News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-11-09
Sisters
by
KATHLEEN
NORRIS
SYNOPSIS.

Alix and Cherry, the latter just eighteen
years old. and his niece. Anne, Doctor
Strickland. retired, is living at Mil Val
His closest friend is Peter Joyce. some
thing of recuse. Visiting in the Vi
einity Martin Lloyd, mining engineer
engaged to Cherry
CHAPTER II.-while the family is
specnlating as to Lloyd's intentions. Cher
ny brings him to supper, practically an
nouncfng her engagement to him
CHAPTER III.-Doctor Strickland feels
Cherry Is too young to marry and urges
her to wait at least a year, but the girl
eoaxes him into agreeing to an immediate
wedding and the ceremony takes place.
the couple leaving at once for Ell Nido,
where Martin is employed.
CHAPTER Iv.-The honeymoon days
over, Cherry begins to feel a vague dis
satisfaction with Martin and the monot-
Ony of her daily life.
CHAPTER Vat Mill Valley Justin
Little, lawyer. becomes engaged to Anne.
the wedding being set for September,
some months distant Alix visits Cherry
at Ell Nido and the two girls coax Mar
ain into allowing Cherry to go home for
. Anne's wedding.
CHAPTER Win her fathers house
Cherry contrasts the peaceful. happy life
there with her rather sordid existence at
Ell Nido and realizes that her marriage
has been something Of a failure. Doctor
Strickland feeling that Cherry is not be-
ing fair to Martin, in that she is unduly
prolofging her visit after Anne's we'd
ding, urges her to return to her husband.
She makes preparations for her departure.
CHAPTER vI1-Peter Joyce tells Cher
~ he has had one grand passion" in his
Hfe, but the woman was not for him. He
does not reveal her name Cherry rejoins
her husband.
CHAPTER VIII.-The young wifes dis
satisfaction, increases and there is an al.
most open break Martin has a brief spell
of sickness and something of her Old feel
ing for him returns to Cherry.
CHAPTER. Ix.-Doctor Strickland is
stricken suddenly with what all perceive
q fatal illness. Alix summons Cherry
70 her fathers -deathbed. After the doc
tors death it is discovered that years. ago
Their and seemingly the debt was never
discharged With accumulated interest
the amount practically consumes all The
makes it manifest that he will insist on
his wifes claims. 1t means that the two
girls are left with practically nothing.
CHAPTER x-Peter Joyce, who has
world, returns, not having learned of the
Doctors death. He hears of Anne''s posi-
ton with regard to the money with deep
ing fair living singing. Joyce urges her
20 marry him. She consents and they
have a simple wedding and go to Joyce's
home to live Ideally happy.
CHAPTER XII. = Martin and Cherry
leave Ell Nido and go to Red Creek, a
change somewhat for the better, but
Cherry retains the old feeling of dissatis-
faction. She visits Peter and Alix, and
while there comes to a realization that
known it, Cherry is he woman whom
Peter had in mind when he told her of
his grand passion He has never
ceased to love her. and the situation now
becomes tragic
CHAPTER XI1-Peterf confesses mis-
love to Cherry, and she admits a like feel
hidden guilt is created. In the doctors
Bible AliX finds a receipt for the money
he mad borrowed. Annes claim falls to
financially independent Heartbroken over
their tragic position. Peter vainly seeks
a solution which shall make for the mu-
tual happiness Of Cherry and himself. but
there seems no way.
CHAPTER XIII.-Mrs. North, Martin
Lloyd's aunt, has her suspicious concern
ing Peter and Cherry and the lovers feel
the danger of the situation.
CHAPTER XIv.-Joyce urges Cherry
10 leave Martin and go away with him
TO some remote part of the world where
they can live their lives together. She
Enally consents, feeling that Alix will for
give, and Peter makes arrangements for
their journey.
We'll, how's the valley? Bore you
to death?" he interrupted the flow of
his own topic to ask carelessly.
"Oh, no, Martin !" she Quivered. Il
Il love it there! l always loved it,"
ALLY is fine girl-she's a nice
girl" Martin conceded. But l can't
20 Ieter He may be all right, all
thai ah-di-dah and Omar Khayyam
and Browning stuff may be all right,
but | don't get it % And he yawned
contentedly in the sunshine.
After a few seconds he gave Cher
ny an oblique glance, expecting her
resentment. But she was thinking too
deeply even to have heard him. Her
mind was working as desperately as
q Gagged animal, her thoughts circling
frantically, trying windows, walls, and
doors in the prison In which she
found herself, mad for escape.
She blamed herself bitterly now for
allowing him, In the surprise and fear
sic, ielt, in the shock of their unex-
pe.ted meeting, to arrange this do
mc>I." and apparently reconciled re-
turu tn, the valley house. But it vas
to" ate nowi Too late for anything
bui II bald and brave and cruel half
hour that should. at any cost, sunder |
them.
Quick upon the thought came an
other: what should she and Peter plan |
now? For to. suppose that their lives
were. to be guided back into the old
hateful channel by this mere mis-. |
chance was preposterous. Within
few days their interrupted trip must |
be resumed, perhaps tomorrow-per- |
haps this very night they would man. |
age it successfully. Meanwhile, I'M |
til she could see Peter alone, there |
was Martin to deal with, Martin who |
was leaning forward, vaingloriously re-
citing to her long speeches he had /