Evening star., 1923-03-22
tContinued from Thir;y- fifth PaEe.l

it--passion. Was this the, deep that
called from her nature to his-his to
hers? She covered inwardly. groptnG
among gentler instincts for the
shreds OF her self-esteem. recovered
them one by one and turned to him
II think-I think that l hate you
Bruce" she said quietly.
Good" he growled. And | love
YOU better than anything in the
Except yourself"
Except nobody. want you
Cherry
She had to admit that his philoso'
ply. II rugged. was at least consis-
tent. There was a deeper-more
sonorous note in his voice too which
she recognized.
They had reached the corner Of the
avenue and Cherry stopped,
Good bye, Bruce" she said calmly.
He took her hand and held 1t.
When shall I see you again?
"Never."
'rll be waiting when you come out.
II wont come out"
She struggled to release her hand,
but he held it firmly. Please, Cherry;
live got to see you. w nat time VIII
you come out: At hve: AT SIX: Ill
wait"
Bruce" she said. struggling.
You're making me conspicuous"
What time?" he persisted.
lust to Quarrel again.
NO. To make up"
Let me 60"
Answer me-"
No"
She broke away from him and ran.
Unpaid Bills.
Meanwhile affairs at the Mohun
state of confusion. Bob Mohun. in
heriting some of his mothers lip
wisdom, was talking great deal
about what he was going to DO and
accomplishing little. Indeed, as
Cherry soon discovered. instead of
searching for a position he preferred
RS his mother did, to talk in large
figures of what would presently hap
pen to their fortunes when the market
should take an upward turn. He was
not dull-witted boy, but having been
brought up to accept the gifts OF the
world as his particular inheritance. he
had been slow to adopt himself to the
idea OF its sudden dereliction. How
Mohun's ambitions, they had at least
heen constructive. Bob's were merely
noisy. They were both out OF their
element now. Adversely such as this
was beyond their dreaming. The mere
suggestion by Cherry of the stipend
which Bob might earn from an Office
dow ntown In some useful, II humble
capacity, filled them both with queru-
louS reprobation. Cherry pressed hel
point beyond their protests. She had
decided to cherish no false notions OF
optimism, for the mere amelioratior
of their present distress. nor to per
NIT them to do SO.
The sinister shock which had set
her mother and brother to futile plan
ming had awakened Cherry to the
rude necessities which faced them all
There was something of her father
in the sturdiness with which she me,
the situation. OF course she was
ignorant, incapable. inexperienced
but she was not supine.
There were the servants at the
Oyster Bay place. the gardeners and
grooms to be paid and dismissed
Cherry had little money in her ow r
small bank account and applied 1t te
this purpose. The wages of the in
door servants at the Seventy-eighth
street house, besides Catherwood and
: the second chauffeur. were in arrears
Alicia Mohun had something less than
a thousand dollars in her personal
account at the bank. Bob had nothing.
without conffding in either mother or
brother. Cherry found offers for both
Bramble and Centipede. the hunters.
ard sold them at a sacrifice. Most Of
the money went to pay wages. Then.
after an interview with her mother,
she expressed her intention of sending
away every servant in the house. ex-
cept the second cook and one maid
fojr