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Graham guardian., 1921-09-09

engine room and he kinder-he
! kinder"
| "Fnlnted2" Cherry asked sharply,
| turning little pale.
well, kinder. Lawson made him
lay down." Joe said "And he's com.
ing home when The wagon comes down,
at three O'clock. He says to tell you
he's fine"
"Oh. thank you, joel" Cherry said.
Shc shut the door feeling weak and
frightened, She fiew to unpack her
baS hung up her hat and coat. dark.
cned the bedroom and turned down
the bed: waited anxlously for Mart's
return.
She was deeply concerned over the
news from Martin. Cherry met his
limp form AT the front door, and
whisked him INTO cool bed and put
chopped ice on the aching forehead
sisd got him, grateful eilI penitent, off
20 sleep.
For day or two Martin stayed in
pcH HHu NHtITy Sllulleu ana petteu
him. and was praiseu ana thanked for
every step she took. After that they
took little trip into the mountains
near by, and Cherry sent Allx post
cards that made her sister feel almost
pang of envy.
But then the routine began again,
and the fearful heat of midsummer
came, too. Red Creek baked in a
smother of dusty heat, the trees In
the dry orchards, beside the dry road,
dropped circles Of hot shadow on the
clodded, rough earth. Farms dezed
under shlmmering lines of dazzling air
and In the village, from ten O'Clock
until the afternoon began to wane,
there was no stir. Flies buzzed and
settled on screen doors, the creek
shrunk away between crumbling rocky
banks, the butcher closed his shop and
milk soured in the bottles.
The Turner's and some other famI.
lies always camped together in the
mountains during this season, and .ney
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she finished her packing and'put the
house In order. Then, in unaccustomed
nid-morning leisure, she sank into a
lsep rocker and began to read. Quiet
ana shade and order reigned In the
little house.
steps came bounding up to Cherry's
door her heart began to beat; a knock
sounded. She got to her feet, puzzled
Martin did not knock.
" was Joe Robinson, his closest
49,. =. - mine.
"Say, listen, Mrs. ,nsvu Mart can't
get home to dinner" said Joe, ''He
dent feel extra well-he was In the
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last utterance was her name. But
AlIx knew. though. she never said u,
that II was 70 another Charity he
spoke.
.
Subdued. looking younger and thin.
ner In their new black. the sisters
came downstairs. Ten days later. for
a business talk. Potter had been named
as one executor; but Peter wGs far
away, and II was pleasant family
friend, a kindly old surgeon Of DR.
Strickland's own age, or near II. and
the lawyer, George SewaIl. the other
executor, ,whot told thom about their
AFFAIRS Anne, as co-heiress, was pres
cnt at this talk. with Justin sitting
close beside her. Martin, too. who
had come down for the funeral. wns
there.
The house went 10 the daughters;
there were books and portraits for
Anne, box or two In storage for
Anne, and Anne was mentioned In the
only will as equally inherIting with
Alexandra and Charity. For some
legal reason that the lawyer and DIR.
Younger made ciens. Anne could not
fully inherit, but her share would be
only trife less than her cousins.
Things had reached this point when
Justin Little calmly and confidently
claimed that Anne's share was 10 he
based upon an old loan of Anne's ia.
iher TO his brother. loan of three
thousand dollars 10 hoat Lee Strlck-
land's invention, with the understand
Ing that Vincent Strickland be subse-
quentiy entitled to one-thlrd Of the re-
turns. As the patent had been sold
for nearly one hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollars, one-thlrd OF It. with ac-
interest for ten years OF
which no payment had ever been made
Anne, was large proportion Of the
'ntire estate, and the development OF
his claim, In, Justin Llttie's assured.
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For Answer She Gave Him the Yellow
Paper That Was Wet With Tears

