Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-25
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short distance from San francisco. HIS
g closest ftisnd is Peter joyce; soinethine
Martin Lloyd, mining engineer. fails il
love with and secretly becomes engaged
70 Cherry. While the family IL ~spe41iAt-
s iaf = him i TO supper ene1 ptseeis.l I1e e.
nounctng her ENLARGEMENT to him. DR..
strtckland feels Cherry is too young to
marry p uftss her 70 wait II least Z
ing to IN immediate wedding and the
ceremony tAkee place. the couple leaving
at'once for 81 Nido, where Martin is EN-
P,sS bsein En- Is 1fe sst I ys.,,e e. S,.. Sxsr; GhS1;
with Martin and the monotony, Of her
Anne matries Justin Little. AlAwyer.
x Cherry becomes more and more dis
satisfied over,her life with her husband.
father. Following his death me niece
estate on the ground that an old loan
beeS repaid, ''' 'N'l'i 90 De''
CHAPTER U.-Continued.
People. will 40 anything for mon
cyl" he observed once dryiy. He had
met Justin sterfily. I'm not thinking
of my wife's shAre-f didn't marry her
any! But Tin thinking of Alix."
"xss-we must think. Of darling
Alix!" Anne had satd, nervously eager
that there should bA-ho quarrel. IF
Uncle Lee intended me to have all this
money, then I suph8se / must take it.
but L shan't be happy unless things
are arranged 30 that Alix Shall be
comfortablei'
"B-but the worst Of it is, Alix!'
Cherry stafnmered, SUDDENLY, on the
day btfofe she and Martin were to
return to Red. Creek. 81. counted on
having enough-enouEh to Kye my
back"
why, my darling Alix A1clAim-
ed. as Cherry began to cry in her
arms. my darling, it is as bad as all
.tKat?"
"oh. Alix," whispered the little sis
trembling. II can't bear 1t. You
don't know how I feel. You and Dad
were always here: now that's all gone
you're going to rent the house and
try to teach sinSing-and I've nothing
TO look forward to--1've nobody"
III they advise It, and especially il
Peter advises It whsn~ he gets back,
we'll fight Anne. And then IL we win
our fight. Tll~ always keep TIE valley
house open. And if we don't,4why
I'm eoins to visit you and Martin ev-
cry year. and perhaps I'll have 9 little
apartment some day. don't intend
to board always" &.
Hut she was crying, too. Everything
seemed changed. cold and strange;
she had suspected that sCherry's was
mt a 1l1craAf,yl maSr;a 90. ShA Enow
it now. and to resign the adored little
Sister to the unsympathetic atmos-
phare Of Red Creek. ana to miss all
the old life and the old associations,
made her heart ache.
..rhsre's-there,s nothing, special,
Cheryy4" ehe asked after 4 while.
with Martini OH, no. Cherry an-
swsred, her eyes drisd, and hess pack
Ing solns On co.apbssdly Although
rs Y SSst tsss T. Z e. n1 "a ns sossi "n sc
said. bfAvsiE II VAS pretty yoins to
marry 1T all I guess" .
Martin leves you,' Aitx suggested
sffe tAkea me tor eraattd cherry
aid. after a. pause. There doesn't
seem 70 be AHythink, aivs In the feet
INF between US" tke Addea, slowly.
III Ne sAys Aofh4tkihB to me make
an effort to get HIS pbint Of view be-
fore ! enswer; i ! tell him some
1t sounds crazy! ] don't seem. very
domestic--that,s all. I--TStry. really,
I do! But and Cherry scanned Is
brace heraelf in soul ana body--abuf
that's marriage. III try aEainle"
She gave Alixa long KISS IN parting.
the next day, and clunS to her.
I'll write YOU Abotlt the = and