Show THE EMOR HB 0 F T H 0 DY KATHLEEN NORRIS MORRIS 18 SO farl charlotte Y rry crry rawlings bawling an orphan at saint Q sheals convent school choo nothing ilace inc she he was i in n knows know almost nothing of her early ry but has da gradually realized that other girls at the school the has ha no uy fly she questions whether she he has hai right to her father name judge ion marshbanks Marsh banki s and kiima inma askell Ilat kell se keeper per for or wealthy mrs porteous Port cou ter in san fra Francl n cisco tco are her guard 1 I when cher cherry ry Is twenty emma i her a secretarial job with mrs mr por goes ort first to the akston meeting the judges judge young wife alft vi lii and hi bi is rich niece amy daughter Js broth brother fred now dead life at port Por teri e rs becomes become monotonous and ry rry to li thrilled when n ketly kelly coates an t lend her a box of 0 candy she laloli at when he brings fran to a party ji ats fro porters porter emma tells tell cherry r h her or sister lister cha charlotte arlotte was cherrys chernys Cher rys I 1 IT T tier tr keuy takes cherry along alone so 0 o 1 i tan can wig 11 his studio and cherry as 61 that he b 1 Is very much in love alth i 3 but soon he tells cherry despond t ahal thai fran has promised the judge will III not oisee i see him any moro mrs tr r dies leaving cherry 1500 and learns from marshbanks that his oer her fred who was amys father also herf her tather father cherry much de swed phones kelly who takes her to dudlo A rod 4 comforts her they agree albear each other up she decides to e ko 0 stanford university and the judge vs eito t s she live at palo alto with a pringle As fran Is driving her v fran says ays cherry I 1 wonder it s ettl 1 alu do something for me edam con continue tinis with the story ati ah ba 1 X gulf ed bjes W dother VI otherl I 1 know miss rawl PEU was herd how do you do are arc NI nei hungry what could I 1 offer sai ald Georga dGeorge pringle no 11 low w acro cre you exes ex es cs asked the her irl e said bald rebecca prin palmly calmly A cherry laughed and rea M smiled at cherry and they ted lately liked each other it g all stuff h hed P d never dreamed of j 51 to us before said re a but I 1 think I 1 hit some of been up to school she dl d the you X ill tell you what well do jt tak takejo ellei run up there now and show khov you yau round t t i ft h bu butt j ay youre ou re tired I 1 I 1 artt hr tt CT Q d love it rebecca whose pter ner was waa godUs in its setie lesiard lesi said ald pleasantly she and alry w went int out to a battered open eater at the gate and were im lately atel engulfed in a town full ot of U cars from which students dan j hilariously c collige college buildings were set in i cloisters and flower edged B n when they stopped at the ermini store boys swarmed ti iti the thecae acar and rebecca intro athern Wt d hern 1 1 and cherry could talk oases she wanted to visit and of h g lin ii a group that was thor ly absorbed in the same inter together agether when they went back jo e pringle house and sat on the I 1 in real small town fashion bofty was half intoxicated with iness and anticipation and felt lot of 1 all the changing phases of info 0 this one promised her the ED 01 contentment and the most to cecil cab to look forward IN t had telephoned keuy kelly only dac in her hei life she thought th ou ight she j 04 iett telephone him lefiti legitimately m neely to i making makin g an appointment to tell of hei her hargood i good fortune although oia 1 put ut in the call immediately t 1 reaching home and waited tor for ph ten the number was w ted as not answering and what chilled she abandoned den dea wever two weeks later when er r vac vacations a tio n s were over and she conscientiously 0 u sly visiting classes studying dutifully with a coach had bein been recommended she from him that sent I 1 skies linit home from carmel sun morning can I 1 pick you up at about ten kehy lt read the message wry ry could not answer it but she M ready and waiting when he ithee ed the battered old car at the and when she settled herself 25 ge le blnche would not have j 1 kedl places with any woman in lips horld 11 t ore enof k 1 I 1 1 11 at e s a id luby goody 3 ecale youre alone iod 0 you think I 1 was bringing ve but its more be alone ve B a little too much hebald he bald sald 1 I came down for jot jp asmussen wedding and then on to carmel and painted cy lea ies andi henl hen L ashe ae felt a prick of tick sick I 1 when was the ras i fen en wedding wadding she asked with a t 1 her voice wo ve weeks afi ago two weeks ago zanice to Is the it at wend I 1 have you know ia i a peach it was a small home rno r no lust fuss her brother must be set and 1 I the bride looked about I 1 upend si and stan wanted me for his best id so Iata there a couple of mafi wa bluer than indigo any and then went on down to carr A ro 0 denyou hen enyou you saw fran cherry UraH ra ther her than asked with the i 0 dark about her ranH hiis ls amazed eyes gave lk a tilde side glance how ayou 2 4 alt lf no 10 cherry leaned against the rough homespun shoulder of kellys coat c and lis teneil dreamily although althou eh this talk was mostly about fran she brought me down to the prin agles to make arrangements and things that was on thursday two weeks ago 1 I know fran was therel lie ile was honestly astonished did she come to see alice well maybe she again cherry must stand corrected about fran instantly the solution occurred to her fran had learned in some way that kelly war wai there that by an extraordinary accident he was the Rasmus sens guest and sho she had determined to avoid him perhaps she had made her other call first and someone there had happened to mention him whatever she had done cherry knew she could believe kelly now for his consternation ster nation at the thought of her having been so near and his having missed her was unmistakably genuine this might be her chance to speak to him of fran maybe she want to see you kelly maybe she thought it would be no use she offered timidly 1 I any illusions as to its being any use if by it you mean my