The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1922-07-07

/ quietly established IN her fathers lap.
had smiled wi.h mlschleyous enjoy
ment nobody else. 90 Peters surprise,
bad paid th.s extraordinary remark the
slightest attention. ie remembered
chat be- hai nnOIed only thc smallest
of these children and hld been l|ld
when flry 600 went o4f ul iHe roUm
Looking down nt ihe mhu fhe
yeun Slipped past h.m lte dying
n.m. Hnl o. Wus fhe present aslu. and
AHA Ai.X was some
lip reused himself spoke 10 the Dog.
ana they went 900 their way uea.n.
Mud squcichrd beneath Peters he0ts
in ihc Roadway. ihe dog spmug Ilsht.
ly from clump to r.ump of dried rmss
but when they lcfi the read. and cut
straight across thr rice uf ihr hillside.
ODE ground was hrmcr. and fhe tWo ~.
ures moved swiftly through tfe dark
night The early stars came out and
showed them. sllheueitcd against the
sky above Alias beloved Tnma'raIs.
the mans erect form with o. slight
limp ihc dog folloVing faithfully. bis
plump tail and feuthenpd run showing
duIl lusier .n the starlight
Cherry, With her violet eyes and
corn colorci hair. Cherry with her llt-
ile hands gathered In biz and her
heart beating against BIZ heart. and
Ala. Biz chum hls companlun. BIZ
comruie on fo many nIEhi WALKS un
Der the siars-he had lusi them both.
hui o was AliK uho vas closest fo h.s
thoughts tunIght Al.n ne thought ~
whom was gradually gripping BIS
heart and soul with o. nes pan
AiiK was biz oan. Cherry BAD never
been DE- own. u was far Dim ta com.
ipri thcrv % BAD always besu BIZ
mission fu Cumfnu Cherry since no
days ~ hor hroton DOLLS unl cui an.
Eefs nui AiK uns BIZ oan comfort.
20 and A.iE mlghf have been laughing
lni stumbling ari Clnrturf beside
him here iu Coo iars. eti uooit ful
OF rh.lis harII satisfaction iu ihs
moment and confidence ln the nor.
row.
"A'ix. my uife" d. saii softly.
aloud = loved Chery -aIuara u1t
yuu ucnu mine-Iul uefg mIne. We
belonged % each oiher-fnf better aud
for uorse-ani I have Dc you 500
ne went on ard on nni ga. Thry
were r'uur.ng doan hul n0s. under
ne ifets. a. would ~ q lIshi after
a While anf sleep fora fsw hours and
tafe hunters hrsakfssi. ani b. sare
araih Anf bel Hrse tngf Or aeeks-
o. uarfht Isfnars or yeari be-
Huu'f uanikr 81 ihrnHgh che great
mountains. with their su1u and fhsif
iofssis over ths $3.50. NJ firanEs cities
ard firarsef so'liulss Aiuafs alone.
nlsnlH undrE aIWuya ffuemherng
Ilai would g. b. ne Anl some d1v
-tame faY ftfhifs 30 would come
tas 81 ~ ttnti he hai loved
fini etrn roe - rrca'ed ln 10
fasie frenl nif huur To o. Coo 70.
mi.lf fnuas fo eumo up o. tfe cabin
asnln. 20 touch o. music 40 ths
t0uks--
Worse. o. ani Cherry little older.
haIly aui hutI ir her ufe of sarr'.
alr. rci nrei.ug h.m. noi very much
Hani.ng tc Reminder % ne Ola iugic
i.mra-
A. owl cried in fte uoHift ne
mnuufa' sound foafsi ani ddrei
aHaT .nin utter silence some sman
aHlhsi mssfh'e 90 death fs tr0f
NE bad efaied hundred times
s'feamid ttfiiiy. aui vas SILENT
,ifeat hmncllos s'ifroi BY no nIeht
sln1 moved h'sh above Oh bead ani
shea ihffr Nns uffff silence Peter
could hfag ihe itfaig saft rush 81 tie
ocoah iul'ri ttfr fo fhe sound ~
s'uniie qai,i breathing.
slfttniY she sscmei ara'n % -
hseIie hiHi lis siFH,.l to go the dark.
unlmsi.d faoe. iiIs slender iul SRI
WRAPPED in iFr bis roush cuut lie