The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-15

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cspyrisht b. Kaihissa Morris
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.UHAFIEH with his two daughters,
Anx ana Cnnrry. the latter just eighteen
Asan oId, and his niece, Anne, Doctor
Sulcktnnd. retired, II living at Mill VAL
icy. short distance from San Francisco
~ ciosest friend 10 Peter Joyce. some-
snIns OF recluse. Visiting In the VI
vMsty Iartln LLOYD. mining engineer,
Sans " iove WIN ana secretly becomes
~n8asea 70 Cherry.
CHAPTER u-Whils the family IL
apecuiatSng a. to Loyd's Intentions Cher
~ brings him to supper. practically an
nonncinS her engagement to him.
Ssr " ,u., y 700 young % marry and urge,
wall az ieast year, but the girl
wsdSins mn ana dntT ~ Sasreelng 20 an immediate
~" thuns nn9sr,a aha tne ceremony taxes place.
whers Tartir caynE 4. asoria - once ror nj Nido.
over. Cherry begins to feel a vague dis
satisfaction with Martin and the monot-
ony Of her daily life.
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CHAPTER Vat Min va,,av Just,n
E1ttie, lawyer, becomes engaged to Anne.
some months distant. Alix visits chsrry
at n Nido and the two girls coar Mar.
Tin into allowing Cherry fo "a hama fnr
Annss wedding. o. .' -
CHAPTER Win her fathers house
SAeiry CVHIdSsS Tie pcdceIul, nappy lie
nj Nido and realizes that her marriaes
has been something of a failure. Doctor
Strickland. feeling that Cherry IL not he
Ing fair to Martin, in that she is unduiy
prolonging her visit after Anne,s we'd
ding. urges her to return to her husband.
She makes preparations for her departure
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CHAPTER vII-Peter Joyce tells Cher
~ ne IN mas mad one grand R passion. IN his
does not revea hsr wns ho9 berrn ber ni rs,one
ner husband.
CHAPTER VIII -Tha vo,,no w,fa,s dis
satisfaction Increases and there Is an al
most open break. Martin has brief spell
,ins for Elm returns to Gherrv. " o'u Ae0A-
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stricken suddenly with whai all psrce,vs
y E fatal illness Alix summons Cherry
tors death It il discovered that years ago aSo
AZ had borrowed money from Anne's IA
dischareed. With accnmust.S @ S 1aI intsrssf n1ssf
the amount practically consumes all the
makes manifest that ha vii With in.,st atnc oo
his wife's claims It means that the two
80 - "l' WIN piac''''s no'nn
sbssr - ,ri1. rs.er nract, sSyce, % VINO tss as
world. returns, not having learned Of the
Ccsoss escy s;t oeatn He'nsars t nee Of Annes posi-
disgust Aiix has the home and Is maxi
tn marrv ln Nv,ns n,n ssnging, soyce urges ne. hsr
have simple wedding ana 20 to Joyce's
nome 2 i've. Ideally happy.
,esya M s, Msao A. and M Martin tn sa ana Cherry
change somewhat for the better. but
facti6y shs vsfs tae o1e tLeeng d Of aissats
while there comes to realization that
SnowU lUvGs rstsr cSsrrv Tnoagn sne has never
Peter had in mind when he told her of i
s fo ASS he has never
becomes tragic.
It was Sunday, foggy and overcast,
but not cold. The vines about the
porch were covered with tiny beads
of moisture; among the bushes in the
garden little scarfs and wells Of fog
were caught, and from far across the
ridge the dronlng warning Of the fog
horn penetrated, at regular, brief in
tervals. Alix was away.
Cherry" Peter said suddenly, when
'the silent meal was almost over, twill
You talk about it?"
Talk-T she faltered. Her voice
7thickened and stopped. "Oh, l would
rather not" she whispered, with
frightened glance about.
Listen, Cherry!" he said, following
her to the wide porch rail and stand
ing behind her as she sat down upon
1t. I'm sorryl I'm just as sorry as
/ can be. But / can't help 1t, Cherry. |
Tn as surprised as Won are-I can't |
tell you when tit all happened |
But IL" Peter folded his arms across
mis- chest, and with grimly squared
jaw looked Of into the misty dis
tance-'it is there" he finished.
"Oh,- I'm SO sorry!" Cherry whis-
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