The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-10
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER with his two daughters,
Alix and Cherry, the latter just eighteen
years old, and his niece, Anne, Doctor
Strickland, retired, is living at Mill Val
ley. a short distance from San Francisco.
His closest friend is Peter Joyce, some
thing of a recluse. Visiting In the VI
cinity, Martin Lloyd, mining engineer,
falls in love with and secretly becomes
engaged to Cherry.
CHAPTER u-While the family is
speculating as to Lloyd's intentions. Cher
ny brings him to supper, practically an
nouncing her engagement TO him.
CHAPTER uL-Doctor Strickland feels
Cherry is too young to marry and urges
her to wait at least a year, but the girl
ooaxes him into agreeing to an immediate
wedding and the ceremony takes place,
the couple leaving at once for Ell Nido,
whore Martin Is employed.
CHAPTER Vat Mil Valley. Justin
the wedding being set for September,
some months distant Alix visits Cherry
at FL Nido and the two girls coax Mar
TIN 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 sord1d existence at
81 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
prolonging her visit after Anne's wed
ding, urges her to return to her husband.
She makes preparations for her departure.
CHAPTER vII.-Peter Joyce tells Cher
ry he has had one grand passion" in his
life, but the woman was not for him. He
does not reveal her name. Cherry reJoins
her husband.
CHAPTER VIIL.-The young wife's 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 K.-Doctor Strickland is
stricken suddenly with what all perceive
Is a fatal illness. Alix summon Cherry
to her fathers deathbed. After the doc
tors death it is discovered that years ago
he had borrowed money from Anne's ia
Their and seemingly the debt was never
discharged. With accumulated interest
the amount practically consumes all the
money the doctor left. Justin Little
makes it manifest that he will insist on
his wife's claims. 1t means that the two
girls are left with practically nothing.
CHAPTER X.-Peter Joyce. who has
been on a trip practically around the
world, returns, not having learned of the
Doctors death. He hears of Anne's posi-
ton with regard to the money with deep
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ing a fair living singing. Joyce urges her
TO marry him. She consents and they
have a simple wedding and go to Joyce's
home to live. ideally haDDy.
CHAPTER XII. = Martin and Cherry
leave Ell Nido and go to Red Creek, a
Cherry retains the old feeling of dissatis-
faction. She visits Peter and Alix, and
while there comes TO a realization that
she loves Peter. Though she has never
known 1t, Cherry is the woman whom
Peter had in mind when he told her of
his grand passion" He has never
becomes tragic.
CHAPTER XII.-Peter confesses mis-
love to Cherry, and she admits a like feel
ing for him. A situation bordering on
hidden guilt is created. In the doctors
Bible Alix finds a receipt for the money
he had borrowed. Anne's claim falls to
the ground and Alix and Cherry are
financially independent. Heartbroken owe
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 LANCER of the situation.
CHAPTER XIv.-Joyce urges Cherry
to leave Martin and go away with him
to some remote part of the world where
they can live their lives together. She 1
finally consents. feeling that Alix will for I
give, and Peter makes arrangements for :
their journey. :
CHAPTER XV.-The day of their de- /,
arrives. Peter had gone into San !
Francisco, where Cherry was to meet him /
on the steamer. Actually on her way to I
The boat Cherry meets Martin, who has :,
his situation at Red Creek and is on Q
MS way to her. Terrorstricken, she man !,
ages to get word to Peter and goes back :
o Alix's home with Martin. On the way 6
,he musters courage sufficient to tell him {
he truth about her feeling for him. Mar :
in processes himself unable to under
stand her grievances. d
CHAPTER X~YI.-Apprising Alix of the I
situation between himself and Cherry, {
Martin ~insinuates that someone has been 4.
making love to Cherry. Alix Indignantly !.
epudiates the idea, and Martin has no h
of the real truth. Later, some =
observations made by Martin, and her I
intuition, force Alix to a realization h
# the love existing between Peter and =
'herry. Heartbroken. she passes the &
light wandering in the woods, unable to h
make up her mind as to the course she
viii pursue.
CHAPTER X~VIL-Cherry gets an anon
nous letter from Red Creek coupling
AIMED Hatty Woods. She shows the let =
or to Alix, and the latter questioning u
fartin, he practically admits the truth
I Lne aCCuSddOn. OiNOEtc Is HCN openly II
alked of. Peter and Cherry arrange to 20 =
way together Sunday, two days distant A
CHAPTER XVIIL-Saturday morning
eter realizes from Alix's manner and X
mbiguous remarks that she is aware Of m
ne situation. He does not tell Cherry. "
lix and Martin depart for Peters cabin in W
le automobile, leaving Peter and Cherry
follow them on foot. On the way they
re met by a woman who, on the verge III
Mysteries, informs them the car, with =.
H. a.d Martin has Cnna nxynr q nraas W
ce. They find Alix dead and Martin SO st
IDLY injured that 1t is felt death would &c
a happy release. s
CHAPTER XIX. &c
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