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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03
CHAPTER XVI.

The evening dragged. Alix had sug-
gested bridge but Martin did not play
bridge SO she went to the piano, and
began to ramble through various
songs.
Cherry and Peter, left at the table,
| did not speak to each other; Peter
leaned back in his chair, with a ciga-
rette; Cherry dreamily pushed to and
fro the little anagram wooden block
letters.
But presently her heart gave a great
plunge, and although she did not alter
her different attitude, or raise her
eyes, her white hand moved with d.
rected impulse and Peters casual
glance fell upon the word alone"
When he laid his finished cigarette
in the tray, it was to finger the let
tiers himself, In turn, and Cherry real
lied with a great thrill Of relief that
he was answering her Carelessly. and.
celebrating one word before he BEGAN
another, he formed the question: MY
office tomorrow
Martin always with me-" Cherry
spelled back. She did not glance at
Peter, but at Martin, who was watch
| ing the fire, and at Alix, whose back
was toward the room.
Come on, have another gamer"
Peter asked. generally, while he
| spelled quickly: "Win arrange sail
ing first possible day."
Alix, humming with her song. said:
wait a few minutes" and Martin
glanced up to say, mo, Tn no good at
that thingw
Then Cherry and Peter we're unob-
served again, and she spelled "Mart
! goes Monday. Plans 10 take me-"
Peter had reached for q magazine /;
he whlrled through the pages, and
| yawned. Then he began to play with
! the anagrams again.
Cen sou get away without bimr'
he spelled.
How Cherry instantly asked.
And as Peters hands went on build
ins 4 little bridge of wooden letters,
she went on: "Alix to train, Martin
with me to city, impossible"
Give him the slip" Peter spelled
And after a pause he added, 'Llfe or
death"
Difficult to eyade" Cherry spelled,
wiping the words away one by one.
"Must wait" Peter began. Ak.
ending her song on crash Of chords.
came to the table, interrupting hiu.
| Cherry was now lazily reading a ma-a-
zine; Peter had built little pen Of
! tiny blocks.
IN 60 youl" AK said. with spirit
But the game was rather a langu,l
one, nevertheless, and when It vas
over they gathered yawning about the
mantel, ready 10 dispense for the
night.
And tomorrow night VT dine 70
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

"a Nice Mess I've Made of My Llfel"
She Sobbed.

