The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-09-22
Sisters
BY
KATHLEEN
NORRIS
Continued from Page Eight
Copyright By Kathleen Norris

ing his concerned and sympathetic
eyes upon her.
HE was well one day" she said,
simply, and the next-the next, he
didn't come downstairs, and Hong
waited and waited-and about nine
O'Clock I went up-and he had fallen
he had fallen
She was In tears again and Peter
put his hand out and covered hers and
held it.
HE must nave been going to call
some one" said Alix, after a while,
''they said he never suffered at all.
This was January; the last day, and
Cherry got here the same night. He
knew us both toward morning. And
that-that was all. Cherry was here
for two weeks. Martin came and
vent
"Where is Cherry now?' Peter In
terrupted.
"Back at Red Creek" Alix wiped
her eyes. "She hates it. blu Martin
had a good position there. Poor
Cherry, it made her i'll"
"Anne came?'
"Anne and Justin, of course" Peter
could not understand AliX's express
sion. She fell silent. still holding his
hand and looking at the fire.
Ee looked at her with a great rush
of admiration and affection. She was
not only a pretty and a clever WON
an; but, in her plain black, with this
new aspect Of gravity and dignity, II
with new notes of pathos and appeal
in her exquisite voice, he realized that
she was an extremely charming WON
an.
Before he said good-by to her, he
had asked her to marry him. he well
remembered her look of bright and in
terested surprise.
"D'you mean to tell me you have
forgotten your lady love of the hoop
skirts and ringlets?" she had de-
manded.
mo" Peter had told her, frankly.
81 shall always love her, in a way.
But she is married; she never thinks
of me. And l like you so much, AK
/ like our music and cooking and
tramps and neutrality-suspicious.. Isn't
that a pretty good basis for mar
riage?"
mol" Alix had answered, decidedly.
tPerhaps if l we're madly in love with
you | should say yes, and trust %
little fingers to lead you gently, and
so on"
He remembered ending the CONVEX
sation in one of his quick moods OF
irritation against her. If she couldn't
take anybody or anything seriously
he had said.
Poor Alix-she was taking life seri-
ously enough tonight, Peter thought.
as he watched her.
"Tell me about Cherry" be said.
Cherry is we'll, but just a little thin.
and heartbroken now, of course. Mar
tin never seems to stay al any one
place very long, so | keep hoping
Doesn't make good!" Peter said,
shaking his head.
Doesn't seem to! It's partly Cher
ny, / think" Alix said honestly. she
was too young, really. She never
quite settles down, or takes life IN
earnest. But he's got a contract now
lOT lllIec gcuISs dId 81 -
be resigning herself. and she has a
maid, | believe" s
"She must love him." Peter submit
ted. Alix looked surprised.
'sNVhy not?' she smiled. Il suppose
when you've had ups and downs with
a man, and been rich and poor. and
sick and well, and have lived in half
a-dozen different places, you rather
take him for granted - she added.
"Oh, you think it works that Way!
Peter asked, with a keen look.
"Well, don't you think 50? Aren't
lots of marriages like that?'
"You false alarm. You gutter! y he
answered. Alix laughed, a tritie guilt
lily. Also she flushed, with a great
wave of splendid young color that
made her face look seventeen again..
"Your father left you-something,
Alix?" Peter asked presently, with
some hesitation.
"That," she answered frankly, rs
where Anne NJ"
"Anne?v
"Anne and Justin came straight
over" Alix went on, land they were
really lovely. Doctor Younger and
George Sewall were here every day
you and George were named as execu-
tors. l was so mixed up in policies
and deeds and overdue taxes and in
terest and bonds"
Poor old Alfx, il / had only been
here to help you" the man said. And
for a moment they looked a little con-
s~ciously at each other.
"Well anyway" the girl resumed
hastily, when it came to reading the
will, Anne and Justin sprung a mine
under usl 1t seems that ten years
ago., when the Strickland patent fire
e~xtinguisher was put upon the mar
ket, my ado.a able father didn't have
much mone.-he never did have,
somehow. SO Anne's father, my I'm