The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-15

einity, Martin Lloyd. mining engineer. falls in love with and secretly becomes engaged to Cherry.
 CHAPTER II. - While the family is dSerry b4ngs hios Upper announcing her engagement to him.
 CHAPTER II.-Doctor Strickland feels Cherry too young to marry, and urges her to wait at least a year, but the mediate wedding and the cerenony takes place, the couple leaving at once for Fl Nido. where Martin is employed.
 CHAPTER Iv.-!The honeymoon days eyer |. Cherry begins begins & t9 feel vague que monotony of her daily life.
 Little. lawyer, becomes engaged to Anne, the wedding being set for septem- Cherry at Fl Nido and the two girls coax Martin in. allowing Cherry to go home for Anne's wedding.
 CHAPTER VI.-In her fathers house Cherry contrasts the peaceful, happy life Fl Nido and realizes that her marriage has been something of failure Doctor ing fair to Martin. in that she is unduly prolonging her visit after Anne's we'd She Sis makes plkes pre- preparations for her depart ure.
 Cherry he has had one '.grand passion in his life, but the woman was not for him. He does not reveal her name Cherry rejoins her husband.
 dissatisfaction increases and there is an | almost open break. Martin has brief spell of sickness and something of her old feling for him returns to Cherry. stricken suddenly with what all perceive | is fatal illness. Alix summons Cherry to her fathers deathbed. After the doc ago he had borrowed money from Annes datne9 and seSmihbsS fhe dHPt TaS | the amount practically consumes all the the d9et4r +b left Justin ; insiLt kte a9 | his wifes claims. It means that the two | girls are left with practically nothing.
 CHAPTER X.-Peter Joyce, who has | been on trip practically around the doctors death. He hears of Annes posi- | ton with regard to the money with deep ing fair i living W @ singing. i joyce Joy e urges her to marry him She consents and 1dtfsy they iolIff GHAPTER F !xs %f. T Martin Martin and Cherry cham change N somewhat for the better but Cherry retains the old feeling of dissatls, S, faction She visits Peter and 9Lt;d Ak hai ana she loves Peter. Though she has never known. it, Cherry is the woman whom his grand passion He has never ceased to love her, and the situation now becomes tragic.
 CHAPTER NII.-Peter confesses his feeling for him. A situation bordering on hidden guilt is created; Tn the doctors he had borrowed. Anne's claim falls to | the ground and Alix and Cherry are
 fba Peer Heny seeks a solution which shall make for | the mutual happiness of Cherry and him. self, but there seems no way. | (Continued from Yesterday.) ] Listen, Cherry!" he said, following her to the wide porch rail and stand ing behind her as she sat down upon it. I'm sorry! I'm just as sorry as I can be- But I can't help it, Cherry. I'm as surprised as you are-I can't But it." Peter folded his arms across his chest, and with a. grimly squared jaw looked off into the misty dis
 "oh, I'm so sorry" Cherry whis- pered on a breath of utter distress 1 I'm so sorry! Oh, Peter, we never should have let it happen-our caring for each other! We never should have allowed ourselves to think-to dream-of such q thing! Oh, Peter I'm so sick about it! I know-l know that Alix would never have per mitted herself tel know she | wouldn't!"
 He was close to her, and now he laid his hand over hers.
 T care" he said. quite involun' tariIy, "I have always cared fol you, I know it's madness know it's too late-but I love every hair O. your beautiful head! Cherry-Cher ry-!"
 They had both gotten to their feet and now she essayed to pass him, he1 face white, her cheeks blaing. He stopped her and held her close in hi her hesisting muscles relax and they kissed each other.
 Fer full dizzy minute they cluns together, arms locked, hearts beating again and again. Breathless, Cherry wrenched herself free and turned tC drop into a chair, and breathlsss, Pc ter stood looking down upon her dripping garden; all the sounds of the world came untitled and dull through | the thick mist,
 1 Then Peter knelt down beside he1 chair and gathered her hands togeth CT in his own, and she rested hel forehead on hls. and spent and silent leaned against his shoulder. And SC they remained, not speaking, for | long while. Presently Cherry broke the brooding, misty silence.
 What shall we do?" she asked 1T a small tired voice.
 1 Peter abruptly got to his feet, toof a chair three feet away. and with z quick gesture of his hand and toss o, his head, flung back his hair.
 ''There Is only one thing to do. ot coursei" he said decidedly, in a voice unrecognizabiy grim. We mustn't sec each other-we mustn't see each oth. eri Now-now I must think how best to manage that!
 Her eyes, heavy with pain. were raised to meet his. and she saw hiI mouth weaken with a sudden misgiv. ing, and she saw him try to steady il and look down.
 T can-I shall tell Alix that thi. new business needs me in town fol two or thre nights" he said, forcing himself to quiet speech, but with one