The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-10-20
SYNOPSIS.

6IlCh dIlu SQt is hflNk hl Viii V
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 ii
speeulating as to Lloyd's intentions. Cher
ny brings him TO supper, practically an
~pouncing her engagement to him.
CHAPTER Strickland feels
Cherry il too young to marry and urge
her TO wait at least a year, but the gar
coaxes him into agreeing to an immediate
wedding and the ceremony takes place
the couple leaving at once for 81 Nido
whore Martin is employed.
CHAPTER vat Mill Valley, Justin
Little, lawyer, becomes engaged to Anne.
the wedding being set for September.
some months distant Alx visits Cherry
at Ell 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 sordid existence at
I'll 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
p~rolonging her visit after Anne's we'd
ding. urges her to return to her husband.
She makes preparations for her departure.
CHAPTER VII.-Peter Joyce tells Cher
~ 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 vIII.-The young wife's dis
satisfaction increases and there is an al
most open break. Martin has a brief spell
OF k and something of her old feel
ing for him returns to Cherry
M.-Doctor Strickland is
stricken suddenly with what all perceive
is a fatal illness. Alix luminous Cherry
to her fathers deathbed. After the doc
tors death it is discovered that years ago
he had borrowed money from Annes ia
Their and seemingly the debt was never
discharged. With accumulated interest
the amount practically consumes all the
makes it manifest that he will insist on
his wife's claims. 1t means that the two
girls are left with practically nothing.
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
disgust. Alix has the home and is maxi
ing a fair living singing. Joyce urges her
to marry him. She consents and they
have a simple wedding ana go 10 joyce y
home to live. ideally happy.
CHAPTER XII. = Martin and Cherry
leave FL 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 thai
she loves Peter. Though she has never
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 xII.-Peter cOnfesses his
love to Cherry, and she admits a like feel
ing for him. A situation bordering on
bidder 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
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 danger of the situation.
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
finally consents. feeling that Alx Will for
give. and Peter makes arrangements for
their journey.
CHAPTER xy.-The day of their de-
narture arrives. Peter had gone into San
francisco. where Cherry was to meet him
on the teamer. Actually on her way to
the boat Cherry meets Martin, VINO has
left his situation at Hed creek ana is on
his way to her. Terrorstricken. she man
ages 10 get word to Peter and goes back
to Alix's home with Martin. On the way
she musters courage sufficient TO tell MIN
the truth about her feeling for him Mar
tin nrofesses himself unable to under
stand her grievances.
She had it to face Immediately, too
She knew that every hour of post
would cost her fresh humili-
atoms and difficulties, and as the boat
smoothly past the island that
roughly marked the halfway point,
sbe gathered all her forces for the
rial. The one distinct impression she
1ad from Martin was the appalling
,ne that he did not dream that she
decided to sever their union COM
and finally.
well. how's the valley? Bore you
death?" he interrupted the flow of
lis own topic to ask c~arelessly.
"Oh. no, Martin !" she q%uivered. Il
Il love it therel | always loved it!"
"Alix is a fine girl-she's a nice
Martin conceded. But | can't
70 Peterl He may be all right, all
hat lah-di-dah and Omar Khayyam
Browning stuff may be all right.
,ut / don't get It'll" And he yawned
.ontentedly in the sunshine.
After a few seconds he gave Cher
an oblique glance, expecting her
But she was thinking too
Ieeply ever to have heard him. Her
nind was working as desperately as
Gagged animal, her thoughts circling
r~antically, trying windows, walls, and
oors in the prison in which she
ound herself. mad for escape.
She blamed herself bitterly now for
flowing him, in the surprise II fear