Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-24

and shouts from the aoctotSahd psfSs,
With great sliding anh i'uslng OF
the refractory sprays, and With a nor.
r1fying stumbling and falling, d0wn
came Martin. caught in II great rops
Of the creeper, almost at Cherrys teef.
A time Of great running md calling
ensuea. Cherry dropped on her Knees
beside him. and had his hcnd OF her
arm for moment; then hcr tn;her
took her place, and Alix, WIN sn us-
tonished look at the younger 2'yis
wet eyes, drew her sister away in
medinte,y afterward Martin sal uth
looked bew deredly about from one
face to another. looked at Ms scratched
wrist and said "Gee," In u thoughtful
tone
"You scared Cherry out Of ten
years growth" Alix reproachcG NGrr
tin.
"I-I thought ho might have hnc:
himself!" Cherry said, III the sott"":
Of lIttle-girl voices. and with her shy
little head hanging. Anne dUc'4"d
that 1t was becoming her clcnl 13,I
to talk to Cherry.
Martin lett for the daily cccem.uy *
walking into the village FOR The iaDhi.
The house was very still, early sln-
mer sweetness was drifting tu'aHgl
wide opened windows and door. no
long day was slowly decltniuE. &lna
pecpcd into the deserted living T.. M.
softened through all Is pi, yAt
shabbincss into real be;altg y, ne
shafts Of sunset red tNat cunr n
through the easement Windows -
was dcibcrating between var. ~
coming occupations - for h..rs q
might walk back with thu s--
when her uncle called he.
"Annc--you weren't there wine. '9t
young chap tumblcd. ENt I'VE ..l
worrying about 1t IL little The, %
qucstion-there's no qucs riou tu ~,
that Cherry-cnlled hln b. Ms
name. Martini she called hi,a
Anne had crossed to lhc 81 ,4uNry
doorway; she stood still.
you've not noticed Ilythr, -
tween him and Chcrry7" putYu,' %
doctor. "a girl might cs. 10 - ~
his name. l suppose"
thing to notice." Anne stated IN Y"i
tone.
"Well. it must be stopr "a. +! Hal
begun" decided her uncle. ~ .rug
permit it'd forgotten how the .ltla
witch grows"
Again Anne was silent. Sh, NfSs
not In love with Martin hloyG s7H
was not as susceptible sS the much
younger Cherry, and she had "a h0d
his urging to help her to a Qlhc Gar~
render. But for the first Jtmo nor
life she had seen an absolute. ruit.
able man. a man whose wo;a po-t9N.
looks, name and character 0't her
rather exacting standard, nDJ tr no
first tlmn Sho nod '>t rr"vnfI EniDk
',H(jrHi,F oJ 1a',& cu~. NaC, ron.
NlN StrnG'ng Is thc 60 rTa%% he
>astnH 'nr lost h!u3r d.. IS n ina
"rrun II wn% nu aver ArVe vas
al .',l .ar D.ut tftS ,wen., fac ycHtN
us lne uenni1e boundary c, a4,lu&teY.
hood. She would be TIVE; vo ,u
August.
Alix came In from her W" GIo,..
ing, and full Of great disc ~.
Dad" she said eagerly. ,"s,4& h"'
place ut the supper table. "NrIat a.
you think I'll bet you n { rha|
man Is falling in love #.tI oWr
Cherry" |"
Anne, at the head of the table.
looked panied, but there was genuine
apprehension in the doctors face.
"Where Is your slster2" he asked.
"Down there by tho gate" Alix an
swered. "They're gazing Soulfully into
ench others eyes, and all thatI Peter
went home. But Cherry--wlth bcaul
the limit I'm crazy about tt think
It's great I love wcddingsl Thls'll
be the third I've been tot"
"All this seems to have come up
very suddenly" the doctor snid. dazed-
ly, rumpling his gray hair with a fine
old hand. II don't imagine your sister
is taking It MS seriously rs you and
Anne seem inclined to"
"Oh. does Anne think so" Alix ex-
claimed.
II think Cherry is one Of the for
tunate girls destined to drift along
the Surface Of lIfe." Anne said, "and
to accept wifrhOnd quite simply. I
only wish I were that type"
She was interrupted by Cherry her
self. The girl came to the porch door,
and as she hesitated there minute,
with her smiling eyes seeking her fa-
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