Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-04-15
CHAPTER VIII.

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M6rln's work was In the Contra
ak cosh valley, and he and Cherry had
IAN house in Red Greek, the only
tawn of any size near the mine. Red
Creek was in a fruit-farming and
m, daIfs region and looked its prettiest
3 on BE- spring evening when Cherry
yas ssW it first.
.as In little house was a cottage with
M. Bbrch running across the front,
nm mhsfe windows looked out from the
Nv sIfEins room and the front bedroom.
rfr, Baek Of these rooms were dark lit
rios tie Ia throom that connected the front
tba bednDom with another smaller bed
can room, little dining room and a
ta kitchen. Martin, man-fashion. had
-bo, nserely camped in kitchen and bedroom
-an, whIle awaiting his wife; but Cherry
Bs bHffoned on her crisp little apron on
sa TIE Frs morning after her arrival, and
ATTACKED the accumulated dishes In
As the sink and the scattered shirts and
es6 coIlars bravely.
. !, For q few weeks the novelty lasted
viii and Cherry was enthusiastic about
ION, every thing. She looked out across her
q. sdlshpan at green fields and the begin
vira ming Of the farms; she saw the lilacs
burst into fragrant plumes on the
:. bare branches of her dooryard tree;
1wsprlng flushed the whole world with
loyelh ess, and she was young, and
healthy, and too busy to be home
sick.
The days went on and on, each
T nbrlngins its round of dishes, beds.
Hl1 sweeping, marketing, folding and I'M
slT folding tablecloths, going back and
forth between kitchen and dining
loom. Martins breakfast was either
promptly served and well cooked in
when case Martin was silently salts
GFl55S 6eda ~ it was late and a failure, when
be was very articulately disguised; in
either case Cherry was left to clear
] land xash and plan for another meal
s h fonf hours more. She soaked fruit,
beat lp cake, chopped boxes into
kindlir gs heated a kettle of water
Il and another kettle of water, dragged
5i:a Sheets from the bed only to replace
5 hem filed dishes with food only TO
/ L. end tnem empty and ready to wash
again
Il ga sick Of itr' she told Martin.
K ID wei, Lord!" he exclaimed. Don't
ot Fcu Bunk everybody does? Don't l
get sick Of my work? You ought to
\. naye PIE responsibility Of 1t all for
/. l...4A w;iKie J"
aru Ills tone was humorously reprovlng
saFler than unkind. But such a
nSpeeeh would ill Cherry's eyes with
fears and cause her to 90 about the
i. y h. aonse all morning with a heavy
81. heaf
i,g She would find herself looking
Is u IhoughtfuIly at Martin in these days,
e q ftaaIsng him as If he were an utter
ArapEer. 1t bewildered her to feel
Il. MAJ he actually was no more than
\ nat after two years of marriage. She
% 1. aQE olsy did not know him, but she
lot4 aaa batiied sense that the very
ss-aa eaKness of their union prevented her
o@ Seeing him fairly She knew that
: "a aaa him injustice In her thoughts.
z nus be injustice, decided Cherry.
10 adRrtin seemed to her less clever,
sss Us, less intelligent, and less
ssAefons than the average man of her
feqaalntance. And yet he did not
een 81 impress other people in the
8as ne impressed her.
re YVES extraordinarily healthy, and
lag slNall sympathy for illness, weak
sess 1or the unfortunate, and the
sslIsaaning, He whistled over his
'zsssAag, read the paper at breakfast,
a vas gone. At noon he rushed In,
u3ass late, devOured his lunch APP
a1eelafiEely, and was gone again. At
asak PC was usually tired, inclined to
laafreA about small matters, inclined
aisapprove Of the new positions of
e pearoom furniture, or the way
saerFE's hair was dressed.
ae ioFed to play poker and was hos
hsaoae - a certain extent. He would
sn'sEae and joke over the prepare
shs ~ a carebit after a game. and
Vsaa lilngly walk five blocks for
80 = therry had forgotten to get it.
* 1ahqa nc liked to see her prettIy
- low and then they motored
80 ~ friends from the mine; more
80 a hed, axe hearty chicken
81 went to cold supper in
bed III follow 4, ~ 81 - -
100 ~ Ter into her kitchen: there
49, m monade and beer and rich
81 Then the men would be-
n discuss hahtag - - Ia a. 49,. -
~ never saw her husband Sc
- or SO interested as when
- nad known before Glanced to
g. - town. mining men from Ne