feeling tor for her he answered decisively almost savagely and there was a silence after a moment or two he said that he was sorry to be so rude and they talked by rather awkward degrees of other things until they were at ease again but the mornings gala mood was hard to recapture and cherry felt something lacking in the beginning of the day the bridge and the Sau sausalito hills were wreathed and burled buried in tog fog the picnic turned itself into a house party three or four friends had been asked to lunch with kelly all bringing picnic contributions tar far more suited to the woods or the beach than to the living room cherrys chernys Cher rys cheeks glowed more than once the others smiled to hear her ringing laughter oh kelly sho she said ingenuously when they were back beside the fire again its such glorious tun fun herel why cant we all stay here always 1 all right by me kelly said busy with drinks it seems so horrible to go out again into the fogl well give you girls the bedroom keuy kelly arranged it and we can go over to the studio and bunk there oh nol no cherry turned a bre flushed face toward the room 1 I was only fooling I 1 have to be at judge marshbanks for dinner we have to go well take you over oscr sald said little mrs wilcox no im responsible kelly kehy told them 1 I brought her here and VH IU see that she gets back safely cherry leaned against the rough homespun shoulder of kel lys coat and listened dreamily although this talk was mostly about fran she was deliciously tired after the long day in the open air she thought how she loved him and how proud she would be to belong here in the front seat of his car resting against him they reached the marshbanks house only too soon for her and she said good night and ran up the steps cherry found a comfortable robe slippers and a nightgown laid out for her she was anticipating the comfort of an hours rest and reading bafo before re amy arrived when there was a knock at her door A little puzzled she said come in her heart leaping with irrational terror when the invitation was accepted by old mrs marshbanks the formidable woman who was her grandmother and amys 1 I hoped id find you alone miss rawlings I 1 wanted to speak speak to you dora marshbanks said she advanced to a deep chair seated herself and by a slight inclination of her head indicated that cherry was also to be seated 1 11 I dont know whether you know the older woman began with a steady look how definitely I 1 object to your presence in this house you should know for iv ive asked my son sen to speak to you of it but I 1 have no idea that he be has carried out my wishes up to this time for a few seconds the words did not seem to make sense to cherry their shocking import reached her in nil all its deadly simplicity and she felt her throat thicken and her hands grow cold or has he done so demanded mrs marshbanks ile he he no was all cherry could feebly stammer 1 I thought he I 1 thought even the least sensitive person would hardly come here after any suggestion from him I 1 am no longer the mistress of this house said the old lady in a sort of cold passion but I 1 am not a cipher betl I 1 am asking you civilly not to make it a habit to come here cherry sat staring at her in a fascinated horror of silence you know your own history said the inflexible voice you know why your presence here Is an an insult to decency and to me I 1 bitterly regret the circumstances that have given you what you seem to consider a right to regard yourself as a daughter of the housel 1 I am a daughter of the housel cherry answered her own words surprising her as much as they could possibly have surprised her companion how dare you say thail mrs marshbanks Marsh banka said sharply you have absolutely no claim you have been well established in life you are being cared tor for now be care ful that you dont lose even what you navel havel 1 I am not afraid of losing it and I 1 am not afraid of youl yovil said cherry at white heat 1 I will come to this house as long as amy and fran and the judge want met mel I 1 wish you would go out of my room I 1 am sorry that any blood of yours runs in my velnel and you think you can go on with your college work be asked about in good society once your history Is known the older woman demanded rising you think that amy will continue to think douthe you the most charming friend in the world once she knows that you are her half sister that you are the living reminder of her fathers weakness and immorality I 1 think you wont risk that I 1 think realize that only you can keep your own people from being disgraced in the eyes of the world your own father and your mother too you know your own cried cherry what about frans own son amy asked coming in from her room tired and cow coll and blown after her long ride uncle jud done why she looked in amazement and concern from one face to the other what to la it she asked what were you saying about uncle jud there was a silence while the three looked at one another it seemed to cherry to last for a long long time there we stood like statues cherry said telling kelly about it a few weeks later until I 1 thought we must all be frozell amy knew something was horribly wrong and she kept asking chatis Wh atIs it what Is it and old mrs marshbanks was sort of panting and she say anything and I 1 and finally amy said 1 I know its about uncle because I 1 heard cherry say sol col you said so kelly was lying face down in the fresh deep grass now biting a blade thoughtfully he looked up at her the sun was sinking below the hill where cherry and kelly were sitting were the lae and the college buildings and them the roofs of palo alto no I 1 said a word about the judge but I 1 had said your son and amy heard thail cherry answered the whole trou brou alel tharold that Tha told old fiend that old inqui si lioner had told me that if I 1 break off my friendship with amy shed tell teh everyone who I 1 was who I 1 am and I 1 said eaid that would mean her son was in it tool you meant that help her family reputation much kelly asked with a faint smile TO BE CONTINUED |