Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-01

voice, mere whisper, beside him.
He turned upon her lifeless eyes.
Gone" he echoed
"Oh, AllX-my darling! Ny own big
sister" Cherry Sobbed, falling to her
knees and passionately kissing the
peaceful face. "Oh, Allx, dearestr
The women about broke into tears.
Peter pressed his hand close against
his aching eyeballs, wishing that he
might cry.
She drove here" he heard a mans
voice saying in the silence, land she
must have lost control Of her car for
minute. Then-do you see?-the
wheel slipped on the bank. Once 1t
got this far, no power In Gods
earth"
NO power in Gods earthl" another
mans voice said In solemn confrma-
ton.
Peter" Cherry said, will you come
to me as soon as you can? l shall
need you"
AS soon as l can" he answered
absently.
Inc car drove away, and he heard
Martin moan again as ii moved.
Joyce" said q mans kind voice
close beside him. He recognized the
voice rather than the distressed face
of an old friend and nelghbor Joyce,
my dear fellow" he urged afTecuonate-
ly. tell Us what we may do and Wen
see TO IT. Pun yourself together, my
dear chap. Now, shall I telephone for
an-an ambulance? You must help us
just a little here and then Wen spare
you everything else"
THANK You, Fred" Peter answered
after a moment. THANK you. win
you help me my-wife-home?"
you wish it that way?' the other
man said anxously.
PLEASE" Peter answered simply.
And instantly there was moving and
clearing In the crowd. a murmuring
Of whispered directions.
After a while they were at the noun
tain cabin, and Kow. with tears run
ming down his yellow ace was helping
them. Then they went into the old liv-
ing room, and Aix was lying there,
splendid, sweet, untouched, with her
brave, brown forehead Swallowed soft
ly by her brown hair, and her lashes
resting upon her checks, and her fin
gers cIasped about the stems of three
great, creamy roses.
There were other flowers all about,
and fharcA ytpra y1-nr7or, IN t1,a Y-O.,,,,
White drapories fell with sweeping
lines from the merciful yelling Of the
crushed figure, and Allx might have
been only asleep, and dreaming some
heroic dream that lent that secret
pride and Joy to her mouth and filed
those closed eyes with a triumph they
had never known In life.
Peter stood and looked down at her,
and the men and women drew back.
But although the muscles Of his mouth
twitched. he did not weep. He looked
long at her, while an utter silence
filled the room and while twilight
deepened into dark over The cabin and
over the mountain above It.
$50 that was your way out, Allx?"
Peter said in the depth Of HIS soul.
THAT was your solution for us au2
You would 60 out of life, away from
the sunshine and the trees and the
hills that You loved. so that Cherry
and I should be saved? l was blind
not to see IT, ] have been blind from
the very beginning"
Silence. The room was filing with
shadows. On the mantel was a deep
bowl OF roses that he remembered
watching her cut-was It yesterday or
centuries ago?
Il was wrong" he said, Put I
think you would be sorry to have me
face-what 1 am facing now. You
We're always so forgiving, Alix; you
would be the first 20 be sorry"
He put his hand over the ugeriSh
pain that was beginning to reach his
heart. His throat felt thick and
cAoked. and still lie did not cry.
AN hour ago" he said, "if it had
been that the least thought Of what
this meant 70 you might have reached
me an hour ago, Il would not have
/ been too late. Alix. one look into your
eyes an hour ago might have saved
us all Fred" Peter said aloud. with
bitter croan. cIlnchlng tight the
hands Of the old friend who had crept
/ in TO stand beside him. Fred, she was
here. in all her health and Joy and
strength only today. And now"