Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-04-29

Z "a
eable-car,"
sven come over 10 san Francisco
so6n, and you'n see the new hotels"
Alix promised when they were seated
on the upper deck, with the blue wa
ters of the bay moving softly past
them Cherry's happy eyes followed
a wheeling gull; she felt as if the
world was suddenly sunShiny and SIM
pie and glorious again. But now,
| thought the best thing was TO get you
! home" Alix went On, "and get you
| rested"
Il can't get used to the idea of you
and Peter-married Cherry smiled.
Were well used TO II" Alix de-
clared, smiling, too. But a little sigh
stabbed through the smile a secon5
later Cherry's exquisite eyes grew
sympathetic; she suspected from the
letter Alix had written that there
would be no nursery needed in the
mountain cabin for while, and she
knew that 10 baoy-Ioving AK this
would be bitter cross.
Sausalito fragrant with acacia and
rose blooms, rose steeply into the
bright sunshine beyond the marshes
Skirting the bay glittering in light.
| Chorry's eager eyes missed nothing,
and when they left the train at MIL
Valley, and the mountain air enyel-
oped them in a rush of its clear soft
ness and purity she was Ia ecStasies.
She gave an exclamation of delight
when they reached the cabin. It was
a picture of peaceful beauty In the
summer noon. There We're still butter
cups and peoples in the fields, and in
the garden thousands Of roses were
growing riOtOusly, flnging their long
arms up against the slope of the low
brown roof, and hanging In festoons
from the low branches OF the oaks.
| Beyond the house the mountain rose
from the porch Cherry could look
| down upon the familiar valley, and
the rivers winding like strips of blue
ribbon through the marshes and the
far bay. and San Francisco beyond.
Inside were shady rooms, bowls OF
flowers, plain little white curtains
stirring in the summer breeze, peace
and simplicity everywhere. Cherry
smiled at the Immediately clad Chi
neSe stirring something In yellow
bowl in a spotless kitchen whose win
dows showed manzanita and wild lilac
and madrOne trees smiled at the big,
smoked fireplace where sunlight TELL
ab q
great mouth; smiled as she went TO
and fro on journeys of investigation.
But the smile quivered into tears when
she came to her own room, just such
room as little Charity Strickland had
had, only few years ago. with white
hangings and implanted wood. fresh
air streaming through 1t. and red
woods outside.
Cherry stumbled into the airy, dark,
sweet little bedroom, and somehow
undressed and crept between the cool
sheets of the bed that stood near
Alixs on tie wide sleeping porch,
Her last thought was for the heavenly
redwo0ds SO close to her; she slept,
indeed, for almost twelve unbroken
hours.
"Oh, Sis. l do feet so delIciously
lazy and happy and rested and--and
everythingr' said Cherry, as she set
tied herself at the porch table where
service for one was spread.
Cherry, you're prettler than eyerw
Alix said, cycling the white hands 80
busy with blue china. and the bright
head dappled with shade and sun
shine coming through the green rose
vine
"Am II" Cherry said, pleased Il
thought myself that ! looked nice this
morning" she added, iunocently. "But
it is really because the air of this
place agrees with me, it makes my
skin feel right and my eyes feel right;
1t makes me feel normal and smoothed
out somehow
ooh, there's no place In the world
Ike it, AlIx agreed, rubbing some
dried mud from the back Of her hand
with the trowel. IF Martin coutin-
ues to migrate every little while,
wish you could have a little house
here. Then for part of tie time at
least, we could be together"
"The old house, Cherry said, dream
ily.
We'll, why notf" AK echoed. eager.
ly. ITS IN pretty bad shape, after
being empty so long. but 1t would
make darling home again Would
Martin oDjectY
Cherry filled her coffee cup q sec
ond time, gave Kow an appreciatlve
smile as he put a hot French loaf be-
fore her, and said, iudInerentlys
Martin has a constitutional obJec-
ton to whatever pleases me, and would
find some objection to any plan that
gave me pleasure % Her tone Wus
light bat there was "A bitter uwiteh TO
her lips as She spoke
"Oh, Cherry " AliE said, distressed
However, I'm not going 10 talk
about Martin n the younger sister de-
creed, gaily. 'T'm too utterly and ab
s0lutely happy !"
There was q worried ilctle cloud 90
Alix's forehead. but It lighted stead