Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-26
SISTERS
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
,s STARTS THE STORY
Author of "Josseiun's Wife,
Copyright. 1919. by Kathleen Nor.,.

ChU,sS,seIv. Alg, her sister, mar
dna nid friend Of the family, Peter
r,es ,cs ;oho long had secretly loved
CherTg Doc Ioyes her and Falls IN love
that FS IN nnd tDhen he asks her 10 90
toth f"i ",sith htp, she consents. A liz
dtody ~ b,r SISTER about her married
fa,gs a@s','nd and whethcr, or rot she , really N;
teads 70 m oiope. but on the tUay
Peter p," s,d,ieniD confronted BY Mar
CheHg ghc tsIIs hin, that she cannot
WI, ,.,, ,oith him. Marin asks aug
CSsy He ,tS g'sSSns Sne,ay 4"% on "G tie Soa} q am md
encoan'Sy,, y,Sictv % 10 oct a message de-
ot heJ ns she eTpidined, to AliG's
hyersJa' ,nS suddenly Ala realises that
frhnds; s;,t"p Jp and cherry that lote each
u tr rs "To ,ohom had cherry been
othgI, o,o nat telegram " not TO Potcrl
senang m"i NAMED TO meet somcWhCrc
Hdd ,"ogg gg,at Martin had heard her
at me b"v that ne mast catch mat
tsH Mc wy
bod'' ,,xr,x,,r.
ASD HERE 1T '"N'H'
a., ,ot u,ess the truth But ahe
A LIN did h"t e.. % ,,oi,o nor ., nl
"A guessed e',yoe" s;, She c,.,,id NOT sup
frightened ,.,. ~, ond peter had planned
pose that cn,.1 ~ ,hnt boat together, be.
TO go away ." ~ thonahts would have
NJ
grasped .ne na tbey had given her no
absence oniy' ,hot n Rut until this In
warning ot otnht of the nassionate de-
slant the thousnonnd them had not
sire thRt sne had Imagined Chcrry's
reached ler ipetsr To be something only
feeling Ior Iorrorger than her own,
ittle ,,o Ss, .Smuht OF Cherry's beauty,
Now ,ca Sn'v and softuess, the shine in
her frns'"s .,s ora the light on her corn
her nlne ,ir SES and knew. that life for
colorco ~ late had been mined with
them a.i' danger
frigntiui o"id ',,,,,,id be d,seraced, and Mar
Nnsrr, Nn,,r wo,,ld kill her IL he found
tln-Maar''' 49, Oh. my little sister
nsr ou., he town talk she IL SO reck
S@he @ %%o' s%o 'w,uld do anything-she would
less s.c ,,hiIr scandal, and the papers
Dorid DE iuVsts SaV" her pictures--Dads little
y"iiow, w.mt w,anl;ing M into the dark, tell me
Enld. iooa,3 need VIM soi Won't Vol,
what 10 10 no toI, mo what to dor,
sotnenmw u,inno. and and darkness, but even in
ihe gloon d A,'N suSdcn uI @ sween enc Of freeze
lifting ii .soa am h,soth vent over the tons
IKE I,,,,oas III
OF .ne re-, Ivu" oo,,,n t,o ohonoe rbo d,r,..
Stenn,S n ,n,rnrcemt,b,a r"rn Iegrees ljfted
nesr' by Imper'tp.,n'e ousreeS, ett, ,,a,. ni.eu
The world grey GrnS as o IL WIN u '.,,Umi ntond
snine w.: f-. M" ,, ,,,ns, ", sha Aus ~,
ou' amy lr'ni me "trs , y, I o,'''"S ~ w
the roaa pe'oM hcI 60 80, ne", ',, =" "rsu., 49,,
ratue, me nuo-sph.,ereu ".son tlo,',
the Portuguese dairy upon tha ridge
and past her, leaving a dark wake OF
brushed dewGrGps on me pear'eo grass
Cottohtai! 'cu Sientiy.
She noted win surprise tnat sne cpula
see the grass now aitnougn II nad peen
invisible re" noinents ago Sne coulu
see 1t. and presently It's BROWNIES
showed. ana the rich. Solo green or the
oaks lifted fror! the dull twilight that
had cnveinped the world.
Light" AK whisrered, awestrucN'
And And re, re" moments later she added
Dawn !"
