Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-21
SIS TIE X S
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
.r.ars THE STORY
Author OF "yosseivn's Wife"
fcopyrisht. 1919. by Kathleen Norris)

..d AnctseW; N the fdmuh, fss
~, o frteNi ioa1 had secretly ts tov.a
Joycs, WIG yyy, .Un unhdppy, asooE,e ,o,,s
cherry cIn,,ss her aud iais W. oo
i fhat Pef1 ~ ,Dhen he dsEs ne' Sfey
9th NV, shtn MIN she oonss".So ,rode and
opov .s,,m .s,,nms,nsnts have fn 1een % %aHS oues.
Il al cHns lovers ore aoa,,D ,Dnnyried HJe,
phk w. ~. sister oboW 10, ,,sauv Intends
tors s.,JsstSsr or n9t ~ husband. Cant
~ isave haJ,st Ja,.t love each other; ;,MMot NJ
rsops pho avnarsp she asks. N"'
ttoocsfher " p,oIfsn says CHERRY.
as man 'nu "rRE 1T CONTINUES
!, TX sat back on ne, !, % n.r srlhood,
and shruss.,, ,ho neop,e who are worry
Think T,oIvss u sick over bills, or SICK aSs
ms tnen,e' r children to bring up ,.on 81,
wives Q. S"nsfully. MY Lord y you
suggested. a0po pooney, and food. and are
nav ,1. and we'll ,,.rrv argued,
~" .T'm not we'll when I'm .", .s.
eagerly ~, heart is like lead all the
happsr i,. can't seem to breathe , = 'Sp S,ster.
time I, , no.s,blo that people are a'her-
NV .so,,t y that7" she asked t,m,u,s s.,.a
cot aO0u, a.ose they are" AK conceded
u sappU ,e,,,v Anyway. look at all the
tnous" Ua" IN history" she added, oare,ess,y, sns
iu,',1 r.s land. passions, and murders, .,,ns "O
,l a.s...n,, and the fate OF nations na
slopen'o ar ,ust the fact that a man anu
resuhs s.,.d each other too much' OF
s IDa. .,sh other too much' There mus'
l0''u .ar,,hlng in 1t that I don't unusr
10 s0n, pn, what / do understand, she
mnu, .usr moment. when Cherry'
saueu, 18th emotion. was silent. ls
enV' .s., S.d would die of grief II he knew v,
'na' 10. us unhappy, that your life was a.
yootsn YOU S, up in disappointment anu VI"
t'Inpssss npss is that my fault !" Cherry ex'
,,.Imse, with sudden tears, s.. . ,ro,b,ea
''1 AIT after Watching her ior ~ r,u
mlnste', ,,, ,sr Me" Don't cry. Cherry" she
a,n.a aeounI he., es.o,rrowfully. :.
pleadea, sofriing rreraining self-control, re.
Cherry. Gork silently. with an
|mmed ne' sudden sigh. AK, clappinG
Ioccasoms,,s,, covers of a leatheroouno
% the msS' ,n BUCKS inquisitive nose, pre-,
e,S' .ently laughed gayly as he sneeAe'
md s,p paTSsus Sas opened the subject with
..,,ctance; now she realized tnat 'hes
nd again reached a plank Will ~,
Thrse days after their tax IN tne
In,tt Ini,Ho garden Peter found chance to
nosL alone to Cherry.
EfN'.- ,,ou raadyH' he asked.
Quite" she said. raising blue eyes
what WI about your suiteaseT
~ ,ook Il into San Francisco yes
,.rSsv, AlIx went In early, and fol
,owsd At noon. It's checked In the
ferry building, waiting" , ,
ait,s tomorrow, then, Cherryf M
said. .,,,
from her face as she echoed him.
