Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-20
"Oh, 1 will Wilt" Cherry looked
after him smilingly from the car win
dow. He really is an old dear!" she
told Alix.
CHAPTER vi.

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day they reached the valley and when
her father came innocently into THE
garden and stood staring vaguely at
her for a moment-for her visit and
the day of Al:x's return had been kept
: q Becret-her first act was to burst
into tears. She chung to the >fatherly
shoulders as IL h were a storm
beaten bird safely home again. and
although she Immediately laughed at
watching Peter and Aiix that she
didn't know what was the matter
with her, It was only to interrupt the
words with fresh tears.
Tears Of Joy, she told them, laugh
ing at the moisture in her fathers
eyes She had a special joyous wo'd.
for Hong; she laughed and teased
and questioned Anne, when Anne and
Justin came back from an afternoon
concert in h city, with an interest
and enthusiasm most gratifying ~
both.
After dinner she had her old place
on h arm of her fathers porch.
chair; AK. with Bucks smooth head
in her lap. sat on the porch step be-
side Peter; and the lovers murmured
from the darkness Of the hammock
under the shadow Of the rose vine. 1t
was happy talk in the sweet evening
icoo!iness; everybody seemed harmon
ifous and in sympathy tonight.
1y and she laughed in sheer pleasure.
"Daddy-that sounds SO nice
| again."
But Q do look tagged and pale,
little girl" he told her. you're to
stay in bed in the morning"
"Oh, I'll be DOWN. she assured
him. \ But she did not come in the
morning. none the less. She was tired
in Q u and body and glad to let them
spot! her again, glad to rest and sleep
1.-THE old home.
Late in the afternoon, rested. fresh,
and her own sweet self in the white
ruftles, she came down to join them.
ttThey had settled themselves under
1.-THE redwoods. Anne und Justtn,SPe-
ter. and Alix n Buck. the dog. all
jumped up to greet her. Cherry very
quietly subsidized into a wicker chair,
listened rather than talked, moved her
lovely eyes. afectf0nately from one to
another.
Peter hardly moved his eyes from
her. although he, did not often ad-
! dress her directly: Justin, was quite
noviously overcome by the unexpected
beauty Of. Anne's Aousin; Anne her
self. with an underlined pang,, admit
ted in her sbgl sthat Cherry was pref
tier than ever; ind even Alix was at
fected. With the lovely background
OF che forest, the shade of her thin
with the dew of her long sleep and
regent bath enhancing the childish
purity OF her skin, and with her blue
eyes full of content, Cherry was a
picture OF exquisite youth and grace
and charm.
The evening was cooler, with sud
lden Wind and promise of storm.
They grouped themselves about q fire
in>>the old way; Anne n Justin sit
ting close together on the settle, as
Martin and Cheffy-had done q year
ago Cherry sat next her father, with
her hand linked In his: neither hand
moved fof long, long time. Atix.
sittinD cn the floor, with her lean
cheeks painted by, the fire, played
with the dog and raliedrPeter about
some love affair, the details OF which
made him laugh vexedly in spite OF
himself. Cherry watched them, 4 ut
tie pysk!Sd ct the familiarity OF peter
beside this fire; had he been so en-
t'rely Rne OF the family q yeAr asn9
shercouh almost envy him, feeling
herself ~fetnoved by 80 long ana
strange twelemOnth. -
BE tina as5it ma my dear" said
Ally. the fact remains that Won
taught this Fenton woman to drive
your q didn't your And you told
ner tnaf n was the best woman
dr1ver 9 ever knew. q better driver
ever than MISS Strickland: didn't
i did not" Peter said, unr,ovedlv
smoking and watching the fire.
WY, Peter you aid! She said
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