The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13

Mrs. Marshbanks said she'd not
been telling the TRUTH"
"Said she didn't know what she'd
been saying. She and Mr.. Coates
had long talk about it yesterday. !"
"Oh, my God. / thank thee!"
Cherry said, in her soul. Her break
fast had come; she fell upon it raw
enously.
Cherry finished her coffee and the
tray was taken away. She lay lazily
looking about, going from half
sleep into real sleep and waking
much later to see Kelly sitting
watching her.
Feeling all right?" he asked.
MAY tells me you had some break
fast. Good girl"
IT'S SO good to see you'll" she
said with a little effort. Don't
don't go away.
"You are the Marshbanks heiress.
Your Grandfather Wellington left
you pot of money"
THAT was really true them"
"That was really true. Your fa-
ther, Frederick Marshbanks, left an
unequivocal statement, and old
Judge Comstock, the one who died,
also left paper confirming it. Your
father believed you were dying; his
wife had taken the other child to
her heart, and as time went by
suppose it grew harder and harder
to think of undoing it ALL"
whats Gogo doing?"
Hes keeping very mum. But he
looks years older"
What will Amy have, Kelly?
What money will she have?"
The next visitor, unannounced,
was old Mrs. Marshbanks. She came
in carrying her knitting, spoke qui-
city to Cherry as if this were the
most natural procedure in the world,
and seated herself comfortably near
the bed.
Amy came into my room few
minutes ago." said the old lady,
ito tell me that you had made her
a very generous offer."~
"She won't accept it." Cherry told
her.
"She may not have any choice" !"
said her grandmother dryly. "She
mentioned it to him, and / gathered
that it made big difference in his
plans. Amy's married now to a
man in whose country women don't
count at all. He'll accept or he'll
refuse things, he'll do the deciding,
from now on" -.A~-~~--s---.-----.--~
Cherry's face frightened as Kelly
appeared in the doorway. He spoke
to the old lady, asking her solici-
tously of her health.
WELL" Kelly said, 'T came in
here with news this afternoon, la
dies. Dreadful news, and yet news
that is going to be a relief to us all.
The mystery is over. They have
made-or they are making at this
moment-an arrest"
"Fran!" both women whispered
together.
mot Fran, no. But Fran knew
all the time-What's that?"
What would have been enough
and more than enough for you and
me, Marchioness.
The name brought back her color
and her smile.
Not the Porter money. But she'll
have some of the money he left her
long ago. And the legacy the judge
left, supposedly to you. She is you,
now. And what her grandmother can
leave her. Plenty. Plenty, if she
hadn't brought Gogo in"
Cherry's eyes were far away; she
spoke thoughtfully: kelly, have ]
quite a lot of money!"
"You have indeed, Marchioness.
Under a capitalistic system you
have done well. / don't know how
much. It'll take weeks to get things
Strengthened out"
Kelly watched for moment the
pale cheeks and dropped eyelashes,
and then telling her not to worry
about anything, he went quietly out.
Doing and waking, and some
times seeing May quietly busy in the
room, and once seeing Kelly's sill
houette against the window, Cherry
let the day slip by in utter rest
and peace. But she was wide awake,
and feeling more like herself every
minute when at dusk the door
opened softly, and Amy looked in.
"Oh, wanted to see you, Amy!"
The girl came in with a perfume
tory smile, perfunctory question
about Cherry's health. She went at
once to a chair at the window and
balanced herself on its wide arm.