Dad ILL.," he read. Don't worry.
Come II you can. Alix."
"I'll bet It's put-up Job between
you and Allx-" Martin said In indul-
gent suspicion.
Her indignant glance sobered him;
he hastily arranged money matters and
that night she got of the train In the
dark wetness of the valley, and was
met by rush of cool and fragrant
air. Cherry got driver, ratified and
Jerked up to the house In surrey,
and Jumped out, her heart almost suf-
locating her.
Alix came flying TO the door, tho
old lamplIght md the odor OF wood
smoke poured through. There was
no need for words; they burst into
tears and clung together.
An hour later Cherry, feeling as II
she was not the same woman who
walked In Red Creek this same morn
Ing and got Martins eggs and coffee
ready, crept into her fathers room.
Alix had warned her to be quiet, but
at the sight of the majestic old gray
head and the fine old hands ciasped
together on the sheet. her self-control
f0rsook her entirely and she feL to
her knees and began TO cry again.
The nurse looked at her dlsapprov-
ingly, but after all, II mude little dIf.
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ARIZONA

woodeny voice. aused every one to
look grave.
The estate W. not worth one hun-
dred and nifty tousand dollars now,
by any means ihad been reduced TO
Dffle more thah two-thlrds OF that
sum. ann Anne'sbright concern TINT
every one shoul he satisfied with
1hst was nghf and her ingenious
e'eashfe 10 Jutin's cleverness In
hink'ns OF tnispossibility, were met
with noticeable ,o,dness
II Anne was Wong and the manor
sne ne'o IN her xnd worthless, eacll
gin wosic inherf comfortable little
ioFtnns' Dht II Ane was right. Cherry
ano Asix would ave only a few thou
ssnd o1iafs ap1e, and the old home
Ihs bnsinesstalk was over before
any OF fhem reized the enormity of
Anses confentlh, and Anne and JUS
I'm mao departs. But both the old
ooctor ans the lawyer agreed with
hanin thaf IL ooked as II Anne was
right. and whe the family was alone
sSAin' and hadhad the time TO digest
me matter. ny felt as II thunder
ooft had falletscross their lives.
THAT Anne ,ouId do II Ally said
ever ana ovet Cherry seemed dazed.
spoke not at Al. and Martin bad said
little.
People VIII do anything for mon
sy" he obsesed once drily. He had
met Justin stnly. I'm not thinking
OF my wife's hare-I didn't marry her
for her mong: never knew she had
anyl But II thinking of Alix."
"fes-we must think OF darling
AixF Annehad said. .nervously eager
mat there Gould be no quarrel. '1f
Uncle Lee tended me to have all this
money, the l suppose must take 1t,
out snanihe happy unless things are
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-with his two daughters
Allx and Cherry, the latter Just eiShteen
years old, and his niece, Anne: Doetof
Strickland. retired, Is living at MIL va,
His closest friend is Peter joyce, soms
thing of rscluse. Visiting In the VI.
elnity, Martin Lloyd. mining engineer
falls In love with and secretly becomes
engaged to Cherry
CHAPTER u.-.While the family 10
speculating as to Ibyd's Intentions. Cher
~ brings him TO supper. practically an
nouncing her engagement to him.
CHAPTER 1II-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
the couple leaving at once for EI Nide,
where Martin Is employed.
CHAPTER Iv.-The honeymoon days
over. Cherry begins TO feel a vague dis
satisfaction with Martin and the monot-
ony of her daily life.
CHAPTER Vat Mill Valley, Justip
Little. lawyer, becomes engaged to Anne.
some months distant Alix visits Cherry
Mt FL Nido and the two girls coax Mar.
tin into allowing Cherry to 20 home for
Anne's wedding.
CHAPTER Win her fathers house
Cherry contrasts the peaceful, happy life
there with her rather sordid existence at
El Nido and realizes that her marriage
has been something OF failure. Doctor
Strickland. feeling that Cherry ~ not be.
Ing fair to Martin. In that she Ia unduiy
proiongins her. visit after Anne's we'd
ding. urges her to return to her husband
She makes preparations for her departure.
CHAPTER VlL-Peter Joyce tells Cher
" he has had one grand passion In his
life. but the woman was not for him, He
does not reveal her name. Cherry rejefss
her husband.
CHAPTER VIII.~-Tne young wlfes sis-
satisfaction Increases and there 10 an al
Of sickness and something Of her old feel
ing for him returns to Cherry.
Then she went swiftly into the bed
room and began to pack and change.
Shed show Martin Lloyd--she'd show
Martin Lloyd She was going straight
to Dad-she'd take the-~take the
She frowned She had missed the
nine o'clock train; she must wait for
the train at half-pnst two. Wait
where2 Well. she could only walt
here. Very well, she would wait here.
She would not get Martin any lunch.
and when he ragged she would explsiH.
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CHAPTER TX.

