News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-11-02

take you somewhere, where we can be
happy together"
Cherry turned her confident, child
ish face toward him; her lashes gilt
tered, but she smiled.
II love you, Peter" she said. And
the words, sounding softly through the
silence Of the garden, died away on
the warm night air like music
In the two weeks since the day at
the old house they had not CHANGED to
be often alone and tonight for the
first time, Cherry admitted that she
could fight no longer. They talked as
lovers, his arm about the soft little
clinging figure, her small, firm fingers
tight in his own. He had squared
about on the great log that was their
seat so that his ardent eyes were
closer to her; the world held nothing
but themselves. 1t was eight O'Clock.
$50 this is the thing that was walt
ing for us all these years, Cherry ever
since the time you and Alix used To
dam my brook and climb my oak
trees ~
II never dreamed of 4" Cherry
said, with wonder in her tone.
IF we had dreamed of tt" Peter
began and stopped.
"Ah, If we had, it would all be diff
ferent," Cherry said, with a look OF
pain That's the one thing / can't
bear to think Of l cannot go back to
Martin. can't leave you'll can't leave
you !"
Shall we go away?" Peter asked.
simply.
go where?' she asked
$50 anywhere" he answered. "We
have money enough we can leave
AliX rich-she will still have her cabin
and her dogs and the life she loves.
But there are other tiny places, Cher
ry; there are little cabins in Hawaii,
there are Canadian illages-Cherry,
there are thousands of places in the
south of France where we might live
for years and never be questioned, and
never be annoyed"
France" she whispered, and the
do"ncast face he was watching SO
eagerly was thoughtful. "How could
we GO she braathed. "You first, and
then |? To meet somewhere?"
I'VE would have to go together"
he decided swiftly. Every one must
know. dear; you realize that?"
Wide-eyed she was staring at him
ms if spell-bound by some new hope;
now she shrugged her shoulders in
careless dsdain.
That isn't of any consequence !"
"Eou don't feel it sol" He sat down
beside her, and again they locked
hands.
"Not that part" she answered, SIM
Ply, 81 mind-Alix," she added,
YES, | mind AliX!" he admitted.
But the injury is done to Alix now"
Cherry said, slowly. Now it is too late
to go back You and l couldn't-we
couldn't deceive Aix here, Peter"
Cherry added, and as she turned to
him he saw her thin white blouse move
with the quick rising of her
heart. "That-that would be too hor-
rihle! But | could take this love of
ours away, leave everything else be-
hind smply-simply recognize" stam-
mered Cherry, her lips beginning to
tremble, that it is bigger than our
selves, that we can't help it, Peter.
I'd fight it If l could" she added pite-
'usly. "Td go away if l didn't know
hat no power on earth could keep me
rom coming back"
hnrinI CHI
md he put his arm about her. and
here was utter silence over the great
'rooding mountain, and In the valley
with soft moonshine, and in
he garden.
Il believe that even Alix will under
tand," Peter said after awhile. "She
owes you and me better than any one
lse in the world; she Is not only ev-
rything that Is generous, but she isn't
eltsh, she is the busiest and the most
ensible person / ever knew. | know
of course know it's rotten" he broke
e in sudden despair, "but what I'm
wing to say is that Alix, of all peo-
lie | know, is the one that will make
lie least fuss about it"
Cherry was staring raptly before
er; now she grasped his hand and
i'd breathlessly:
"Oh, Peter, are we talking about itf
re we talking about our going away,
I'D belonging to each other7"
"What else" he said, quick tears
his eyes.
"Oh, but I've been so unhappy, I've
zen so starved" she whispered. 81
ought l wanted people-cities-I
ought I wanted to go on the stage.
ut it was only you l wanted Oh,
ater, what life it will be The lit
est cottage, the simplest life, and
rhaps a beach or woods to walk in
and always talking, reading. always
gether. Isn't there some way we
n get away, disappear as If we had
yer been?"
Cherry" he said, kneeling before
r in the wet grass. "You know what