Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
-nrs THE STORY

redpoou'' ,o,,es ana III .,y.u 0efs
..icAoSosJd peter marry: % Hfs n spite
AVE- G,ssd Nth nd,..vts she VISITS
=, ronsy ,,sr ona 'aii1 ftds q reSespps tps
2nr and Pstsli. for Repayment oJ ~
a. TDdd's" BtoS lii vincent, ntdksnR
Isbt to fhen ,ainst the propeTsg -"
lungs SUIT ,ltr. and Cherry no.o ~
aud soiSs: void about bout their 'nta'uns,'thot .Jfl ,ns that
long toy 1Cherry, ten npstey said.
yos care ,iS@u zoe DO ,.,s lee. a,oay,
"whot ,soE a choir tnToy T.,yo back his
spSSs tdp.sss IL head '"' "''
hair" -,r TT CONTINUED
aTHERb ~ - Ss said, decidedly, I'VE
COURSE, unrecognizapiy ,s,,stn't see
voice alInVs'e ros each other-TIe must think
s@.sh ii oh. StssFtto 70 manage that ',,r main. were
how O''s .yes heavy wa WIN .he saw his
Her a. meet his, aa,dden misgiving.
raiss,Sb weaken viii, ,ra TO steady It, and
rnoa'dh sa shs saw him 'rs
oss sa % shall tell Ally that ssr this ts6 nsw or
buslness neeoms he said. forcing n nd hand
three nights, but with one iihe eachee.
No quiet sp1lf ppls forehead as
proppn.s, at al the club 60" Cherry
III, ~ s1y as soon as a l cha csa,, ioin Mar
added. 6ss Xix would think It Wss ys,ss
lin, l. SUPPORT for mo to 90 nov, ,ossd Jun np
perfectly idiS.,,o idSo,o thing can be cioseo bep up
when the whorSd snd Martin, too--s,o fo,, J
DO quickly. " away vaguely, 9me 9fnI, OF OF
Noice traleu oyea absent ana iu 20 IL
silent snnsasaenly nssa they widene'b wii@nn her into
pain; ,sSS Susd had suddenly !s9WsiI snnSI III 20
soomn.s,po,,sress ZONE pess again: hravely, 'Tll
ons" consc"''h aha began agalh,' 40 they call
ieave you po"t act for me. can or, NV
Iitf-power 20 aS III wire Martin tomor,
that, ssnt ca, 1. - Sunday, and I'll 20 u"
"wednesday Ia sbe looked off aGrN,s,s rf,,s anS ,ns
And ass as s" Of fog-wreathec hi,iasd hi,,adaniv
sW,,. sreWen thew seemed TO tuIn Nc feit a
Ssi,siys and ugly to her, a,a,,ness ann sm with
sreat WEAKNESS and heaF''
life; srranv over the porch ran, anu ,,n
Peter spranik pwraik,ns with swift energy ,n Mp
yani.sneWH' .IW mat led toward the n'w him. :.
the tral, ,,.n ,.ne,y that he would walk n'' 20
a Sherrya H she longed to walk 'Vo, Soosv =.
sell tIreu' ond on through tne neJt,,S lyss q
plunse s o the hills, striding, stun'Sd w SndS
oeptns breathless and weary IN cop,
,s..hna ss.nnne omehow-somehow LIS III away
Tns,on and exhaustion csea,t ,ot bevond
from mind and soul. Anu MA yrepret she
The horror and shame e,1ISng' MT exulting,
| felt something was '''
ana Is s'is k rest Of that day she Iveu ,ho ~,
ort rT ~ daze of emotion. something's 'hv hS,
sons OLA u N be living to lives, SIDE @ py
stsa In the one was her old happy
,ationshIp with Alix, and % Sysm and
pstSr. the old Joking and talkI,s, nos,rs I'm in
ratbering for meals, the OLD nou,e ,n the
fhe garden or beside the nre, e,hiod aTS and
S.s Was the confused and troupleo hlo
ot,a,,, otnes conscIousness of the new reia-
tanssIn between Peter and herself, tne
,lunn,,sdge ,lona,d that he did not merely ao.
