The Crittenden press., 1922-03-24


"lcll ms about Cherry" Do said
Cherry r we'll hui lu.t little thin
ANA hcarihroseu now. of course Mar
iin never seems io stay At any on,
place ,ery long 30 ! kccp hoping"
Doesn't make good Peter said
shaking bis bead.
Doesn't seem tot It, partly cher
~. I think," Ala said honestly "shs
Wzs to- young really She never
quite settles down. or takes llfe in
earnest hut he's got a contract nos
Tor three yeau. aud ~ she scems Co
be- resiguing herself. and she has =
maid. ! believe"
"She must love him" Peter submit.
ted. AllH looked suprlssd.
why uotf s,e smiled 4 suppose
when you've hsd UPS aud downs With
"a man. and b-gn rich and poor ans
sick and we'll and have utrd in half
n.duren different places sou rather
take hip Cor granted she added
"uh tou think lt works that ~ayf
frirr asked. with a kecn look
Well don't you think so3 Aren't
lots Of marriages iike thatf'
You false alarm Yog auiieri" he
answered Ala laughed q tribe guilt
l3, Also she hushs@. with great
save of splendid young rolor that
made hcr face look seventeen aFa.n.
Your father LEFT yuu something
AlnT Peter asked presently. ~lih
some hesitation.
~fhat' she answered fmnAly. IL
ahcrc Anne comes COG"
Amer
Anne and Justin came straight
oscr AlIH vcnf un. and thsy usrr
really lovely ncrtor Younger and
George seaull Nrrr here ever day
fou aul George urrr named a. etrcu.
turs ! uss 30 mined up Iu policies
and deeds and overdue taass aud ln-
terrsi aui bouds-"
Poor old Ala. n I lad only been
here 10 heip sou me man sald And
iur q moment they looscl a little Goa
aciously - each other
We'll anyuuy." ths rirl resumed
hastily, when &c came 90 reading ihe
WIN. Anne and Justin sprung q mine
under usi o seems that trn years
ago. uhsn the strickland patent nre
cHiinruisher vas put upou ths mar.
sei. my adorable father didn't have
much monry he never d.d have
somehou 81 Anncs father ms %.
cle Nlncent went into % aiih bin 20
the extent u about three thousand
duiinrs-"
~Ihree fhousand- Peter Who bad
hern leaning forward. earnestly 81.
teniivs echoed in relief
That vas sl bad had about
throo hundred bad d.d aii ihe uork.
and poo In bis three hundred and To.
cie Nlnccut pot ln thrro thousand-
and he funny thing b. Ain brose
n 10 say. musInely. "unrie Vincent
vas perfectly splendid about it. ms.
eff remember bin saying Don't
worry lee I'm specnlaung ou ny
own responsibility, not yours'"
-Weilf Peter prompted. as shs be-.
ltaiel
well They had q written arree
meut then giving Uncle Vincent =
third Interest 10 The patent. should Il
be- sold of pot on ihr market"
"ila" Peter CALCULATED. STRUCK.
Which. ~ course. vas only little
while before Uncle VInognt died" Ala
wrnt on. with grave uod. The
agreement iny ln Dads dest ali thess
years fancy hos easily hs might
have burned 10 muny's ths timoi nui
be- didn't George sewan says that
Anne BE- uFht They've b,osen the
will"
Peter In the silence. uhIsilsd sI.
prcsslyely.
-Gecusalem 2" be- exclaimed "what
dos % cume toy
A. this Ails looked very sober
Enrei down at the nrr and shook her
head
IAN be- bad" she answered. briefly
Peter uus SILENT looking at her in
FtureiactIun.
almost that o." Ala amended
more oheerfully. "As o. was-ue
should have had more than thirty
thousand aplece A. O. o. Anne sets
10 co. or % not quite all nearly ALL
"Gots~ De- echoed. ho,ly. "lloe do |
you manf
"li seems o. he perfectly Just" ihe /
rirl answered rather ufo'essiy Hut .
Immediately she laughed anunt iook .
so awful Peter On the nrat place. .
Cherry uul . HIi have fhe house In .
ihr ar0.UI place . Hm singing no st /
nariagrs fuT hts hundred year ani F.
..ue.ur Uihrr racgs now and thea. .
Anyway, rm e.ad you're home again. /
rcicr~ she added
-iiome aea.n" ho answered. half. .
anguly - should hope am-and /
h'eh time. toni ilas this-ihls money /
been turned over TO Annof
"Not yet Noholy sets anything /
until iho estate h cloaupl-a year or .
more from now. There are some
things Co he thankful for Allx added. |
dnshIus the sudden tears from her
eyes. ~ard ono is that bad never knew
ltf"