The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-10-27

either Martin or his gossiping aunt
She sat sick and silent.
Meanwhile, Cherry and Peter had
their first opportunity to speak to
each other alone. To both the thirst
for speech was a burning necessity,
and ii was with an almost dizzy sense
of relief that Cherry turned TO him
with her first words.
peter, | don't dare say much Can
yau hear me?'
at his folded program.
'Peter, I've been thinking-about
our plan, | mean Martin plans to go
on Monday. But something has hap
pened since / saw you this morning,
something that makes a difference |
had a letter, a letts from some wom-
an connecting his name with another
woman, a Hatty Woods-she's notori-
Gus in Red Creek-and this Joe King
crowd that he went With don't know
who wrote the letter, or why she
wrote she said, hastily, as Peter in
terpolated a question. And | don't
carel As far as Martin goes, | am
free now what is justice to Martin,
and kindness to Martin, will never
count with me any morel"
Peter wasted no words.
"He goes Monday" he said. 1--WE
can go Sunday. This is Thursday
night. Your suitcase l checked again
yesterday? Was it only yesterday"
That's air.
1--WE would have been on the train
tonight. Cherry. flying toward New
Orleans !"
Her small hand grlpped his in the
darkness.
eff we only wereI" he heard her
breathe.
He turned to her, so exquisite in her
distress. Her breast was rising and
falling quickly.
Patience, sweetheart he said.
patience for only a few days more
Tomorrow I'll make the arrangements.
Sunday is only two days off"
Their eyes met in a wild rush of
triumph and hope.
ssThis time we shall do it," Peter
said.
"Oh, Peter-you'll never be sorry?"
she whispered.
"Sorry My dearest child, when you
give your beauty and your youth to
a man almost twice your age, who has
loved you all your life-do you think
there is much chance of it?"
"Why shouldn't it be one of the hap
py-marriages?" said Cherry after a
silence.
"It WILL" he answered, confidently.
"As the weeks become months, and the
months become years, and the beauty
and miracle of it go on and on, we
will think that what we feel for each
other now is only the shadow-the
dreami"
"Shall / just let Martin think l am
quietly going away with him On Mon
day?' she asked, after a silence In
which she was deeply thinking.
Does he know you had that let
teri" Peter said.
mo; Alix is going to speak to him
about it," Cherry outlined the talk
that she and her sister had had at
breakfast.
'"Then | shouldn't bring up the ques-
tion at ALL" Peter decided. quickly.
ut would only mean an ugly and un.
scene. It's much wiser to
let him continue to think that you
don't know anything about It.. and to
let Alix think that you are ignoring
the whole thing!"
Until Sunday" she whispered.
Until Sunday" Peter glanced at
Martin and Alix. who were talking to
absorbedly. in low tones. MY
title sweetheart, I'll make all this !
Misery up to youl" he whispered. Her /,
title hand was locked in his for the
est of the evening. /.
Morning came. a crystal autumn
norning. and life went on. If there
vas any change at the cabin 1t was al
hange for the better. Alix. who had
cen silent and troubled for a little |
yhile. was more serene now. as usual :
ncerned for the comfort of her I
usehold and as usual busy all day y