Of I'll 1 wish--oh, my God. how I
wish I was dead I"
"AIy own life has beer so darned
easy" Alix unused, in a cautious I'M
dertone, sitting, fully dressed, on the
side Of her own bed end studying her
sister with plying eyes. I've often
wondered If / could buck up and get
through with 1t If some of that sort of
thing had come to mel l don't know,
of course, but II seems to me that Ia
say: Who loses his life shall gain
itp and I'd stand anything-people
and places I hated, loneliness and pow
erty-the whole bag of tricks | think
l would. l mean I'd read the Bible
and Shakespeare, and enjoy my meals,
and have a garden" Her voice sank.
II know it's terribly hard for you,
Cherry" she ended, suddenly pitiful.
Cherry had stopped crying, dried
her eyes, and had reached resolutely
for the book that was waiting on the
little shelf above the porch bed.
you're bigger than l am" she said,
quietly. cor else I'm so made that !
suffer more | wish I could face the
music. But ! can't do anything. I'm
sorry. One knows of unhappy mar
riages. everywhere, without quite
fancying Just what a horrible tragedy
an unhappy marriage isl Don't mind
me, Alix."
Alix was conscious, as she went out
to speak to kow about breakfast, and
to give a final glance at fires and
lights, that this was one Of the times
when girls needed a WISE mother, or q
father, who could decide, blame, and
advise
Coming back from the kitchen, with
a pitcher Of hot water she saw Mar
tin, in a welter Of evening papers,
staring at the last pink ashes Of the
wood fire. Upon seeing her he got up
ana with a cautious glance toward the
bedroom doors ~ said:
Look here a minute! Can they
hear usT' AK set down her pitcher
Of water, and came to stand beside
him.
Hear us-Peter and Cherry7 No,
Cherry's out on our porch, and Peter s
porch is even farther away WhyT
"Take q look. VIII your he soId. Il
want to speak to your
AlIx, mystilied. duly went TO glance
at Cherry, reading now IN q little fun
mel Of yellow light, ana then crossed
to enter Peters room. Ills porch vas
dark, but she could see the outline Of
the wi figure lying across the bed.
"AsleepT she asked,
"Nope p he answered.
"WelI, don't 80 t. sleep without
pulling a rug over you" she com.
handed. "Good-ulght. pete"
| CTO BE COET%UED)
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answered readily. "Peter has an ca
ira bunk on his porch; Cherry and 1
have my porch. But you can be out
or In. as you chOosen'
Martin ventured an answer that
made Cherry's eyes CLINT angrily and
brought a quick. embarrassed flush to
AliX's face. Alix did not enjoy a
certain type Of joking, and she did not
concede Martin even the ghost Of a
smile. He Immediately sobered and
remarked that he himself liked to be
indoors at night His suitcase was
accordingly taken into the pleasant
little wood-smelling room next TO Pc
ters, where the autumn sunlight,
scented with the dry sweetness OF
mountain shrubs, was streaming.
He began to play solitaire, on the
porch table, at five, and Kow had to
disturb him 10 set 1t for dinner at
seven. Alix was watering the gar
den. Cherry was dressing. II was an
exquisite hour of long shadows and
brilliant lights.
Row had put a tureen of soup on
the table, and Alix had returned with
damp clean hands and trinity brushed
hair, for supper, when Peter came up
through the garden. Cherry had ram
bled off in the direction of the barn q
few moments before, but Martin had
followed her and brought her back
remarking that she had had no idea
Of the time and was idly watching
Antoine milking. She slipped into her
place after they were all eating. and
hardly raised her eyes throughout the
meal. If Alix addressed her she flut-
tered the white lids as If it were an
absolute agony TO look up; to Peter
she did not speak at all. But to Mar
tin she sent an occasional answer,
and when the conversation Jagged, as
1t was apt to do in this company, she
nervously filled it with random re-
marks infinitely less reassuring than
| silence.
How long do we stay here? Martin
cautiously asked his wife after dinner.
"Stay here" she echoed, at a loss.
yes" he answered, decidedly. 81
can stand a little Of it, but don't
think much OF. this sort of lifel !
thought maybe we could all so into
town for dinner and the theater to-
morrow or Saturday. But on Monday
Wen have to beat It."
'Mondayw Cherry's heart bounded.
Martin, isn't it a mistake to go on
pretending" she began bitterly. But
Peters voice, In the drawing room, In
terrupted her. an let you know
Wen talk about it |" she had time TO
say, hurredly, before he came out to
them. He flung himself into a chair.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

town and go to the OrpheumT' Alix
asked, for the plan had been suggest
ed at dinner-time.
an blow you girls to any show you
like" Martin offered.
Remerklng that he was tired Peter
went TO his room. Cherry, With only
a general goodnight, also disappeared.
to find Alix arranging beds and pill
lows on their sleeping porch.
"Oh, Allx-Tm SO worried-rm SC
sick with worryr" Cherry whispered.
He won't listen to me. He won't
hear OF a divorcer
81 know AK said, distresSedly.
But what shall I do can't go
with hint" Cherry protested.
Alix was silent.
what shall 1 dor Cherry pleaded
again.
why, 1 don't see what else you can
do, but go with him p .Alix said, In Il
troubled voice. You are his wife.
For better or worse, for richer or
poorer, till Death"
It was said SO kindly. with Alix's
simple and embarrassed fashion Of
giving advice, that poor Cherry could
not resent it. She could only bow her
head desolately upon her knees, as
she sat. child-fashion, IN her bed, and
cry.
- nice mess I've made OF my life -
she sobbed. I've made a nice ness
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

TING only. "But I can't 60 bsck!" she
eaaed, with a sudden force and con-
xselon that reached him at last 4
Why can't your
Because you don't love me- Mar
IN and-you know It'll don't lcse
goo '
Wen, but you can't expect the way
&c felt when we got married TO last
xosEyer,' he said. clumsly. DO you
kuEpose other men and women talk
ts1k way when the-the novelty has
worn OFF,
Y don't know how they talk. only
knp" how I feel :" Cherry said, chilled
ogEhe old generalization.
Aartln, who had stretched his legs
e Their length. crossed them at ths
~ ies and showed his hands deep In
e hls pockets. staring at The racing
psaf water with somber eyes.
What do you wantT" he asked
want to live my own life." Cher.
" answered, after a silence during
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

The total number Of books published
IN the United States durius last year
amounted to SAP, a decline II mora
than 1000 as compared with the year
OF 1916. When classified there uas
shown an increase fin Seton poetry,
geography, amusemmts, Biography
and juveniles and q decline IN agrt-
culture history. medicine, business.
social and religious There wos a
general Increase ia The cost q hooks
during the year
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03
CHAPTER XV--Continued.

