The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-25
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Presently he selected the sapling
redwood, and brought it down with
W blows of his ak. The girl seated
herself beside him, helped him strip
the trunk, their hands constantly
touching, the mar once or twice delay
ing her for n more snatched and
laughing kiss. And Martin said that
he was going to make her the happiest
wife a man ever had.
Dragging the stripped tree, they ran
down the sharp hill to the house just
as Anne came out to announc lunch
con Peter was wandering off in the
woods nearby, but came at Alix's
shrill yell of summons, and looked re-
lieved when he saw Cherry and Mar
tin not even talking to each other.
They had been zone only ten minutes.
1t was a happy meal for everyone,
and after it they had attacked the rose
bush again, with aching muscles now,
and in the first real summer heat. 1t
was three O'Clock before, with a great
cracking, and the scream of a twist
ed branch, and a general painting and
heaving IN the part of the workers.
at last the feathery mass had risen a
foOt-two feet-into the air, had
stood tOttering like a wall of bloom,
and finally, with a downward rush.
had settled to its old place OF the
roof. Hong was pressed into service
now. and with Martin, vas on the
roof. graphing with a rope. shouting
directions.
There was a rending, slipping noise
OF the roof, a scream from Martin,
and shouts from the doctor and Peter.
With a great sliding and rushing of
the refractory sprays, and with a hor-
rifying stumbling and falling, down
anne Martin, caught in a great rope
of the creeper almost at Cherry's feet,
A time of great running and calling
ensued. Cherry dropped on her knees
beside him, and had his head on her
arm for a moment; then her father
took her place, and Alix, with an as
tonished look at the younger girls
wet eyes, drew her sister away. I'm
mediately afterward Martin sat up,
looked bewilderedly about from one
face to another. looked at his scratched
wrist and said "Geel" In a thoughtful
tone.
You scared Cherry out of ten
years growth" Alix ~reproached Mar
tin.
Il thought he might have hurt
himself!' Cherry said, in the softest
of little-girl voices, and with her shy
little head hanging. Anne decided
that it was becoming her clear duty
to talk to Cherry.
A few minutes later Alix, Peter and
Martin left for the daily ceremony OF
walking into the village for the mail.
The house was very still, early sum-
mer sweetness was drifting through
wide-opened windows and doors; the
long day was slowly declining. Anne
peeped into the deserted living room,
softened through all it's pleasant
shabbiness into real beauty by the
shafts of sunset red that came in
through the easement windows; and
was celebrating between various be-
occupations for Martin
might walk back with the girls
when her uncle called her.
"Anne-you weren't there when that
young chap tumbled. But I've been
worrying about it a little. There's no
question-there's no question that she
Cherry-called him by his
~ o.o0 MI - I - l,-
Anne had crossed to the shadowy
doorway; she stood still.
you've not noticed anything be-
tween him and Cherry?" pursued the
"a girl might call a man by
his name, / suppose"
Il don't think there has been any,
thing to notice" Anne stated, in a level
tone. {
well, 1t must be stopped, if 1t has
decided her uncle. II can't
permit it'd forgotten how the little
witch grows!" I
Again Anne was silent. She was S
1ot In love with Martin Lloyd; she t
Was not as susceptible as the much '
younger Cherry, and she had not had =
MS urging to help her to a quick sur :
But for the first time in her !.
life she had seen an absolutely suit
able man, a mar whose work, position, Q
ooks, name and character fitted her t
'ather exacting standard, and for the y
irst time she had let herself think e
of being wooed and 0 r
And, standing in the doorway, she :
the last bitter dregs Of the
lream. 1t was all over. Anne was
It the age that sets twenty-five years
Is the definite boundary of spinster- \
rood. She would be twenty-five In
Aix came In from her walk glow 2
ng, and full Of a great discovery.
Dad" she said eagerly, taking her
at the supper table, what do
'ou think! I'll bet you a dollar that
is falling in love with our z
!" :
Anne, at the head of the table,
ooked panied, but there was genuine
in the doctors face.
"Where is vorr sister 2' he asked