This was already late afternoon; per
hans her thoughts raced aheaG to to
|morrow afternoon at this time wheI
|ihey two would be leaning on the raj
|of the little steamer, gazing out owe
Ina smooth, boundless blue OF the Pa
|clac, and alone in the world. -,
Tomorrow you will be mine y m
|sad.
|And now the color came up In splen
|dId wave Of fame. and the face that she
burned toward his was radiant VIII
proud surrender.
He told her the number OF the COCK
they discussed trains.
we sail at H." said Peter, but
shall be there shortly after 10. III
have the baggage on board, everythint
ready; you only have to cross the gang
blank You have your baggage check
give II TO me-"
They were waiting in the car Will,
AliI marketed; Cherry opened he
purse and gave him the punched card
board.
Tli tell Alix that I have a las
III she goes in with me. we'll go Il
the very door, But she says she can
come In tomorrow, anyway. I'll writ
her tonight. and drop the letter on tn'
way to the boat"
Better wait until we are in Loi
Angeles" he said, pondering. I'm
writing, too, of course. I'm simply say
Ing that It is one of the big things tina
come into peoples lives and that on
can't combat. Perhaps some eay-bu
! can't look forward l can't tell wha
the future holds, l only know that W
belong TO each other, and that If
might as we'll be ended as love !"
tomorrow, then !" was Cherry's oni,
answer. I'm glad it's so soon"
=, Good-by!" said Cherry, leaning owe
the side OF the car to kiss her sister. Ali,
received +, the kiss, smiled, and stretched
Heavenly day to waste in the city =
said Alix
7 know =" Cherry said, nervously. sh,
nad been so strangely nervous and els,
IaGted In manner all morning that Alix
nad more than once asked her IL there
was anything wrong. Now she oues.
TONED her again.
You mustn't mind me - Cherry said
Win SStn a laugh. I'm desperately un,
happy. she said, her eyes watering
ana sometimes I think of desperate
remedies, that's all"
vo ia 90 anything In the world to helr
LioI icoii,. 'erlse " Allx said, sympathet
ch.,Ikt VI know you would, sis! I believe. ;
STshtIry Sn,hIy,, said. trembling, that there.
%Thes,. you wouldn't give me" !"
2; ce;slrelessly for i don't net fond ~,
Sninss Ia,,, as you Go My dear I'd 60 of
MIL m martin TO Mexico in a minute.
Me"n iiSe u don't care a whoop where
s' nv ~ only people are happy. I'd work
my MAJ, nuhds TO the bone for you--as s
Sser S"W.senr OF fact, l. do work 'em TO tn,
IonSa, she added, laughing, as sh,
eu ma az the hands that were stained
80 uI0usn from gardening.
thu ow do' about Buck?" Cherry saic. n,
seat and RAPED it TO his place on the front
hi,S ana licked his mistress's ear.
"WNue W. embraced him lovingly.
yor "'"eli-t Z" he wanted to 20 wifi
wonia I,n sae conceded, unwilllngly ''But h,
roInS she added, quickly, Chsrrv
smile ana 'ne train, gave her an Apri
train dr.G az she took her seat and III,
snddauuLew uLew on Its way. ii seemed IN ba,
Pstsr tHy that she might indeed n,ee @
tbat plt It would oniy be to ta,, IIo hIs,
possible nat 'hey had planned was i'm,
s,esD,.r0 sSs on the deck of the sauss,,,,
he soft dreaming in the sunshine oi
>nnes s,cta autumn day, her heart
Aiis was siSk with longing once more
gotten aorgotten, everything was FOR.
figure opt Peter. His voice. his tall
linn sSa Seg., yet moving with The IittIs
thnpsSsne sne Knew 30 we'll cama .he ht.ie W
the otSsr she she thought OF herself Sr on
now, saSs =, steamer, only an hour from
and ali III tba N MS care, Martin forRottsn
ments M "H perplexities and disapnoint. +.
food Of n 1ne old life forgotten in tn.
AnKeIes1 new security and jov ne ne
tered not t'ew @ orleans-FranceVit mat %
woris wei lose the world s 'nsy
80 thean, the,n, from today on anu 'he