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CHAPTER Viii.

Martins work was in the Contra
Costa valley, and he and Cherry had
a small house in Red Creek, the only
town of any size near the mine. Red
Creek was in a fruit-farming and
dairy region and looked its prett1est
on the spring evening when Cherry
saw it first.
Her little house was a cottage with
a porch running across the front,
where windows looked out from the
sitting room and the front bedroom.
Back of these rooms were a dark lit
tie bathroom that connected the front
bedroom with another smaller bed
room. a little dining room and
kitchen. Martin, man-fashion, had
merely camped in kitchen and bedroom
while awaiting his wife; but Cherry
buttoned on her crisp little apron on
the first morning after her arrival, and
attacked the accumulated dishes in
the sink and the scattered shirts and
collars bravely.
For few weeks the novelty lasted
and Cherry was enthusiastic about
everything. She looked out across her
dishpan at green fields and the begin
ming of the farms she saw the lilacs
burst into fragrant plumes on the
bare branches of her dooryard tree;
spring flushed the whole world with
loneliness, and she was young, and
healthy, and too busy to be honey
sick.
The days went on and on, each
bringing it's round of dishes, beds,
sweeping, marketing, folding and I'M
folding tablecloths, going back and
forth between kitchen and dining
room. Martins breakfast was either
promptly served and well cooked. In
which case Martin was silently salts
fed, or 1t was late and failure, when
he was very articulately disguised; In
either case Cherry was left to clear
and wash and plan for another meal
In four hours more. She soaked fruit,
beat up cake. chopped boxes into
kindlings, heated a kettle Of water
and another kettle Of water, dragged
sheets from the bed only to replace
them, filled dishes with food only to
find them empty and ready to wash
again.
II get sick Of It" she told Martin. q
(To ee Continued.)
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In his own mind that Cherry was UNI
happy, The child, he told himself, had
good husband, home and health,
and undeveloped resources within
herself, 1t was puzzling and painful
to him to realize that there was need
ed something more-and that that
something was lacking. He felt sud
den anger at Martin; why wasn't Mar
tin managing this affair?
Mart doesn't mention any timer!
he muSed.
"Thanks to you" Cherry said,
dimpling mischlevously. "He wrote
quite firmly, just before Christmas"
she added, "but i told him that Dad
had been such an angel and liked so
much to have me here" And Cher
rvs smile was full of childish triumph.
"My dear" her father said, spumed
to sudden courage by realization
that the matter might easily become
serious, you mustn't abuse his gen.
crosby, Suppose you write that
you'll join him-this is March-sup-
pose you say the first of April?'
Cherry flushed and looked down.
Her lips trembled, There was mo-
ment of unhappy silence.
Every well, Dad she said in low
voice. A second later she had jumped
to her feet and vanished in the house.
Her father roamed the woods In
wretched misgivings, coming In at
lunch time to find her in her place,
Smiling, but traces of tears about her
lovely eyes
Nothing more was said for a day or
two and then Cherry read aloud to
the family an affectionate letter in
which Martin said that everything
would be ready for her whenever she
came now.
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while. But when AllX and Anne com.
menced an interested conversation In
the back seat she suddenly said re-
HetfuIy:
ooh. late to go away this time
MINI (; more even than the first
time"
Peter edglng smoothly about vide
blue puddle, nodded sympathetically,
but did not answer.
~ envy Alix-" Cherry said in Idle
mischief. She knew that the subject
was not a safe one, but was irreslst-
IDLY lmpelleG to pursue it.
"Alix?' said Peter, after silence
long enough to make her feel ashamed
of herself.
"Yes. Her young man lives in Mill
Valley, right near homer elucidated
Cherry.
"Am Alix's young MANI" he asked,
amused.
"Well aren't your"
81 don't know. I've never been any
ones young man." said Peter.
"Whoever the woman who treated
you meanly isl hate her." Cherry
began again. "Unless," she added,
unless she was very young, and you
never told her!" I
He did not answer, and they spun
along in utter silence. But when they
were nearing Sausaito, Cherry said
almost timidly:
81 think perhaps it would make
her happy-and proud. to know that
you admired her, Peter. | don't know
who she is, of course, but almost any
woman would feel that. / shall OFTEN
think of that talk we had week ago,
and-think of you, too N-n-next time
you fall in love I hope you will be
luckier!'
Silence. But he gave her his quick,
friendly smile. Cherry dared not
speak again.
"Last stop-all outn' Alix ex-
claimed. "You get tickets Peter.
Murray, there's Martini
Unexpectedly Martins big figure
came toward them from the ferry
gate. Some ore from the mine had to
be aSSayeQ III San frdHSloeo' "ho Az
had volunteered to make the trip so
that he migh. meet his wife and bring
her back with him to Red Creek.
Time hanging on his hands In the
city, he had crossed the bay for the
pleasure of the return trip with Cher-
ry. He met them beamingly. There
was a little confusion of greeting and
good-bys. Alix and Peter watched
the others at the railing until the
ferryboat turned. Martin smiled over
Anne's head; Cherry, both little
white-gloved hands on the rail, blue
eyes and/a CLINT of bright hair show
ing under the daisies on her hat, her
small figure enveloped in a big loose
coat, looked as if she would like to
cry again.
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riage. You belong where your hus-
band is, and you-you are always glad
to be with him"
"But suppose you get tired of him,
like job or a clearinghouse, or any
Of your other friends?" Alix persisted
idly.
"Well, you aren't supposed to-"
Cherry said, feebly. Alix let her have
the last word; it was only due to her
superior experience, she thought
GROSSLY. But half an hour later, lying
wakeful, and thinking that she would
miss dear old Cherry tomorrow, she
fancied she heard something like a
sob from Cherry's bed, and her whole
heart softened with sympathy for her
sister.
They came downstairs together the
next day in midafternoon, both hated
and wrapped for the trip, for Peter
was to take Cherry as far as Sausalito
in the car, and Martin by fortunate
chance was to meet them there at the
fNrryboat for San Francisco. Mill
Valley was not more than an hours
ride from the ferry. Alix was to drive
down and return with Peter. Cherry
said good-by to her father on the
porch she seemed more Of a puzzled
child than ever.
1--WE had a wonderful visit, Dad"
she began bravely. Suddenly the tears
came. She buried her face against
her fathers shabby old office coat and
his arms went about her. Alix
laughed awkwardly, and Peter shut
his teeth. Anne, who had very prop
erly come over to say good-by to her
cousin, got in the back seat Of the
car and Alix took the seat beside
her.
Cherry saw In Peters expression
something that she did not forget for
many, many months-never quite for
got. His eyes were fixed upon her
with something so yearning, so loving,
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the national joy smoke

