The Crittenden press., 1922-04-14

/ putting back the hinged cover. Aud %
moment later her hands with the as.
surance and ease of the adept. dr.flcl
into one of the songs ~ ihe Old days.
"no you remember ihe day We put
the rose tree back. rcierT she asked.
"Whcn Martin was almost a siran.
CERT And Do you remember the day
We mnde biscuits over by the ooruu
Il remember all the days" be- an.
swered, deeply stirred
eve didn't see ail this. then" Alit
mused. sul playing softly "Anne
claiming everything or her husband.
you and here talking ~ Dads death.
and Cherry married" She sighed
shes not happyT be- questioned
quickly
~shes not unhappy" she told hTm
with o. troubled smile. "lts Just one
of those marriages that don't ever ct
anywhere. aud don't ever stop" she
added Martin has faults hes uu.
reasonable and be- makes enemies
nui tluse aren't faults for which a
uomau can leave her husband IN.
Peter. she added laying q smooth.
warm hand on bic. and looslng into
bis eyes with hcr honest ryrs. "dout
80 away agaiu STAY here lu the
valley Cor a Nrck of tuo aud hsIp me
90 everything worked oui ani
thoughi oui-lye b,en 30 much
alone
DEAR Old Ala be- sali. sitting
down on the bench beside hcr uud
putting biz am about hor She
dropped hrr bead ou bic shoulder and
20 they sat ycry siiiL for q lons min.
ute Auxs hand went O. hcr oan
shoulder, and Der inseu ughisucd on
biz aud shc bfsaihsl dcsp coltcnisd
bnaihs ukc q child
-somsbeiy ought 20 wire Mrs
Grundy. collect shs said. alter
awhile.
Eve viii dsy Mu. Gruudy. ms
dear Peter said. kissing thc TOP Of
a soft brown braid. "ty troiung 0G
hand in hand tomouoa and gsi,lus
ourselves married Why. Ala. BE- save
us his Colssut ysau ago-dout gog
rimemberl
lie dld vgh tr abe sald, and
burst Into tears
4 sewn 20 b. doing th.nrs in .
slightly irregular MANNER shc aid
% hlm the usKt dag. uhen they bad
soften brcakiast togethsf. and were
basklng in the sunlight q ths upIer
deck " the ferryboat on their vay 20
The city. 4 spsud the night beiou
my marriage aloue-ln a small Cuun.
try house hidden in the Weois-wiih
my beiruthed and pf0pose % bug my
tfuusseau Immediately after thc cgr
mouy o.
Her voice Zen 10 a dreamy note. and
she watched the gulIa ehrelIng in ths
sunshine. with thouEhiful smiling
eJea The man glanced 10 her once
of twice. in ne sienos that followed
with somsthlnr lks hcs.iatluu. or oum.
f-'.' wv ~ ~. ''p-'
A'oA' here Alia-leis talA' !
want 10 ask yuu somsihIue Thsrv :
never bcCu anything anything % tsil
!"l-of luuf iaiher u De- vas hefr,
refer sa.u flushed and a trlne aUk'
Nara I'm DOT that kind OF man.
hat theie M been mat une INNS
'hal uuc Nunan-
fiuaued, TOO, she Nas loosins ~
h'u. WIN utisht ihi'illEent EYES
nut upasht shs nesef s'en
Anea-
30 she n',ef aidT
AliA iepseu naek at the Fulls
"Vh Ncil ihen- thr said. indi
ieirhi'l'
ALA. would you llse 90 know about
hsit Peter said braseg. "iicr uam'
--and e'eflihlnst
"uh no. pleas. I'd much faihs'
not she Interrupted him hastily. and
after a pause she added "uuf mar
rage isut ihe usual marriage. in taaI
nul. ] mean im uoi iea'ous. and lu
noi Fo.ng Co cp my eIes uli teraus.
ih'ie Has smother uuuan--.s anoihr.
eunan. Nho mrani mufr in fua ed
mishi ha'r' lm fn.us nio % uiii
ml el's gifh. leiet ] suHa luu lo',
me- and love fua ani ur both us'
ne same INNS and that's ,noush
/ IlfrU weeks later o. nmrrHHrf|