''AIartin," she said, impetuously in
fsrrupting him, 1--WE got to talk 10
xe, I've meant to write it-so many
firnes, I've had it in mind ever since
i LETT Red Creek"
Shoot I" Martin said, with his fav-
cfite look of indulgent amusement.
''There are marriages that without
M fault on either side are mistake g"
cherry began, amy contributory fault,
Inean-
.'Talk United States| Martin
rfowed. smiling but on guard.
''Wen, I think our marriage was one
81 thosel" Cherry said.
''What have you got to kick about?"
Martin asked, after a pause.
'Pm not kicking" Cherry answered.
al quick resentment But I wish
DO words to make you realize how
i feel about It'll"
Martin looked gloomiIy up at her,
nd shrugged.
'lns is a sweet welcome from your
xsfe:" he observed. But as She re-
xarded him with troubled and earnest
a., perhaps her halfforgotten beau
81 made an unexpected appeal to him,
1Sr he turned toward her and eyed
hen with a large tolerance. whats
the matter, Cherry?" he asked. 1T
doesn't seem to me that you've got
much to kick about. Haven't l always
taken pretty good care of you? Didn't
take the house and move the things
sn didn't I leave you a whole month,
Mile l ate at that rotten boarding
house, when your father died; haven't
let you have-hOw long is it?-seven
Weeks, by George, with your sister,
Cherry recognized the tones of his
old arraigning voice. He felt himself
fl-treated.
"Now you come in for this money"
he began. But she interrupted him
hotly:
martin, you know that Is not true p
'Isnt it true that the instant you
car take care of yourself you begin
10 talk about not being happy, and
Ho on" he asked, without any par
ticular feeling. "You bet you do Why,
never cared anything about that
money, you never heard me speak of
III I always felt that by the time the
lawyers and the heirs and the wit
nesses got through, there wouldn't be
much left of 1t. anyway
Too rich In her new position of the
woman beloved by Peter to quarrel
with Martin in the old unhappy fash
Ion, Cherry laid an appealing hand
on his arm.
tim sorry to meet you with this
Rort of thing" she said, simply, 81
Game myself now for not writing you
3ust how I've come to feel about 1t
We must make some arrangement for
the future-things can't be as they
mere
you've had 1t all your way ever
eince we were married" he began
Now you blame me-"
80 don't blame you, Martin I"
"Well, what do you want a divorce
Cor, them"
Fl don't even say anything about
= divorce" Cherry said, fighting for
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03
Sporting

Harry Greb won the light heavy
weight championship of the world by
beating Gene Tunuey in ii rounds in
New ork.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

There are two k'u1s II men--those
who do what ther wives tell them and
those who never tnarTTr-smaTt Get
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03
Domestic

+. H. Gary, in an address to the
Iron and Steel institute at New York,
advocated taking the tariff out Of poll
ties, is against "a soldier bonus at
present and would substitute sales
for income tax.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

Eleven miners were Killed In an eX-
plosion in Acmar No. > mine Of the
Alabama Fuel and Iron company. st.
Clair county. according to reports re-
ceived at the Birmingham (Ala) sta
ton
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

Belfast is m armed camp. Barrl-
cades of sandbags and barbed wire en-
Engagements are being erected in the
principal streets in the city proper
and suburbs. The city is fun Of sol
dicrs.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

Pope Plus celebrated mass In the
hasilca of St Peters before thou.
sands Of pilgrims attending the inter
national eucharistic congress at Rome.
Delegates visited the catacombs at St
CaliXtus
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

Felix Jozapaitif, proprietor Of n
Chicago drug store, was shot and
killed by a lone bandit who held him
up at Forty-seventh street and Hermit
tace avenue.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
Washington

5lEIlllarul9Gula1lHalrlIlllll- ll.lHlTllGlir
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

William A. Rlther. $1o000.a-year at
torney for the Chicago board of educa-
tion, is named in five indictments CON
tanning IS charges of emhezzlement,
larceny ana conspiracy, returned by
the grnnd Jury.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-03

Scores Of royal guards and fascist
We're wounded in a street battle in
the crowded san Lorenzo quarter Of
Rome
The St. Mary banner., 1922-10-07
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

