Show I 1 ir 11 SISTERS 1 S by KATHLEEN NORRIS copyright h by eathod Eath lD Norr loof 1 I 1 CHAPTER continued 17 no allx alix Is bollig ann to t lenk l enk to him it bolit it ch chent I 1 rpy outlined tile the talk that sie he will mid her atter tall had lilt and nt fit tir I 1 bring brine up tip the hip question 11 0 n lit a nil it frier decided quickly it MI all nily linly icelin un tin uly ugly find un till beeps 11 11 Y s mecie ene its much wiser to I 1 let et hin him I 1 continue to think tent yail MUI ioni dont know finy nn tiling thIng about it and to to let MIX allx think eliat you tire nie ignoring the whole thins 1 1 I until sundie I 1 she whispered until sunday peter glanced nt fit lats athi find MIN allx who were to thir thi r ahKoi badly bedl in ill low toll tone my little p s ve etheart ill till 11 till tills fros misery pry up lip to youl ou lit he if it I 1 hi litt ie half wits lodged lit in ills his lor for the rest 0 it f tilt evening IIII morning witling cattle a cry crystal till 1111 morning find and lire went vent on oil if there them wilt tillis liny any change nt lit tile the ii it MIS Is it change for the better alix all who had 1 lieeie een silent find troubled doubled fur for it little wl allf ile was 11 c serelle now flow us its estrill concerned fur for the lie comfort of or lift her 1 ir nit and 11 its as husy nil lilt d di v long with lier her pulli und lil otiis lin her beekeeping bee iro keeping stable and d ians 1 peter anns 1 is ills Is coul gentle Int eleste ted se elt I 1 f more like tilt oll old peter It hr wit ln hit liml always been occupied lit ills abde find lili 1119 beoh llin ilke llie file dittly apfl col peter who IID hall beell so ho lii iid hy li love tor for cheif Clie ir inina tin fled milo tile llie ti nil re S pacts I 1 acts solid coll ain with etli aich li lil ile found self sill accept d I 1 life fire r doti tigh Kli prill ils lie in had li id beell by 1 tile Ild I 1 ol 01 I 1 I 1 if alio or letter lot in MIS U to let llie ile 1 I 11 stion of ill till mi ile IK cherry anil anol rest lest I 1 it I 1 1 I in t to ti lipop set got the arty for if tin Ui iiii fill floell the bract that cherry lalit 41 no inora ot ili julns there und find made no comment upon ili ills to lo 10 their ali li deloar on oil monday Mood nv lit he doll icel that lie lind cinc III to lawr ena s cherry bieri v to too NIS is lc liss than s ina lie liml hold liten been I 1 av if vi I 1 I 1 I 1 evict 1 I r I 1 I 1 11 s 1 tilling I I 1 ain g ei n 11 in I 1 v 9 anil UI tool looks from tin tilt oilin rol foi mallch liidi in ill so iani get ird it lly lj devoting let self to all sit in mali mal i ird d to 1 liolia 1 11 ilk ani I 1 tilt ill 1 ins ais h E vi 1 I 1 all alix found al 11 t t 1 alip I 1 le k of ill tin lovret sri nf tilt th ivr stood lie altin lt tween in own tin li ate it avi s n vell tn tilt sih nil I 1 urs ers hu lus sy about lilt house lioi itt lud hall won on duan ligniti CHAPTER I 1 cattle 11 perfect d illy tafil nell tin lite little valley to lie hiim hulln with girock n suns stin liliu hine alix aja drining alone it ir the ln cabill stared i in tin the fit freshno s s ut tit tile billit lh over hend find sali said aloud oil vital hul a jay i of f gold the llie log dor sitting deside her on in the front sent flapped his tall tit in lo 10 KT jer voice lintl site she liei nt lit ailin nut but the laugh was quickly followed follow rd by h 1 n I sharp sigh slip mused and 4 ch cheairy cheiry erry to po go 1 I 11 win on oil her to po go back etli nith illin him to to a life ot tilt misery wry for lier her exist enee lilt a inan mie lie hoesl 01 cherr ry my mt little vir there can ile he no as s for YOU therel herel ali and peter I 1 peter Is left it to me file who cannot comfort him or hlll the fiche that I 1 Is fearing his heart my M two loved loed ones find nd what bitin in I 1 do 10 to help thein I 1 sin sill lind hild ill up to the ellwill to do 10 alit usuna last dinst little dull fifty fussing fusing niong the llie ducks oil and chickens and to dwing peter ilter if peter lind hold not roue golie into to run M TI hatch ith lier hot to chernys Cher cherrys rys house holise ill lilt anil fill all dined lit in the lie old strickland liand house the flight before still mill ile he fill of if if 11 ilin rainfall had decided to tn tile flight there to loo the charlee ann c tiny ato lio lint lind been helping the aw i mth ahli