The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1922-07-07

Ills mind had been confused web OF
memories, % this casual word and
that look Of what she had possibly
heard, had probably seen. bad suspect
ed--knoWn-
Nov be- would know. llc tore open
he envelope. and che doEcn written
lines were before hls eyes. The let.
ter was dated. a most unusual thlng
Tor Al.x 10 Do. aud saturday. one
o'clock." was written rnder ue date
li vas che day uf her death.
ile Rad.
"lcicr hrur-Don't feel too badly n
! hnd q stupid way ouL I've been
thinking for several days about o.
You've done so much fof mf. and after
you. ~ course. there's uo uue bat
Cherry. sbc could be free now. BE-
couldn't prevent o. when saw Jour
face q Few minutes ago ! kucu 49,
couldn't nEhf Dr. Rrmrmhcr thIs d.
our secret And always remember that
want sou o. be- happy b,au,e love
yol sot"
u uas unsigned
Peter saf staring a. q Or while
Without motins without ihr siif 10 "a
ltuneIns expression 0n DIS facr Then
hc folded o. up nui plt &c in tfe ps-.k.
20 o. BIS colt aui went oui 10 The
hack gard, where kou was fc,dIng ihe
calekens. The vet. dars day vas snd.
iag brilliantly in a uush ~ rci sln.
20 lishi that ssui long shadows from
Ne young fruit trces. and touched
even tulg with a dsil glow.
-kow Peter sa.d. after nn effort
o. speak that uus unsuccessful Tie
Chinese bog looked az him solicitors.
ly; Cor Peters face was asheu. and
about Biz mouth wee drawn llnss
Row ~ sahl 4 So nsFr
"go nov other honseT hos Bo,llci,
g.ane.as toward ihe VALLEY.
hst Potter lefkei hls head Instead
toward De tlfe fiige
"No. 7 go uoa oct toras rarkf@ ~
said, briefly. -Ioa|ghi-mayne o.
hnas-tomerruw. Inverness don't
know. hy aAHi,b o. ~ mstmh.ns
knu-ty ani ~ frvcif
Tears g'iiieraf N che Chinese toy's
oyes. Doc o. fmiicd wlih h sfcnt ar
~ cheer
II kcsp house o. he rramsfA
The DOS came faFfans anl lrf'us.
ing from the stables anl leief uh.s
ugl % h.m.
"Com6 6n nuck We're roins au!-
~ olened the farmyarl safe where
Der hand bad sn often rested. cfiissliI
ihe nudity corral. orsnri andiiisr
gate. and struck on across ths dlrkon.
iug world toward the r.lrr Ihe lasf
suuileht ilneefed on crest and tfretop
tangled Itself rsdiy o. the urfrrmnr
branches ~ "a Tow can rpiuoais. emf
vas Eore Tullighi-a l0ue twilight
that bad in % some h'ni of spring lay
softly over Co., valley. fhe mountain
loomed hlgh Boz me clear shadow.
Gaining the ion ~ No frs' ridge. hs
paused and looked hack ~ ihe cabin.
ihe little brown halse hai he bod
hulit almost fifteen years ago 90 20.
memhero,i fhlf o. uns In tte beginning
"a tort 70 experiment; BIZ mother ana
De- ueru fno much alone in their hg
city house. and fhe bed suggested
with ure wisipm ftHi as te d'd rot
care Or society and a. hls travels III.
Ways meant great iourilnets fof ttr
he should have a little ryr|e " DE
own. 20 which b. mlght fvtrrat when
ever the fancy Touched him
She liked nsi Monte ana Tahoe be-.
elf bot she bad come % MN VALLEY
nov and then IN ne days % hls frsi
Wild delrhi On o. frre'iom and beau.
~. slik'roWref and white rloved and
very much dislking dust she bad
cent him plants ruses and fruit trres.
and che bad toli him one day that b.
had a nclshhor o. ne valley who was
an Old friend ~ hers. Doctor sirIgt.
land. q uiduuef with chldnen.
lle remembered nunirrnf NJ ne
opposite canyon 90 du'y can urou this
inteuforuhvtc.nn enc tar and BIZ
deliEhi upon finding a uellnaf mu.
arlot.ug rhiiUsHh'c rrrafir man
who tai a' nnra rerpsn'fei o. tIrfrri
SPIRIT and uho hai raie ihe younger
MN warmly welcome.
Presently m thf fui aan ar en.
rtnnfHr Wf.r e.fi Ir o. shabby smD.t
BAD come h-a niiie riri an fmfIes
drmunrras nff min1Hfri hoI.h
tgautr 500 bad u1 chat aAnnr uafh
mod uiv Dor nui char NUf-" ahr
managed fo Dep tte uamc "uaih up
In thr mrir0ueW
a somewhat Older chld. named AUx
o. frrrkiei leffy little nefsnn with
enormous front teeth had proved fhe
claim hy falling oui Of fhe madrone
and bad rcoivrd no sympathy for /,
bump. hut a-io hlm-miher urpr.s.
ms crnsure. ile had yei 10 uhiIse
that nothing ever hur AK. hut mar
she always ruined her cioihrs ana
Frequently hurt other rersons nnd oh. |
70 thlngs Ne found her spirited on.
ihusInsilc little person. extrmslv ar
iiculaie. and quite unsrifcousrlous /
and shc had entertained him with an
excited aecount n a sUx fcud that was /
being pushed with snme violence N hsr /
school. and had used expressions that
rather shocked Peter A quiet ihiri /
slrl-a nlscp. he gathered had iains.l /
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