The Yale expositor., 1922-01-26

claimed "And that smell of leather
tanning, and that smell of bay water
and OF coffee And look-that's q
cable-carp'
"We'll come over to San Francisco
soon, and you'll see the new hotels"
Alix promised when they were seated
OH the upper deck, with the blue wa.
tiers of the bay moving softly past
them. Cherry's happy eyes followed
wheeling gull; she felt as II the
world was suddenly sunshiny and sim
pie and glorious again. "But now,
thought the best thing was to get you
home," Alix went on, land get you
rested"
81 can't get used TO the idea OF you
and Peter-married! Cherry smiled.
"We're well used to it," Alix de
clared, smiling. too. But little sigh
stabbed through the smile a secon0
later. Cherry's exquisite eyes grew
sympathetic; she suspected from the
letter Alix had written that there
would be no nursery needed in the
mountain cabin for while, and she
knew that to baby-lOving Alix this
would be a bitter cross
Sausallto, fragrant with acacia and
rose blooms, rose steeply into the
bright sunshine beyond the maIshes
skirting the bay glittering Ia light
Cherry's eager eyes missed nothing,
and when they left the train at MID
Valley, and the mountain air enve
oped them in rush of its clear soft
ness and purity she was In ecstasies
She gave an exclamation Of delight
when they reached the cabin. 1t was
picture of peaceful beauty In the
summer noon. There were still butter
cups and peoples in the fields, and In
the garden thousands of roses were
growing riOtously, flioging their long
arms up against the slope of the low
brown roof, and hanging in festoOns
from the low branches Of the oaks
Beyond the house the mountain rose
from the porch Cherry could look
down upon the familiar valley, ard
the rivers winding like strips Of blue
ribbon through the marshes, and the
| far bay. and San Francisco beyond
Inside were shady rooms, bowls OF
| flowers, plain little white curtains
stirring in the summer breeze, peace
and simplicity everywhere. Cherry
smiled at the Immediately clad Chi.
nese stirring something in a yellow
| bowl in a spotless kitchen whose win
dows showed manzanita and wild lilac
and madrone trees smiled at the big,
| smoked fireplace where sunlight fell
Oh piled logs down The chimneys
| great. mouth smiled as che went to
! and fro on journeys of investigation
! But the smile quivered into tears WHEN
| she came to her own room, just such
a room as little Charity Strickland had
had, only few years ago, with white
hangings and implanted wood, fresh
air streaming through X, and red
woods outside.
Cherry stumbled into the airy, darb-
sweet little bedroom, ard somehow
undressed and crypt between the c0Oi
| sheets of the bed that stood near
AliX's on the wide sleeping porch
Her last thought was Tor the heavenly
redwOods so close TO her; size slept,
indeed, for almost twelve unbr0ken
| hours.
"Oh, Sis. | do feel so deliciously
lazy and happy and rested and-and
everything" said Cherry, as she set
tied herself AT the porch table where
service for one was spread.
Cherry, you're prettier than everr
AliX said, cycling the white ha tds 80
busy with blue china, and the bright
head dappled with shade and sun
shine coming through the green rose
vine
"Am II" Cherry said, pleased. 81
thought myself that looked nice thlH
morning" she added, innOcently. "Bu,
ii is really because the air. Of tlis
place agrees with me, it makes my
skin feel right and my eyes feei right
it makes me feel normal and smoothed
out somehow
"Oh, there's no place in the world
like itv Allx agreed, rubbing some
dried mud from the back of her hand
with the trowel. IF Martin cOntin
ues to migrate every little while. J
here. Then for part of the time, AT
least, we could be together"
The old house." Cherry said, dream
lily.
"Well, why not 2" Alix echoed, eager
ly. tits in pretty bad shape, after
Icing empty so long, but it woulo
make a darling home again Would
Martin objectT"
Cherry filled her coffee cup sec
ond time, gave kOw an appreciativt
smile as he put hot French loaf he
fore her, and said, indifferenty:
Martin has constitutional Objec
ton to whatever peases me- and would
find some objection to any plan that
gave me pleasure ~ Her tone waI
light, but there was bitter twitch &c
her lips as she spoke.
''Oh. CherTy!' AliX said, distressed
However I'm not going TO talh
obOut Martin - fhp Vounqpr sister de