Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-02
S IS T F. r S
BY KATHLEEN NORRIS.

tin cautiously asked his wife after
dinner.
"Stay here?" she echoed. at loss
I Yes" he answered, decidedly. 81
can stand a little of it, but / dom,
think much of this sort of life! ]
thought maybe we could all go into
town for dinner and the theater to.
morrow or Saturday. But on Monday
we'll have to beat it,"
Monday" Cherry's heart bounded
Martin, isn't it mistake to go or
pretending" she began bitterly. Blu,
Peters voice, in the drawing room, in.
terrupted her. I'll let you know
We'll talk about it," she had time tc
say. hurriedly, before he came out tc
them. He flung himself into a chair.
CHAPTER XVI.
The evening dragged. Alix had sug.
gested bridge but Martin did not play
bridge. So she went to the piano. and
began to ramble through various
songs.
Cherry and Peter. left at the table
did not speak to each other; Peter
leaned back in his chair, with ciga-
rette; Cherry dreamily pushed to and
fro the little anagran wooden block
letters.
But presently her heart gave a
great plunge. and although she did
not alter her different attitude, OF
raise her eyes, her white hand moved
with directed impulse. and Peters
casual glance fell upon the. word
alone"
When he laid his finished cigarette
in the. tray. it was to finger the let
ters himself. in turn. and Cherry real
lied with a great thrill of relief that
ho vUos axuopinp hop Coro1ooolv nd
obliterating one word before he be-
gan another. he formed the question
my office tomorrow"
Martin always with me-, Cherry
spelled back. She did not glance at
Peter, but at Martin, who was watch
ing the fire, and at Alix, whose back
was toward the room.
ff. ."Come on, have another game"
Peter asked, generally, while he
spelled quickly: will arrange sail
ing first possible day"
wait few minutes" and Martin
glanced up to say. mo, I'm no good at
that thins!"
- Then Cherry and Peter were unob-
served again. and she spelled Mart
goes Monday. Plans to take me-"
7 Peter had reached for a magazine;
he whirled through the pages, and
yawned. Then he began to play with
the anagrams again.
Can you get away without him?"
he spelled.
"How?" Cherry instantly asked.
And as Peters hands went on build
she went on: "Ahx to train, Martin
with me to city. impossible
Give him the slip" Peter spelled.
And after pause he added, Life or
DEATH"
Difficult to evade." Cherry spelled,
wiping the words away one by one.
Must wait" Peter began. Alix.
ending her song on a crash of chords,
came to the table, interrupting him.
Cherry was now lazily reading a mag
azine; Peter had built a little pen Of
tiny blocks.
"Tll go you!" Alix said, with spirit.
one. nevertheless, and when it was
over they gathered yawning about the
mantel, ready to disperse for the
night.
And tomorrow night we dine in
town and go to the Orpheum?" Alix
asked, for the plan had been suggest
ed at ;dinner-time.
"Tll blow you girls to any show
you like" Martin offered.
Hemarklng tnat ne was tired, Peter
went to his room. Cherry, with only
a general goodnight. also disappear
ed. to find Alix arranging beds and
pillows on their sleeping porch.
"Oh. Alix-I'm so worried-I'm so
sick with worry!" Cherry whispered
"He won't listen to me. He won,t
hear OF a divorced"
II know!" AK said, distressedlv.
but what shall do can't 20
with him!" Cherry protested. %
Alix was silent.
What shall do?" Cherry pleadad
again. ou
why. don't see what else Won ., =
do. but 80 with him!" AK said in q
troubled voice. You are his ws,s
For better or worse, for richer or
poorer. till Death ="
It was said so kindly, with Aliy.,
simple and embarrassed fashion a.
gfdng advice, that poor Cherry cous1
not resent 1t. She could only bow -.
head desolately upon her knae.
she sat child fashion. IN her he'd and
cry. : -
ia nice mess I've made Of nv ,,,.,..
she sobbed. I've made 4 nice 49,.
of It! ! wtsh-oh. my God. ,how 8
wish was dead" =, - /
Ny own life has been % Aa - - 3 T
easy" Aiix mAed. In 4 cantiosss ~, !.
dsrtens. sitting. hllly drSsssd 30 sonStSS ~