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CHAPTER XXXIV
The wide gates ahead partet and rwung open and two small children appeared so suddenly they neomed to have sprang up like mushrooms.
"Hello, duckles," Airs. Tracy called. "See who I've brought you a nice lady to teach you manners and spank you when you're naughty."
MARY RAYMOND
One-day he met a former classmate |ing you to death now," he said. who is rich and insisted on lending "You're the first person to pay any Allan some money. He was furnish attention to them, Miss Jones. What Ing a new homo and asked Allan tole your other name?"
Ann help him.
"I like that better. I shall call you Ann."
She smiled a little. Ho was ex- tremely cocksure, almost arrogant, But she liked him in spite of it. Perhaps, she thought, it is because
It ended by Allan doing the whole thing. The house was a sensation and contracts for others poured in It gave my Brother a now interest. Ele began to study again. He's been Tho dark-haired, dark-eyed little France and England and only a girl stopped forward confidently and few months ago opened an interior he is lonely and unhappy, too. allpped a chubby, tanned hand into decoration studio here. He's made I suspect," he said, "you've picked Ann's. The blond, serious-eyed little money, but it hasn't brought him a job for illo-until you get ready boy stood aside. Something caught happíricas. He has a suite of rooms to marry.. That won't be any time In, Ann's throat. Peter's son, who in town, but spends most of his time soon?"
Ho txien
colour out his would be born some day, would be here. like. Sonny. Sturdy, serious-eyed, schemes in really charming paintings. "No." Like Petor, he must be won.
Quaint idea. But it works."
Sho was sorry for this little boy. Sondy had a mother who filled her and Hle with pictures, and books music that crowded these small ones
out.
"I'm going to stay here a long time, Sonny." Ann said. "Let's get nequainted now,"
She smiled at him and suddenly he won by her side. "Where are your books
"We'll use the old ones until you and Sissy and I can go to town and get new ones," Anh said.
"May IT" his voice wna breathless, "With lots of pictures," piped Діяку.
"All pletures," promised Ann. The artist mother's swinging stride had carried her up the slope to the bungalow spreading out among the trees. Ann, holding Siasy's hand, followed. But her eyes were on the fair-haired boy trudging along on the other side.
"The other member of the house hold will be in around six," Mrs. Trey told Ann later. They were altting in the attractive bedroom that had been assigned to' Ana.
"My brother, Allan Vincent," Mrs. and Tracy explained. She got up walked over to the window, walked restlessly back and sat down again. "I'm quite proud of him and just as worried about him."
Ann waited.
"What I mean is that he's gono far in his profession. He's at tho top. But it isn't what he'd like to be doldg and it has made him bitter, Am I boring you?"
"No. I'm laterested."
Mrs. Tracy continued, "He Intend ed to be an artist. We had a small Inheritance from our father and Allan went abroad at 10. For nearly four years he gave himself to his studies. At the end of that time an honest and very blunt instructor, told him ho could never do anything really worth while. Allan's sense of colour extraordinary, but he lacks nome
thing."
Arm snid softly. "What a shame, Perhaps the professor was wrong."
"No." Mrs. Tracy shook her head. "fle was quite right. For six months only 24 now-went the boy he'A
It was dark when Allan Vincent arrived. He was
Blonder, dark- haired, bayish-looking, Ann met his dark, discontented eyes. "I'm glad you're here," was the way he acknow lodged the Introduction. "Far two reasons. The kids need discipline."
"I'm off to get into a hot bath and then into pajamas," Mrs. Tracy said, "I'm deadf".
"You look tired," Allan Vincent said to Ann. "Wouldn't you like to have dinner in bed, too? Don't hesitate, if you feel you'd like to This in the original Liberty Hall. Very frequently, the children are the only ones at the table."
Ann was tempted. She felt tired, But, thinking lonely, sick at heart. of two children sitting alone at the table, who said, "No. I'd prefer hav- ing dinner with the children. It will bo" a good time to get acquainted." "I'd profer having dinner with the children, too," the young man said. It was a queer meal, Ann thought. The strange young man with the in telligent, restless eyes at one end of the table, a child on each side. The children were quiet, their fascinated eyes
Ann. Occasionally, under her coaxing, they broke into excited conversation.
fixed on
"My mother doesn't know any stories but Miss Lane told us some, About Rumple-"
"Stilta," prompted Senny. "Skin." inished Sinny.
Ann knew about Rumplestiltsken too. And after dinner, she told the atory with many embellishments.
She led her admiring charges off to bed, tucked them in, and then re- turned to the hall. Ailan Vincent was thore, sitting by a reading light. He lald his book on the table.
"Good night," Ann said. "Turning in so 2007?" "Yen Im a little tired." "Won't you come into the living room with me while I smolto a couple of cigaretts. Or better, will you smoke ane with me?"
"I don't smoke."
"Well, come in for a moment any way,"
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After a moment, Ann answered,
He leaned over, knocking the ashes from his cigarette. "That's good news. I should hate to see you love. The children need you and it's
damned lonesome here sometimes."
"Why don't you live in town?" Ann queried.
to
you.
"It would be lonelier there," ho answered moodily. After a moment he burst out Impatiently, "My sister probably dramatized mo But it's only a picture. The truth s I'm a sorry sketch. The only thing I know is woman's work, liko getting a home in shape-curlaltis, rugs, mirrors."`
Ann said, "The way you do it, it is art,
"You really think so?" His voice had a wistful note.
"I know it."
"It isn't what I want to do."
"No. And you make it hard for yourself because you won't accept a substitute,"
"You don't know anything about it.",
"Yes," she said, "I do." "There's some other place you'd rather be-how 7"
Ann got to her feet. She swayed a little, and put out a hand to the divan. The long day, the strange surroundings, fighting the sick den- pair within. Was there some other Iplace she'd rather be? He had asked
that!
"I've upset your"
"It's only that I'm tired. I'm sorry, but I must go" Her atom- bling voice broke and she clipped to the floor.
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When she regained consciousness she was lying on the divan and Allan Vincent stood looking anxiously down at her. Her hair against her cheeks A wet cloth war on her
wak wot head.
"What happened?” "You fainted. Hero drink this. It's strong, but you need it."
Ann drank from the glans. After In moment she sat up.
Thank you, I'm feeling better.
It was silly of me to faint.”
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"I had a fall."
He was studying her gravely. "It! must have been a bad one. Sure no one cracked you over the head? Some big, Jealous brute?"
"Sure," Ann said faintly, smiling a little, remembering Peter's arma closing about her. She closed her eyes for moment as though sho could shut out the memory.
"I'm feeling much stronger now. Please don't bother to help me. I'm really quite all right."
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Ann ortored her room, the small room with its cool green tanca. So different from her own big room back there in the city. She locked the door, undressed_and_got_Inta bod.
Someone was tapping at her dour, "Ann, I'm off to bed. But I'm wor ried about you. Are you quita all to Ann. A strange man had come to her door to ask if she were feel- right?"
"Quite all right, Picaso don't ing quite woll. bother."
Her troubled thoughts would not
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