Nobody knows but Alix, and she
snly knows the bare facts" he as
sured her.
"Oh!" Cherry could think of nothing
to add to the sympathetic little mono
syllable.
"Finished with the shower"
shrieked Alix from the warm darkness
inside the doorway. Hurry up,
Peter, something smells utterly
grand!"
That's the chicken thing!" Peter
shouted back, springing up to disap-
pear in the direction of the bath
room. Cherry sat on, silent wrapped
still in the new spell of the pleasant
voice, the strangely appealing and yet
masterful personality.
The dinner struggled as all Peters
dinners did; Alix mixed a salad dress
ing; Peter himself flashed In and out
of the tiny. hot kitchen a hundred
times. KOw, in immaculate linen,
came back and forth in leisurely
tablesetting. Suddenly everything
was ready; the crisp, smoking-hot
French loaf, the big brown jar of bub-
bling and odorous chicken, the lettuce
curled in it's bowl, the long-necked
bottles in their straw cases, and
cheeses and crackers and olives and
figs and tiny fish in oil and marrons
in fluted paper that were a part OF
all Peters dinners.
After dinner they watched the moon
rise, until Alix drifted In to the piano
and Peter followed her, and the 9TH
erS came in. too, to sit beside the hre.
AS usual it was midnight before any
one thought of ending one of Peters
evenings.
And all through the pleasant, quiet
hours, and when he bundled them up
in his own big loose coats to drive
them home, Cherry was thinking of
him In this new light; Peter loving
woman, and denied. The knowledge
seemed to fling a strange glamor
about him; she saw new charm In
him, or perhaps, as she told herself,
she saw for the first time how charm
ing he really was. His speech seemed
actually the pleasanter for the STAN
mer at which they had all laughed
years ago; the slight limp lent its
own touch of individuality, and the
mans blunt criticisms of books and
music, politics and people, were soft
sned by his humor, his genuine hui
mility, and his eager hospitality.
Next day sne took occasion to men
ton Peter and his affairs to Alix.
Alix turned fiery red, but laughed
hardly.
IF he considers that an offer, he
can consider 1t refusal, l guess,
she said, boyishly embarrassed. Il
like him-Tm crazy about him. But
1 don't want any party in ringlets and
crinolines to come floating from the
dead past over my child's innocent
cradle"
"Alix, you're awful I" Cherry
"Yeu couldn't talk that way.
IL you loved him!"
AK ldugneu. suppose Oueh'
to be a mass of bushes. The truth
Is, | like kids, and don't like hus-
bands"
you don't know anything about
husbands!" Cherry laughed.
81 know lots of men I'd like to 60
off with for a few months" Alix pur-
sued. "But then I'd like to come home
again don't see why that .sr't per-
fectly reasonable"
"well, It's not" Cherry declared
almost Grossly. THAT isn't mar
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Me-o-nny,

