The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-09-01
Sisters
BY
KATHLEEN
NORRIS
Continued from Page Eight

Copyright By Kathleen Norris

Cherry. Alix had not young love an(
novelty to soften the outlines of the
Emmy Younger" and she felt, as she
frankly wrote later to her father, al
last convinced that there is a hell 7
The heat and baroness and ugliness
of the mine might have been over
looked, but this poor little house of
Cherry's, this wood stove draining
white ashes, this tin sink with its
pump, and the bathroom with neither
faucets nor drain, almost bewildered
Alix with their discomfort.
Even more b~ewildering was the
change in Cherry. There was a GER
tain hardening that impressed Alix at
once. There was a weary sort of pa
tience, a disillusioned 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 comp%anionship 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 Alix, explaining the difficulties
of marketing and housekeeping, and
.~joyously Alix assumed them. Her vi
tally infected the whole household.
She gave them spirited accounts of
Anne's affair. Hes a nice little aca-
demic fellow" she said of Justin Lit
tie. eff he had a flatiron in each
hand he'd probably weigh close to a
hundred pounds He's a-well, a sort
of damp-looking youth, if you know
what l mean! l always want to take
a crash towel and dry him off Y
Fancy Anne with a shrimp like
that!" Cherry said, with a proud look
at her own mans fine height. HE
sounds awful to me-"
Hes not, really. Only it seems that
he belongs to the oldest family in
America, OF something, and is the
only descendant"
Money! Cherry asked, interest
eddy.
mo, I don't think money, exactly.
At least l know he is getting a hun
bred a month in his uncle's law office,
and Dad thinks they ought to wait
until they have a little more. She'll
have something, you know" Alix
added, after a moments thought.
"Your cousin7' Martin asked.
well, her father went into the fire.
thing with Dad" Alix
land evidently she and
Justin have had deep, soulful thoughts
about 1t. Anyway, the other day she
know her way, Cherry
Tell me, Uncle, frankly and honestly,
nay Justin and l draw out my share
or that little home that is going to
mean so much to us"
II can hear her!" giggled Cherry.
dad Immediately said that she
.ould, of course" Alix went or. "He
vas adorable about it. He said, TT
viii do more than build you a little
ZONE, my dear!"
"We1l get a slice of that some time"
Jherry said thoughtfully, glancing at
Ter husband. 81 don't mean when
Dad dies, either" she added, in quick
Election. II mean that he might build
. d llLIlt lOlDt SOllt udN III hlIl
Gee, how he'd love I'll" Alix said,
Enthusiastically.
81 married Cherry for her money"
lartin confessed.
"As a matter of fact" Cherry con-
radicted him, vivaciously, animated
ven by the thought of a change and
home, 1--WE have never even spoken
f it before, have we, Mart?"
Il never heard of it before" he adj
lifted, smiling, as he knocked the
shes from his pipe. But it's pleasant
know that Cherry will come in for
nest-egg some day !"
Presently the visitor boldly sug-
,sted that she and Cherry should both
, home together for the wedding, and
artin agreed good-naturedly.
But, Mart, how'll you get along" I
S wife asked anxiously. She had
med n fused and puttered and :
lied over the care of these four [
oms for SO long that it seemed IN {
that her place might be
-cated even for a day.
"Oh, I'll get along fine !" he an
yered indifferently. So, on the last
y of August, in the cream-colored
k and the expensive hat again, yet
oking, Alix thought, strangely un-
e the bride that had been Cherry,
e and her sister happily departed
r cooler regions. Martin took them
the train, kissed his sister-in-law
lily and then his wife ~affectionately.
BE a good little girl, Babe" he
"and write mel"
oh, l will will !" Cherry looked
.er him smilingly from the car win
W. HE really is an old dear!" she
d Alix.
CONTINUED Next Week.