Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-20
sr.prs THE STORY

AnM, ~ and Peter Joyce. their
rsdsIhSor, comes and goes az wtiL
nsg"nd Ky and Peter marry. Cherry 0e.s
dAnss~atisNed As~ With married We w me sPmme
o. monSSS peter. cherry lunches alone
Ahr dnd pster NJ the SO. Frdnois. Later
sgiN rest Ann and vlsit the old home.
they m,s .ro,oses TO cherry that they. 90
Fe,M psorewhere together, as they
ouoy Hpe Dithout each other. A
teispkone message from Aug nyorms
sstep".hs l, .hs tciN stay IN toton TO dinner,
dnem sm so thev SIT doton to their opn
dirrer N the SUNSET o'""'s y" '"o
porch" zox-,xrrs
r,d been a memorable meal. an
,our always to have its place In their
,,,,, In the two weeks since the day
,ho old house they had not CHANGED
II. bo often alone. and tonight for the
rt time, Cherry admitted that she
opld fight no longer A few days be-
-. she had again gone to the dentist,
"A aeain had waited for Peter at
In srsst hotel. But on this occasion
k. rad not known Of her engagement
town. and had lunched elsewhere, so
hat Cherry had waited, growing weary.
Hsadachy. and heartsick as the SLOW
nnn,ents went their way. Peter, hap.
nins n telephone to Alix, at about
noiock had learned that Cherry was
,hs city. and hanging up the receiver
"a sal wrapped In agitated thought Tor
fsw minutes before rushing TO the
kotel on the desperate hazard or hndins
her there. ,,,,. .,to,, o,,,ro
H. irraGIatIon OF her face; as they met,
kho ecstasy Of delight with which their
ksnds we're Joined, and the flood OF
Roy in their hearts, as he took her to
"a, was Illuminating TO them poth'
cherry had spent two long nours walt
|no only for the sight of that eager.
imnIng' straight-shouldered form. and
Pstsr had experienced enough anguish
a he sped TO find her to tear the last
deception away. -
About the soft clinging figure, her small,
irm fingers tight in his own. He had
n,,ared about on the great log that
yss their seat so that his ardent eyes
we're closer to her the world held moth
no hut Their selves. II was 8 o'clock.
ESQ thIs is .e thing that was waiting
For lis all these years. Cherry. ever
k,nce the time you and AK used to Dam
ny brook and climb my OAK trees
"I never dreamed OF tt! Cherry said'
bith wonder In her tone.
"Tf we had dreamed OF tt Peter
cyan, and stopped. a.,
SAh. IL we had, It would all be diff.
srent," Cherry said. with a look OF
pain. That's the one thing l can't bear
think off,
pvely face that was only dimly visible
b the moonlight.
"Oh, that Il all might have been so
Imple--so easy and rigntw the girl an
wered. That We might have been so
appy instead of so sad
ut makes you sad, dear?"
peter, how could It make me any.
cherry asked, sorrowfully. II cannot
tay on here. now. cannot" She
reed herself from his arms, and walked
way from hih, restlessly through the
noonshine, twisting her arms above
her head. "I cannot go back to Mar
III can't leave you'll can't leave you-1
tan't leave you" :.
Shall we go away" Peter asked,
klmply, when she stopped at the great
&fone that Allx, for the view 1t COM
anded, had ohristened Sunrise Rock.
berry dropped down upon 1t, facing
way from him across the soft green lu-
inous light OF the valley.
60 where?" she asked.
Go anywhere he answered. we
rave money enough: we can, leave Alix
fich--s3 will still have her cabin and
her cob and the life she loves. But
here IRE other tiny places, Cherry;
ner4 IRE little cabins IN Hawaii, there
re Tanadlan villages-Cherry. there
re thousands of places In the south of
rance where We might live for years
nnoyed"
France" she whispered, and tn.
Swncast SI', face he was watching SO Gag
b." she breathed. You first, and then
To meet somewhere?''
We would have to go together" he
Eeolded. swiftly Every one must know.
pear you realize thar"
Wlde:eyed she was staring at him as
\ spelloound by some new hope; now
Flsdain " o''''
That isn't Of any consequence
You don't feel It sol" He sat down
Peslde her, and again they locked hands.
MOI that part" she answered, sim
pMii,. ! mind-Alix." she added. thought.
Yes, | mind Alix!" he admitted
But the injury Is done to Alix now"
berry said, slowly Nov IL IA too |
ato 10 go back! You and 7 couIdn'tW
re couldn't deceive Allx here, Peter"
merry added, and as she turned TO him
y saw her thin white blouse move sud
Ely WIN the quick rising Of her heart,
could take this love Of ours away
esNe ave everything else behind, simply
IMPLY recognize" stammered ChaSry
NJ ups beginning to tremble, that n ia
tsfsr than ourselves, that we can't helm
AZ ia fight it IL could" she
now tba, bp,ieousIy, oo I'd go away II didn't
PS e., from coming back !" Neep
nd buried her head on his shoulder
~ no put his arm about her. and tbora
utter silence over the great brnodo
\ rd.n ouhtain' and in the valley brim-
a ~ ! believe that even AIix will under.
w. a, reter said after a while. "She
Ise yIu and me better than nnv ono
bins, ," mo world she is not ONLY everwo
|l6s uAt Is generous, but sha SsH,t
knsj,',s may sne Is the busiest and the most
of Sovripson person ever knew. know
h In SIS smSdk Know 1t, rotten" he broke
lying IN cue Despair, but what I'm
|ast nH0% w. ,s the one that viii mako kpeo9,e the
bw by"ersS s,S was staring raptly before her
feat,5 ,Ie grasped his hand and said
ko oS, w.. Peter, are we talking about II,
bd beionS,Tng ~ ABOUT our going away,
|
ana eya. eIse"' he said, Quick tears ia
len "i So out I've been so unhappy, Iva
|ought Ti'aryedg she whispered II
|ought w,N,a6 wanted poople--citles-I !
n fter " wa was only you that wanted e sage Gse
(st co,,sco llte 1t will be The III.
[ps Ne''fsEe. the simplest life, and per. err
$ aiwayssS UsSGn ,a,,cI Of woods to walk In-
|ther n.SaH .CsaKing, reading, always to. :
N, want want TO- Gee any % one. paTM nsx !
pr tS"Se tSoS Ut II must be. think" he said ,
Iow US us.-o We can so about-no one viii viii :
Dtc trsi.s we viii meet people we know IN d
nIv 'TIS going" Cherry saiG ow Sua ~ =
We tbemO" O"t toat. that would be SO hard "he ne
US, L wnisnn, n51n,Ptityy us, perhaps come up
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