The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-11-03

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looked, but this poor little house of
Cherry's, this wood stove draining
white ashes, this tin sink with its
pump, and the bathroom with neither
faucets nor drain, almost bewildered
Alix with their discomfort.
Even more bewildering was the
change in Cherry. There was a GER
tain hardening that impressed Alix at
once. There was weary sort Of pa
tience, disillusioned concession to
the drabness. Of married life.
But she allowed the younger sister
to see nothing Of this. Indeed, Cherry
so frightened under the stimulus Of
Alix's companionship that Martin told
her that she was more like her old self
than she had been for months. JOY
ously she divided her responsibilities
with Alix, explaining the difficulties
Of marketing and housekeeping, and
joyously Alix assumed them. Her VI
tality infected the whole household.
She gave them spirited accounts Of
Anne's affair. Hes a nice little aca-
demic fellow" she said of Justin Lit
tie. "If he had a flatiron in each
hand he'd probably weigh close to
hundred pounds! He's a-well, q sort
Of damp-looking youth, If you know
what 1 meap always want to take
a crash towel and dry him off !"
"Fancy Anne with shrimp like
that!" Cherry said, with proud look
at her own mans fine height. ''He
sounds awful to me-"
"He's not, really. Only it seems that
he belongs to the oldest family in
America, or something, and is the
only descendant"
Money!" Cherry asked, interest
edly.
"No, don't think money, exactly.
At least l know he is getting a hun
| dred a month in his uncle's law office,
and Dad thinks they ought to wait
until they have little more. She'll
have something, you know" Alix
added, after a moments thought.
"Your cousiny Martin asked
"Well, her father went into the fire.
extinguisher thing with Dad" Aliz
elucidated, "and evidently she and
Justin have had deep, soulful thoughts
about it. Anyway, the other day she
said--you know her way, Cherry
Tell me, Uncle, frankly and honestly
may Justin and draw out my share
for that little home that is going tt
mean So much to us"
II can hear her!" giggled Cherry.
dad Immediately said that she
could, of course" Alix went on. "He
was adorable about it. He said, II
will do more than build you little
home, my dear 7"
| "We'll get slice Of that some time,
Cherry said thoughtfully, glancing al
her husband. II don't mean wher
Dad dies, either" she added, in quick
affection. II mean that he might build
us a little home some day in Mil
Valley"
"Gee, how he'd love it," Alix said
enthusiastically.
II married Cherry for her money,
Martin confessed.
4 "As matter Of fact" Cherry con
tradicted him, vivaciously, animated
even by the thought Of change and
a home, 1--WE have never even spoken
Of 1t before have we, Mart?"
II never heard Of 1t before" he ad
mitted, smiling, as he knocked the
ashes from his pipe. "But it's pleasant
to know, that Cherry will come In fol
a nest-egg some day"
| Presently the visitor boldly sug
gested that she and Cherry should bott
60 home together for the wedding, and
Martin -agreed good-naturedly.
| "But, Mart how'll you get alongT
his wife asked anxiously. She had
fumed and fused and puttered and
toiled over the care Of these foul
rooms for so long that 1t seemed un
believable that her place might b.
vacated even for day.
"Oh, I'll get along finel" he an
swered indifferently. SO, on the last
day Of August in the cream-coloret
silk and the expensive hat again, vel
looking, Alix thought, strangely un
like the. bride that had been Cherry
she and her sister happily departed
for cooler regions. Martin took then
to the train, kissed his sister-in-law
gaily and then his wife affectionately
"Be good little girl, Babe" HI
said, "and write mel"
"Oh, / wilt willl' Cherry looked
after him smilingly from the car win
dows HE really is an old dearw sht