Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-03-18
CHAPTER ll-continued.)

(CHAPTEP li--Contnued.)
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Presently he selected the sapling
i redwood. sad brought it down with
4 two blows of his ak. The girl seated
j herself beside him. helped him strip
4 the crank, their hands constantly
touching. the man once or twice delay
ing her for one more snatched and
laughing kiss. And Martin said that
BE was going to make her the happiest
wife a man ever had.
Dragging the stripped tree, they ran
down the sharp hill to the house just
as Anne came out to announce lunch
con. Peter was wandering off in the
woods nearby, but came at Alix's
shriI yell of summons, and looked re-
lieved when he saw Cherry and Mar
tin not even talking to each other.
They had been gone only ten minutes.
1t was a happy meal for everyone,
and after it they had attacked the rose
bush again, with aching muscles now,
and in the first real summer heat. 1t
was three o'clock before with a great
cracking, and the scream of q twist
ed branch, and a general painting and
heaving on the part of the workers,
at last the feathery mass had risen q
f0Ot-two feet-into the air, had
stood tottering like a wall of bloom,
and finally, with a downward rush,
had settled to its old place on the
roof. Hong was pressed into service
now, and with Martin, was Oh the
roof, graphing with a rope, shouting
directions.
There was rending, slipping noise
or the roof, a scream from Martin,
and shouts from the doctor and Peter.
With a great sliding and rushing of
the refractory sprays, and with hor-
rifying stumbling and falling, down
came Martin, caught in a great rope
Of the creeper, almost at Cherry's feet
time of great running and calling
ensued Cherry dropped on her knees
beside him, and had his head on her
arm for a moment; then her father
took her place, and Alix with an as
tonished look at the younger girls
wet eyes, drew her sister away I'm
mediately afterward Martin sat up,
looked hewilderedy about from one
face to another, looked at his scratched
wrist and said Gee" in thoughtful
tone.
You scared Cherry out Of ten
years growth" Alix reproached Mar
tin.
II thought he might have hurt
0lmself!" Cherry said, in the softest
Of little-girl voices, and with her shy
little head hanging. Anne decided
that 1t was becoming her clear duty
to talk to Cherry.
A few minutes later AK, Peter and
Martin lot for the daily ceremony Of
i walking into the village for the mail.
The house was very still, early sum-
i ner sweetness was drifting through
q Wlde-opened windows and doors the
y long day was slowly declining Anne
peeped into the deserted living room
softened through all its pleasant
shabbineSs into real beauty by the
shafts Of sunset red thar came In
q .urough the easement windows; and
vas celebrating between various be-
81 coming occupations 49, for Martin
y 81. ght walk back with the girls
IA hen her uncle called her.
"Anne-you weren't there when that
X young chap tumbled But I've been
worrying about it little. There's no
~ uesuon-there's no question that she
-that Cherry-called him by his
pane Martin she called him"
# Anne had crossed to the shadowy
doorway; she stood still.
You've not noticed anything be-
81 t"een him and Cherry?7 pursued the
roctor. "A girl might call a man by
t name, I suppose"
4 don't think there has been any
mig to notice" Anne stated, in a level
Zone
Well it must be stopred II 1t has
pesun," decided her uncle. Il can't
Kermit It'd forgotten how the little
itch grows r.
again Anne was silent. She was
OF II love with Martin Lloyd; She
as not as susceptible rs the much
lHeer Cherry. and she had not had
urging to help her TO quick sur
aaer But for the first time Ia ner
le size had seen an absolutely scit-
oie man, man whose work, position.
0oNs. name and character fitted her
klther exacting standard, and for the
FSt time she had let herself think
fO''nuenily Of being wooed and won.