Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-29
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1t was a Sunday, foggy and
cast, but not cold. The vines about
the porch were covered with tiny
beads of moisture; among the bushes
IN the garden little. scarfs and wells
OF fog were caught, and from tar
across the ridge the droning warning
OF the foghorn penetrated, at regular,
brief intervals. Allx was away.
Cherry" Peter said suddenly,
when the silent meal was almost v
Will you talk about III"
Talk she faltered. Her voice.
tnickened n stopped. "oh, I would
frightened glance about. +
/. "lAsten. Cherry!" he, said, following
her to the wide porch rail and stang
ing behind her as she sat down upon
y. I'm sorry!~I'm just as sorry as
! can be. But I can't help it, cherry.
I'm a. surprised as you are-I-can.t
Tell you when tit all happened!
But it Peter folded his arms across
US CHEST, and with q grimly squared
Jaw looked OF into h misty dis
oh, I'm 50 sorry!!" Cherry whis.
pered on a breath of utter distress.
In so sorry!<oh, Peter, I'm SO sick
aoout it, Cherry AIDED. i~ncoherentlv.
with filling eyes. I'm lust sick
iaoou it! know know that Alix
would never have permitted herself to
II know h wouldr't!"
ne was close to her, and now he
laid his hand over hers.
II care" he said. unite ,,yo,,,
tarily. II have always cafed for vom,
I! know it's Madness know liza Ton
fiate-but ! love every hair of your
beautiful head! Cherry-ChsrrvOou'a,
Ihey had both gotten to their feet.
nov she essayed to pass him. her
lace white. her cheeks blazing. Hc
stopped her and held her close in his
arms, and after a few seconds he feit
ner resisting muscles relax and they
kissed each other. S'
for q full dizzy minute they chung
toHeiner' arms locked, hearts. beating
madly and close and lips meetins
ssain and again. 1Breathless, Cherry
wrenched\h erself free n TUNED "
drop into u chair, and GREATNESS, Pc
yer TODD" looking down upon har
! Apout them was the silence of the
orippins garden: all the sounds Of The
w2rld came muffled and dull thro,ph,
the thick mist. "ioos
Ihen Peter knelt down beside her
:. ~. ana Satnercd her hands together
head on hts. and spent and ,;iant
I!eane aEainst his shoulder. And So
tney. remained, not speaking fnr ~
long while. Presently Cherry hroka
tne Droodtng, misty silence.
Nv shell we do" she a.Led !,
q small, tired voice. asAeo m
= FeLert abruptly got to his feet Yool
= sIair three feet away, and with .
tSulckt gesture OF his hand am toss ~
A's -. Meao. iiung back Ibis hair.
course!" he said decidedly IN W, o.
unrecognzably grim. we mustnt .ee
sschs 0lnef--we mustn't see sach oths
1er.. Now--now I must think." NJ,
G to manage that" ~"
laFs eyes. heavy with a wera
raAsea 70 meet his. and she - -.
NOUN weaken with a sudden ni.~t..S
~ 1nG sne saw him trysto steady Il
can-1 shall tell AK that mic
two or three nights" ~. sa;d torn Tor
nin1sslf to quiet speech. but Wiz 'e ing
I..ne nand proppins his forehead as -
y aensd. IN stay at the club i
Ano az soon a. i can 20" Ch.rr,
aadea isysrtshly, 1 shall io,n N.Y.
VI. lN Wire him Commercially !.
SNnday-nd Ills 80 on Wed.esas,,iss
sprank over the porch ra,,
~. Walking with. swift 80
mountain. soWAFd the
For the rest Of the day t,h.r-,, No..
b. q sort Of dase. u emofinn mveo
ZINES she seemed 10 So iiyinp o me
49,, si9e ~ side. n the one 80
49, oiashappy r4lationship vith Al
= even with Peter. the ola tnn nal..
Iad taiklhs ana gathsrinr for. ms.ss
Tine old hours In the garden a. h..s..,
cne, IS; I'm the other ~ ths