The Crittenden press., 1922-03-10

for heIug rude o. reterT
swell 90 rather So to Peters fnr
dinner than anywhere rise ever g1i
I Ala remarked. duamIy seriously
Q mean it" she r,reaiod as Cherry
Iooaed 40 hef ln amused surprise "ln
the hrst place I love bis bungalow
uuy as if ls. % BIAS ihe whole of a lIi.
. tie canyon 90 itself aud tbe prsii.esi
tleu ln the VALLEY ! ih.nk And then
love the messy sitting ruom. with
a'l the books ani music. and ! love
The uuy Peter suierains. Wish. p
she added. simply THAT liked Peter
halt as veil us ] do bis housei-
Peters q dear" Cherry ouufendef
~uh. kuos BE- isw All1 said.
/ qulckly Peters aiuays bren a dear.
~ course. nlt ! mean in special
sruse-' finished Ala with an 90.
I tireiy unemharfassed grin.
Cherfy through q eilfier.ug cloud
~ hair looked 81 hrr steadily SUI.
/ denly she save an oli laugh.
-po you knoa never thought -
Peter uke thatT sh. said
AiIx neilei with a cautious io..k af
her father uho vas oui ~ hearing
$50 uor ! We've always taken
him rather Cor granted she aimt
TED -unly I've been raflsr aIsh.ug
laffiy. ihai Peter wasn't such an un.
fafiernE r.s broftrrIsh. even .day
re.ehhof snri of rrrsnn.-
Cherry rogartrl hrr steadily. with
D an uuakenlug iook Iu her eIcs
~Why lair.yf she asked
because aIf AIK. trstiv ari
uuremaniimiiy . think Peter would
ilke ono te-ueiL is stop taking hlm
for granted ! Imagine tr's aufal.y
lonely And then Z Imagine q vouId
/ please Dad
"iaf has a.uuYs been r'i.ruIonsly
I ford ~ hm.r Chfrrv said th0ushf
/ mIIy rsier-ras.IhIy in love with
/ Ala She had newer e,en suspected
if. We'll there vas somrfh.ue rather
I pleasant In the thought sitter aI ii
AiE didn't mind h.s UgIness and
fh.uuess Cerfy thnlEht about % all
duy. Size bad no Thought of MONEY q
j year or tuo ago. hui she vas mor
experienced nua. And Peter vas rIrh
Ordinarily she would have saii ftai
abe was not fnIng to rhanee foI
Peters dinner. tuf this afiemnau
without mentioning the fact shs
F. quietly 90 into ulf ~ her preitIes'
ifessrs. q drrss thai bad been mais
In che iouEaEo excitement ~ tfols
seau days Peter us a rather auto
cratic and critical ur.ehhpf uas one
th.rE; asa possible hruiheriulas b,
vas another.
She came Downstairs o. fHi hei
father waiting anf ihev walked ava1
Through the wOo.is fugefhef Ais
bad already Fons un to Peters hols'
20 play tennis They walked sioviy
I through ths lovely aIs.rs ~ ihe irrrs
crossing rad or two c'lmbIu.
steadily upgurl under great rc.iwo0.is
l rhertys sklrf brushed ihc gold dus'
from masses and masses of huiiercups
| The tennis was over. hui iusf over
Peter and AlIx uere sltiIng. silll pant
ing IN the ml ~ ihr wide. oper
. porch. and shouted as the other
came up
"You missed douhirsr cai'ed Alix
The rfundcsi ue ever dii' Double
with ths Th0mpsuns and THREE sei
straight o. us-siK two. s.x.tuu. ans
siH two nralni They've gone Oh
heavens never had such tennis uh
Peter uhen you stood there at che ne
End Just curved your hand lke o. cup
-Ailx save en- enthusiastic imliaiIo'
--and over she sent and same an.
sff'"
Chsry. sinking vhiie end frrly int
a chair. smiled iuiuIErnfly. Tie vail
tad given tef a ulii.rose color. au
even AIIt vas Firurt with trf rtiruoT
lnafy beauty Aiix Bad utefIr
ahout On the un tn faco the perch
and Peter bad gotten 90 hIs foci an
was Hospitality pushing basket chair
about NuW Do gave AlIN e critca
look
"You'w dIsruccfuny dIriyw b
said. fmiemaIly
u know d" she answered. calmlJ
-ilnte time ~ tuhf'
"Al mo time in the world'" he ar
sverpd
Alx departed
"its ter pleasant a. mo % hav
Alix 20 much az home here Cherr
said, when Alix was gone. and ~
. doctor wandering happily about N
! rnu'on = don't know what W.
j do ~ my one ever usufpcd our plucr
. here"
She had said t deliberately. N
/ fascination of hef recent discover
uus too strong o. resist The NAL
Flushed suddenly For n ful mlnnt
. ho d.d uoi speak. and Cherry was sui
pr'sed io nnd herself a little thHlle
. and even frightened hv BE- silence
. "Whit rui that into your heai'
. he asked presently smoklur with hl
: eyes Fixed upnn the valley far below
HrrffHna ffis HffHusa there arr =