Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-07
back and forth in III, arely

came back and forth in ieis arely
tablesetting. Suddenly everything
was ready; the crisp, snoNng.h hot
French loaf, the big. brown Jar Of bub-
bling an. odOrous chicken, the lettuce
curled in It's howl. the long-necked
bottles in their straw cases. and
cneeses and crackers and olives rnd
figs and tiny fish in oil and marrons
In tluted paper that were part Of
all Peters dinners.
After dinner they watched the moon
rise, until Alix drifted In to the piano
and Peter followed her, and the 9TH
ers came In. too, to sit beside the fire.
AS usual it was midnight before any
one thought of ending one Of Peters
evenings.
And all through the pleasant, quiet
hours, and when he bundled them up
In his own big loose coats to drive
them home, Cherry was thinking Of
him in this new light; Peter loving
woman, and denied. The knowledge
seemed to fling strange glamor
about him; she saw new charm in
him, or perhaps, as she told herself,
she saw for the first time how chGr1i.
Ing he really was. His speech Seemed
actually the pleasanter for the GIuuu-
mer ut which they had al Ian, 20
years ago; the slight limp Lent H.,
own touch Of individuality. nN6 '..
mans blunt criticisms of books ..@
music, politics and people, were .".'
encd by his humor, his genuine a.
millty, and his eager hospitality.
Next day sne took occaslau 10 r"".
tlon Peter and his affair to ,..I
AlX turned fiery red, bul iuug
hardly.
"If he considers that a. Offer
can consider 1t refusal, ! Cue
she said, boyishly enharr"SsGd.
like hlm--l'm crazy about NlHl
I don't want any party in riu@i9tS
crinolincs to come toating lrou.
dead past over my child'3 inu-.
cradle"
"AlX. you're nwfulH O. ~"
laughed. "Iou couldn't tall. hat ..v
If you loved hm!"
AliX laughed. II Suppos I 4, .0t
to be a mass of bushes. rho tD..
Is, l like kids, and dom tiku
bands"
you don't know anything al q,
husbands!" Cherry laughed
81 know lots Of men I'd IKE Il 90
off with for n few months,r A'ir ..-
sued. "But then I'd like to come l."sau
again l don't see why tina; isut r4..
fectly reasonable"
"Well. It's not I" Cherry hncllr,.#
almost Grossly. THAT isn't 2aa..
riage. You belong where yomr iu>
band is, and you-you are alwaya S'au
to be with him"
"But suppose you get tired 0t ila,.
like job or boarding-hou&e, OK IT,"
OF your other friends7" Aliy acreij 20
idly.
well. you aren't supposed ;s"
Cherry said. feebly. Alix leL hcr hnva
the last word; 1t was only Due q .yr
superior experience, she tnuu. ~
GROSSLY. But half nm hour laiNa, iyNE
wakeful, and thinking that re wouiG
miss dear old Cherry TOM ruw. she
fancied she heard so1nethi =, Ike u
sob from Cherry's bed, and ..u HhoIn
heart softened with sympatuy 'rI Ncr
sister.
They came downstairs to tl-r the
next day In mldafternoon, b.,u ..t.rI
and wrapped for the trip, 'rI 'rtor
was to take Cherry as far as 3".- tli,0
In the car, and Martin by F... nate
chance was to meet them tn the
fcrrybont for San Franci. , MiN
Valley was not more than ..@ .uur'y
ride from the ferry. Allx VIZ go ri,"
down and return with Peter. Cnerry
said good-by to her father on the
porch; she seemed more of a puzzled
child than ever.
"pve had a wonderful visit, Dad"
she began bravely. Suddenly the tears
came. She buried her face against
her fathers shabby old office coat and
his arms went about her. Alix
laughed awkwardly, and Peter shut
his teeth. Anne, who had very prop
erly come over to say good-by to her
cousin, got In the back seat OF the
car and Alix took the seat beside
her.
Cherry saw in Peters expression
something that she did not forget for
many, many monthS--ncver quite for
got. His eyes were fixed upon her
with something so yearning, so loving,
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