Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-03-18
CHAPTER lI-continued.)

CHAPTER ll-Continued.)
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Presently he selected the sapling
redwood, cad brought it down with
two blows Of his ak. The girl seated
herself beside him, helped him strip
tie crank. their hands constantly
touGiing, the man once or twice delay
ing her for one more snatched and
laughing kiss. And Martin said that
BE was going to make her the happiest
wife a man ever had.
Dragging the stripped tree they ran
down the sharp hill to the house just
as Anne came out to announce lunch
con. Peter was wandering off in the
woods nearby but came at Alix's
shriI yell of summons and looked re-
lieved when he saw Cherry and Mar
tin not even talking to each other.
They had been gone only ten minutes.
1t was a happy meal for everyone,
and after it they had attacked the rose
bush again, with aching muscles now,
and in the first real summer heat It
was three o'clock before, with a great
cracking, and the scream of a twist
ed branch, and a general painting and
heaying on the part of the workers,
at last the feathery mass had risen
fo0t-two feet-into the air, had
stood tottering like a wall of bloom,
and finally, with a downward rush,
had settled to its old place on the
roof Hong was pressed into service
now, and with Martin, was on the
roof, graphing with a rope, shouting
directions.
There was Il rending, slipping noise
on the roof, a scream from Martin,
and shouts from the doctor and Peter.
With a great sliding and rushing Of
the refractory sprays, and with a hor-
rifying stumbling and falling, down
came Martin, caught in a great rope
Of the creeper, almost at Cherry's feet.
time of great running and calling
ensued. Cherry dropped on her knees
beside him, and had his head on her
arm for a moment; then her father
took her place, and Alix, with an as
tonished look Mt the younger girls
wet eyes, drew her sister away. I'm
mediately afterward Martin sat up,
looked hewilderedly about from one
face to another, looked at his scratched
wrist and said "Gee!" in a thoughtful
tone.
You scared Cherry out Of ten
years growth! !" Alix reproached Mar
tin.
Il thought he might have hurt
himself" Cherry said, in the softest
of little-girl voices, and with her shy
little head hanging. Anne decided
that 1t was becoming her clear duty
TO talk to Cherry.
A few minutes later AlIx, Peter and
Martin let for the daily ceremony Of
walking into the village for the mail.
The house was very still, early sum
q mer sweetness was drifting through
wide-opened windows and doors the
long day was slowly declining Anne
4 peeped into the deserted living room,
Il softened through all its pleasant
shabbiness into real beauty by the
shafts Of sunset red that came In
81 trough the easement windows and
y vas celebrating between various he
coming occupations - for Martin
ght walk back with the girls
when her uncle called her.
"Anne-you weren't there when that
soung chap tumbled. But I've been
worrying about it a little. There's no
question-there' no question that She
that Cherry him by lis
name Martin she called him"
Anne had crossed to the shadowy
doorway; she stood still.
You've not noticed anything be-
tween him and Cherry?" pursued the
doctor. "a girl might call a man by
his name, I suppose"
i don't think there has been any
ming to notice" Anne stated in a level
zone
Wen it must be stopped, II It has
Begun decided her uncle. Il can't
PERMIT it'd forgotten how the little
III itch grows -
Again Anne was silent She wss
E7t p love with Martin Ll3yI She
as not as susceptible as Tie uueh
niger Cherry and she had NOT hae
urging to help her to q ac.1s SUI
a4er Bur for the first Ame b. asr
8ts she had seen au absolutely sat
u-e l4an, q man whose work, position.
20. name and character fitted her
aIaer exacting standard, and for the
Fst time she had let herself think
soihoently Of being wooed and won.