Show T E by KATHLEEN N NORMS 0 R R I 1 S copyright by kathleen Kathle eu it t orrl ari CHAPTER XII continued 11 1 I dont linte ailin in she answered quickly 1 indeed ini eci I 1 dont anti anil it isn t just tin the place and tile the life peter 1 I 1 could lie happy in ili two rooms soni some v liori anywhere lint but not with etli lihn him oil oh peter if I 1 ilono done it tier her bea luty us it she pushed lioi it 1 I plate pi ite nolde and leaned toward film was MS so startling that peter a lighted nit tic half malsed to it 11 fresh cigarette put ill tin town down and looked thoughtfully tit lit tile cigarette alp in tie nil ibid hold that town too without the faintest of lie wits ais doln doing the tany was warin nail there aris it little dampness on tier lier white forel end al where herp tile the gold hair lung to tile lie lorini irlin of the lie drooping lint the soft time curve of tier her chin the short nes s of 1 tier er upper lip and tile the cili usen sut ns ness of the little earnest mouth had never seemed mora inora lovely loeh than they aln were cre today she was youth with incarnate palpitating tating flushed flus lied for a moment inor nent she looked town don nt at the table and the color flooded hor her face then slie she looked him straight in the eyes eves and smiled sallied well olla perhaps it will nil work out right peter slip she said with the que look that hint so writing ills his bicart slie she ininee gathered tier lier posses slow to gether to po go hut but when they alic stopped stepped into sunshiny genry street it ivas tans three clock ii and peter Mip ested hint they alie grilk down don to tile blit they llie met all ally on oa the bont hut but slip she did if not asic if lc any nii intini i islik qui que cons slie site sat lite cn atheni on it tin the upper deek Ill hiking contentedly ut tit the lie blue satin ln bay tier IMS eves fol loing the wheeling li colln cling gulls or tin tilt p wi ange ie of if ships lier her evidently concer only with the lie title I 1 lie ili I af if tin tho muni ont anil and always lr for peter ilter there vas is the saine joyous sense of something new aie suni ethIng iiii something so ecstatic in ill life floru that hour lie aris ati never quite finite nt at ease in ili chert ys i coni pany and avoided being alodio knitli tier lier even for an air Int instent tint although her presence pi yente tit nl bays ns cati caused ed him the new ne and tingling delight dell glit he fie read IK tier r dionest blue CM eyes s truly tru and knew that although like hilli self df she its or of tile new iu sweetness and brightney bright nes i of life fire ili he lind never neer entertained for nn nil instant lust int the flitting thought that it was peters feeling for tier hor hi that it anade in idt it so sin sho thought owl it would b ili tile did aid childish kinf gilless that the she t he lind anon in tile the valley alli the hie freed fit doin und and isare I and irresponsibility of the old ans 1 tile I he next net illy sio lie talkea in a tron aled uncertain way n of if going n back to teil red crnek rind he li k kie new why hut but mis klix nn ns so tit nt tile hie iden ind allot peter lio was mi aln ing rr dr strick lund lands s estat was vis so ell reful to depart early in the mornings and nil riburn only lite late tit ot night that the little alarin if it was ais chilt died ded nar anar the next net time that cherry chem ant in ili to lo town ally A fill did not RO go and lilt peter bitting on the deli deck of the party liott bont mill tier hor asked n kod tier dignin to have luncheon lun theon will lah hlin him immediately n moud loud fell on her face and lie saw lier liei breest rie rl c quickly ll alleter eter site she pd him conking straight st rith into Us his eyes ces fly ilan t we ue tell ally allx blout alint peter ider tried to laugh and felt Illo self begin to tremble hie agillon about iolet lint lie about our linvina been en three hour lit it lunch last fast week weeke why I 1 dont know v peter iter said milling nervously nonoi ihl mic khe ans Il lent fill and they d A without tiny nn further reverence ence to meet ng for lurich that night when lien ally hid till pone gone to ned he tile lie bitting i room III denly benl to tn find cherry hunting fur for it D nook X olk she lind dropped dripped on one line knee tie the better to reach n low lieff shelf li elf and ans obar ho d in the volatile itle hp and to lien en when heu she lie heard alic tit door open lien sh burned and livinnie lie innie ver ir I 1 pule pale she did not speak ns as peter bame to stand beside tier lier cherry Cli erry lir he in n wh chiper iper its ils face dose close to hers I 1 s elther spoke geln torn for n while cherry uns as breath ng jip kinrd peter ans con clou in only of i wild ald of brain tin and sense they renial tied so BO their eyes ees led fixed 1 belr breath coming ns as if they alie hal xin xi n it for endlers seconds ponds sc you m tile question you oa 01 licked ll 11 l l ed ill ine this rao moni ln peter said io you ou do you gemeni arr cherry bierri her coid tigers 1 0 still u tic he pi blare in tilt lie book bonk she lie harl bevil n rind n pill to to tilt lie floro i t slip she said lit in the merest merc t lint ill petion P e peter ald following IK i I 1 sort ort of lidid fleady ini diKs lil liking liin him pal tinly con monclo on selous clo of if that lint to I 1 rom lon tier lur nn illia that ali it sho hf kildew iiii IT 1 P im inic imp p I 1 alint li that lint qu chilon lon lore lot etl aly I 1 it not whit hot ho sold r ri A 1 il ie 1 is 1 trying nine to apes fp es inith till ens eliv d in th ow fanille of I 1 il I 1 I 1 li ir il IM v coln fin lip e nil iram mir avie evil lIll lii enell it hi sf it i joy jm if M emern amt go s homr home ini c i li it 1 I ald ii it t 1 to X 11 11 1 I 1 air if til ll 11 I 1 self I 1 must go lionie home to mart to inor rowl 1 I 1 let lets s not lets lit s not falkl t ilk 1 she broke off 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