The Crittenden press., 1922-05-05

she broke m in quick interruption. as
be- would have spoken. "Lors-rd
rather noti l-Whcre o. my hookl
What was ] do.ngi Pefer-pcicr-"
"lusi mlnuicT Peter protested
thIcsly Cherry wnni 10 speak O.
you-Wlll you wait o. m.nuicT
She Was halfway to ihe door. now
She paused nud looked back nt hm
With fr.ghicrei eyes Peter d.d uot
speak at once; there was "a moment
nj absolute silence.
And ln chat moment Aux came ln
She bad n.I goodnight haif au hour
before; she uas in her wnrro and
hcr hnIr fai over 0ue shoulder ln o.
rumr',i hmid Cherry dek with
fr.lhf faced Der in o. sort of horror
unable 90 realize at chat moment That
there was nothing hcimy.ne IH hef
attitude or Peters. and nothing n her
sisters unFuerIcinus soul 90 give aml.
nunoe o. what she saw. ln uny case
Peter. more quickly recovering self
control went toward h.a wife
"retei" she nli Cherry Look
no thlsi Look no thIsw
She held che paper olt % them. hut
it was rather AZ hcr that thcy looked
MS 600 three gathered near thc hearth
again
= harfcncd 90 fnish ms nngcl.
Ailx uIi. "aud ! reached for Dads
cd n.hle-If's been there on thc shelf
near my bed ever since uas married.
and I've even read o. tool nui loas
what was Boz it-fhcrc ali this tlmef
iis Cn1ic NlncCnfs receipt o. Dad
for that three thousand that o. mailing
all the troulle~ Alix cxuliei o. the stIli
heW.'lered Cherry ITS been there
all this time-and Chcrry.- abe added
On a voice rich with love and memory
-that's What De meant by saying o.
was in Matthew. don't you rememhcrf
Doesn't it mean that. pctci Isn't q
perfectly ciearf
II means only about dfty thousand
for you and Cherry" Peter answered
"ics sir by Gcorre-lts perfectly
cieari lle paid u hack-etcry cent of
0. and eot Biz rccolpti um-thls
puts rather q crimp in Liiies rians-
in scc him Tomorrow. This calls on
his suli-"
Really. reierf Alix asked. with
dancing eyes. "And % means that you
can Keep the oli house. Cerlsc." she
exclaimed tr.gmphanily. "aud We can
b. together part ~ the year. anyway
oh, come on. everybody. and 90 down.
and lets talk and talk about iti Let
ne fec % aenin-1n recognition of ali
claims against the patent cxi.ncuIshcf
aforemenilonel'-sii down Pete; ts
only ten o'ciocki Let's talk. Aren't
you simply Wild with sos. ChcrUr
nut sho told Peter later that she bad
BEEN surprised % Chcrry's quletncss
Cherry bad looked pale nud ahsimctrd
and bad uoi secmcl haif enthusiastic
enough.
t vas sunday. foefY end overcast
hut n0t olt Tie vines about CO..
porch were covered with tins beads
of moisture among che bushes in fhe
rlniCu little faffs uui wells of foe
were caught aul from far arrns the
r.ire tho iron'ng warning of ihe iog
bora penetrated. nf regular. br.Cf in.
icrtais Ais was away
"Chcfry.- Peter aid sui1rniy. when
The silent meal was ulmosi over. "UuI
you ialk about itf
"Iuit--T she fltcrcd llcr voice
thlesCncd and stopped "Oh. I u0uIi
rather uotf she whispered. with
irehigued f'aurr about
"iisien. Cheru o. hc said. following
her o. the wide porch mll and stand.
lug behind hor us shc 80 down upon
a. I'm sorryi rm Just us sory o.
can BE-. nut ! can't help o.. Chorry.
I'm as surprised ns you arc-i can't
teil sou when ii-it nn happened 4
nui u-" Peter folded his arms acrnss
his chest and with a grimly squared
Jaw looked on into the misty d.s
tanoe--it. Is thcrc." be- finished.
9Oh. I'm ~ souy~ Chrrry wits.
rsred on a br,aih of utter distress
I'm so soryi Oh. Peter We never
should have lft O. hapreu -our caring
fof each oiheri We never should have
allowed ourselves io ih.nt-io drtam
aof such a ihlnri Oh. frtrf rm s1
sick about IT, Cherry added. iuro.
horeuily, with nn.ne eyes "rm gust
sick about itl tnow-i know that
AliS would never have permitted her.
self to- know she wouldnt"
ile was close % her. and nov he
laid BIZ hand over hers
= care" be- said. quite involun.
tarily, = have always cared for
yuui know lt's Madness know
it's too lhie-hui I love every hair of
your beautiful headi Cherry-Cher.
ry-r
They had both gotten % their feet.
and nov she essayci 10 pass him. her
fa5e white. her checks blazing he
gorfcd her and held her Gloss m his
arms and after feW secunds ho fclt
Der resisting muscles relax and thcy
kissci each other.
Dor o. mn dIrry minute they clunl
Together. arms locked hearts heai.ng
many and elHsr and l.rs mfetlug
aru.n and nEain nrcaih'ess. Cherrs