with the Thompsons and three sets
straight to us-six-twO, six-two, and
siX-two again! They've gone. On,
heavens never had such tennis. On,
Peter, when you stood there at the net
and just curved your hand like a cup"
-Alix gave an enthusiastic imitation
land over she went, and game and
set!"
Cherry, sinking white and frilly into
a chair, smiled indulgently, The walk
had given her a wild-rose color, and
even Alix was struck with her eXtraOr
binary beauty. AliX had wheeled
about on the rail to face the porch
and Peter had gotten to his feet and
was Hospitality pushing basket chairs
about. Now he gave AlX a critical
look.
you're disgracefully" dirty" he
said, fraternally.
81 know it," she answered, calmly.
"Have time to tub?"
"All the time in the world" he an
swered.
AK uepdTleu.
"It's very pleasant to me to have
Alix so much at home here" Cherry
said, when Alix was, gone, and the
doctor wandering happily about the
garden. 81 don't know what we'd
do if any one ever usurped our places
here!"
She had said it deliberately; the
fascination of her recent discovery
was too strong to resist. The man
flushed suddenly. For a full minute
he did not speak, and Cherry was sur
prised to find herself little thrilled
and even frightened by his silence.
what put that into your head?'
he asked, presently, smoking with his
eyes fixed upon the valley far below.
perhaps it's because there are so
many changes, Peter; my marriage,
Anne's-everything different! 1t just
came to me that it is nice to have this
always the same"
perhaps Alix will come up here
and help keep it so some day." the
man said, deliberately. Cherry's look
of elaborate surprise and pleasure
died before his serious glance. She
was silent for a moment.
"Why don't you ask herr" she said
in a low, thoughtful tone, trembling,
eager to preserve his mood without
false note.
Va have" he answered simply.
Cherry's heart jumped with a sudden
unexpected emotion. What was It?
Not pleasure, not all SURPRISINGLY
there could be no Jealousy mixed with
her feeling for Peters plans? But
she was dazed with the rush Of feel
ing; hurt in some fashion she could
not stop to dissect now.
"And she said no?" she stammered
In confusion.
"She said no. Or, at least, I init
mated that I was a lonely old affec-
tionate man with this and that to Of
fer. and she intimated that that wasn't
enough. I ought to have said-I ought
to explain-that had told her, only
a few days previously, that had al
ways loved somebody else -
"OhIih," Cherry was enlightened.
She visualized an affair In the last
years Of the old century for Peter.
ooh, and-and she didn't love your
Cherry asked.
1.-THE lady? She was unfortunately
married before l had a chance to ask
her." said Peter.
"Oh-h-hi" Cherry said again, i'm
pressed. land you'll never get over
it," she asked, ftimidly. "Peter, 1
never knew that" she added as he
was silent. "Does-does Dad known"
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Prince Albert ~
sold in toppy rec
bags, tidy red tins,
handsome pound
and half pound Tin
hunidors and in the
pound crystG! glass
h u ", id or With
sponge H,oiJtener
top.
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Sisters
by
KATHLEEN
NORRIS

