Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-03

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leather chairs, watching tie doors ;and
slancing at the clock. When a man
came hastily in the door, one woman
rose, there was q significant smile, a
murmured greeting, before the two
vanished.
In a luxurious chair Cherry waited
Peter certainly would not ccme In I'm.
til half-past twelve, perhaps not then.
Suddenly, with a spring Of her heart
against her ribs, she saw Peters dark
head with Its touches Of iron gray.
Groomed and brushed scrupulously
as always, with the little limp, yet as
always dignifed and erect, he came to
stand before her, and she stood up,
and their hands met. Flushed and a
little confused. che followed him to
an inconspicuous table in a corner OF
the dining room. Then the dreamlike
unreality and beauty of their hours
together began again.
"Did you expect me to meet you"
she smiled. For answer he looked at
her thoughtfully minute before his
own face lighted with bright SMILE.
"I don't think I thought of your not
being there" he confessed. 9" was
simply moving all morning toward the
instant of meeting" He watched her,
almost with anxiety, for a moment,
then turned his attention to the bill
of fare. But Cherry was not hungry
and she paid small attention to the
order, or to the food when It came.
Presently they were talking again,
in that hunger for self-analysis that
is a part Of new love. They thrilled
at every word, Cherry raising her
eyes, shining with eagerness, to MIS-
or Peter watching the little down.
dropped face in an agony Of alteration.
An hour passed, two hours. after
awhile they were walking, still with
that strange sense Of oneness and OF
solitude, and still as easily as If they
had been floating, to the ferry.
Aliy met them In Min Valley with
vivid accounts of the day; she had
been ponGeling the brief talk With
Anne, and WIS anxious to have Peters
view of 1t. Peter was OIL the opinion
that Anne's conduct indicated very
clearly that she and Justin realized
that their case was lost.
"Then you're fixed for life, Cherry"
was Allx's first remark. "Oh, say"
she added, in q burst. Lets so down
to the old house tomorrow, will you?
Let's see what it needs, and how much
would have TO be done TO make 1t tit
to live in"
Cherry flushed, staring steadily at
her sister, and Peter, too. was con-
fused, but Alix saw nothing. The
next day she carried her point. and
took them with her down TO the old
house. Cherry was pale and fighting
tears, as they crossed the porch, and
fitted the key In the door. Inside the
house the air was close and stale,
odorous of dry pine walls and Of un-
aired rooms. Peter flung up a window,
the girls walked almlessly about,
through the familiar, yet shockingly
strange, chairs ard tables that wereall
coated thickly with dust.
1T needs everythlng!" Alix said,
after first quick tour of inspection,
'eyeing a greater weather streak on
the raw plaster of the diDing-room
wall 1T needs air, cleaning, stra. hit
ening, flowers Gosh, how 1t does
need people!"
IL can't bear it," Cherry said
softly, in a sick undertone.
Alix, who was rapidly recovering
her equilibrium, sprang upstairs with
out hearing her, but Cherry did not
follow. She went to the open front
doorway and stood there, leaning
against the sill, and gazing sadly out
at the shabby. tangled garden that
had sheltered all the safety and JOY
and innocence of her little-girl days.
Peter" she said, as he came to
stand beside her, I'm so unhappy"
Cherry, will you end it?" he asked
her, huSkily.
She gave him a startled look.
END it?" she faltered.
"Will you-do you think you are
brave enough to give everything else
up for me" he asked.
"Peter!" said Cherry. hardly above
a breath.
Twill you 90 away with me?" Peter
went on, feverishly. That's the only
way, now. That's the only way-now.
Will you go away?"
go away" Cherry's face was ash
en- as she moved her tragic and beau
tiful eyes to his. go away where"
Anywhere !" Peter answered, con-
fusedly. Anywhere He did not
meet her look, his own went furtlvely
about the garden. Immediately he
seemed TO regain self-control. I'm
talking like a fool!" he said, quickly.
II don't know what I'm saying half
the timel I'm sorTy-Im sorry, Cher
ry. Don't mind me. Say that you'll
forgive me for what / said"
He had taken her hands, and they
were looking distreSSedly and sober
ly at each other when an unexpected
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