their houst hit hull 14 I 1 ri en to cook the dinner unit gt 1 t ind awl ill lie fenlong nebout ill llie lilt hirvi lac liml beell ot loo I 1 alt im suddenly lit irn avil oili M il 1 pear irli i hal cimpl l ed thein nil 1111 by li url ai ting tine to to I reet lert if hr was tilling up fill to t tho III III lie he ald anus t po if in bract lie 11 dimilo rather ph n lie he toll allx all mian ann she bo offered to in th alile he hill ill up in the llie cm III o I mill it 11 rise she let hills go TO 11 I 1 chir ry n it ho wd w d t reel fed suddenly 1110 Illy sal 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inside imide a large ge deture ture ua as indr linn Ils organized illin tin no KO go to beal if lie flir further ther filled iosi collie oine alite lie ile val balkin Milk kin ln till on di lie ile nine fill its in inep and walked on the il orth allx alls elloid in a jow lo 10 tone toile a ns if to liv relf lien mr mi peter KD gil no she faked up ile lime have swill holm olt free 0 s so O pill cut tt ill looy 1 nn lip ile I 1 it tile i 1 I alim of the lh creek I 1 atit if I 1 t er 11 ulilla file A mix X NN ith tin ley 1 I 1 in I 1 mt nit to tile thy ill liili aige lr 1110 ill tin ploll I 1 laii if wo iriri lind li ill first fir it round found cli rn on oid I 1 Y it 11 fi f I 1 v 1 n I ls Is I ligo lit ile MIS 1 I 1 I 1 binl 1 I 1 I 1 it ain si ig ay nt at lite low jo lind lisp nn sin mi aln ond AIN ali fit fill n snit great pant p in of to ann 1 alir I saw M ile vaille to 10 livi III 1 a lint us as herry in 11 imil hall sullied smiled with etli a wan in diw anil glia fal isal fl f up 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in in tile link dark ile li lin M id annil li csini d i that it wil ns not hor daiv io in I 1 that ali it in ale lier IK r face so sn ali and null hept pt her eyes MS froin finin iiii 1111 ollia I 1 ills his 1 ym fly im 1111 pond good to ti noll mill POP it tr slip he sill pi ned liv by suddenly I 1 I 1 in c I 1 olm nin for r air youve M been 1 01 n cry pr rood od to mi ille lily nn there linn s only annl nn in lire alf that I 1 n t got it allot lint int and flint you ou c in t diiro tillia iti tely 1 pi get t filline lir lie lill li nl flu flutell hell earldy find ap I 1 P apol vilh kiili 11 mile 1 ill I d ilk hac to in li if sl SI 0 ignored tile hie invitation for fin if 11 ri fi w tes lint ani for nil mi In ansi int of in hi be nn hil hi hl twin ble it sin she turned to it wila is 1111 ar in i 11 little it s dorily ilin flint I 1 would ilar III P to lif havo h HP MII 1011 aind anil billil M mii clerry if us leipp us fis I 1 nn nin ow sald sil 1 and I 1 i I 1 sif Il alti 1 ltd tI tilt the mood wv u is gaic cinc ts is sl 1 e turned tin tile clif in ht H the holl 21 p ettl ti will cl mares 1 em now nn i ns yi onie inett where diore cherry calil ns peter arine 1 im let lint anil AIN 11 sto stop plied pd the car air within lllian conversational allx JI romael ing that flint slip would bould turn I 1 the lie par dir so sit that st she tie might litter start s oll nil tile 91 rinier a 1 I e I 1 aw ciul I 1 t diio I 1 I 1 e I 1 talo wo were top ihei again gifter I 1 wt hit a llight lint a 11 lii anil I 1 hint int wili is 0 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 K i 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 f I 1 ii I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 41 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 i I 1 am I 1 I 1 I 1 if lu I 1 where mr peter go now she asked ill hint reil 1 I in i i kolii ion Ill I 1 list edly d in ill iiller in it r s fill and silent 11 plit cats ye billy kiil eurt earthely hely anil nil anil ln il 1111 mill loll MH fill up to ill tile tit ip ic oll ieter jiken jIk eJ 1 I juil nn 1 so I inin li i awak to 1 till sill i i enfil fur for tomorrow ro ml kit MII iou lieve to lo 10 thill thih 1 of 0 Is M om irs relf if now lit in fsr f r ln ansing sIng the lie IK boat it if kiln KII wh tell int I sn nt hut but we e nut in ili ready binl for 1 I shall in 1 KO go str streight night to tin till jilt YOU oi inist telephone lilt there lust po go off tonight Iti lelly pit get it us losell sl ap pp us siv you nu clin 1111 alid leep your om alts it lahout you 1011 IT tall me file our cherry clien faltered its perfectly simple lie ile galil div RI ink rig her in loiis face a concerned t lince glance you art going to the olivers Ol licis I 1 go co in ili in ili the th