The Crittenden press., 1922-02-24

another phaetou on the long pleasant
drive and Martin said 90 the iat man
in 70:
"Ar Bates ! want 20 make you nc.
qualnied with ms wife"
"rirased 70 meet you. Mrs iloydw
said ine fat MAN. pleasantly Martin
told Cherry, when thry PASSED him.
that that vas che superintendent of
TIE mine. and seemed pleased at the
encounter Presently Martin put hIs
arm about hDr and ihe hny horse dnW.
dled along nt bis own sweet viii. while
Martins deep voice told hls wife over
and over ugain bow adorable aud beau.
t.fui she uns anl hon he lowed her
cherry listened happily and for
iIif'r while thr u.d srnsr nf pride and
achievement mmc tHrk-shs uhs mnr.
r.el .he uHs wearing r'1.n gold
rIHs' Bl' after a fru i1fs Chat tr,l
Iue vanished forever Hni Instead DO
heun Co seem strange 70 boz that
shs iai e'sr been anything else than
Martins wife
Dor several fris she and Martin
laughed inopssaniIy and praised each
other lucessanf'y. while ihey cKperi
mentcd with cooking aud ate delicious
. grsy meals
hy m.dWluter cherry bad settled
down 10 me business ~ llfe. BUYING
bacon and lard and suenr and matches
40 The sfore of ths mine. cooklng and
cleaning sweeping. and making beds
She siill Kissed Marin good.hy ever
morning and met him with nn afr.
tiouaie rush at the door when he came
home. and they played Tite Hundred
evening after evening after dinner
quarrvilnE for points and laughing 20
each other while rain sluic,d down ou
ne porch hut sometimes she won.
tere'i how q bad aii come about won.
derri what had hec1ms n fhe violent
emoiions hat had picked her oui of
ihe valley home and established her
herc. in this STRANGE place. with this
man she he'd never seen "a year ago.
~ these emotions uti'r vas lefi
She s'In uksi Martin. shs iold her
saif Hnt she uI1 toId h.m that she
lowed h.m rui sfe tnru ste 900 noe
I0tr h.m nri I'M m.h an ass0eiaf 0u
a. theirs fHrrr c.n he no Using iler
thoughts rarely resfei 01 hm. shr
uas either fh.nllnr ~ fhr rrnrs tIaf
Hera saatIue iHs rrrunaI tlat uns
I running l.H. ur towels fhat a urt
Hnflr uas tHHInr on fhs iIre. or
.he vas ffr nuaU drrIns m vogue
uaims where Feelings rrurs'r strange
ie tt's bare Hff'e mining camp ari
ftis hlurfy husy commonplace mrn.
te.i sway
Itc frsf time cher she qurufief
a.ih Martin shc rrlei Tor an entire
Gas. with the UIi childish feeling ttaf
somehow Dor cring matierrl some
bow her abandonment would he'p o.
rm.ghien Affairs The cause ~ ihe
quarrel Was frife. ief father had
sert her "a Christmas cheek aul she
Immediately srni o. q san Francisco
siop or q clsCk that bad taken her
fancy months hsfors
Martin who bad chancoi 20 b.
pressed Or money. although shs 40
not know ~. uas ihundcsfrurk urnn
discovering that she bad actually a.
possd ~ lfiy dollars 20 lightly Fof
several DAYS n shadow huns over their
lutcfcourso. and vhen ihe clock came
ss large as hanio fi'ded and quaint
he broke her heart afrrsh by pretend.
.ug not 10 admire o.
nut on Christmas eve b. vas Do
Iayei 40 the mine and Chefry. smliieu
suddenly with tho bitterness of having
their nut Christmas spoiled ln this
way. 80 up Cor h.m hudilsi ln her
s''k wrapper BY the aIrilffi stowe
She was awakened by FEELING herself
lowered irudsfly into bed uud raIsri
warm arms 90 olasp bis nect uni ihcy
KISSED each other
The nrti day they iauEhel no me
eiurk together and after that rrarr
rrifnul f0r several weeks nlf BE- une
Inevitable thaf aunihrr quarrel tl0u.i
come aui theH smother Chrut was
fDune 1rf urIsrIrIned Perhaps not
mor selfish ihHr other e.fs af hrr
aer tui srfeuifrei nui uruneaH
HI'r NHr DO fo irlm s.fHffu.I
.rI s'r fHirI fn n.rfHH frH.f >Hr
t.f fa tDaHHm'rr utrn poverty rs
aH.II f.fHtf T'fHrr.rn rHr In.
Iluf IH.F HtW a'NHts sttuI
tfaIs hhHI n ihs nm.rf of tn.
mr.fr hl.s cod fhrsr reurrne W.
[ uuigr uf unrr1 rrIuerrc, mad
/ Irrrl Cherry Sometimes she summed
. 90 up with angry tears reminding him
itui she was eIl wearing boz irous
, s,tu dresses. aud had no maid aud
never went anywhere-'
nui she developed steadily. A. she
: grew skilful in managing hof utii,
house. she aiso grew ~ ths ari ~
! managing her husband and herself
She hecams clever ~ avoiding causes
~ disagreement she listened noiide'i
aFrcsd. with a boiling heart. and had
I the satisfaction % having Martins
j viewpoint veer the neHt day ~ tho
! nstt hour o. meet hsf own sscrvi
cunvlctlon Martin secmed satisnrd
and an their little wofld acc,pisd hrf
. ne matter 81 course hut under Il
J sli Cherry knew that something yuunr