The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-03
CHAPTER II-continuedD

redwood, and brought Ii down wit
two blows of his AK. The girl seate
herself beside him. helped him strl
the trunk. their hands constant
touching, the man once or twice delay
ing her for one more snatched an,
laughing kiss. And Martin said tina
ne was going TO make her the happies
wife man ever had.
Dragging the stripped tree, they raj
down the sharp hill to the house JUS
as Anne came out to announce lunch
con. Peter was wandering off in the
woods nearby, but came at Alix'.
shrill yell of summons, and looked re-
heved when he saw Cherry and Mar.
tin not even talking to each other
They had been gone only ten minutes.
II was a happy meal for everyone,
ana after 1t they had attacked the rose
push again. with aching muscles now,
and In the first real summer heat. II
was three O'Clock before, with a great
cracking. and the scream of a twist
cd branch. and a general painting and
heaying on the part of the workers
at last the feathery mass had risen a
foot-two feet-into the air had
stood tottering like a wall of bloom.
and finally. with a downward rush,
had settled to its old place on the
roof. Hong was pressed into service
now, and with Martin, was on the
roof. graphing with a rope, shouting
directions.
There was rending, slipping noise
on the roof. a scream from Martin.
and shouts from the doctor and Peter.
With a great sliding and rushing of
the refractory sprays, and with hor-
rifying stumbling and falling. down
came Martin. caught in a great rome
OF the creeper, almost at Cherry's feet
A time Of great running and calling
ensued. Cherry dropped on her knees
beside him. and had his head on her
arm Tor a moment; then her father
took her place. and Alix, with an AS
tonished look at the younger girls |
wet eyes. drew her sister away. I'm.
mediately afterward Martin sat IN.
looked bewilderedly about from one
race TO another, looked at his scratched
wrist and said Gee :" in a tboupbtfuI
tone.
You scared Cherry out of ten
years growth" Alix reproached Mar
tin.
IL thought he might have hurt
nimseifT Cherry said, In the softest
oi iittie-girl voices, and with her shy
mile head hanging. Anne decided
mat 1t was becoming her clear dutv
10 talk 20 Cherry.
a Few minutes later .Alix, Peter and
aartln LETT for the daily ceremony of .
Walking into the village for the mail
Inc mousse was very still. early sum-
ner sweetness was drifting through
windows and doors. ,ba
ong DAY was slowly declining. Anne
'eeped into the deserted living room !,
through all its pIeasant :
plhess into real beauty by the a
OF sunset red that came I'm i,
ough the easement windows ond :,
Fas celebrating between var,ons -
oming occupations for Martin i.
,'gnt walk back with the girls- -
'hen her uncle called her. =,
Anne-you weren't there when tho,
Dung chap tumbled. But I've bean
orrying about 1t little. There's NO -
,eston-there's no question that she -
.'nat Cherry-called him by- his b,
'nne. Martin she called him" ~
Anne had crossed to the sbado, -,
'orwny; she stood still. ~ -
You've not noticed anv,b,no ~ "'
cen MIN and Cherry?" pursued the ~
ctor. "A girl might call a man NV &c
name, / suppose"
4 dont think there has been .nv. -"
ing TO notice Anne stated. In a leve, 80
le. 70
well IL must be stopped. IL II has ~,
run, decided her uncle. 81 can, g" e..
INIT It'd forgotten how the IIttIs ~
oh growsr sue
again Anne was silent. She vos ,
In love with Martin Llovd. sha "a,
not as susceptible as the p,,ch
niger Cherry. and she had NOT had ~,
urging to help her to a quick sur- - -
uer- But for the first time I'm bar
she had seen an absolutely sn,,. pay
man, man whose work. posItIon &c. ssp
Is, name and character fitted no, o oaI
YER exacting standard, and for tho ia
time she had let herself think u -
identity Of being wooed and won au
nd, standing In the doorway. she uas
ed the last bitter dregs OF the 90
I'M. 1t was all over. Anne was con-
he age that sets twenty-five wears Mo,
ne definite boundary Of spInster. and
I She would be twenty-five in an
zst- an
Y came In from her walk glow. h, ne
and full Of great discovery. tha,
"a, she said eagerly, taking her 7 ~
At the supper table, what do mo = :
fninkl I'll bet you a dollar that y,
y falling In love with our and
ne at the head Of the table, old ,