The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-03

and the funny thing is" Alix broke
of to say. musingIy, "Uncle Vincent
was perfectly splendid about IT; my
self remember him saying, Don't
worry, Lee. I'm specializing on my
own responsibility. not yours
"WeH?" Peter prompted, as she hes
itated.
'Well. They had a written agree
ment then, giving Uncle Vincent a
third interest in the patent, should it
be sold or put on the market"
"Ha!' Peter CALCULATED, struck.
(which, of course, was only a little
while before Uncle Vincent died" Alix
went on, with a grave nod. 1.-The
agreement lay in Dads desk all these
years-fancy how easily he might
have burned 1t many's the timel But
he didn't. George Sewall says that
Anne is right. They've broken the
WILL
Peter, in the silence, whistled ex-
pressively.
''Gee-rusalem I" he exclaimed. What
does it come TOT"
gazed down at the fire and shook her
head.
"All he had T. she answered, briefly.
Peter was silent. looking at her in
stupefaction.
almost. that is" Aiix amended
more cheerfulIy. "As it was-we
should have had more than thirty
thousand apiece. AS it is. Anne gets
it ALL or if not quite all, nearly ALL"
"Gets" he echoed, holly. "How do
you mean?"
ut seems to be perfectly just" the
girl answered, rather lifelessIy. But
Immediately she laughed Don't look
so awful, Peter. In the first place,
Cherry and still have the house. In
the second place, | am singing at ST.
Raphaels for five hundred a year. and
singing other places now and then.
Anyway, I'm glad you're home again,
Peter!" she added.
Home again" he answered, half
angrily. Il should hope am-and
high time, too! Has this--this money
been turned over to Anne?"
Not yet Nobody gets anything
until the estate is cleared-a year or
more from now. There are some
things to be thankful for. AIjX aided,
dashing the sudden tears from her
eyes. land one is that Dad never knew
itI'
Il can't tell you how surprised | am
at Anne" Peter said.
well, we all were!" AliX confessed.
'-PPt it's just Anne's odd little self
conferred way" she added. 1T was
here. and she wanted it. Well ler
Hong go, and as soon as can rent
this house, I'm going to New York"
why New York, my dear girl?''
Because l believe l can make
living there, singing and teaching and
generally struggling with life" she
answered, cheerfully. Cherry gets
most of the money-they are always
somewhat in debt, and ! imagine that
the reason she is able to have nice
apartment and a maid now is because
she knows it is coming-and get the
house. and enough money to keep me
going-say, year, in New York"
do you want to 90, AIiX?" he said,
alfecIionately.
Yes. | think | do" she answered.
But her eyes watered Il do-in a
way" she added THAT is, love my
singing, and the thought of making a
success is delightful TO me- But, of
course. it means that give up every |
thing else. / can't have home life. and
and the vaIley-for years, four or
five anyway, I'll have to give all that |
up. And I'm twenty-seven, Peter |
And I'd always ratlIer hoped that my |
music was going TO be a domestic va !
riety-" She stopped, smiling, but he |
saw the pain in her eyes. George
Sewall most kindly asked me to moth
er his small son" she resumed, cas-
ually. @But although he is the dear |
est"
"Sewall did r. Peter exclaimed, rath- |
er struck. "Great Scott his father is
one of the richest men in San Fran
CISCO"
81 know it," Alix agreed. "And he
is one of the incest men," she added. |
But, of course, he'll never really love /
any one but Ursula. And | felt-oh
| felt too tired and alone and de-
pressed 10 enter upon congratulations /
and clothes and family dinners with /
the Sewalls,' she ended, a little drear- /
lily. Il wanted wanted things in /
the old way-as they we're" she /
said. her voice thickening.
Il know know - Peter said, /
sympathetically And for a while /
there was silence in the little house, /
while the rain fell steadily upon the !
dark forest WITHOUT and soaked /.