The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1922-06-23

again. -and talk Of her little. anu
pray tor her a little, and then take
her toto rest beside the old doc.
tor"
Il hadn't thought about that" Peter
answered siill with the air 81 finding
II hard 20 LINK words 20 thought "nui
that Is the way she would like u.
Thank you--ard thnnk Helen Tor
me-"
"Oh. Peter. 10 DO anything" the
woman falicrcd. "She yamr 90 us, you
know. when the baby was 50 lll-day
after dny-my own sister couldn't have
been more 90 U.S.
"Did sheT Peter asked. staring az
the speaker steadily. THAT vas Ike
her"
ne vent out 81 the house and got
into a wali.ug car. and ihey drove
down the mountain. AlIx bad driven
him over this road day before yestcr.
day-yesierday-no, Il was today, De-
remembered.
Thank Cod don't feel II yet NJ
I shall feel ~. Thompson" BE- said
quietly. Tho man who was driving
gave him an anxious Flancc
"You must take each day as u
comes" BE- answered simply.
Peter Nodded. folded biz arms aeross
be- chest. and siarcl into the early
dark. There vas no other way 90 So
than past the very spot where he hor.
ror had occurred. but Thompson told
BIS wife later that poor Joyce bad not
seemed Co know % when they passed
a. Nor did De- give any evidence u
cmofion when they reached ne oli
strickland house and entered the 90
hallway where Cherry bad come uylng
in. a few short years ago with Mar.
tins irsi Mss upon her llps
Two doctors. summoned IRON San
Francisco. were here. and two nurses
Martin had hecn laid upon a hastily
moved bel in the GA study. % 10
spared he narrow stairs. The room
ras rieiamoThossf. The whole house
moved about n NJ about pivot. and
there vas 90 thought hui Tor DE man
who lay. sometimes moaning and some
times ominousiy stilL waiting Or
dsaih.
-iie carnof liver whispered Cherry
CHASTITY Of facc. and 9Th ne utter
chaos Of hsr soul and brain cxrrssse'i
By hsr fumhici fnack ard ne careless.
~ pushed hack and knoiisd masses 81
her hair. -iiis arm 4 broken. Peter.
and BIZ ieg crushci-they don't tar
touch hint And ne surgeon slys 30
spine. tno-and you - hii head on.
Godi n T. a. terrible" she aid IN
agony. through shu; teeth. thoifins
her hands torsfher; ~ 4 Tor tsrrlhie
ihai h. D. hrcrfh'nr nov. hat ME d
there now, arf that ihey oanno, bold
IT.
she lei Peter into fhs sitting room.
where ne doctors we're waiting
IA there any tofef- b. asked When
cherry had Tone away on one q NJ
restless. unnecessary Journeys Win
which shs was tiiinT N endless
hours one man shook he had ani IN
ths silence they heari Martin rr,an.
n Il possible he may weather a.
~ course- ne older man tali doubt
fully. lie is cominr out q that frsi
siuror ani vc may b. ahle % isll hst.
ter On a shori time The fact that h.
4 living % an indicates q trcmsnious
Vitality
Cferry cdme o. the foor % say
-fociOr- On q hurst of tears rts
physicians departed a. cuos 70 ~
study. and Peter was immediately sum
moned % nssfsf them IN handling 10
DC name % the railsnt Martin vu'
/ thoroughly c0nscious now hls fars
chalk white Cherry. arunifr'i tusll
beside ne hei. her frightened eysi
moving from face 20 face
Tsfe vas a brief eonsuifafi0n. Tier
cherry ard Peter wsfr tanishef
Peter Watched hef win q c0nfussi
sense thai tte whole friftffui Gay Dad
been drsam. ouos ths iootod uI
ana met his 49,.
"iic can't hive she saii IN q wits
per-
.psrhars not" Peter ungusrc'
very bow. Chsrry returned % hef som
her mus'nr
we DIDN'T 80 itis end % 4. an
vcr she SAID with q rltlfui smn'
after a lone while.
-Oh. nc-nor Peter said. thuiiinl
/ tis eycs and with a faint negaiiu
/ moyemcnt ~ his head
-poor Chery-if ! could sparc ~
an fhisf" tnoiiine be- furers and fsol
Inc Or ihe frsi time ne rflck n tll
Ter tears against his eysiiis
~Oh. iherr a nothing sou can 90.
she said family and YEARLY after
while. And she vtiIffe'l "a n .
herself. "Noih'rg-roih.ne-noih
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