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

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I Wen come over TO San Francisco
soon. and you'll see the new hotels, Is
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, I
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-marriedH Cherry smiled.
Were well used to it," Alix de-
| clared, smiling, too. But a little sigh
stabbed through the smile a secou5
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 a while, and she
knew that to baby-loving AK this
would be a bitter cross
Sausalito, fragrant with acacia and
rose blooms, rose steeply into the
bright sunshine beyond the marshes
Skirting the bay glittering in light.
| Cherry's eager eyes missed nothing.
| and when they left the train at Mil
Valley, and the mountain air envel.
oped them in a rush Of its clear soft
ness and purity she was in ecstaSies
She gave an exclamation Of delight
when they reached the cabin. 1t was
a picture Of peaceful beauty In the
summer noon. There were still butter
cups and poppies in the fields, and in
the garden thousands of roses were
growing ri0tously, flinging their long
arms up against the slope of the low
brown roof, and hanging In festo0ns
from the low branches Of the oaks.
Beyond the house the mountain rose 4:
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 a 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
nj 4 "a.
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
AXIS on the wide sleeping porch
Her last thought was for the heavenly
redwOods so close to her; she slept
indeed, for almost twelve unbroken
hours.
"Oh, Sis, l do feel so dellciously
lazy and happy and rested and-and
everything" said Cherry, as she set
tied herself at the porch table where
service for one was spread.
Cherry, you're prettler than everr'
A!ix said, cycling the white hands 30
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. II
thought myself that l looked nice this
morning" she added, innocenuy. 'But
it is really because the air of this
place agrees with me, it makes my
skin feel right and my eyes feel right;
it makes me feel normal and smoothed
out somehow
ooh, there's no place in the world
Ike it! ak agreed, rubbing some
dried mud from the back Of her hand
with the trowel IF Martin contin-
ues to migrate every little while, /
wish you could have little house
here. Then for part Of the time, at
least we could be together"
"The Old house" Cherry said, dream
lily.
"Well, why not1" Alix echoed. eager.
iy. IT'S in pretty bad shape. after
being empty so long, but 1t would
make Il darling home again Would
Martin objectY'
Cherry filled her coffee cup a sec
ond time, gave Kow an apprcciauve
smile as he put hot French loaf Re
fore her, and said, indmerenuy.
Martin has a constitutional objec-
ton to whatever pleascs me, and would
ind some objection to ony plan that
gave me pleasure :" Her tone was
light, but there was bitter tYitch 10
her lips as She spoke.
'Oh, Cherry - hiix said, distressed
However, I'm not going to talk
about Martini! the younger sister de-
creed, gaily. "Tm too utterly and ab.
solutely happy"
There was worried little cloud on
Alix's forehead, but 1t lighted stead.
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