Copyright BY Kathleen NorriI
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05

AMERICAN GARAGE: 1873 New Bruins
wick Ave, expert order repairing; good
service. Inquire in repair shop. Ed
StahI Tel 30-W.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
FIRE ALARM BOXES

21-Gordon and Meade Streets.
23-Raritan Copper Works.
24-Market and Sheridan Streets.
25-Smith Street and Central r. r.
6-Market and First Streets.
27-Madison Avenue and Paterson st.
2S-High and Lewis Streets.
34-Madison Avenue and Smith Street.
35-Smith and High Streets.
36-New Brunswick Ave. and New Street.
37-Smith and State Streets.
41-Standard Underground Cable Co.
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works,
4S-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford st.
45-Commerce and Front Streets.
46-State and Washington Streets.
47-High and Washington Streets.
52-Cortlandt and Easton Streets.
54-State and Buckingham Ave.
55-Parker st. and Pulaski Ave.
56-Hall Ave. and Charles st.
57-State and Wayne Streets.
58-Near Lead Works.
59-Maurer.
62-Washington Street and Park Avenue.
63-New Brunswick Ave. and Elm Street.
64-Smith Street and Watson Avenue.
s~5-Commerce and State Streets.
72-Front> nd Smith Streets.
73-water and Gordon Streets.
74-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street.
S1-Brace and Hanson Avenues.
S2-Smith and Herbert Streets.
s3-Amboy Ave. and Washington ST.
S4-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford Street.
Smear City Hospital.
s6-Clevels7d and Brace Avenues.
S7-Amboy and Hall Avenues.
92-Amboy Ave. and Tnslee Street.
9s-Lawrence and Francis Streets.
and tombstone Streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05

PERTH AMBOY AUTO Body Co. builders
of auto delivery and truck bodies;
painting and repairing. ss9-s93 State
st. Phone 1901.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
BATTERY SERVICE

EVER-READY Storage Batteries. Auto
Electric service and supplies; all makes
OF batteries recharged and repaired
sales and service station. Atlantic Ga
rage. 565 Amboy Ave. Tel. 1866.
WILLIAMS AUTO Electric Service Station
Magn t.s. Generators. Starters. Batter
les repaired. Batteries properly and fully
recharged soc. Agent for the Witherbee
Battery. 140 New Brunswick Ave.
WILLARD THREADED Rubber Batteries,
unfailing guards against need for REIN
sulation during the battery's life Bat
terry & Motor Service Station. 149 new
Brunswick Ave. Tel. 1885.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
HAT CLEANING

Bring your old straw hats to
us and we will shape. remodel and dye
IL for you in any style and color. Up
to-Date Hat Cleaning Parlor. S27h
State st.
AMERICAN Hat Cleaning and Shoe Shin
ing Parl :, 119 Smith st. now under
new ownership of G. Prassas; your pa
tronage solicited.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
PAPERHANGERS

