The Yale expositor., 1922-02-09
Il ian hear nimI- giggled AK.

| Il enp hear nimi- giggled AK.
"And guess both you girls will
have to come In In q day or two"
Peter continued.
"Cherry's going in to the dentist to-
! morrow" said Alix.
"Oh, so / ami" Cherry said In q
rather strained voice.
! She did not look at Peter. nor did
he at her, but they felt each others
thoughts like a spoken word.
"Had you forgOtten?" Alix asked.
II don't think I'll go In, for / have
about a weeks work here to do"
Peter left them, without Que word
or look for Cherry, who went back to
the house with her sister In . most
agitated and wretched state OF mind
She had the telephone In her hand, to
cancel the engagement with her dem
fist, when Alix suddenly consented to
accompany her into town; land at
lunch time Wen take a chance on the
st. Francis, Sis" Alix said, innOcently,
"fOr Peter almost always lunches
therei"
Feeling that the question was set
tied yet restless and unsatisfied still,
Cherry dressed for town; they climbed
into the car; Alix's firm hands, In vel
low chamOis gloves, snatched at the
wheel; the die was cast.
Yet at the station another change OF
plan occurred, for as Alix brought the
car to the platform Anne came toward
them from the arriving train, glOved
and demure and smiling Anne, anx-
iOus, she explained 10 talk over this
newest development, and whether II
proved to be Of any value or not" to
try to find out what Uncle Lee had
really wanted for them all. and then
agree to do that In a friendly manner
out Of court.
my first feeling, when Frenzy told
me-" said Anne, chatting pleasantly In
the shade. "was one Of ssch relief
For ! hadn't wanted all ,nat money
one bit" she confessed gaiiy. II only
wanted TO do what was fair. Only
two or three nights ago ! said to
Frenzy that II really belonged to us
all, and last night we talked and
talked about 1t, and the result was
that | said that / must see the girls
we three are the only ones concerned.
after all. and"-Anne's OLD half-merry
and half-pOuting manner was un
changed-"what we decide is what
really matters!" she finished.
"Why, there is no question that its
Daddys handwriting" Cherry said
with what. for her, was sharpness
land 1t seems TO met seems to me
Anne" she added, hesitat!ngly.
"That you have a nerve!" Alix fin
ished, not with any particular venom
''That document throws the case out
of court" she said fatty. "Peter Is
confident of that!"
| Annes pale face flushed and her
eyes narrowed.
Cherry was flushed and u. comfort
able. There was an awkward pause.
"BOard?" shouted a trainmeu, with
a rising infection. The sisters looked
at each other in a panic of haste
81 can't leave this car here" AliJ
exclaimed. 1--WE got to park her and
lock her and everything! Run; get
on board, Cherry. ] don't have to 60
in, anyway-yOu've got a date!'
Cherry's heart leaped, sank cOldly
and leaped again, as with swift nod
of parting she hurried for her train
The other two women watched hei
with forced interest as she climbed
on board and as the train slipped
nOiselessly out Of sight. Ii curve<
among the redwoods and was gone be
fore either spoke again. Then, as heI
eyes met Anne's friendly, questioning
smile. Alix said awkwardly:
81 think the only thing to do Is for
you and Justin to take this up with
Peter, Anne. | meant mean that
you were the ones who proposed to
bring IL into court IN the first place
and-and | don't understand much
about II. AS far as coming to any
agreement with me is concerned, you
might Just as well have gone back on
the train with Cherry. | hate to talk
this way-but We al! think you acted
very-well, very meanlyw Alix fin
ished rather fatty.
Perhaps it's just as well to under.
stand each other!" .'nne said, with
hot cheeks. They exchanged a few
more sentences. wasted words and
angry ones. and then AsAe walked
over to a seat In th- shade. 20 wait
for another train, aud Alix, with her
heart beating hard and her color high,
drove at mad speed back to the noun.
tain cabin.
81 didn't ask her to lunch--I don't
care!" Alix said TO herself, in agita-
ton. "She and Justin know they're
beaten-they're just trying to patch
it up before it's too late-I don't care
Il won't have her think she can get
away with any such scheme-W
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