Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-16

where they were rushlng-rusning-
rushlng-hefore she turned noiselessly
and vanished into the dim room.
Peter lay there, and his heart
pounded. A moment, ago he had been
a tired man, fretted because his wife
forgot to meet him; now there was
something new in the world. And rap
idly all the world became, only a back
ground, only a setting for this extra
ordinary sensation. The hills beyond
still swan In the hot sunlight, the
mountain rose into the blue, but the
light that schanges all life lay over
them for Peter, a.t. -,ss .,,s.. /,
. He said, to himself that II was awk'
ward-he did not know how he could
enter that door and talk to Cherry.
And yet he knew that THAT meeting
OF Cherry, that the common exchange
of words and glances, that the daily
trlfing encounters with Cherry we're
all pol gnantly significant now. !,
<. He felt no impulse toward hurry.
He might sit on his porch another
hour, might sumter off toward the
creek. 1t mattered nothing; the hour
was steadily approaching when she
must reappear. 49,. ~
.,Alix drove in, full Of animated apof-
ogies. She managed the car. far bet
ter than he, and no thought Of an &C.
cident had troubled, him. -
The evening was warm, one of the
two, or three warm evenings that
marked the height Of summer even
in the high valley. There was, not
a breath of air in the garden; roses
and wallfowers stood erect In a sort
of luminous enchantment. Moonlight
sank through the low twisted branches
Of the nenr-by oaks and fell tangled
with black and lacy shade through
the porch rose vine. ~. So
one bit" she confessed gaily. Il only
wanted to, do what was fair. Only
two or three nights lago said to
Frenzy that 1t really belonged to us
all, and last night we talked and
talked about 1t, and the result was
that l said that must see the girls
we three are the only ones concerned.
after all, ,sand"-Anne's old half-merry
and half-pouting manner was un-
changed--"what we DECIDE is what
really mattersl" she finished. -
"Why, there is no question that It's
Daddy's handwriting" Cherry said,
with what. for her, was sharpness,
"and 1t seems to melt. seems to me,
Anne" she added, hesitatingly,
THAT you have nerveF' AK I'm
ished, not with any particular venom.
"That document throws the case out
of court. she said fatty. "Peter Is
confident of that!" r,..,.
Anne's pale face flushed and her,
eyes narrowed.
4. Cherry was flushed, and ,uncomfort-
able. There was an awkward pause.
"Board?" shouted trainman, with
a rising infection. The sisters looked
at each other in panic of haste.
d, 81 can't leave this car here" Alix
exclaimed. i've got to park her and
lock. her and everything! Run; get
on board, Cherry. j don't have to 80
In, anyway-you've got date!"
Cherry's heart leaped, sank coldly,
and leaped again, as with swift nod
Of parting she hurried for her train.
The other two women watched her
with forced interest as she climbed
on board and as the train slipped
noIselessly out Of sight. 1t curved
among the redwoods and was gone be-
fore either spoke again. Then, as her
eyes met Anne's friendly, questioning
smile, Alix said awkwardly: d..
81 think the only thing to do Is for
you and Justin to take this up with
Peter, Anne. / mean-I mean that
you were the ones who proposed to
bring 1t into court In the first place,
and-and / don't understand much
about 1t. AS far as coming to any
agreement with me Is concerned, you
might just as we'll have gone back on
the train with Cherry. ! hate to talk
this way-but we all think you acted
very-well, very meanly!" Aiix fin
ished rather fatty.
perhaps It's just as we'll to under
stand each other!" Anne said, with
hot cheeks. They exchanged few
more sentences, wasted words and
angry ones, and then Anne walked
over to a seat In the shade, to- wait
for another, train, and Alix, with her
heart beating hard and her color high,
drove at mad speed back to the noun
tain cabin.
~ didn't ask her to lunch-1 don't
care!" Alix said to herself, in agita-
tlon. "She and Justin know they're
beaten-they're just trying to patch
It up before it's too late-I don't care
Il won't have her think she can get
away with any such scheme"
ITO be Continued.)