In January, however. he came home
one noon TO find her hated and
wrapped to go.
"Oh, Mart-it's Daddy" she said.
Tics p'--Tve got TO see him! He's
awfully ILL.,"
Telegram" asked Martin, not par
ticularly pleased, but not unsympa.
thetic, either
For answer she gave him the yellow
paper that was. wet with her tears.
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--Alix standing on the old bridge by
the mill. A wave Of inconsistencies
swept over the younger sister; lie
tasted bitter She hated Alix, hated
Peter; above all she hated herself.
She wanted to be there, in Mill Valley,
free to play and to dream again
A day or two later she told Martin
kindly and steadily that she thought
II hnd all "been a mistake" She told
him that she thought the only digni-
fed thing to do was to part She liked
him; she would always wish him well,
but since the love had gone out of their
relationship, surely II was only honest
TO end It,
"whats the matterT Martin de-
manded.
"Nothing special" Cherry assured
him, her eyes suddenly watering. only
I'm tired of it all Pm tired of pre-
tending. can't argue about It, But
I know it's the wise thing to do"
"You'd 20 back to your father.
suppose?" Martin said, yawning.
"Until | could get into somethIng,'
Cherry replied with dignity. vngue
thought of the stage fitted through her
mind.
| "Oh !" Martin said politely. And
] suppose you think your fnther would
agree to this delightful arrangement
he asked.
81 know he wouldi" Cherry an
swered eagerly.
"AIl rIght--you write and ask him !"
Martin agreed good-naturedly. Cherry
was surprised at his attitude, but
grateful more than surprised.
"Not cross, Mart?" she asked.
''a least In the worldW he
"Not a.,
answered lightly.
Because ] truly believe that W, !.
both be happier" the woman said
hesitatingly. Martin did not answer
The next day she sat down to write
her father. She meditated, with a
troubled brow. Her letter was unex-
pectedly hard to compose. She could
not take bright and simple tone, ask
ing her father % rejoice in her home
coming. Somehow the matter persisted
In growing heavy and the words
twisted themselves about into ugly
and selfish sounds. Cherry was young.
but even to her youth the phrases. the
misunderstood" and the "uncongen.
iai." the friendly parting before any
bitterness creeps in." and the free to
decide our lives In some happier and
wiser way" rang false. Pauline had
been divorced a few years ago, and the
only thing Cherry disliked In her friend
was her cold and resentful references
to her first huband.
No, she couldn't he divorced wom-
an. 1t was all spoiled, the innocent |
past and the future; there was no |
way out She gave up the attempt a.
a letter and began to annoy Martli
with talk of visit home again.
"What you want to go for?"
"Oh, just-just-"' Cherry's irrepre,
sible tears nngered herself almost as
much as they did Martin. .'I think
they'd like me to!" she faltered
go if you want tot" he said, but
she knew she could not go on that
word.
THAT'S It," she said at last to her.
self, In one of her solitary hours. "Tm
married and this is marriage. For the
rest of my life it'll be Mart and l.
Mart and lin everything! For richer,
for poorer; for BETTER for worse
that's marriage. He doesn't beat me
and we have enough money. and per-
haps there are lot Of other women
worse off than / am. But it's--it's
funny"
Graham guardian., 1921-09-09

CHAPTER VIiI,--Tne young wlfs's sis-
satisfaction Increases and there is an al
most open break. Martin has a brief spcii
Of sickness and something OF her old feel
ing for him returns to Cherry.
Graham guardian., 1921-09-09

CHAPTER VII.-Peter Joyce tells Cher
" he has had one grand passion" In hts
life. but the woman was not for him, He
does not reveal her name. Cherry rejefRs
her husband
Graham guardian., 1921-09-09

CHAPTER Vat Mill Valley, Justia
Little. lawyer, becomes engaged TO Anne.
the wedding being set for September.
some months distant. Alix visits Cherry
Mt Fl Nido and the two girls coax Mar.
tin into allowing Cherry to 20 home for
Anne's wedding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-09
AUTO RACES AT FAIR
Ira Vail VIII Drive His Mercedes at
Byberry

