Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-09
CHAPTER xVl-Continued.

he tone touched her, with vague
Of unhappiness, but she did not
to analyze it. She went back
pugh his room, and through the lit
passage, and rejoined Martin. The
sdom of Peters apartment Alix
always taken as naturally as she
the freedom of her fathers.
Can't hear us, ELI? Martin asked,
IN again she stood beside him.
Positively not!" she answered.
Look here" he said, abruptly.
nat brought me up here is this.
rs making love to Cherry?"
dignant, and with rising color, she
ed at him.
Vho-whatw
She's having a nice little quiet fir
On with somebody" Martin said,
4 a significant and warning smile.
10 is itY'
don't know who's been talking
you about Cherry, Martini" Alix
sharply, "but you know you can't
lat that sort of rotten scandal to
don't mean any harm-I don't
Ia any harm ~ he assured her, with
lex attempt to quiet the storm he
q raised. Don't get mad-don't
mad! But l happen to know that
Us some attraction that's keeping
Try here, and / came up to look
9 the ground for myself, do you
4 Come on, now, put me on !"
TX made an effort at self-control.
artin, you're mistaken" she said,
TEly. 4'You have no right to listen
" one who tells you such things,
2tlf it wasn't that you're Cherry's
srdnd wouldn't listen to you But
have to take my word for it
jSit's a lie. We three have lived
IRE without seeing any One-any
III Cherry has hardly spoken to
except Peter and Antoine and
ve- since she came !"
andho is this George Sewall?" he
iddis shrewdly.
you e lawyer! Oh, heavens, Martin
"a George was beau of mine he's
~ over of fifty, and has just an
ed his engagement to the trained
ee,5 that took care of his boy !"
nj Martin commented.
los, my one mentioned Cherry's name
ly inection with George" Alix said,
our that was perfectly malicious
r-n
90, Wallis wasn't mentioned" Mar
ID, hastily.
ose name was mentioned,
81 Alix pursued, hotly.
Cdl, nobody's name was men
m1n' Martin took a great many
Reid and rubbed papers from his
Rockets, and shifted them over.
flor, with fat, deliberate hand he
tined one and put the others away.
%'Us is from my mother" he said.
On unit, Mrs. North"
G saw her here, a week or two
.Alix said as he paused.
|, she was in Portland, and saw
% ks" said Martin. "And my
fort Z WHITES me ILLS Allu dlleI
STREET seconds of searching he read
Nae letter:
-Jllssie North saw Cherry and Mrs
IN Mill Valley, and if was you
Id not let Cherry stay away too
CA wife's place is with her hus-
1rt Especially when she is as pretty
Nrry, and if Bessie is right, some
n use thinks she's pretty, too, and
Sl9ow 1t doesn't take much to start
%" talking 1t isn't like she had
givins1e of children to keep her busJ.
It's all of that" said Martin,
Oo,r the letter. He eyed Alix keen
Veil, what do you think?' he
~ striumphantly.
sl |nk that's mean, wicked thing
@sl' she said, Indignantly. mo,
EEp " she said, silencing him, as
DIES ld have interrupted her, 81
l lama he Is beautiful and young, and
ritch. because she's told me-that
Tire dnl she feel that your marriage is
Co, Ike, but if you think"
-->she said that, did she? Now,
ire" with his air of assurance.
"A Lorge, she had something on her
hen she met me today. She
I'VE sed, all right, and it wasn't all
"a n Prise Of seeing me, either. First
~ nted to telephone you-then
and 5Osed over your message"
--~ry gets futtered very easily p
minded him.
o. she was fused all right this
au She said not to mention it
ne tsi na because she had promised
80 should go on time. l Thought
TShe meant that you wanted her
gratfyierself; no, she said, a note
stornS
els mos - -,
teethli hnoW WHAT your taiklhs
eed fret lix said puzzled.
3. OPP noteF' Martin explained.
nd "A MOTEL didn't write any note.
"A /elephoned-"
~ he said, patiently and per-
Z (.yy, "you wanted-Cherry-to-
" OOd-by - to-those-people-
re sailing! That was all.
lie 1T; 1t got there in time,