The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-10
Sisters
BY
KATHLEEN
NORRIS
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SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER with his two daughters.
Alix and Cherry. the latter just eignteen
years old. and his niece, Anne. Doctor
Strickland. retired, il living at NH Val
ley. short distance from San Francesca
His closest friend IL Peter Joyce. some
entity. Martin Lloyd. mining engineer.
falls In love with and secretly becomes
engaged to Cherry
CHAPTER I-whiIe the family 10
specializing as to Lloyd's intentions. Cner-
~ brings him TO supper. pracilcahy
CHAPTER III.-Dos tor Strickland feels
Cherry - tf'o young % marry and tne ur gri
coaxes him into agreeing 70 an immealate
wedding and the ceremony takes place.
the couple leaving al once Tor ii MOO,
where Martin Is employed.
CHAPTER. Iv-The honeymoon days
over. Cherry begins to feel vague ms
satisfaet len With sIa Martin Ma ana the mon01-
CHAPTER Vat Mil Valley, Justin
Little. lawyer. becomes en- gaged TO- Anne.
the wedding being set for September.
some months distant AK visits Cherry
at FL Nido and the two girls coax Mar
tin into allowing Cherry TO go home for
Annes wedding
CHAPTER Win her fathers house
Cherry contrasts the pea cful. happy lie
there with her rather sor lid existence al
FL Nido and realizes that her marriage
has been something of a failure. Doctor
Strickland feeling that Gerry is not be
ing fair to Martin, in that she is unduly
prolonging her visit after Anne's wed
ding. urges her to return 20 her husband.
She makes preparations for her departure
CHAPTER vII.-Peter Joyce tells Cher
ry he has had one grand passion In his
- mt Con "a
does not reveal her name. Cherry rejoins
her husband
CHAPTER vIII.-The young wife's dis
satisfaction increases and there is an ale
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 In
stricken suddenly with what all perceive
Is fatal illness. Alix summons Cherry
to her fathers deatnDed. After the doc .
he had borrowed money from Anne's ia
Their and seemingly the debt was never
discharged With accumulated interest
the amount practically consumes all the
money the doctor left. Justin Little
makes 1t manifest that he will insist on
his wife's claims. II means that the two
girls are left with practically nothing.
CHAPTER x.-Peter Joyce, who has
been on a trip practically around the
doctors death. He hears OF Anne's posi-
ton with regard to the money with deep
disgust. Alix has the hottie and Is max
Ing fair living singing. Joyce urges her
to marry him. She consents and they
have a simple wedding and go to Joyce 3
home to live. ideally happy.
z1z.A- MAas. a.. -----%s
leave FL r.ido 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
while there comes to realization that
she loves Peter. Though she has never
known 1t, Cherry is the woman whom
Peter had in mind when he told her of
his grand passion" He has never
ceased to love her, and the situation now
becomes tragic.
CHAPTER xII.-Peter confesses his
love to Cherry, and she admits like feel
ing for him. A situation bordering or
hidden guilt is created In the doctor:
Bible Alix finds receipt for the money
ne had borrowed. Anne's claim falls t
the ground and Alix and Cherry are
financially independent. Heartbroken ovel
their tragic position Peter vainly seek.
a solution which shall make for the mu
tual happiness of Cherry and himself bu
there seems no way
CHAPTER XIII.-Mrs. North. Martin
Lloyd's aunt, has her suspicious concern