Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-28
Cherry" he said in whisper.

Cherry" he said In q whisper.
his face close to hers. Neither spoke
again for while. Cherry was breath
ing hard; Peter was conscious only of
a wild whirling Of brain and senses.
They remained so, their eyes fixed,
their breath coming as II they had
been running, for endless seconds.
"You remember the question you
asked me this morningr' Peter said.
"Do you remember7 Do you remem-
ber?"
Cherry, her cold fingers still holding
the place In the book she had been
reading. went blindly to the fireplace.
"What7" she said, in the merest
breath. "What7"
Because" Peter said. following her.
sort OF heady madness making him
only conscious Of that need to hear
from her own lips that she knew, "be-
cause 1 didn't answer that question
honestly"
1t mattered not what he said, or
what he was trying to express; both
were envelOped In the fame Of their
new relationship; surprise and terror
Of their discovery.
II must go home-I must 20 back
to Mart tomorrow |" Cherry said, in a
whispered undertone, as II half to her
self II must 20 home to Mart to-
morrow let's not-lets not talk |"
she broke OFF In quick interruption. az
he would have spoken. "Let's-Td
rather not! I-whcte Is my book7
What was 1 doing? Peter-Peter-"
"Just minute!" Peter protested
thickly. "Chcrry-I want to speak to
you-will you wait minute?"
She was halfway to the door; now
she paused. and looked back at him
with frightened eyes. Peter did not
speak at once; there was a moment
Of absolute silence.
And in that moment AliX c,lnc in
She had said goodnight half an hour
before; She was in her wrapper and
her hair fell over one shoulder in
rumpled braid. Cherry, sick with
fright faced her In a sort of horror,
unable to realize at that moment TINT
there was nothing betraying In her
attitude or Peters, and nothing In her
sisters unsuSpciOus soul to give sieni-
ficance to what she saw, in any case
Peter, more quickly recovering self
control, went toward his wife.
"Pete!" she said. "Cherryl Look
at this! Look at this !"
She held the paper out to them, but
1t was rather at her that they looked,
as all three gathered near the hearth
again.
II happened to finish my novel,"
Alix said. land l reached for Dads
old Bible-lt's been there on the shelf
near my bed ever since I was married,
and I've even read 1t, too! But look
what was in it-there all this time
It's Uncle Vincent's receipt to Dad
for that three thousand that is making
all the trouble! Allx exulted to the still
5ewildered Cherry. "It's been there
all this time-and Cherry" she added
In voice rich with love and memory,
"that's what he meant by saying It
was In Matthew. don't you remember7
Doesn't It mean that, Peter Isn't It
perfectly clear7"
1T means only about fifty thousand
for you and Cherry" Peter answered.
"Yes sir, by George-it's perfectly
clearl he paid 1t back-every cent of
1t, and got his receipt! H'm-this
puts rather q crImp in Littles plans
I'll see him tomorrow. This calls off
his suit"
Really. Peterr' Ali1 asked, with
dancing eyes. "And 1t means that you
can keep the old house. Cerise," she
exclaimed trlumphantly, "and we can
be together part Of the year. anyway