II was dawn indeed that was creeping
into the valley; and as It Frightened anG
deepened ana warmed momentarily
AK fels some OF the peace and glory
OF It swelling, in her tired heart. The
turned TO blue and the little clouds
drlttinS across 1t vanished, lost In a
swimming 'apors OF PINK ana pearl.
ouuueniy nrst smart or sunl,en,
ssivGM aSIoss the tnUun!ain rluge, anu
sg ng urnshe On ine hili'op oppos''e "
nn9muhta,h nmi Was s.eauliy ascend ,ng in'o the
p,,tlullani ,,nh ar. ue" sparkleo. ana the hoary,
l@vheneu @ ililDs or the spra"lnR oaNS
S sns'I'cu h, On. III 'ne i,gnt: me sun came up
Sap ch,iied ana o,ie p,esSeu whrih ,! aga,nsd
ntr.,ahI nep cniiieG ana cramped shouiders ana
sTIretched Td her arms out 70 Welcome the
after "yCp Ino dnSi.nnSs aao & MY coerase Ak.
annr 'he DARKNESS ana doubts or the
''sh,, en- no. s,w s,..,, ~, ,,o lao ,.oo,,
jyv wntchi,. tbe exnan1in ~, e oS, ore", ~
new day when thara uas , ora ~ inc ~, 'In IL
with tov aSd pei'hu itb ,ig ner, am1 dS,ad WIZ
brown crassna @ n III, va. o"at anu 3e,, 9,,eu
came bSnnIino nn, nf tbo So, puen S
leaned unon bcr ou' vi '''o io'es'' ana
"Rnc,Sr' :" she fo,terod ro ,,ood ho
ecstaticailv close 70 ber FACE a,or,, snin,,
ala mnarjc ~ h,s hodv u,r,esiiS sp.Jti, p,,itt
eager affectio, .'Did Co. ,,tis, W, WI, IA
felIowP Did ,,n,, cnn,a 20 ena 'SS '1,e' o''
She had not "r,o1 a,,,n w ny ~ NE ,.,,,,
of the night, when a storm had rag rnS u in
her heart and had IeSt 'f ber r"u at oas anh III
Sick wIth dread 'Is Rrt thara m Wa wax I'LL m,ua
d0e,s "',t "ho,,G HhH rocNed ner arms hoout me
agSins, he ast tin,, hna haad na,u an, % mea iac'
VIZ ~ rLorr', ne"u ",.u @ @sru.
a Som ne, nme' ca''e ous 70 oremhiasI'
road ~ tha 49,, ,a,e,, snt iouhu Anh ~,
io' noio t a. sne porcn tapIe. ain looked
sent,,' I,,st ~, ,i hlu uIii sne @ nau eri- o
~ ny ,,I. III, ,uineu; hnu s.,e woIc SiIt
were oT,, Saonni thau
ooStSn Shn ,dHI,s type, w , ,,o, c,.u.,.
comnosed,,' .oT"eu ra " anu nooueu tsa a. onesry
SIsts" I.poTeu's, merry alwaEs klssed ner
toJ III tue LnoThlns; put she did NOT
and ,nst,n.i, Sne re-. .roupieu ana ashameu, ,e
anu anu. ihstihctiVeiy avoided the little
Ne o. -, , ,
,-.o ~, ~ inen she asked sharlhg her
'""ppe,ru'I "pa WIN her maj. . Ia,
Mr ter rh nao 10 20 10 gan hhtael WIN
ahort "1taas 'hn III MS . chr. 10 uo soIne'h'ng ~
Sroye .h re ease. . aux eNpia'ieu.
Hto .t 'ne,n aowh, ana at tne Iast MN
oS u mar'in ueGIoeu 70 20. 30 market
eas eu' anu .h go! me mai and came BACK
anu. nmu me understanding 10 that we are to
nnr .'e'' az the 81; FRAMES ior am
ia az U, anu 20 10 tne orpheufh.
H.. ~ II almost W. Cherry Said' sleep.
,r,o ny, snaIIs ',aL ~ surprlse at 'he clock that
torn, Nis'ple tnrouEh me open door' m
oo, nt' ,mlF NShanleu ana when did you
e. w. ana sientiy make your Ded, ana
""NR up your tnlngSI