orning in to ret get your MUI tini nv my own onn and nal nfl got to th the livet bt I 1 shall te be there tit nt half ten you get there liftee klimn YOU wont sie inc 1110 11 hut KO go straight on oil hoard and ask for mrs loyac s walt for nn nip there pin but but suppose you ou dont collie aim ill lie ile thero them before you it I 1 better for us its lint ant to nieca up ups stalls tali hut but to ile he sure ill telephone you ou at oliver eis s tit lit about nine tomorrow in orning ill just tell you eliut im on illy iu way find flint everything Is 18 all right do yoot ou realize that alint ly by tills tomorrow tie MI ml IP ile out lit fit sti sra 1 I lie ile added jenning on if file rall rail filtch ins ing the Ila effic rave by belonging tit aitch other borei forgeur er anil ever tv tr the flooded nor her face fi lee w with lilt happy color its tomorrow at lust I 1 she he sald us rig they walked I 1 slowly toward tin tilt house 1 I thought it illel would ill ll nevor he be its or 11 Y a tew lioni s illige now illow llo will 11 ll you iou feel when its today 1 tie lie billed oil peter I 1 shall lie ile so guild when its fill 11 over tin and when her tile letters tire are written when weve re been beell together for a year air slie she lin areil fervently 11 1 1 I 1 linow know it mill bp be nil fill us as we t have hae llin nd ailt lint if it were overl illey ni ille stile door now lio find opre Ino tit tin three fleps to aether he pItI ont until ton tomorrow lorrow lie wIll willared wred 1011 oil sit slip said softly 1 I shant ln cutlir intaj tomorrow toini irrow leaning across nil asi her to push back the iiga avi schirm avii door lii ir lie himself fit fic to to line filep jill illi allx alix lit in tile dark nn ruy peter find cherry annl lilt not sion birr lilt binl not lIell tl lir her c 1 ie e let lei ili lils lie c could not lit ii the utter filter collell n if tile ln allt i what boond lie inid clur cher ry r had JIM if it wn of a ing natii nitia ie thoy tho alir y lilt liml betrayed ads jes ofru one hilll C in it a hundred that slip liml had nut mit aicard lir ird yet ct it II ilni ile aft liiK ll she wa was act flig ii chel ilir ir ir o y liti hall turned ind and hall civell nil an open glance of if bonstel inn but AIT alii K did not s to sie see it ohp alic ail peter lint ulian 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into antu the HIP front cat mf me for or the ali little old lii hil I 1 cherry callie out of ill ohp with lier her hat oil off and kink before her into lilt hie loick back sent rit aali all witt eliell lier her 11 as alic III stepped up on oll tilt flu ilni board hoi iril and saw life olor color flicker lit in her face 1 I tt I 1 ought YOU were mir giang to 0 walk alk peter itter aid nirva J lie lic hall sill mini berei till ii to thesis lilt fill an ilir of lit in difference I 1 faltered il cherry rii piry alir if looked nt fit mix vilio if liall allt nut PI ill into tilt enor find uns pul lint on in her driving drains glov wt all AIN toward ho hosi fair tit lie dog ais if ota lillig rii springs till not appear anler tv 1 0 n o cherry lirar lir ir rind to 10 walk alli with etli u mart aln lw sald ild j nl NI X mm tin said III stirring ill lip lie home lanno before you vou poh irta po h va alt t for 1011 allt AIN mir alit loli lol lil rl I tit at hlin irre im hilele us as if 11 alii ho t 1 liar have tidd it more but Idin lh dr to ill t it solid ic lc alln mil in ili arvi to tin tile dog ilo kep ke p 1 alid till mill III hlll ill 11 III ll it l 1 clr io lid ill 1 I delfing to loo bizy I 1 idt N n sir lr lir Trel wd d tile affa 11 annil ihrl you shill hall not it hole ild arll if 1111 old lid elmek I 1 11 k boy lla hoo hooi I hevont hei h ont to to I 1 anil fill sho alic knell do il ind allot pin lt 1 ui w nuns ing eliout III alln wool mid laid ir brown cheah i crl awalt awal t ills lir id you III alil ill fool ahr it gilld aini bontly to and fro youve pit to sun stav idali peter lr lr old iid i sud delily aln he wils ais on bor 11 la ind hall tpring into lier glnn flold pete alir he sald 1 lemd I 1 I toy liy SN coarl all right ili lil the raced tile the sll pid boothly ly into par and var dOwd veter will ani cherry mood looking nt ni pall ill oilier her iv ic a 11 good start ni ini if k will IH tit atch thein peter 4 hid 0 his 1 13 with tit tilt juni ping tit oi tin 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