PAINTER and Paper Hanger: interior
decorating a speciality; estimates cheer
fully given. NJ. Laursen. 335 Maple st.
Phone 7S5. Res. S04-M.
HARRY COHEN. Painter. Paper Hanger:
interior decorating a speciality; esti-
mates furnished. 423 Division st. Phone
5s4-J, Shop. 164 So. LIST st. Phone 1885
PAINTER. Paper Hanger and Decorator;
interior work a specially; first class
workmanship guaranteed. Viggof o. Pc
tersen. 169 Madison Ave. Phone 404-J.
A.. Z. BARNER, Painter. Paperhanger;
Decorating and granting; work guar
anteed: reasonable prices; estimates
given. 1913 So. LIST st. Phone SEW.
PAPER HANGING A SPECIALITY
We paper any room in your house, fur
nishing labor and wall paper for 1895.
N. Y. VII Paper Co., formerly Cha!l
Store. 800 State ST. Phone a722.
PAINTER and Glazier; work guaranteed:
cheerfully given. Drop postal
will call. r.. Slater, Morgan Station,
Care of Nlederman.
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HELP ~WANTEO-MALE


SALES MANAGER-Zee-Zee Rubber
Company. Yardville, N. j., manufacturer
Zee-Zee tires and tubes. desires sales
manager for one of its many chain
stores In this territory. Salary $4,000
to 5000 weekly and commission; per-
manent; Advancement; cash deposit as
bond required. In answering give com
plete business experience.
TAILOR-Bushclman wanted. Christof-
ferstn e Son. $40 Maple ST.
AMBOY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY; au-
thorized by the Department Of Labor
Of New Jersey. Men and women fur
nished for all types Of work and work
furnished for all types of men and
women. 80 Maple ST. Phone 1877
ferth Amuoy. y.
CARPENTER Wanted must be good me-
chanic. Call Railroad Station, Totem
vile.
EXPERIENCED Grocery Clerk wanted
at once. ISL state st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05

DODGE CAR for sale; fine condition. 81
Madison Ave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05

FOR ALE room frame dwelling; 8
room horse In rear. 65S Elizabeth St.
Bargain. Inquire Massopust Bros. &
COMPANY. 692 State Street,
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BLACKSMiTHlNG

GENERAL Blacksmithing: specializing in
automobile springs and
blacksmi,hing of any. description. loft
and Freyer. SIS New b.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05

BILLY'S TIRE SHOP: steam vulcanizing,
all work guaranteed: our repair prices
are the lowest in the state; tires
changed free. 14S New Brunswick Ave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MEAT MARKET and Grocery for sale in
good location; established 5 years in
South River; must sell account of other
business. Inquire A. Dombrowski. No.
SAT Cleveland Ave. Perth Amboy. Tel.
1889.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
MONEY TO LOAN

MORTGAGE Loans in sums Of 81. 800 90.
So. 000.o 90. $3.00o.00 100000. Conard .
Company. 102 Smith Street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05

AUTO TOPS recovered and repaired au-
tomobile robes, lankets slip covers.
Eveready Flashlights. Batteries. Icy Hot
Bottles and Lunch Boxes. p. Guthof.
1S4 New RrunSMick Ave. Phone 1850.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
TALKING MACHINES, ETC.


COLUMBIA Grafonolas. records, clocks
watches iewelry. Catholic prayer books
repairing all makes talking machines;
watches. Il. Dzielak. 312 Smith st.
EMERSON RECORDS. all the latest songs
and dance hits on sale. Watches. Clocks
and Jewelry: also expert watch repair
ing. s. Carbon. 20 Smith st.
COLUMBIA Grafonolas, all the latest
records; sewing machines and baby
carriages on easy terms at Salter's. 357
State St. Phone $50.
HITS-First and best; ON Pathe and Ac-
lucille Steel Needle Records. Special
OFFER with each Pathe Machine from
Model No. 7 to Model No. Is; $500
worth of records free. Easiest kinds
of easy terms. We have all the latest
music rolls. ]. Smering. las Smith
St. Open Evenings. Tel. 1880.
PHONOGRAPH Records exchanged; rec
ords you are tired of. Write or phone:
our representative will call. C. A.
Seele. 1913 High St. Phone 1885.
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BAKERY, PASTRY, ETC.

