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Lovable

· CHAPTER XXIV Valeria sat down at the table with Ann and Sarah. She opened her cigarette case and held it out. Both Sarah and Ann declined.

MARY RAYMOND

1985.

didn't, though he did look puzzled and f No, Peter was 'not here. He was a little worried..

driving out to a country place' with Ho laid aside his newspaper. "I'm Valeria. Wouldn't Tony be surprised afraid you have been having a rather to know that?** lonely time," he said. "Things are easing up some, and I'll have more time now."

"You're lucky if you haven't në-

"Fino," Ann said, quired the habit," Valoria said easily.

"What do you any about dancing smoke dorena a day and it mounta

show? up. I suppose Peter's told you about somewhere tonight? Or a the job we've had doing over my old It's late to get tickets, but we can home?" She added, with

half try

"I'd love it," said Ann. Her voice embarrassed laugh, "That is, Peter is doing it. I'm only standing off ad- was eager. It would be fun to get miring. But it has been strenuous, out of the house and go somewhere, buying all the things he has suggested he had an explanation, she would to put the old place on its feet again." bolleve it. She wanted to believe his explanation-it be bad one. To got bo-back on the same friendly footing: told which had made their stay in Florida

momorable.

She realized by Ann's look of wilderment that Peter had not her. So much the better.

"You must be awfully gind. It's finished," Ann sold.

"I am. I'm driving out to stay -to-night"

"Moving In?" from Sarah.

"Yes. Everything's in beautiful condition. I'm realy thrilled. Well, I must rush. Glad I saw you."

Sarah and Ann sat for a moment in silence after Valoria had gone.

"Better have it out with Peter when ho comes home to-night," Sarah ad- vised. "Bawl him out, Ann."

Ann was drawing on her glove. Her hand shook a little.

"If you ask me, I think she's a nake. antd Sarah. "And that's the lowest form of life to me. Ann. you simply must talk straight to Peter. Tell him if he's going to play at all, ho's got to piny square.”

"I'll have a quick bath and be dresed in 15 minutes." Peter said from the door. "Can you be ready?"

"I'll race you,” Ann said. “Poter. we're celebrating my birthday!"

"Ann Why didn't you tell me?" "I'm telling you now.” "You should have told me before. How old are you, Ann?"

Twenty-one."

"Just a kid," Peter said, adding after a moment, "a sweet kid.”

111s voleo sounded tender.

Ann closed the door to her room. The phone ring just then, and she heard Peter's deep voleo saying, "I tell you, Valeria, it's impossiblel

*

Ann went to her dressing table and at down. What was happening to

her? This storm of cination sweep-

ing over her what did it mean?

There was a knock at her door and

"Yes, come in."

Ann thought so too. She was thinking just then of Tony's voicePeter called, Ann!" over the telephone before she had left the house. Picading, threatening. She must see him, he told her.

"Better have it out with Peter," Sarah warned, as they parted.

"He'll tell me to-night," Ann was thinking. "Probably it was SOTA- thing his firm had agreed to do.. Men are awfully. business-like" Just words. Aan didn't think Peter should have done over Valeria's house and she could't argue herself into thinking so. More than anything. sho hated his not telling her

Peter stood in the door. He look- tired, worried, "Ann, I'm sorry. (but something's come up. We'll

make it to-morrow

►

"We aren't going then?" "Not to-night. "It's urgent. You understond 7"

"Yes," said Ann slowly. "I do," up. "Ann, you don't think I want to Something in her tone caught him

ROL"

Ann was thinking_bitterly, "First, Tony, then Petar. Something must be wrong with you, Ann. You can't hold your mon.”

Aloud, she said faintly, trying hard to hold on to loyalty, “He's busy. Something important came up."

"Don't pretend with mo, Ann, You're angry with him, aren't you?"

"No."

"You are lying." She did not reply.

"Do you know what day thịs ja?” "What day!" "Your birthday."

•

•

Tony had remen.bored. Tony loved her.

"I'm here alone, celebrating your birthday. There's 'some beer on ice on the back porch and the makings of some sandwiches in my pantry.'

"Sounds nice,” Ann seld faintly. She was thinking of Tony, sitting there alone, celebrating her birthday. "No reason why we couldn't cole- brate together, in there?"

"We can't; Tony," Ann anid breath- lessly.

"""If you don't come here, I'm com- ing out there."

You can't. You really mustn't!" "Look here, Ann, use your head, Is there any reason why you should |spend a dull evening on your birth-

day white Kendall runs about 7"

Thero was a silence, "Ann7"

"I heard you."

"Well 7"

"I'm coming over. Maybe, we'll tako a drive. I need to get out if the house,"

"You need me," Tony raid,

He gave Ann the address of the new apartment ho but moved into. He was glad ho had moved. There would be no unpleasant memories.for Ann here.

"You're not far from here," Ann and slowly. She hung up the phone coat and a brown heret. She put a and went into her room, for her fur

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"I'll fix you a cocktail," Tony said. FLOOD OF "You look nll in.'

"Please, Peter, do just as you wish."key In her bag, went out in the hall

and caught the elevator, "If you' lot me explain."

Tony let her in. He looked happy "1 don't want to listen."

and excited. Io stared at Ann's Peter had intended telling 'Ann, but

Feter was suddenly very ng white, unhappy face. decided not to. He couldn't have Ann | He didn't like Ann's tone at all. lie thinking he wanted the job when he wanted to explain but, in the mood arms Ana said, "Please don't touch When he started to take her in bis didn't. He had gone out twice, made she was in, exlanation might be

me. Tony. some drawings, ment Paul out to worse than saying nothing at all. It supervise and then, had stayed away,

Good henvena, Ann. Will you ever POURING A was unlike Ann to look at him angrily, not over being a puritan" But ho The work was finished now. Va-to talk in that curt, hard wey. Well, humoured her. lerin had come in and given him her all right if she wouldn't listen, if check for the amount-$2000-very | she wanted to doubt him-s promptly.

Ann heard his cor driving away, Ann came into the living room, The sound merged with the sound of thinking of Sarah's words, "Have It the telephone ringing, out with him." Thinking of something- else Sarah had said. "If I were married to a man liko Peter I'd fall In love with him. And I would make him fall in love with me. After all, I don't believe he was so desperately gone on Valeria. It might have been enly a romantic hangover from kid days."

Ann tried to think Peter looked guilty when she said, "Hello, Pater," coolly, pleasantly. But she knew he

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She went out in the hall. "I'll take

Ann nodded. She heard him in the kitchen moving about, heard him on LIGHT OVER think of Peter, moving about in their the parch, cracking tee. It made her the phone, Susan," she told the mald.little kitchen in Florida. Peter had THE WORLD

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"What are you doing? Now?" "Nothing."The bitterness in tone was not lost.

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