Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-31
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CHAPTER ".
Meanwhile the hot train sped on,
and the tlrnb autumn country flew by
the windows, and Still the bride snt
wrapped in her dream, smiling, mus
ing, rOuSing herself to notice the
scenery.
When Mnrtih asked her If she liked
to be Il married woman, travelling with
her husband, she smiled and said that
1t seemed "funny." For the most part
she was silent, pleased and Interested,
but not quite her usual unc0ncerncd
self. After dinner they had II long.
murmured talk; she began to drOop
slcepily now, although even this long
day had not pnlcd her checks or visi-
bly, tired her.
At ten '- .'. - au, ... ...'
and overh 'a.. F. 9H.' ..n. . -r.
foreheads 5a.a r..0 ." ia H.....
air.
"Is this .y :. lryar .nn,., ,.'.
ry. clinginc 80. ava
'"rhis Is the place, Baby Girl; El
Nldo, and not much Of n place!" her
husband told her. "That's the Hotel
""'E'D'M". a.u. Sore Who're tNe |'gii&
cui Jr N, D,.r ,uao' COW ri mHu.
Uen tue, ,nDgs, uHs au1'' you s.utabEel"
ahr w&# w'Ha.u&Nrr poAy, lnGlin'
mtTf. auou' n,g r, be- FttH trnrS'
OF the little town. Mud squclched be-
meath their feet, planks. tilted. Reside
Martin. Cherry entered the bright.
cheerful lobby Of cheap hotel where
men were smoking and splitting. She
was beside .I.rt nt iNo dgra ANA ..N
him write O. 3D.. rn.'Hnr, g. NJ lln-I
and wife," sl.n ..,.n H..u,t o 1,y
across the tu.a'rrt iimu a...N. .."
to Il rnttlinr y'r,-Hu.
She hnu .--,,..., ....,,.-... -. .."...E,
OF Dad reading before the fire. Of the
little brown room upstairs, with AliN,
slender in her thin nightg gown. ynwnng
over her prayers. a rush of reluc-
tancc-of StrnnGcnrSS--of something
like terror smote her. She fought the
inconsistencies down rcSulutcly: every
thing would seem brighter tomorrow.
when the morning and the sunshine
came again.
pet in the ohlong Of the room, and q
brown bureau, and a wide iron bed
with limp spread, and a peelng
brown washstand with pitcher and
basin. The boy lighted fare Of clec-
trio lights which made the chocolate
and gold wallpaper look like one pat
tern in the light and another In the
shadow. A man laughed in the ad
Joining room; tho voice seemed very
near.
Cherry had never been In hotel
OF this sort before. 1t seemed to her
cheap and horrible; she did not want
to stay In this room. and Martin, tip
ping the hoy and asking for icc-wntcr,
seemed somehow a part Of this new
strungcnrSS and crudeness. She began
to be afraid that he would think she
was silly, presently, # She said her
prayers rs usual.
In the morning Martin hired Il rhar-
ton and they drove out to the mine.
Cherry had had good breakfast and
was wearing a new gown; they stopped
another phnctOn on the long, pleasant
vi I've anu slhilil Shi'i " INV iil MAN
In It:
"Mr. Bates I want to make you &C.
qunintcd with my wife,"
"l'lcAscd to meet you, Mrs. Lloyd. !"
said the fat man, pleasantly. Martin
told Cherry, when they passed him.
that that was the superintendent Of
the mine, and seemed pleased ut the
encounter. Presently Martin put his
arm about her and the bay horse daw-
died along nt his own sweet will, while
Martins deep voice told his wife over
and over again how adorable and beau
tiful she was and how he loved her.
Cherry listened happily, and for a
little while the old sense Of pride and
achievement came bnck--shc vas mar
ried she was wearing plain gold
ring! But after a few days that feel
ing vanished forever and instead It
began to seem strange to her TINT
she had ever been anything else than
Martins wife.
For several days she ana Martin
laughed necessarily and praised each
other necessarily, while they expert
mentcd with cooking and ate delicious
gynsy meals.
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