'23rd Judicial District Court-Parish
of St. Mary
Robert H Collins, Trustee. VS.. A w.
Williams. No. l5,459.
Under and bv virtue of an order of
seizure and sale, ISSUED out of the
Honorable Twenty third judicial Dis
trict Court of the State of Louisiana,
in and for the Parish of St. Mary,
and to me directed, in the above en-
titled and numbered suit, have seiz-
ed and taken into my possession and
shall sell at public auction, for cash,
without appraisement, to the last
and highest bidder, according to law,
at the principal front door of the
Court House in the Town of Frank
lin, Parish of St. Mary, State of
Louisiana, on
SATURDAY. THE l4TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 4. D.. 1922,
between the legal hours beginning
at II o'clock a. M, the following
described property, to-wit:
One l6x35 81. P. Rumley Engine.
One % in. Rice Separator.
One bottom Disk Plow,
One 10 ft. Disk Harrow.
One fI. Disk Harrow.
One it. Disk Harrow.
One l. runner Rice Drill.
One John Deere Gang Plow.
Five walking Plows.
Four Wagons.
Eight Mules.
One Fordson Engine.
One Deering Rice Binder.
One Moline Gang Plow.
One Moline Engine.
There is likewise included in this
description all pumps, pumping plant,
engine and other equipment of the
SAID plantation, whether hereinafter
enumerated or not.
CHARLES PECOT,
Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of St. Mary,
La. Sept. 25th 1922.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-10-07
STATE OF LOUISI.. MA,

23rd Judicial District Court-Parish
of st. Mary
Mortgage & Securities Company VS.,
Albert W. Williams. No. 15,43t.
Under and by virtue of an order
of seizure and sale ISSUED out of the
Honorable the 23rd judicial District
Court of the State of Louisiana, il
and for the Parish of st. Mary, and
to me directed, in the above entitled
and numbered suit, | have seized
and shall expose and sell at public
sale, according to law, for cash,
without appraisement, to the last and
highest bidder, at the principal front
door of the Court House in Franklin,
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, THE 21st DAY OF
OCTOBER, A. D., 1922.
between the legal hours beginning
ct IL o'clock a. M, the following
described property, to-wit:
est. That certain tract of land
lying and being located on the East
side of Bayou Teche, and being a
part formerly known, as DesLignes
Plantation, said tract being bounded
on the North by Jacquet, on the
East by the Camperdown Plantation
Manufacturing Co., and in part by
property of Columbia Sugar CO.,
South by lands of Baltezar, and West
by Bayou Teche; said lands being
more particularly located and def!n-
ed between the red lines on a map
Of said lands as made by V. f.
Smith, C. E., blue print of which,
is annexed to original No. 44543,
records of St. Mary Parish, contain
ing 565.73 acres according to said
survey, together with all the build
ings and improvements situated
thereon.
N2nd. That certain tract or parcel
Of land lying East of Bayou Teche,
containing five 90 acres more or
less, and bounded on the North by
j. Carroll, South or below by land
formerly of Matthew, East by prop
erty formerly of Adeline Sugar Co.,
now property of Vendae, and West
by Bayou Teche; being the same
property described in original No.
46323, records of St. Mary Parish.
"3rd. That certain tract or lot
of land lying and being situated an
the East side of Bayou Teche, hav-
ing a front on said Bayou Teche of
about two thirds of an arpent by q
depth of Twenty arpents; bouSdal
North by lands Of Jack Mathier,
South by Zemie Joseph, and West
by .Bagsa Feche; together with p"
the buildings and iHprn~~ ,ont, :,
situated thereon, and h-' 'nn +ha enenes aenes
Prorer's oeser ed in original No.
401o3, records of St. Mary Parish
aho Containing Ten (1O) acres more
or less.
"4th. That certain tract of land
containing four and four ninths
acres, being known as Lot No. 8,
on plot of lands recorded in Book
GG, page 753, No. 2356O, to which
reference is hereby made; said lot
being bounded on the North by
Paul, on the East by Birg, on the
South by Carroll, and on the West
by reserved road, together with all
the buildings, and improvements
situated thereon; being the same
property described in original No.
45653, records of St. Mary Parish. >
CHARLES PECOT,
Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, Parish of ST. Mary,
La, Sept. 9Th, 1922.
L. 0. PECoT. Attorney.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-10-07
, "a Cures Malaria, Chills,
1tk Fever, Bilious Fever,
Colds ara LaGrippe.
Methodist Church,

SUNDAY SERVICES.
Sunday School, 9:45 q. m.
Preaching, IL a. N.
Presiding, 7:30 p. N.
Communion, each lst Sunday a. m.
Prayer Meeting, each Wednesday
LEE r. SPARKS, Paator..
The St. Mary banner., 1922-10-07
For Sale.

