Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-08
By
KATHLEEN
NORRIS


I She spent much of her free time by
her husbands side amusing him as
/ skillfully as mother. He was get
! ting SO popular that she had to be
ready for callers every day. Would he
/ like her TO keep George Sewau for
| dinner, when they could play domlnoeS
/ again? Would he like the table with
the picture puzzle? He would ike
! just to talk? Very Wei; they would
/ talk
Martins day was so filled and
divided with small pleasures that il
/ was apt to amaze him by passing too
/ quickly. He had special breakfasts,
he had his paper his hair was brushed
! and his bed reuade a dozen times a
/ day. Cherry shared her mail. which
was always heavy now, with him; she
/ fitted into the siCk-room every few
minutes with small messages OF. gifts.
/ With her bare. bright head, her busy
/ white hands. her voice all motherly
amusement and sympathy and sweet
! ness, she had never seemed so much
wife. She had the pleasantest laugh
| in the world, and she often laughed.
/ The sickrOJm was kept with exquisite
simplicity. with such freshness, bare
ness, and order as made 1t a place of
delight. One day Cherry brought home
1 a great NikOry bowl of silvery glass,
! and a dozen drifting goldfish, and Mar
tin never tired Of watching them idly
while he listened to her reading.
Cherry Peter said, on a wet Janu-
airy day, when he came upon her In the
dining room, contentedly arranging a
fragrant mass of wet violets, 81 think
Martins out of the woods now. / be-
lleye I'll be moving alongl"
"Oh, but we want you always. Pc
teri" she said lnnocently regretful.
The ghost of 2 panied smile fitted
across his face.
THANK YOU" he said, gently. But
think I viii go" he added, mildly.
She made no further protest.
But where?" she asked. sympa-
thetlealIy.
Il don't know. / shall take Buck
start off toward the big mountains.
! I'll write you now and then, Of course
I'm going home, frstl"
Just now" Cherry unused, sadly,
perhaps it is best--for you--to get
away Now that Martin Is so much
better" she added in q little burst. 81
do feel so sorry for you, Peter l
know how you feel. I shall miss her
! always, OF course" said Cherry, "but
l have him"
Il try not to think Of her" Peter
said, hinging up his head.
when you do Cherry said, earn
estly, giving him more Of her attention
than had been usual. Of late, Here Is
something to think, Peter It's this:
we have so much to be thankful for,
because She neyer-knew 1t was
madness" Cherry went on. eagerly,
Sheer madness--that is clear now.
don't try to explain it, because it's all
been washed away by the frightful
thing that happened. I'm different
now; you're different don't know
how We ever thought we could"
There was silence during which
she looked at him anxlously, but the
expression on his face did not alter,
and he did not speak.
"And what l think we ought to be
thankful for she resumed. "is that
Alix would rather-she would rather
have 1t this way. She told me that
she would be heart-broken If there had
been any actual separation between
me and Martin, and how much worse
that would have been-what we
1 planned, l mean. She was spared
that, and we were spared see Ii
| now-what would have ruined both our
lives. We were brought to our senses,
and the awakening only came q little
sooner than 1t would have come any
wayr'
Peter had walked to the window,
and was looking out at the shabby
winter trees that were dripping RAIN
and at the beaten garden, where the
drenched chrysanthemums had been
bowed to the soaked earth
Here, in Dads home" Cherry said,
coming to stand beside him, Il see
how wicked ana how mad I was In
another tWenty-four hours Il would
have been too late-you don't know
how often / wake zip In The night and
SILVER thinking thatl And 8s ii s
I am here In the dear old house; end
/ Martin-weil you can see that even
Martins life Is going to be far happier
than it ever wast It's such q joy TO
me, She added, with the radiant look
she ofter~wore when her husbands
comfort was under consideration, TO
feel thar we need never worry about
the money end OF things there's
enough for what We need forever"
@TO RE COHTIEUEyJ
The Sage OF Monticello
TIE "Cage of Monticello" gvng So