Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-04-15
CHAPTER van.

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It'd r,ln's work was In the Contra
aSs eosfa valley, and he and Cherry had
ash d house in Red Greek, the only
tsMn Of any size near the mine. Red
(sreek was In a fruit-farming and
,ir, Aaiss region and looked its prettiest
p oate spring evening when Cherry
una saw It first
AHA Ter little house was a cottage with
ona pbrch running across the front,
INN whefe windows looked out from the
nv gitfIng room and the front bedroom.
rim, Back of these rooms were dark lit
ras tIesha broom that connected the front
tho bedfbom with another smaller bed
can ROOM q little dining room and
, ha kltehen. Martin, man-fashiOn, had
the, mere camped in kitchen and bedroom
vent While awaiting his wife; but Cherry
tho bufIoned on her crisp little apron on
sen, the 1rst morning after her arrival, and
ATTACKED the accumulated dishes In
ths The Sink and the scattered shirts and
each collars brayely.
% n, For few weeks the novelty lasted
will and Cherry was enthusiastic about
ton, everything. She looked out across her
NJ dlshpan at green fields and the begin
viva ring of the farms; she saw the lilacs
burst into fragrant plumes on the
g nbare branches of her dooryard tree
1msprlng flushed the whole world with
-AA leyellness and she was young, and
healthy and too busy to be home.
sick
The days went on and on, each
T bFingjng its round of dishes, beds.
Hl1sweepiug, marketing, folding and I'M
ssI. folding tablecloths. going back and
forth between kitchen and dining
room. Martins breakfast was either
prompt served and well cooked. in
= which case Martin was silently salts
Dec. % it was late and a failure. when
pc was very articulately disguised; In
either case Cherry was left to clear
and Hash and plan for another meal
ID fonr hours more. She soaked fruit
beat Pup cake chopped boxes into
4. 6lnalh IS heated a kettle of water
and another kettle of water, dragged
-a' sheets from the bed only to replace
atnem filed dishes with food only to
~ :ad penn empty and ready to wash
.again.
q: Il 81 sick Of =" she told Martin.
Sc !' vel, Lord" he exclaimed. Don't
lot ron DIX everybody does? Don't l
'aKef siek of my work? You ought to
-, ~ : nage PIE responsibility Of 1t all for
=. ...,.A witt !"
arg f1ls tone was humorously reproving
akner than unkind. But such
5 Al speech would I'LL Cberrv's ewes with
= =. n ears ahd cause her to go about the
: h h0uss all morning with a heavy
Siag ane8 would find herself looking
Is ] AlVush uiy at Martin in these DAYS
e fta4N3Ag him as If he were an utter
-. e1kff 1t bewildered her to feel
i3rs4 Ast n actually was no more than
\ isat er tw" years of marriage. She
Il b ~ on'y did not know him, but she
,ot a'aa battied sense that the very
ss-' asafness Of their union prevented her
aoA4 seeng him fairly She knew that
: Ashe aaa MIN injustice In her thoughts.
nus be injustice, decided Cherry.
i er asartin seemed to her less clever,
So MS, less intelligent. and less
sshefnps than the average man of her
'sqaa'ntance. And yet he did not
eeh so impress other people In the
aay ne impressed her.
ns Was extraordinarily healthy, and
w siaa sympathy for illness, weak
17ss 1or the unfortunate, and the
sinpaAlnlng. He whistled over his
'ss read the paper at breakfast,
sla Was gone. At noon he rushed In,
A*nss late, devoured his lunch ap-
asaseiy and was gone again. At
,.As ns was usually tired, inclined to
$500 about small matters, inclined
asapprove Of the new positions of
seuroom furniture, or the way
-nerry's hair was dressed.
2. 1e eve to play poker and was hos
seV'eAo a certain extent. He would
issue and joke over the prepara-
oAt loF carebit after a game. and
ssu.s lllngly walk five blocks for
therry had forgotten TO get it.
oaanfy he liked to see her prettily
~ s.1eq; low and then they motored
VT friends from the mine; more
nc lhed, ale a hearty chicken
a. went to a cold supper in
as's oorhood, with Five Hun
n follow. At ten their hostess
$500 s ~ Ter into her kitchen; there
iemonade and beer and rich
Then the men would be-
patch poker hands. ana the
~ discuss babies in low tones.
zs.~ never saw her husband so
1ass or so interested as when
O. ~. " ead known before Glanced to
s'% town, mining men from Ne