Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-31


her last hope was sinking away from
her. "can you deny her ssory? .
"You get Cherry to deny that she's
never lost chance to beat it away
from toIie ever since She was mar
ried," he said. "You get her 10 deny
that she has said over ami over again
that she never wanted children, that
her marriage was mistake! You
ask her to show you the letters I've
written her, asking her TO come back,
and then I'll show you the answers l
gotw 81.
Mart" AIIx said, sharply, there's
no use in your taking that tone with
me! That will do no good! If this
poor girl, this Hatty-"
81 tell you.t to leave Hatty out OF It ]!
Martin said. 1.-THE best thing you can
do is to let the whole thing alone"
But she saw that he was both nerV-
Gus and apprehensive, and she knew
that the inference she and Cherry had
drawn from the letter was a true one.
Does Cherry Know anything OF
this?" Martin presently muttered.
do you want her TOT" Alix asked,
polntcdly.
He shrugged his shoulders with q
great assumption of Indifference.
IF she wants to have it all dragged
to light, why, she can go. aheadF he
remarked, careIessly. ""rm not stop
ping herr
"At least l think you ought to Lex
Cherry lead her own life after this"
Alix cOuntered with spirit.
Live in your old house. el?" he
asked. resentfully, as he Tipped the
pages of his program with big thumb
and stared at 1t with unseeing eyes.
what does she want to live there
for?"
'The fact remains that she does"
Alix persisted.
''Yes, and have just as good time
as If she never had been married at
all!''' he said.
"You know" -
Alix was beginning the denial that
she had given him so confidently last
night, but she interrupted herself and
stopped short. The conviction rushed
upon her in an overwhelming wave
that she had no right to repeat that
denial now that the last dreadful twen-
ty-four hours had changed the whole
situation, and that she herself had
better reason to suspect Cherry than
either Martin or his gossiping aunt
She sat sick and silent.
Meanwhile, Cherry and Peter had
their first opportunity to speak to
each other alone. TO both the thirst
for speech was a burning necessity,
and il was with an almost dizzy sense
of relief that Cherry turned to him
with her first words.
"peter, don't dare say much! Can
yau hear me?"
Perfectly" he answered, looking
at his folded program.
"Peter, I've been thinking-about
our plan, 1 mean! Martin plans to go
on Monday. But something has hap
pened since saw you this morning,
something that makes difference! |
had q letter, d letter from some wom-
an connecting his name with another
woman, a Hatty WoOds-she's notori-
Gus in Red Creek-and this Joe King
crowd that he went With don't know
who wrote the letter, or why She
wrote" she said, hastily, as Peter in
terpOlated a question. "And / don't
care! AS far as Martin goes, l am
free now; what is justice to Martin,
and kindness to Martin, will never
count with me any more"
Peter wasted no words.
''IIe goes Monday" he said. 1--WE
can 90 Sunday. This is Thursday
night. Your suitcase I checked again
yesterday? Was it only yesterday"
That's allw
1--WE would have been on the train
tonight, Cherry flying toward New
OrleanSw
Her small hand gripped his in the
darkness.
"If we only were!" he heard her
breathe.
He turned to her, so exquisite in her
distress. Her breast was rising and
falling quickly.
Patience, sweetheart" he said.
Patience for only u few days more
Tomorrow III make the arrangements.
Sunday is only two days Off"
Their eyes met in q wild rush Of
triumph and hope.
"'rhls time We shall do itw Peter
said.
"Oh, Peter-you'll never be sorry"
she whispered.
Sorry! My dearest child, when you
give your beauty and your youth to
man almost twice your age, who has
loved you all your life-do you think
there is much chance Of it?"
"Why shouldn't it be one of the hap
py-marriages?' said Cherry after a
silence.
1T WILL" he ansHered confidently.
"AS the weeks become months. and the
months become years, and the beauty
and miracle of it go On and on, we
will think that what we feel for each
ptbar NOW only tho GhnIOW--thp