The Wolf Point herald., 1921-11-03
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER with his two daughters,
Alix and Cherry, the latter just eighteen
years old, and his niece, Anne Doctor
suickland, retired. is living at MN Val
ley, short distance from San Francisco.
his closest friend is Peter Joyce, some
cinity, Martin Lloyd, mining engineer
falls in love with and secretly becomes
engaged to Cherry.
CHAPTER u-While the family Ia
speculating to Lloyd's intentions. Cher
ry brings him to supper, practically an
nouncing her engagement to him.
CHAPTER III.-Doctor Strickland feels
Cherry is too young to marry and urges
her to wait at least year, but the girl
coaxes him into agreeing to an immediate
wedding and the ceremony takes place,
the couple leaving at once for FL Nido,
where Martin is employed.
CHAPTER Vat Mill Valley, Justin
Little. lawyer, becomes engaged to Anne,
the wedding being set for September,
some months distant Alix visits Cherry
TN into allowing Cherry to go home for
Annes wedding.
CHAPTER Win her fathers house
there with her rather sordld existence at
El Nido and realizes that her marriage
has been something of a failure. Doctor
Strickland feeling that Cherry is not be-
ing fair to Martin, in that she is unduly
prolonging her visit after Annes we'd
ding, urges her to return to her husband.
She makes preparations for her departure @
CHAPTER VII.-Peter Joyce tells Cher
ry he has had one grand passion" in his
life, but the woman was not for him. He
does not reveal her name. Cherry rejoins
her husband
CHAPTER VIII.-The young wife's dis
satisfaction increases and there is an all
most open break. Martin has brief spell
of sickness and something of her old feel
ing for him returns to Cherry.
CHAPTER IX.-Doctor Strickland is
stricken suddenly with what all perceive
is fatal illness. Alix summons Cherry
10 her fathers deathbed After the doc
tors death it is discovered that years ago
he had borrowed money from Anne's IA
ther and seemingly the debt was never
discharged. With accumulated interest
the amount practically consumes all the
makes 1t manifest that he will insist on
his wife's claims. 1t means that the two
girls are left with practically nothing.
CHAPTER X.-Peter Joyce, who has
been on trip practically around the
world, returns, not having learned of the
Q6dLI. he nSaTS OF anne posi-
ton with regard to the money with deep
disgust. AliX has the home and is max
Ing a fair living singing. Joyce urges her
have a simple wedding and go to Joyces
home to live. ideally happy
leave Ell Nido and go to Red Creek, a
change somewhat for the better, but
Cherry retains the old feeling of dissatis-
faction, She visits Peter and Alix, and
WI there a
she loves Peter Though she has never
known it, Cherry is the woman whom
Peter had in mind when n, ne told her of
ceased to love her. and the situation now
becomes tragic.
love TO Cherry and she admits like feel
ing for him. A situation bordering on
hidden guilt is created In the doctors
Bible Alix finds receipt for the money
he had borrowed. Anne's claim falls to
the ground and Alix and Cherry are
financially Independent. Heartbroken over
their tragic position, Peter vainly seeks
a solution which shall make for the mu-
tual happiness of Cherry and himself. but
there seems no way.
CHAPTER XIII-Mrs. North, Martin
Lloyd's aunt, has her suspicious concern
ing Peter and Cherry and the lovers feel
the danger of the situation.
CHAPTER XIV.-Joyce urges Cherry
to leave Martin and go away with him
to some remote part of the world where
they can live their lives together. She
finally consents, feeling that Alix will for
give, and Peter makes arrangements for
their journey.
CHAPTER xV.-The day of their de- |
parture arrives. Peter had gone into San |
Francisco where Cherry was to meet him |
on the steamer. Actually on her way to |
the boat Cherry meets Martin, who has |
left his situation at Red Creek and is on |
his way to her Terrorstricken, she man |
ages to get word to Peter and goes back |
to Alix's home with Martin. On the way |
she musters courage sufficient to tell him |
the truth about her feeling for him. Mar I
tin processes himself unable to under |
stand her grievances.
CHAPTER XVI.-Apprising Alix of the
situation between himself and Cherry,
Martin insinuates that someone has been
repudiates the Idea, and Martin has no
conception of the real truth. Later, some
observations made by Martin, and her
own intuition, force Alix to realization
of the love existing between Peter and
Cherry. Heartbroken, she passes the
night wandering in the woods, unable to
make up her mind as to the course she
will pursue.
CHAPTER XVIL-Cherry gets an anon
yrnous letter from Red Creek coupling
Martins name with that of a woman
named Hatty Woods. She shows the let
ter to Alix, and the latter ques stioning
Martin he practically admits the truth
of the accusation. Divorce is now openly
away together Sunday, two days distant