The Crittenden press., 1922-02-17
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Presently b. selected the saplinr
redwood. and brought li down with
two blows of biz AZ. The Elrl seated
herself beside him. helped him strip
the trunk. their hands constantly
touching the man once or twice DELAY.
ing her for one more rnafchef and
laughing kiss And Martin said that
be- was going 10 make her the happlest
Nife a man ever had.
Dragging the stripped tree. they ran
down the sharp hiil O. ne house Just
a. Anne came out % announce lunch.
eon. Peter vas wandering of in the
voeis nearby. hui came af Aiix's
shrill yell ~ summons and looked re-
lleved when De- saw Cherry and Mar.
iln not even talking 60 each other.
They had been rons only ten minutes
Il vas q happy meal for everyone.
end afier Il they had aiiackcl the rose
hush again. with acniur muscles now.
and IN the hrsi real summer heat n
vas three O'Clock before. with a great
cracking. end The scrram 81 a twist
- branch. and q general painting and
hsaslnr On ths part of ihe vofker.
10 last the feaihery mass had risen q
fcoi-iwo feei-iuio the cir. had
stood toficrinT llke q wall of bloom.
and finally. with q downward rush.
haf settled 10 iis Old place 90 The
roof iloug was pressed into service
nos. and with Martin. vas on the
ROT. rruppllng with a rois. shooting
dlfsefInua
There was q rrudirr slipping noise
o. the ruof q scream from Martin.
and shouts from the doctor and Peter
win q great sliding and rushing of
che refractory sprays. and with q hof.
rifying stumbling and falling down
cane Marin. caught IN a great ruls
of the creeper almosi M Cherry feef
time ~ great running end calling
snsusd Cherry dropped on her kuees
beside him. and had his hoad on her
arm fur q moment. then her father
toos her place. and Alit. with On ~.
toulshed loot 81 the yuungsf girls
vei syss. drew her sister away lm.
uedlaiely aneruard Marin 40 up.
looked hsui'deredif about from one
face o. smother lnosri no bic scratched
wrist and said "uee in thoushtfui
tous.
-You scared Chcrry out ~ ien
years Erowth'- AliH repruached Mar
tln.
81 thought h. might have hurt
himsslfr Cherry said IN ihe sofiest
of little Eifl voicrs. and with hcr shy
little bead hanging Anne decided
that q Vas bscomlng hsf clear duiy
% iaik 10 Cherry.
A few minutes later Ala. Peter and
Martin lsfi for the daily ceremony of
WALKING into he village f1r che mall
The house was very silll early sum.
msf sweetness was dr.fi.uE through
videopcnrd windows and doors. the
bong dny was slowly declining Anne
psepsd into the deserted living foom.
soiiensd through al Hs pleasant
shabhiness into rial beauty by ihr
shafts of sunset rrl that came On
fhruEh fhe Casemrnt windows. and
vas dsiihefuilnr between tarious b..
ram.nE orruIafions "a for Martin
might uuit tart with fhs r.fis-
urFn ter uncle called hef
-Anrrfo weren't there utfu fhnf
youuE rhap iumnioi uai I've hrru
uuuine aholf fa Nfie Thrua nn
question there's nn gn1si.on tiaf tir
that Chruy-caurd h.m hy hIs
uauc Martin she caI'ei h.m
Anne had Cussol fo thr shufuuy
doofNuv. shr riuad iIi
sloutr u0t nrt.rri anything hr
tween hlm uni CheruT purued thr
doci0r "A rId mIrht a'l man hi
his umr. surrnsr-"
u dcnt think thrro has hrsn bel,
thing o. uoiloc." Anne stated ln a level
tone.
swell q must he stopped u n has
begun" dre'loti hrr uuCir = can't
permit it--ld foreuiien hou che little
witch rrHWs
Again Anne was silent She was
GOT in love with Marin iiu1d. sho
uHs bot as susceptible us the much
2uunEsr Chcrri and she bad uni bad
bic ursins io hyin hef 90 uu.el eif.
vuder nHi Tor ihe hfsi time in hcf
iIir shv bad rrrn uu absolutely su'i.
uhie uan. s mnn uhusr wurk rosit'on
host. name ami character niird hrf
mthsf sxariinr standard. ani for ihe
nrsi tine he bad lei hrfsrif thInk
e.anaeuilI " Vsiug ~essd sn1 ~uu.