Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-09

NJ Ne u0nt, why I'm going TO visit vol, and |
n i,,,,nn every year. and perhaps I'll have |
tend to board always"
sssn, Sus she was crying. too Everythinx |
bed bdea changed, cold and strange; she |
s,,co. ssu suspected that Cherry's was not a |
d1ssiui and IL rns,n marriage she knew II now, |
ne unsympathetic atmosphere OF Red |
Sreek, and to miss all the old life and |
aese @ o'd associations, made her heart
cbsrrrnse rners's re - - there's nothing special, |
With Martin? Oh, no." Cherry an.
iwered, inS s her eyes dried, and her pack |
WI xnios gong on composedlly, although her |
;ust ; tbaa btream9ied now and then. mo, it's |
at ali, / guess sA' pretty young to marry
.irniaiHrt Martin loves you," Aiix suggested
said. i,Hs s,,.l takes me, for granted" Cherry
to 70 be anything alive in the feeling be.
sses sseen US, she added, slowly. If he
ys to aet tsPhmiething Pm thing to me, make an effort
II tell lis bIn, point OF View before answer.
see see that he thinks It sounds % Crazy I i
seem very domestic--that's- all. /
r,harry Try Really. I do But" and
ana y seemed to brace herself In soul
again Is out mats marriage. I'll try
,ns she gave Alix long kiss in part.
!syn''ee next day and clung to her,
b.a the dearest sister a girl ever
Siii write souIe Won ALL. all have now"
sooe @ you Y you're needed, and see You
furn, AIix said, cheerfuily. Then she
bonnaa ana went back into the empty
sound ~ NseteIplng tI back her tears until the
Aia9 ol tne surrey had quite died away,
q; ,;Aiie1andra Strickland, coming down he
ar,way euar,y OF the valley house on an April
Her Hx. ays. glanced ,la ouriously at the door
smile Ss tussed Svea ,nvo,n, 70 the cid clock and
tiers tbs d or her mouth. onlys o'clock. but
thhe oay had been go long ana no auist
mneh rnae she had fancied that the hour was was
Knocked er. sn Ia, and had wondered who
n she ds crosse crossed to the door and opened It
q aasrkness and RAIN and TO a man in
cap nSa.; anS s,ooS who whipped Off a spattered
.n. .ne lamp she held Instantly, With a
ava oI gasp Of surprise and pleasure
ta tna some deeper emotion, she set down
insly i "1p, ana and held out her hands crop
tsarsned sar Ioyously as he kissed her, and
s,s Peter" she said. you a,,seiNwhen
anu and yoH toI, arrive and what are you doing,
bo,d,ut. tnx-you're thin I" Peter said,
| noiains her at arms length. And
sha- shs He gently touched the black
ene, wore, ore ana nxed puzzled and troubled
apprehensively. " "'N'N'
For answer she tried to smile at him
put her lips trembled and her ewes brim
sitting ud Sne men nad LED the way into the old
Win a thrill OF real feeling, the shabby
| rugs and books and pictures. and The
SQUARE piano beside which he had
tWa.cned Cherrys fat. childish hand on
scowlinr ovsr so han many times, and Alix
You heard-about dad?" Alix fall
rerea now. turning to face him at the
| Your father! I" Peter said sbocked
But hadn't you heard, Peter?"
MY dear-my dearest child, I'm lust
GGa G!d the steamer got in at 8 o'clock.
suddeny decided ID yGS to s1dss a the t,s time
ana and come straight on to the valley. be-
rore | even went to the club or got my
MAJ; She bas nell me, menyoyr father.-
he % Enet e sess Hss0se ssr the nS S0d
ied themselves with logs and kiadiing
m the old way. A blaze crept up about
me legs and Alix accepted Peters hand
hercn,et ana wiped streak of SCOT from
ner wrist, quite as II she was a child
again again as she settled herself in her
Peter took the doctors chair keen.
o ing MS concerned and sympathetic eyes
He was well one day." she said,
sinpiy. and the next--the next, he
aiant come downstairs, and Hong waited
mn anu waiIed-and about 9 o'clock I went
9pEands he had fallen - he had
She was In tears again and Peter nut
ms nhaa nand out and covered hers and held
ha ,aans ,anels chairs were touching. and as
most nave touched. too.
he must have been goinx IN caI,
some some. one" said Aiix, after a " while %
T!biss T1hss wss said r.hs ne never suffered at ali
merry got here that same night He
knew us both toward morning. And that
w%that % was az. Cherry was here for two
"essMs sWh martin came and vent"
rupted. e'er inter-
Back at Red Creek" 'Allx wiped her
eyes; She hates 1t, but Martin had n
good position there. Poor Cherry, il
Anne came?"
Anne and Justin. of course" Peter
could not understand Alixs expression,
she fell silent. still holding his hand and
looking at the fire.
months; he had been ali around the
world; had found her gay, affectionate
| letters In London, In Athens, in Yoko-
hama. But for three months now he
had been away from the reach Of mails,
| roushing 1t on friends hemp pianta,
| ton in Borneo, and IL she had written,
the letter was as yet undeliyered He
| looked at her with a great rush Of ad.
miration and affection. She was not
only pretty and clever woman but.
In her plain black. with this new aspect
Of gravity and dignity. and with new
| notes OF pathos and appeal in her ex-
quisite voice. he realized that she was
an extremely charming woman.
More than that, she stood for home,
for the. dearly familiar and beloved
| things for which he had been so a,,r