Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-07
his aching eyeballs. wishing that he

his aching eyeballs, wishing that he
might cry.
"She drove here" he heard a mans
voice saying in the silence. and she
must have lost control of her car for
wheel slipped on the bank. Once it
got this far, no power in Gods
earth"
mo power in Gods earth!' another
mans voice said in solemn confirma-
ton.
Peter" Cherry said. will you
come to me as soon as you can? l
shall need YOU"
las DON as 1 can," he answered
absently.
The al drove away, and he heard
Martin moan again as it moved.
Joyce said a mans kind voice
close beside him. He recognized the
voice rather than the distressed face
OF an old friend and neighbor. Joyce,
my dear fellow" he urged anectionat-
~, tell us what we may do and well
see to it. Pull yourself together, my
dear chap. Now, shall l Telephone for
an-an ambulance? You must help US
Just a little here and then we'll spare
you everything else"
after a moment. Thank you. 2 Will
! you help me take-my-wffe-
homer, $500
you wish it that way the othe,
man said a%nxiously.
Please" Peter answered simply,
And instantly there was moving and
clearing in the crowd, a murmurine
OF whispered directions.
After a while they were at the
mountain ca bin. and Kow, with tears
running down his yellow face, was
helping them. Then they went into the
oid living room. n Alix was lying
there, splendid, sweet, untouched, with
per brave, brown forehead shad owed
softly by her brown hair, and her
iashes resting upon her cheeks, and
her fingers clasped about the stems
OF three great, creamy roses.
There were other flowers all about.
n there were women in the room.
White draperies fell with sweeping
lines from the merciful yelling Of the
crushed Inquire, and Alix lnlgnt have
e only asleep. and dreaming some
heroic dream that lent that secret
pride and JOY to her mouth and filled
those closed eyes with a triumph they
had never known in life. :
Peter stood n looked down at
ner, and the men women drew back.
But although the muscles Of his
mouth twitched, he did not weep. he
looked long at her, while an utter ST.
renee filled h room and while twi-
light deepened into dark over the cab
IN and over the mountain above it.
80 tnat was your way out Alix?"
Peter said in the depth of his soul.
That was your solution for he ali ,
You would go out OF life, away from
n sunshine and the trees and the
nils that o loved. so that Cherry
and l should be saved? I was hind
not to see it. 1 have been blind from
the very beginning"
Saience. The room was filling with
shadows. On the mantel was a deem
bowl OF 8 that he remembered
watching her cut-was it YESTERDAY or
Il was wrong" he said. "Rut 7
think you would be sorry to have mo
l am facing now. You
were always SO forgiving, AK: Won
would be the first to be sorry"
he put his hand over the tieerish
pain that was beginning to reach his
neart. His throat felt thick ana
cnoked, and still he did not CRY.
An hour ago" he said, "if it had
Deen shat the least thought of what
tnls meant to o might have reached
been too late. AK, one look into vaur
e an hour ago might have sayed
us al! Fred Peter said aloud WITH
q bitter gfoan. tclinching tight tha
hands Of the old friend who hhd crnnt
~ e, stand beside him, ..E.red. she Wa
mere IN all her health and 10y and
strenEt ! today. And now