann goodby and closed the door behind her,
"Peter, I've found out about you. Aan had started to write "and Valeria" set had decided against that. The note might fall into other hands. So she had merely written:
"Peter, I've found out about you, and because I can't possibly bear it,
am going away. Lovable."
standing in the door.
Peter boked up. The maid was
"You may go, Susan," he said in a note again in bewilderment. hoarse, unnatural volee, He read the
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"I've found out about you . . '" What had Ann found out? Why, that he loved her, of course. And be travelling bag was open. Evidently interpreting.
The sight of her bed, the rumpled, n" Miss Brock was tempted Cause she still loved another rean, she Ann had discarded it to pack a libtor to step out of her professional role she believed he would tell her soon, and he could see her clothes hanging head had been, brought fresh, agony Because bag. The door to the closet was wide embroidered pillow case where her could not possibly bear it. and talk to Peter. She compromised
there. Her poorts were in the jewel! She had not been well enough to loave. Ann was relieved. It had been an by anying to him, "Miss Bennett she had run away.
With them! She had looked so little and wan and ordeal. Somehow she had the feeling shouldn't be
There could be no other explana-case on the dressing table, allowed to see Mrs.
was the diamond ring he had placed tired when he looked in last night. that there was something venomous Kendall until she is stronger. She tion, no other reason for her flight. and cruel beneath Valeria's surface upsets her."
"I could not possibly bear It." The on her finger only a few nights ago. Why had she gone? Why hadn't sho phruso war searing his brain. Wavei He had believed when he slipped the, trusted him? friendliness,
Peter said. "Thank you. I'll keep after wave of agony poured over him. ring on Ann's finger that she was He put his head down on the dress: There was a piece of paper on the her away. How is Mes, Kendall feel. | rug. Ann reached down and picked Ing new?"
How long he sat there in the quiet lentning to care, misinterpreting her ing table, listening dully to the room, he did not know. He noticed gallant attempts to play the game, telephone ringing, ringing insistently..
mia. evidences of hasty packing. A large And Aṇn had realized he wea
(To Be Continued).
it up. It was a check, and the wardsShe was fine all day. She seems and figures leaped at her, "Valeria tired now, Too much company. Bennett, $2,000, Peter Kendall,“
Valeria had entered the room again, "Ann, did I—?”
suspect."
The nurse departed with Ann's tray. She would leave after getting her
And then, as she saw the check in patient in bed for the night.
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