Tomorrow's American Automobile
Association races at the Philadelphia
County Fair at Byberry will be the
biggest speed meet staged around this
section in years. Five big races are
listed, including half-mi time trials
and ten mile contests.
Ira Vail, champion dirt track driver.
will be one of the speed kings who will
vic in the competition for the big
purses. Vail halls from Brooklyn and
has more victories packed under his belt
than dozens of other daredevils. Vail
will drive an eight cylinder Dusenberc
car. The Brooklyn racer was the victor
in the big road classic at Phoenix,
Ariz.. this spring, and two weeks ago
copped four races at Kutztown. Pa.
Lew Fink, Philadelphia lad! will
drive his Mercedes. Lou Brunner. of
Andalusia, is also entered and he will
show in Dodge special.
Horace Murphy will have charge of
the racing, and Mr.. Murphy has secured
Fred J. Wagner to officiate as the
starting official
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MILE. lENGlEN TO PLAY
viii Participate In Two Special
Doubles Matches in Two DAYS

New York, Sept. 0.-Nlllc. Suzanne
Lcnglcn, of France, worlds woman
lawn tents champion, will play two
special exhibition doubles matches to-
morrow and on Sunday. On the turf
courts Of the Orange Lawn Tennis
Club, at Mountain Station. y. J.. tho
French girl will pair with Mrs. David
G. Mills tomorrow against Miss Leslie
Bancroft, Of Boston. and Miss Martha
Bayard. OF Short Hills. y. J.
On Sunday the worlds champion
will appear in n mixed doubles match
on the turf courts of the Crescent Ath.
letic Club at Bay Ridge Her partner
and her opponents in this match have
not yet been selected. The match is
scheduled TO start promptly at o'clock.
Both appearances will be for the benefit
of the Committc" for Devastated
France
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game. Pearce will probably be seen on
the goal tomorrow, even though he does
not sign contract today. The reason
for the hurry to have y talk with Harry
is the fact that five other teams in the
league are after him.
Tomorrow's game will decide the per-
sonnel Of the team that will represent
this city in the league. The first match
is scheduled for the J. & p. Coats field
on September II. and the following
week the Pawtucket aggregation will be
seen here at Northeast High field.
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which will clash at Disston Field at
State road and Unruh street.
But there is also another angle to
the visit Of Messrs. Lewis and which
is more important to local soccer fans.
While here they will confer with Harry
fearce in an effort TO have him afiix his
John Hancock to n contract as goal
tender for the local team.
Pearce is regarded as the best goal
tender in America and is the only
American who has ever received an
offer to cross the water to play the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-09

About the same time Alex Douglas.
pro at this club. had a 70-72-142 for
thirty-six holes in one day, which isn't
so terrible. either.
And just by way of making It unani-
nous, Jimmy Rowland, of Cobbs Creek.
announces his candidacy for election to
the "Hole in One" Club by virtue of
his having made the twelfth hole at the
public course while playing in n four
some in one stroke. The hole measures
about $50 yards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-09
H. PEARCE SOUGHT
BY ) SOCCER TEAMS
Local Custodian of the Goal Ex-
pected to Sign With Local
American Leaguers

W. Luther Lewis, president Of the
American Soccer League, and II. Edgar
Lewis. a brother and vice president Of
the Bethlehem Steel Company, are in
this city today to meet James Walder,
manager of the local American League
soccer team.
They are here primarily to witness
the game scheduled tomorrow afternoon
between the two "a" and "B" teams
picked by Manager Jimmy Walder and
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a
Trenton has admitted this as record
because Of the conditions under which
Shea played. It was return money
match. in which DR.. +. II. Peplow
was his partner against Donald G..
Herring. scratch amateur Of Princeton
c. c.. AMI r. c. Maxwell. president
Of Trenton Country Club. 1t was ar
ranged a week previous to the play, and
It was announced at the clubhouse that
Shea had declared his intention to try
for record in this match. He played
against the 20 previously made by H.
IT. Cook and Rudy KncppCr. amateurs,
and ShcN's brother George. also n pro-
feSsional
The story Of Chris Shcas misfortune
in the national AZ Columbia is now his
tory. lie was going at a sparkling T3
clip up tc the last two holes. where
an s and a G put him one stroke beyond
the qualifying pale. He has been under
70 on more than one course. But this
64-wel. IS the ultimate. You could
retire on that. But still there's that
dinged he tok on the ninth
Anyhow. at Trenton it's think of
number between 50 and 20 "G4.'
"Atta boy, Petey.'
Tewissbury Brilliant
There must have been something in
the air over the holidays, for birds and
eagles Showered down all around. Some
astounding cards were turned in, and
one OF the most brilliant was that of
Paul Tewksbury. finalist in this year
Philadelphia amateur championship.
Playing the G25O-yard Aronimink
course. the tall simon pure had nine
birds in one round Of eighteen holes.
He was out in 80 and back in the same
for John Pep 6G, six strokes better
than par. He had seven 3's and two
2's. His card included a q and two
ether holes over par. Five of the last
nine holes were birds.
The day before he was out in 80, and
on June 6 ne was 36-32-6S. He has
had a couple of 7O's and q 50 within
ten day stretch. The G6 was made play
ing in foursome with Ben Carroll,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-09

