Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-07
CHAPTER VII.

The last day OF March and Of Cher
rVs visit broke clear and blue. and
with 1t spring seemed to have come
on rush Of perfume and green beau
ty. Days had been soft and warm
before: this day was hot and flushed
with color and splendOr.
Alix and Cherry washed each 9TH
er's hair In the old fashion, and came
trailing down with towels and combs
to the garden. The doctor Joined them
In the midst of their tossing and
spreading, and sat smoking peacefully
on the PORCH steps.
"Oh, heavens, how love this sort
Of weather." AliY exclaimed hinging
her brown name backward. her tall
figure slender in Il faded kimono
"Dad and Peter" she went on, sud
denly sitting erect, "will get all this
nice clean hNr full Of cigar smoke
tonight SO what's the use, anyway"
"Tonlght's the night we go to Pc
tcr'sT' Cherry stated rather than
asked. "Do you remember" she
glanced at her father. who was read
Ing his paper. "do You remember
when Dad always used to Scod us
for being rude to pctcr?"
"Wcll, Id rather go to Peters for
dinner than anywhere else ever go!"
Allx remarked, dreanily. "Seriously,
l mean it !" she repeated ns Cherry
looked at her In amused surprise. "In
the first place. ! love his bungalow
tiny rs II Is. 1t has the whole OF Il lit
tie canyon to Itself, and the prrttiest
view In the valley. l think And then
love the messy sitting room, with
nll the hooks and music, and l love
the way Peter entcrtntns. wish,"
She added, simply. that l liked Peter
half rs well as I do his housei'
Peters dear!" Cherry contended.
"Oh. l know he ls!" Allx said
quickly. "Pcter's always been a dear,
OF course. But l mean In n special
sense" finished Alix with an en-
tircly uncmharrassed grin.
Cherry. through IL glitterlng cloud
OF hair, looked mt her steadily Sud
denly she gave an odd laugh.
"Do you know I never thought Of
Peter like thnt2' she said.
AliX nodded with Il cautious look At
her father, who was out of hearing.
"No, nor | We've always taken
him rather for granted" she nnmit-
ted. "Only I've been rather Wishing.
lntcly, that Peter wasn't such nn un.
tlnttcring. hir-hroth"riSh, every day
neighbor sort Of person"
Cherry regarded her Strudilv. with
m awakening look In her eyes.
"Why lutrly!" she asked
"BccnuSe." said AliX, hliSkly and
nnr"mantcniiy. II think Peter would
Ike me towel. to stop taking him
FOR granted! I imagine he's uwfully
lonely. And then I imagine 1t would
please Dad"
dad has always been rIdiculously
fond of him," Cherry said, thought
fully, "t"r-possibly in love with
AllX! She had never even suspected
It. Well. there was something rather
pleasant In the thought, after all. II
AliX didn't mind his uglincsS and
thinness. Cherry thought about 1t all
day. She had no thought Of money
year or two ago; but she was moro
experienced now. And Peter was rich.
Ordinarily she would have said that
she was not going to change for
Peters dinner; but this afternoon,
without mentioning the fact. she
quietly got into one Of her prettiest
dresses; dress that had been made
In the long-ag0 excitement Of trOus-
seau days. Peter as rather auto
cratic and critical ncighbor was one
thing; as a possible brother-in-law he
was another.