EAT THAT So homelike Aunt Martha
Bread: sold at all grocers. Slmmen's
Model Bakery.
PIERKARSKI BAKE SHOP, specializes
in doughnuts and crullers or at your
grocers; delivered hot every afternoon;
just like mothers. Shop, 2S1 Hall Ave.
MAZOLA CRULLER SHOP = Crullers
fresh every hour; soc dozen. We cater
to parties, clubs. etc. 253 Madison Ave.
Below Majestic Theatre; free delivery.
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BUILDING TRADES


]. ]. KEENEN. Boilers. tanks and smoke.
stacks. sheet iron work of all descrip-
tions. Repairing a specis y. SS6 and $50
Division St and P. r. r. Perth Amboy.
N. J. Phone office 1908: residence 260-R
CARPENTER Work and iobbiug promptly
ate tded TO. Screens made to order.
Geo. II. Thompson. 81 Lewis ST.. Perth
Amboy. N. J. Tel. i4oS-w.
II. C. SMITH, JR.. Roofer: slate. alag
roofing and timing; waterproofing. l23-
i25 -dison Ave. Tel. 1860.
D. DIAMOND-Glass contractor. polished.
plate and window glass. 1856 New
Brunswick Ave. Tel 1899 Perth AM
boy. N. J.
PAINT UP. Clean Up: we have a 'arge
assortment OF wall paper. paints. Ills,
varnishes. brushes. hardware supplies;
reasonable prices. Koch. 1853 State st.
MAX GoLDFARB, Wholesale and Retail
Wall Paper. Builders Hardware. Tools.
Cutlery. Paints. Oils. Varnishes.
Brushes, Glass. Tel ssl. 81 State St.
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BUSINESS PERSONALS

FURNITURE. second hand: bought and
sold. I. Scher. 6-S Smith st.
HORKAY & RESKO-Notary Public, real
estate and farms bought and sold; also
foreign money and Liberty Bonds. 22s
Smith st. Phone 1881.
MINDSzENTHY & MIROSSAY, Steam
ship tickets sold for all lines; money
orders forwarded to all parts world. 167
Hall Ave. Phone 6i2.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
DAIRY PRODUCTS

GET THE BEST for yourself and babies.
the cleanest and richest milk. Orde or
from your grocer or milk man. Reder
Bros. Milk, best by test.
ROCKVILLE FARM DAIRY. 200 Smith
St., pure Elgin creamery butter. the best
in town. Strictly fresh white leghorn
eggs received every day.
PERTH AMBOY MILK G CREAM %.
always at your service. Deliveries every
where. Demand our products from your
dealer or grocer.
MAJESTIC DELICATESSEN. ready cook-
ed meats and salads. all home cooking:
catering to parties and ENTERTAINMENT
a speciality. 1872 Smith St. Phone 1884.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-05
HELP WANTED

Neutrality-suspicious. ON SHIRTS;
ALSO TO TAKE WORK HONE.
STEADY WORK; GOOD PAY. -'EOPLE
AROUND JAMES URG PREFERRED.
DROP u \ LINE AND WE WI Z
GALL. JAMESBURG SHIRT CO,
JAMESBURG, n. j.
$500 TO $1,000 a Jay six hours work;
pleasant and prottabli for ladies or
mon under 40. Apply stating qualifca-
tions. "R. c. NJ" News Office.
AGENTS selling Kakola. house to house.
make 80 to SIS weekly. Write BacOrn
Company, Elmira. N. y.