Five s. C. Leghorn hens;
4sSse ). c. roosters. The kind
r. ~. Apply 70 J. q. BER-
Arizona republican., 1922-01-28
POWERS PLAN
NEW MEETING
TO REWR|TE
LAWS Of WAR
Preparations For Another
World Conference Will
Begin Upon Conclusion
Of Armament Farley
IRepubIlcan A. P. Leased Wlrel

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 The
ground work for another interna-
tional conference to rewrite the laws
of war for submarine and other agen-
cies of attack on land and sea was
completed today by the arms dele
gates.
Under a resolution adopted by the
armament commission, preparations
for the new conference will begin i'm
mediately upon conclusion of the
Washington negotiations. The Unit
ed States. Great Britain, Japan.
France and Italy will be represented
and the American government win
select the exact time and place of
meeting.
The first step toward revision of
warfare regulations is to be taken
by commission" presumably COM
posed of international law experts
without plenipotentiary powers, but
the resolution provides that after
they have agreed the five govern
ments shall confer as to the accept
ance of the report and the course 10
be followed TO secure the considera-
tion OF it's recommendation by the
other civilized powers"
1t is taken for granted that ques-
tions of national policy as wen as
legal considerations will enter into
the final decisions reached and that
the whole problem of the submarine
will be reopened when the powers
gather once more about the confer
ence table.
The armament committee adopted
the resolution with a short meeting
called while most OF the other actiy-
titles of the conference We're waiting
on decision of Shantung contro-
versy The Far Eastern committee
likewise met and adopted its previous
declaration on the Chinese radio sit
uation.
The Shantung negotiations still
hesitated just short of an agreement.
but the feeling seemed TO be univer-
sal that day or two probably would
see complete acceptance Of the
settlement plan supported by Presi-
dent Harding. The breach between
the Japanese and Chinese was said
to have been narrowed TO a question
of the extent to which the former
shall participate in management of
the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railroad dur
ing the period in which China is COM
pleting payment for ii.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-28
REPUBLICANS
WORKING To
AID WAR VETS
TRepubIican A. p. Leased WireI

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 81
The accomplishment of the present
administration are wiping away the
tears of the world and are healing
the nation, Vice President Calvin
Coolidge tonight told the Indiana
Republican Editorial association.
Mr.. Coolidge said that the Repub-
lican party assumed control at a
time when the nation had been with
out responsible leadership for a year
and a half and that the party had
Through the inspiration of great
president, made an honorable record
of achievement which no sophistry
could misinterpret no misrepresenta-
tion could obscure and which was
bringing peace and tranquility to the
nation"
Declaring that the first great act
of the present administration was
the selection of cabinet officers
sound and seasoned in public serv-
ice" MIR. Coolidge reviewed the act
ivities of the President and congress
since last March.
THE long pending treaty with
Colombia was ratified, an example
of Justice, running into generosity,
which no doubt, will be for our fin
ancial advantage.
THE present administration offer
ed Mexico a treaty which recognized
that government and at the same
time protected our interests. This
treaty has not been accepted.
THE main object OF the special
session of congress was to adjust
finances. From the work of Budget
Commissioner Dawes, the nations
expenses were reduced from $5,500,-
600 000 last Vaar 70 ahOf1f SA ono 600 .
600 this year.
THE temporary law restricting inn
migration has relieved pressure from
without when there was already fear
of unemployment within and thus
has protected the working man.
Mr.. Coolidge cited the good roads
appropriations, the maternity bill and
other bills passed by congress.
Referring to the farmers, he said
that congress and the President both
sought with great diligence for their
relief. He pointed out loans to cattle
raisers. and the work of the farm
loan board.
"It is the policy of the party in
power to preserve the American mar
ket for American agriculture, and
to assist the farmer by increasing
the prosperity Of h.s customers" he
said.
Mr.. Coolidge referred to the un-
employment and farm conferences,
the relief given the railroads through
loans and lower wages, and reorgan-
ization of shipping as other accomp-
lishments.
He declared that the adminlstra-
ton, above everything else, was
working for relief of war veterans
and their dependent relatives.