ME- hsr' did not merely feel for her ar
,,n,s,,ai ,nne afYection, but that he was con
un.,od umuSS nv a burning alteration or hei
siightest motion, the turn or ner WrlsI
the smile she gave Kow at preaKias
time, the motion she made when sn'
stooped TO tie her shoe, or raised ne, ne,
orm m break an apple from the low
S srstv branches. The glory of being 81
ioved enyeloped her like a great snln
,uo garment and her cheeks glowe'
soSt,v rosy and there was new am
lInuid softness, a sort OF shining glitter
jn her blue eyes. ,,a wa,
lone the next morning when the SISTER
anne out to breakfast. His absence wa
real relief to Cherry, who felt cur
usly tired and spent after wakettu, wat.,
new venture in duck raising. noticed
|nothng, and Cherry could lie Idly
the hammock all morning, sometimes
browning and shutting her eyes at SOM
Sudden thought, otherwise smiling ant
Dreaming vaguely, and always hearing
feter's voice, in words 30 charged VIII
new magic that the mere recollection o
them almost suffocated her with emo
tion
He had left a message to the effec
that he would not be at home that nignt
and al 4 o'clock teelphoned conhrmns
the message. Alix CHANGED to answe
the telephone, and Cherry who was u
her room, heard Peters name, ana stoo'
still listening with q shock or disap
polntment, She did not want MN U
come home, she was hardly conscious o
any desire or dread; her only though
was that he was there-now-at tne
Telephone, and in a moment Allx won.e
have hung up the receiver, ana sne
Cherry, would not have spoken to him
would not have heard his voice!
But at s o'clock that evening, wher
she and Alix were sitting. on the porch
when the last ebbing pink or the sun
set had faded, and great spiders mao
ventured forth into the dusk and the
dews, there was sudden nail at the
gate, and Cherry knew that IT was ne
A food Of utter, irrational happiness
rose In her heart she had been racKeo
with hunger for the sound of that voice.
she had been restless and unsatisfied
almost feverish with longing and doubt
now peace came again, and content. %
He came up to them, his glance reso'
lutely averted from Cherry, explaining
that he was lonesome. assuring then
that everything went well, and makinf
them laugh with an account OF Justii
Littles reception Of the new turn of al
fairs. Alix asked a hundred questions
laughed and rejoiced.
Tomorrow let's 60 down and see tn
| old house." suggested AliX. II guess II
In pretty bad shape, for we couldn'
rent It. =,
was worth while to do all the plaster
ing and painting, they wanted Bp
well do 1t now, Cherry: we'n fix 1t al
up, and then every summer, and per
maps some winters-at least II Mar
isn't too far away-you can live there
Dld you see Anne, Peter?' she asked
suddenly
mo, just Justin. He seemed alb
solutely dumfounded," Peter said. "H'
ono" ~ tHe pdper, READ IL, lauBneu
ana said-in that little nervous, smiling
way OF his-that he felt 1t to be by nc
means conclusive"
q, a. can hear him !" giggled Alix.
). and guess both you girls will have
70 come in in q day or two" Peter
omHGnerry's going in to the dentist to.
h'oLTSw, said Alix.
ro,S' ,Soh' so l ami" Cherry sale, in q
aI
she did not look at Peter, nor did he
~ her, but they felt each others
'"VuEh,s Ike a spoken word.
M mad you forgotten?" Alix asked. 'I
|lHssS,,, 20 with you," she added. care.
.I On; GO come" Cherry said, eagerly,
iML ,Ti, nate 80 going alone %
i IN I've we not thing In the world to do
hoo'n ~ Town. but III browse along thoss old
muss. UUN stores in Third street" Alix
her ruS MIN IN the morning she had changed
bpsoLm, e mind She was a trife late 10
.cbanNNaaast, and Cherry and Peter had q
"fe "CSs,mi minute or two alone.
10 SGnmnesrry," he said then "I'm eo,nv
meet me there?" WIZ you