NNE of the most remarkable rounds
" in the history Of golf was played by
Chris Shea. professional at the Tren-
ton Country Club this week The sun
shone brightly on his curly locks anu
the ghost hands of Colonel Bogey we're
surely raised in bencdiCtion over his
head as he went on his sunny path to
glory.
For Chris not only knocked the day
lights out Of par and the best existing
record for the Trenton course but he did
what golfers only dare to dream about.
He holed out GA.
It's n score that's given to n golfer
but once in lifetime. It's THE
record at Trenton. 1t'll be there when
we're all gone.
Golf balances up. You may read OF
32s out but it's 42'S home. A bird
Is followed by G, your sweetest iron
by three puts But Shea had a perfect
day. Out in 80 he was back in 81. He
was eight strokes under par and six
under the best mark ever made there.
He had seven birds and an eagle. He
had four 3'S. three IS and nothing
worse than two 5's. His only mistake
was when he had a for a 80 out and
took a ,. But he had , for 80 back
and got 1.
nearly 300 Yards, and holed an eagle .,
the only . ever made there. He had
birds on the second, fourth and eighth
holes out and at the tenth. fifteenth,
sixteenth and eighteenth coming home.
The course IS 6lOO yards. Have a
look
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n, defeated George Duncan and Az. s<'
hIbIt,on poIr.ess1onsIs aoI. ms,ah and 01 h!leln'
players Rained a lead in tbs me An,s,,
wh'ch ended with the Americanosr osrSyins pi piss5
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CHRIS SHEA SKATERS
GOLF MARKS WITH 81
Pro Eight Under Par at tTrenton-Driues 3OO-Ynd 18Th
4 for Eagle 2-Tevksbury Scores 90 With Nine
Birds-"One' at Cobbs Creek
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

Charles A. Harvey and II. j. Saylor.
Here II is:
Tewksbury--
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n.MlttbeII Lose a. Golf

Kansas City, NO., Sept. 9.-Chick Evans,
Macdonald, metropolitan open champion.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-20
MEMS FACES CHANGE
New Type Being Developed, Says
English Painter.
Experts Differ as to Whether This
Means Englishmen are Hand
somer or Uglier.

London.-Since Prof. Arthur Keith
Of the Royal College of Surgeons an
nounced that the faces of men are
changing a heated controversy has
arisen as to whether the change is for
better or worse
Sir William Orpen, the famous por-
trait painter, says Englishmen are
growing haAdsomer every day "A
firmer type, a stronger jaw IS develop
ing" he declared. Men are approx
mating more to what is known as the
strong silent type
Il believe you can make yourself
Ike anything you wish within limits.
One of these limits is that you become
like the people you live with, either
in actual life or in the life of the
mind. That is why the Englishman
is becoming like his strong silent
IDEAL
II have also found that husbands
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grow like their wives and wives grow
like rheir husbands very frequently"
On the other hand, Professor Pat
rick Geddes Of University college,
Dundee, the geological authority, says
emphatically that men are not grow
ing better looking Presumably he
thinks they are becoming uglier
Professor Keith. whose annual re-
port to the museum Of the Royal Col
Iege Of Surgeons, started the contro-
versy, Is not saying whether the male
face Is on the upgrade or down. All
ne admits is that from the evidence
he has accumulated he is convinced
that definite changes, particularly III
the face and jaws, have been taking
place in a large proportion OF the
British people during the last century
or two
In an effort to decide the issue
several experts in the geography and
topography of the human map have
made exhaustive tours Of the Ma
tional Portrait Gallery, which contains
some thousands of paintings OF Eng
fish historical personages for the last
400 years. But the investigation failed
to convince the experts that there
had been any change great enough to
improve or spoil English male beauty.