Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-16

.11VN0Ae Ao NAO " 80 10 Town at Dix. L
Just stopped in to give them Dads
message, and they leased me to stay.
Q knew where I was, didn't you
DAd7" she ~rnurfnured.
Mrs. North telephoned about six,
q said you were there, but she
didn't say that MI. Lloyd was" Anne
said, with a faint hint of, discomfort
In her tone.
Alix fixed her bright, m~ischievous
eyes upon n two, and suspended her
reading for a moment. Alix's attitude
toward the opposite sex was one Of
calm contempt, outwardly. But she
had made rather. an exception Of Mar
tin Lloyd. and. had recently had a
conversation with him on the subject
Of sensible, platonic friendships be-
tween men and wome At the men
ton OF his name she looked up, re-
In~ernbertns this talk with q little
thrill. .. :
His name had thrilled Anne, too,
although she betrayed no sign Of 1t az
she Ant quietly matching silks. In
fact, all three OF the girls were quite
ready to fall in love with young Lloyd,
II two OF them had not actually done
so.
Cherry had not been at home when
Martin first appeared in Mill Valley,
and the older girls had written her,
l VAoAkAA46 I4CUuS Ill lNdpA,. IId HuS luuSk
come and meet the new man.
Martin was a mining engineer; he
had been employed in 4 Nevada mine,
but was visiting his cousin in the val
ley now before going to a new posi-
ton in June. In its informal fashion,
Mill Valley had entertained him: he
had tramped to the big forest five
miles away with the Btricklands, and
there had been Q picnic to the noun
| fo{~-<AAf r. AHrAAxyH nIr - a. lA-A
climb except Peter Joyce, who was a
trifle lame, and perhaps 4 little la&y
as we'll, n who usually rode. an old
horse, with the lunch in saddle bags
at each side, Alix formulated her
theories Of piatonic friendships on
these walks; Anne dreamed a foolish,
happy dream. Girls did marry, men
did take wives to themselves, dream
ed, Anne; 1t would be unspeakAbly
It was Just after that mountain pic
mic that Cherry had come home; on
a Sunday, as.it CHANGED. that was her
eighteenth birthday. and on which
Martin and his aunt were coming ia
dinner. AK had marked the occa-
sion by wearing q loose velvet gown
in which she fAncied herself; Anne
had conscientiously decorated the
table, had . 70 70 itsthat there WA
ANS SASAANp 0tAA CAAAChCus anu AlIS.Ine
accessories that make q Sunday din
ner IN the. country q national institu-
ton. Cherry had done nothing help
full.
On the. contrary, she had diSgraced
herself ana infuriAted Hong by detid-
ing to make fudge tho last minute.
Hons had finally relegated her to the
laundry, ana 1t was from this limbo
that Martin, laughing joyousiy, extri-
L ~ tAA hAp CHAR ~k&nIr1tt ~
she had called for help. It was Mar
tin who united the checked brown
apron, .disentansling from the strings
the silky gold tendrills that were
blowing over Cherry'B white neck, ana
Martin who opened the door for her
sugary fingers. and Martin who
watched the flying little figure out
OF si9ht with q prolonged "Whew-
w-wi" OF utter Astontshment. The
Her eighteenth birthday Martin
had been shown her birthday eifts:
books and \ silver belt buckle and 4
sold pen. and stationery and handler
chiefs. A day or two later she had
had another rift; had opened the tiny
Shreve box with 4 sudden s~hAmfnsring
at e heart. with a presage xof de-
light. She had found q silver-topfsd
candy jar and the card Of Mi. John
In tiny letters. the words "oh, fudRSIpp
The girls laughed over this nonsense
appreciatiyely, but, there was more
than laughter In CheSfy'S heart.
rom that moment the world WaS
changed. Her father, her sister. shtfr
cousin had second place. now.tCherfy
had put out. her innocent 4ttle hand.
and had opsned the gate. ana had
passed through ~ into the world. ThAt
hAgsR ~nlH - NIH,