Charlevoix county herald., 1921-08-26

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to see that the other girls had lives to
live as well as she.
81 got my cards yesterday" she
said one day. 81 was passing the shop
and / thought l might as well The
woman looked at me so queerly; she
said: Mrs. John Martin Lloyd. Are
these for your motherT No. said.
They're for me! l wish you could
! have seen her look. Martin says In
tOday's letter that he thinks people
will say I'm his daughter, and Alix-
he says that you are to come up to
visit us, and we're going to find you
fine husband Won't it be funny to
think of your visiting me! Oh, and
Anne-did you see what Mrs. Fairfax
sent me? A great big glorious fur
coat She said l would need it up
new, you know; she says 1t isn't the
real present, but 1t can be cut down
and 1t will look like new"
And so on and on. The other girls
,
it was not always easy.
August brought Martin. He was
delighted with his work In the Ell Nido
I mine, the Emmy Younger" and every
thing he had to say about 1t was
amusing and interesting. 1t was still
In a rather chaotic condition, he re-
ported, but the "stuff' was there, and
he anticipated a busy winter. He
was to have a cottage, a pretty crude
affair In few weeks right at the
mine.
How does that listen to your" he
asked Cherry. She gave her father a
demure and interrogative glance
Martin, following 1t, Immediately sob
cred.
"Just what Is your position thereT
the doctor asked, pleasantly.
"A little bit of everything, now"
Martin answered, readily and respect
fully. later, of course, l shall have
my own special work. At present I'm
doing some Of the assaying and have
charge Of the sluice-gang. They want
me to make myself generally useful,
make suggestions, take hold in every
wayw
That's the way to get on" the old
er man said, approvingly. Cherry
looked admiringly, with all her heart
IN her eyes, at her husband-to-be; the
other girls were impressed, too. Mar
tin mad not been with them more than
few hours before the engagement
was openly discussed, and there were
constant references to Cherry's mar
rage.
Somehow, few days later, wedding
plans were In the air, and they were
and Martin were to be married almost
Immediately; in October, In fact. The
doctor at first persisted that the event
must wait until April, but Martins
reasonable Impotence and Cherry's
plaintive ''But why, Daddy?' were too
much for him. Why, indeed? Cher
RVS mother had been married at eight
cen, when that mothers husband was
more than ten years older than Martin
Lloyd was now.
would We let II go on, eh?" the
doctor asked, somewhat embarrassed,
one evening when he and Peter were
walking from the train In the late
September twilight.
Lord, don't ask mel" Peter said,
gruffiy. II think she's too young to
marry anyone-but the mischief's
done nowl"
II think I'll talk to her." her father
decided Anything is better than
having her make a mistake. / think
she'll listen to me!' And a day or
two later he called her into the study.
1t was quiet autumn morning, foggy
yet warm, with a dewy, woody sweet
ness in the air.
Before we decide this thing final
ly," the doctor said, smiling into her
bright face, before Martin writes his
people that it's settled, want to ask
you to do something. It's something
you won't like to do, my little girl.
/ want ye to walt a while-walt q
year,"
1t was said. He watched the bright
ness fade from her glowing face. She
lowered her eyes. The line of her
mouth grew firm.
"Wait until you're twenty, dear.
That's young enough. / only ask you
to take little time-to be sure, dear"
Silence. She shrugged family,
blinked the downcast eyes as II tears