The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-06
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asperated Martha Lane = such j
life! Such is life!"
"Yes, Dad" Faith smiled at him
"Children just will grow up and ge
married. Joy will be doing it her
self before We realize il. hop
you're glad. Dad
"Bob's a mighty nice chap. Couldn'
ask for better son-in-law. ! reckon,
Jim Lane agreed. Guess you'll be
be leaving to make \ home OF youl
own" II was question. rather thar
statement, ending on high note
Of, querulous self-pity.
That's what l want to talk about.
Faith told him quickly. I've toic
Bob all along that I wouldn't leave
you-and ] wOnt. Nor Joy. mol
Cherry. You all need me. and Il
need you, all of you," she assured
them brave!y.
you've sacrificed yourself otter
enough for u.s. Cherry surprised
them all by flaring up in defense
of her sister, of whose unselfish.
ness she had made use all her life
I'm stay here and keep house fo'
Dad and JOY"
You forget, Cherry. darling. that
you're no. going to be we'll enough
to work for very long. Why. honey
you're going to need NE more than
any Of the others"
II hate myself" Cherry's hands
dropped from Bob's hair and clenehec
against her breast. Il don't want
to have a baby-Chris' baby. I'm
not married. really. les not fair
I've had enough to bear without this,
Oh. hate Christ"
Everybody, listen, please" Faith
cried. forcing herself to ignore her
sisters outburst This is what Bob
and have planned to do. if the res,
of you agree. You know those two
houses you built for Bob in Enfield
Dad? You didn't know then tina,
you were building your future home
did you. For Bob and I, and you and
Joy and Cherry are gofog to live in
the corner house"
well. / like that" "Long" blus.
tered, forgetting his dignity. "Whers
do Fay and | come in"
You don't come in," Faith
laughed. You stay right here, if you
like the house we'll enough. You
can pay Dad rent for it, and make
it into an awfuily nice little home
for two. And plenty Of room fol
expansion of the family" she smiled
significantly.
WE'LL" Jim considered, pleased al
being prospective landlord. 81
reckon fifty dollars a month would
be about right"
Cherry" Faith turned to her sis.
ter appealingly. Il hope we car
make you happy and comfortable
darling. You're sure you won't &c
back to Chris! Not that want you
to-" she added quickly, "but | want
TO have things settled today"
Il told Chris after the trial was
over that ] was going to get a divorce
as soon as possible" Cherry answered
"He doesn't know there's going
to be a baby. I'D rather die tnan
let him know" she added, with pas
sionate vehemence.
There had already been far too
much publicity for the Inflated Lane
family. Faith thought, with a brist
recurrence Of the bitterness she had
known when Cherry's name had been
blazoned on the front page of every
newspaper in the country. But il
49, OVcF HOW. one tTIeu &C
comfort herself. Cherry had been
cleared Of the charge Of numbering
old Mr.. Cluny on the day they were
to have been married. She and BOZ
had discovered the real murderer
Hutchinson, who was soon TO be tried
Faith, realized, as her eyes wandered
lovingly from one face to an
other. that their future would moi
be an easy one to work out happily
Cherry hated the man, Christopher
Wiley, for whom she had Tilted hel
millionaire fiance. And now she wal
to be-Ahs mother of his child, chile
she did not want. Pleasure loving
beautiful, pampered little Cherry, wht
had become, for a brief hour Of
glory following her potoriety as, al
accused murderess, a national hero
inc. would not easily reconcile her
self to being a wife who was. vet
no wife. girl and yet not a girl
for she was to become mother.
And dark premonition stirred il
Faiths heart, warned her that Cher
~. incorrigible flirt that she hae
been, was not through with love ane
playing at love. Cherry's hands flut
tered over Bob's hair
What If Cherry had never reall,
lost her love for Bob Hathaway
even if she had been so infatuated
, with Chris Wiley that she had elopee
with him on the very night of hel
wedding to another man? Cherr,
had had Bob's love first. He haa
come to her-Faith-only after Cher
~ had proved untrustworthy. Wa.
she fool5shly tempting fate in ar
, ranging Tor her adored little sistel
to live with her and the man VIII,
would soon be her husband?
"Jt's all settled them" Faith asked
Bob and ! want to be married a!
soon as we can get the house fur
, nished. Now, let's all go and see tn,
new house"
Faith laughed, but her eyes, as the!
sought Bob's, were Swallowed with
fainty worry. Was she doing the bes
thing? But-what else could she do
Oh, she loved them all so! Sh,
wanted to spread her arms and gathe
:.thepFsall to her breast, forcing then
Fall to love each other enough an,
YETI too much. protecting then
from themselves and from the world
/ Bob's eyes, as brilliant as blu
sapphires, seemed to leap. at her witt
love and understanding.
(TOMORROw-Cherry becomes