Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-03


lished herself in her. old room. She
wrote constantly to her husband nnd
,oftsn spoke appreciatvely Of Marfs
Anne's marriage took place in ms
September. 1t was a much moro formal
and elaborate affair than Cherry's had
been, because, as Anne explained,
0F FFrsnny's people have been so generous
all, he's the last Of the Littiss; ali the
others are Folsoms and Randalls. And
! want them to realize that he Ia marry
Ing gentlewoman
The older Littles and all the Folsoms
ana Randalls came to the wedding. self
respecting thrifty people who were, for
the most part, as Alix summarized II,
6iuyiIng nisS little homes on the installment
Oakland and Berkeley" There were
bright-faced school teachers, In dark
plaid silk waists. and young matrons In
careful carefully planned color schemes Of
and Cherry about the family the MEM
bers who were daughters Of the Revo-
iuti9n and the members who belonged
fS Scots the Society ,Se Of the Daughters of Of
a., Cherry and Alix went upstairs after
the ceremony as Alix and Anne had done
q year ago, but there was deep relief and
amusement am In their mood today, and It
was with real pleasure In the closer in
timacy that the little group gathered
about the fire that night
:. After that life went on serenely, and
II was only. occasionally that the girls
were reminded that Cherry was a mar
ried woman with husband expecting
her shortly to return to him. When she
and Alix took part In the village fairs
thri,,I, ana b,azaars, Alix was stu a little
Strickland and her sister, Mrs, Lloyd:
who Is, visiting her." but to Cherry all
the romance seemed to have vanished
from her new estate. November passed
MI pNTfla n
talk of Martins joining them for Christ
mas. But he did not come he was ex-
tremely busy at the new mine and COM
was early sfs Mareh GSfrf shat AN aGHse spoke
to her father about II: spoke in her
casual and vague fashion. but gave him
food for serious thought, nevertheless.
g., Dad" said Alix suddenly at the
pened to be shopping In the city, were
YOU you and m9ther ever separated when you
No" the doctor. remembering.
shook his head. Your mother never
was happy away from her home!" -..
Not even to visit her own familyT
mot ever" he answered. I'VE always
planned long visit In the East-but
she never would go without me. She
went TO your Uncle vincent's house in
Palo Alto once. but she came home the
next day-didn't feel comfortable away
from home!'
How long do you suppose Martin will
let us have Cherry" Alix asked.
Her father oSsea quickly reaa @ her and
THE circumstances seem to make II
wise to keep her here until he Is sure
that this new position Is the right one y
'If I know anything about Martin. "
Allx said, mo position Is ever going to
be the right one for him. I mean" she
added as her father gave her an alarmed q
- .,l.x. -. ~, ~ tNnN
Of man. And 1t seems to. me-odd, the
way he and Cherry take their marriage
Now when she got here. five months
six months ago" Alix went on as e her
tressed attention, Cherry, was always
talking about going back to- Mart.
every time he sent her money she would
say that she ought to keep 1t for sud.
den summons. But she doesn't do that
now. You've been giving her her own
allowance right along, and she has
settled down just as she was; A DAY on
two ago Martin sent her $40 ana sne
has gone into town TO speno " To-
She hesitated, shrugged her shoulders
you think she ought to 30 backF
mo. don't think - Alix answered
eagerly. 1T don't think anything about
it. But-but Is that marriage? Is that
really for better or for worse? ! mean,
she interrupted herself hastily. "as time
goes on 1t will get harder and harder Tor
her there will seem to be less and less
reason for going! .,>.,.
Mrs. Brown was talking Ito to me :, a9Sat 3Sat
catty. smiling way she has-.,,. has Aha
, '"Trust the women to gossip!' the
|. doctor said impatiently. ,, :,
"Well. nobody minds their gossip G J.
my part I think it's shame that a
girl can't come back home as simple
as that, II she wants to-! she added
!, boldly. ,,a
family that 1t wasn't good thins
wei" Alix began. "she doesn't
seem like other married womeT;" she n
said doubtfully. And the only thing Is.
will she ever want to go back II she
isn't-rather coerced. Martin Is odd, you
know; he has a kind Of stolid, stupid
pride. He wrote her weeks ago and
that il he would find her a. cottage she
would; she couldn't 80 to his boarding
house, she hated boarding! Martin an,
swered that he would. some day. and
she said to me- On now Svo,s hes a,r cross Vsns.
mently, "I'd change the entire instnu..
tion Of marriage IL 1t was me Ia end
well. we won't go into that" her
.. father Interrupted her hastily, for Alix
was was not in sympathy with them. And
1 guess you're right; the child Is
woman now, with a womans respon'
IS wts her he husband aSass TheS nia have
solve life together. to learn together
I'll speak to Cherryv'
Allx, watching him walk away
thought ha she had never seen aao
on his kind face all the rest of that
day.
il was only the next morning when
he opened the question with Cherry.
1t was brilliant morning, with spring
already in the air. Cherry, on the porch
steps, was reading a letter from Mar
tin, Her father sat down beside her
She had on one of her old gowns, and
, bathed In soft sunlight. looked eighteen
again. Emerald grass was already hlm.
, ing the ground about the house; from
! under the deep rich brown Of the for.
est flooring spring had thrust million
: tiny spears of green. The redwoods
r wore plushy plumes Of blue new foliage
! and a wild lilac at the edge Of the
clearing drifted like pale smoke. against
= the dark woods. Everywhere life was
soaking and bursting after heavy rains
l the very posts OF the garden tehGe were 4.
I was sweet and pungent and damp and
fresh, the sky high and blue, and across
: the granite face of Tamalpais last
scarf Of mist was floating: g o. .o,,.
asked the doctor,
e ION, he doesn't like It much !" Cherry
said, making a little face: He de-
scribes the village as perfectly hope
y in E street and gotten two stoves up.
\ And when does he want his gir!T
y her father pursued.
: HE doesn't say, Cherry answered
e lmocently, Il think he Is really al ,,nn,s nsn
I am we'll off I" she said, II know