The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-10-06
SYNOPSIS.

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thing of a recluse. Visiting in the Vi
cinity, Martin Lloyd, mining engineer
rails in love with and secretly become
engaged to Cherry.
CHAPTER u-While the family /
specializing as TO Lloyd's intentions. Cher
ry brings him to supper, practically an
nouncing her engagement to him.
CHAPTER III-Doctor Strickland feel,
Cherry is too young to marry and urge
her to walt at least a year, but the cir
coaxes him into agreeing to an immediate
Wedding and the ceremony takes place
the couple leaving at once for Ell Nido
whore Martin Is employed.
Vat Mill Valley, Justin
IAttie, lawyer, becomes engaged to Anne,
me wedding being set for September,
Al El Nido and the two girls coax Mar
IN into allowing Cherry to go home for
Anne's wedding.
Cherry contrasts the peaceful, happy life
there with her rather sord1d existence at
Ea N1do 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
prolonglng her visit after Anne's we'd
ding, urges her to return to her husband.
She makes preparations for her departure.
V1I.-Peter Joyce tells Cher
~ he has had one grand passion" in his
life, but the woman was not for him. He
goes 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 sickness and something of her old feel
ing for him returns to Cherry.
CHAPTER IX.-Doctor Strickland is
stricken suddenly with what all perceive
is a fatal illness. Alix summons Cherry
TO her fathers deathbed. After the doc
tors death 1t is discovered that years ago
he had borrowed money from Anne's ia
Their and seemingly the debt was never
discharged. With accumulated interest
the amount practically consumes all the
money the doctor left. Justin Little
his wife's claims. 1t means that the two
girls are left with practically nothing.
CHAPTER X.-Peter 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-
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 and go to Joyce's
home to live. ideally happy.
CHAPTER XII. Martin and Cherry
ltdN6 III NlOO ana go TO req creek, a
change somewhat for the better, but
Cherry retains the old feeling of dissatis-
faction. She visits Peter and Alix, and
while there comes to a realization that
she loves Peter. Though she has never
known it, 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.
And in that moment Alix came in.
She had said goodnight half an hour
before; she was in her wrapper and
her hair fell wei one shoulder in a
rumpled braid. Cherry, sick with
fright, faced her in a sort of horror,
unable to realize at that M tina
there was nothing betraying in her
attitude or Peters, and nothing in her
sisters unsuspicious soul to give signi-
fcance to what she saw, in any case.
Peter, more quickly recovering self
control, went toward his wife.
Pete" she said. "Cherryl Look
at this Look at this -
She held the paper out to them, but
II was rather at her that they looked,
as all three gathered near the hearth
again.
II happened to finish my novel,"
Alix said, and | reached for Dads
old Bible--it's been there on the shelf
near my bed ever since | was married,
and I've even read it. too! But look
what was in it-there all this time
It's Uncle Vincent's receipt to Dad
for that three thousand that is making
all the trouble p Alix explted to the still
bewildered Cherry. Its been there
all this time-and Cherry" she added
In q voice rich with love and memory,
that's what he meant by saying it
wal In Matthew, don't you remember?
Doesn't 1t mean that, Peter Isn't It
perfectly clear?''
ut means only about fifty thousand
for you and Cherry" Peter answered.
Yes sir, by George-it's perfectly
it, and got his receipt H'm-this
puts rather a crimp in Titles plans
I'll see him tomorrow. This calls of
his suit
Really, PeterY' Alix asked, with
dancing eyes. And it means that you
can keep the old house, Cerise," she
exclaimed triumphantly, and we can
be together part of the year, anyway
Oh, come on, everybody, and sit down,
and let's talk and talk about it, Let
me see it again-in recognition of all
claims against the patent extinguisher
aforementioned-sit down, Pete; it's
only ten o'clock Let's talk. Aren't
you simply wild with JOY, Cherry?"
But she told Peter later that she had
been surprised at Cherry's quietness;
Cherry had looked pale and distracted
ano nae not seemed nalf enthusiastic
enough.