Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15


once. There was a weary sort of pa
thence, disillusloned concession to
the drabness of married life.
But she allowed the younger sister
to see nothing of this. Indeed, Cherry
so frightened under the stimulus OF
Alix's companIonship that Martin told
her that she was more like her old SELF
than she had been for months. JOY
ously she divided her responsibilities
with ~Allx, explaining the difficulties
of marketing and housekeeping, and
joyously Alix' assumed them. Her VI
tality infected the whole household.
She gave them spirited accounts OF
Anne,s affair. Hes nice little aca-
demic fellow" she said of Justin Lit
tie. eff he had aatiron in each
hand he'd probably weigh close to a
hundred pounds! He's a7well, sort
Of damp-looking youth, If you know
what mean! / always want to take
crash towel and dry him off! !"
Fancy Anne with shrimp like
thatm Cherry said, with a proud look
at her own mans fine height. "He
sounds awful to me-"
"Hes not, really. Only 1t seems that
he belongs to the Oldest family In
America, or something, and Is the
only descendant"
Money!" Cherry asked, interest
edly.
''No, don't think money, exactly.
At least I know he is getting o hum
, dred month in his uncle's law'office,
and Dad thinks they ought to walt
until they have a little more. She'll
have something, you know" ak
added, after a moments thought.
"Your cousin?" Martin asked.
swell, her father went into the fire.
extinguisher thing with Dad" .Alix
elucidated, land evidently she and
Justin have had deep, soulful thoughts
about 1t. Anyway, the other day she
said-you know her way, Cherry
Tell me, Uncle, frankly and honestly,
may Justin. and 1 draw out my share
for that little home that is going to
mean so much to us" .
II can hear her!" giggled Cherry.
"Dad Immediately said that she
could, of COURSE" Alix went on. "He
was adorable about it. He said, 1t
will do more than build you a little
home, my dear!"
"Well get n slice Of that some time"
| Cherry said thoughtfully. glancing at
her husband. II don't mean when
Dad dies, either" she added, in quick
affection. II mean that he might build
us n little home some day In Mil
Valley"
Gee, how he'd love It'll" Alix said,
enthusiastically.
T married Cherry for her money"
Martin confessed.
"As n matter of fact" Cherry con-
tradlcted him, vivaciously, animated
even by the thought Of a change and
home, 1--WE have never even spoken
of it before, have we, Mart?"
81 never heard Of 1t before" he ad-
mitted, smiling, as he knocked the
ashes from his pipe. "But it's pleasant
to know that Cherry will come In for
! nest-egg some day."
Presently the visitor boldly sug.
gested that she and Cherry should both
60 home together for the wedding, and
Martin agreed good-natQredly.
| "But, Mart, how'll you get alongT'
his wife asked anxlously. She had
fumed and fused and puttered and
toiled over the care Of these four
rooms for so long that 1t seemed un'
beIievable that her place might be
vacated even for n day.
"Oh, I'll get along fne!" he an
swered indifferently. SO, on the last
day of August, in the cream-colored
silk and the expensive hat again, yet
| looking, Alix thought stl tlIngely un'
like the bride that had been Cherry
she and her sister happily departed
for cooler regions. Martin took them
! to the train, kissed his SiSicr-ln-(aw
| gaily and then his wife affectionatcly,
"Be a good little girl, Babe" he
said, "and write me!"
"Oh. will will" Cherr. looked
after him smilingly from the car win
dow. "He really is an old dear" she
! told AliX