The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-05

} must fight" the count put in.
mean?" she demanded.
"Why, / don't know, DEAR" fall
tered the old lady.
"Aimee has tolt me Of a story
tolt by Cherie here" the count be-
gan anxiously. "Coot it hat any,
sing to do wiz zis?"
eff it is a duplicate of that paper
Uncle Jud said he had had :"
Amy added, again leaving her sem
tence unfinished.
eff it is to Aimee's interest,
zen we must fight" the count
put in. ee
Cherry, did they write your"
Amy demanded. .a
"The Comstocks were great
friends of your father" old Mrs.
Marshbanks contributed. "But I
never heard ;" She stopped
short, shaking her head.
''It seem to me Eat should have
known of zis, Aimee" said the
count.
"Gogo, why should / tell you a
lot of family rubbish that / didn't
believe myself" Amy answered
sharply. "Up to now-up to the
time I got this letter, there wasn't
any proof of anything!"
II am sure" the old woman be-
gan family. 81 am sure there isn't
any truth in what Judson said: It
put Amy in such a terrible posi-
ton. Oh, my child" Amy's grand
mother said, in a burst of anguish,
"why did you marry until this mat
ter was settled? How could you rush
off without telling us-without ="
but you are not saying Eat Aimee
perhaps will be robt of all re money
her grandfather gave her?" the
count put in, in a tone of stupefac-
ton.
There was a brief silence. The
count moved to Amy and touched
her on the shoulder.
'sIt will be very hardt, it will
seem very strange to my frienz, my
frienz Eat I have promise to help, :"
he said in an annoyed tone. 81 tell
zem to come and stay wiz me, l
tell zem Eat my horse-my house, all
is for zem." His reproachful look
swept the circle; he spread his
hands open, appealing for sympathy.
your room is ready, Countess"
May said, from the doorway. Cher
ry saw a little pleased look, a molli-
fed expression, come into Amy's
face. The title was impressive to
them all.
"The first thing that Gogo said
when we read this horrible letter, I"
Amy said, looking first at her grand
mother, then at Cherry, twas. that
it wouldn't be fair to met would
put me in false position for him to
have married me thinking that
was-well, was rich and that / could
help out all these people he has
promised to help, and that he could
pay up some bills. AS it," Amy di-
verged suddenly with an attempt to
speak scornfully that Cherry found
infinitely pathetic. ''as if money
mattered! It was only-Gogo says
it's only that he expected something
different and made all these plans,
and now of course he won't be able
to carry them out.
well know tomorrow" Cherry
said, one hand over her aching eyes.
HE says, Gogo says, that it's a
bad sign that they want to get in
touch with you, Cherry" Amy OBJ.
served, as she trailed away discon.
solately, leaving Cherry alone with
her grandmother.
The old lady extended a hand to
her, and as Cherry went to stand
before her, grasping it, she drew
the girl down so that Cherry's ear
was close.
'.She's destroyed her life!" the old
woman said, in an electric whisper.
1.-THE money was all he wanted"
Crossing the hall, Cherry could
hear Gogo's voice speaking high and
angrily in Amy's room; she heard
nothing from Amy in reply.
With a heartsick pang Of sympa-
thy for Amy, Cherry turned away
from her own doorway, and went
downstairs. When she reached the
lower hallway Fran and Kelly were
just coming in.
Both looked beaten. Kelly's face
was gray. and Fran was obviously
exhausted. Her eyes, sunken in
rings of pale violet, went almost
without recognition to Cherry's. She
said family she was going to rest
before dinner.
you'll want your dinner upstairs,
Fran Cherry said, all sympathy.
mo, no." the. other woman said
feverishly. II don't want to be
alone. I'll lie down for whileI"
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