The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-22
Sisters
BY
KATHLEEN
NORRIS
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.--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. q short distance from San Francisco.
sns h closest os fees. Ina is Isn Sss Joyce ths some ne
cinity, Martin Lloyd. mining engineer,
falls in love with and secretly becomes
engaged to Cherry
CHAPTER II.-while the family is
! speculatlng as to Lloyd's intentions. Cher
ry brings him to supper, practically an
nouncing her engagement to him.
CHAPTER III.-Doctor Strickland feels
Cherry is too young to marry and urges
her to wait at least year, but the girl
coaxes 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
k1ttie. lawyer. becomes engaged to Anne.
some months distant. Alix visits Cherry
ct IA Nido and the two girls coax Mar
TN into allowing Cherry togo homo for
Anne's wedding.
CHAPTER Win her fathers house
Cherry contrasts the peaceful, happy life
there with her rather sordid existence at
Id Nido and realizes that her marriage
has been something of failure. Doctor
strickland. feeling that Cherry 10 not be-
Ing fair to Martin, In that she Is unduly
proionging her visit after Anne's we'd
ding. urges her to return to her husband.
me makes preparations for her departure.
CHAPTER vII.-Peter Joyce tells Cher
r. he has had one grand passion" In his
lke, but the woman was not for him. He
her husband.
.CHAPTER VIII-The young wife's dis
safisfaction Increases and there 10 an al
nnoet epen break. Martin has brief spell
a sfckness and something Of her old feel
Sns Tor him returns to Cherry.
Chapter K.-Doctor Strickland IL
efrtcken suddenly with what all perceive
ha fatal illness Alix summons Cherry
10 her fathers deathbed After the dou-
tors death It is discovered that years ago
he had borrowed money from Annes ia
ther and seemingly the debt was never
the amount practically consumes all the
money the doctor left. Justin Little
n.akes t manifest that he will insist on
his wife's claims. It means that the two
girls are left with practically nothing.
CHAPTER x.-Peter Joyce. who mas
Deen on ulp prdcucAly AROUND tHo
world returns, not having learned of the
doctors death. He hears of Anne's posi-
ton with regard to the money with deep
disgust. Alix has the home and is maxi
ing fair living singing. Joyce urges her
to marry him. She consents and they
have simple wedding and 60 to Joyce's
home to live. Ideally happy.
CHAPTER XXI. = Martin and Cherry
leave Ell Nido and 60 to Red Creek, q
change somewhat for the better, but
Cherry retains the old feeling Of dissatis-
faction. She visits Peter and Alix, and
while there comes to realization that
che loves Peter. Though she has never
known II, Cherry is the 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 XH.-Peter confesses his
love to Cherry, and she admits q like feel
inE 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 over
their tragic position, Peter vainly seeks
q solution which shall make for the mu.
tual happiness of Cherry and himself. but
there seems no way.