Show or it P s KATHLEEN u NORRIS by loss norris J CHAPTER continued 19 IP kot ili I 1 ewt r cur iff attlio arili I ahm to n ard ard the hillh inked inal cd aisil i and 10 faill f fal ll to lo ieler fill lo hi biler A min in III lite ali ma alis of if sunn ine ta pio in slin sun alien v v cut I 1 tit I 1 alif v it y A C city ty 1 mils I ili tf riv liiK lilla him fri ain 11 clr in loil lN tilling times 11 ll li id fur leini ill lie ruins in I 1 imin m alif lil ade emch M s e llull s 1 lid mf slip thiis 1111 11 ally dit ill ll it ti tic alir anilli inn hill sin aw lf anif imad eifling I 1 it t 1 into t itic I 1 avi 11 lit billil inte inke roon for ailin III iier her the diw aniz would haind flit lintn lite lom wall 11 ll nellil libin birr ills tin car vin alth n ili iiii p e t 0 dimill rl alic it inola 1 I i I iiii mard nl tile the ral iraln iri ln lilli ill iii in 11 th alir kiil toniy soleil io leil and dilill do in ill i irr I 1 in li I 1 IK amic k binl I 1 rave ans VIO by ift cleill cli ill jsnr the otin awl doctors nc tirs collid anil ay el fluell lot li 11 lor arr lir US inn minli they n lur anil and lie 1 ais I amans ni is ani P Il 1 iiii ceiri 1 alt lillig awn alir ill billil 1 11 I 1 into 11 iiii I 1 arli iv in illos i liillian lj I 1 ill I 1 I 1 alir 1 I 1 1111 t I 1 marcill alili 11 11 in iriel hiiri 11 11 hint it nurses annn II 11 ll 11 icv ell biltl IIII 1111 it she f hv amut am ut the quirt shaded site sin d tile chinese Ll linc toy nw alint rite lie nuns hall their ui fr rait und u s I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 ave roo robins lill rila s filly ly 1 enil lnor nith etli atry ily flay site benil lil 1 egils l ls in ill ali the sik si l rhonl very illy lit ill evist ont one long talk lilt the evera and eil bening ng hall it its filters klio nil annii d peter re rarely alone v vas us billhy of file eife lil f flowed ll iril on about lafin sol leth 14 1 ani act I Ct to ti recognize f 4 airy 1 ni I 1 r ry I 1 binl ild 1 I fit fill Illin ful for lilt anlo liar let anee tint but after it taw ew j ills alize auld wil williber lider I 1 ti lie st ranga nurs HIKI the dooin hint it lie lnita ill d it 4 er ht to wit will wilh it sigh I 1 ald ahse ills PMS eles ellid drift illicit inlo ills onn it F 0 o orld of ain 1700 mid ull 1111 et ms lou 11 aitho t amry ry day there MIS its ole ali till aind hilll I 1 ill le in ill the old oi S P t I 1 g kalne daig tom il 1111 mil chick bentling bentli og ut at ills heart ln 4 ln rry elit ering lill flicek and alli fit doctors and ses gith tl oring erang benr fur for the last stene lit in tile dremia ov of martins Mardi is suffering but the e fill did not coul billere ined lit lir 1 HIP I p 1 din I t tors rs it binl I 1 1 I till I 1 ses tit alie e fill I 1 e was riot not aing file final mere proving neither fahil wor nor final the tension mould a doctor would go a KII froin the lie room cherry Cliv rry anxiously froin one fave face it to another would breathe lot little more inore cus cusley lly it was wan inevitable slie site knew that now hilt it lins s not to he be tills te it ans riot not to be tills hour my dear iny dear peter sald tit to I 1 her title tine athly when spent find ole call slum stumbling bling fruin from martins martinis bex bed le and ami alood dazedly looking from I 1 alic I 1 lnor to tile soaking october tir rest cat I 1 lite r B ierson s it stunned from froin it mow iii my poor little claery Cli Cl erry iery if I 1 milli spare t you tills nobody Noli ody biln ann piare me bowl slie site and ali very dinny and quietly sit alic added if I 1 have been a hint fool if I 1 have hean a selfish geltl sli wicked girl nil my life I 1 am punished cherry Clip rry lie protested prot esteil heartsick to sm c tier her so si ns ng it brou winns g for ui to love pach each gwng iW er peter Iet rr slip site asked lit in a low tone 1 I suppose ge it MIS 1 I su sup itose it wn sut it never seemed a is it if sip s ut M wr mr r ees c ns mol shivered vereil us as ir if tills this volla of of it slie she lif sl hi hf echoed against oh I 1 think tills hits ls Is harry cherry in the Sl illik ivary tone tolle there ans I 1 il s a ill ilie mill frlich wit mal tit 1 d dripped I 1 lied front tile lie arvd n boils tin the r mini nit in they stood wit ans in ili evin evi n tit at it aln itter it ter feild iiii iiii of or notting t siy ali alinur 1 I 1 t two weeks after flit alif neel dent I there MIK all a change in the lie tone little of or tile lie ho hild hell ill wot nil lilt mph to martilla s cne cn e alere um mi no it lilile ls lile change in ili ahir it aln but flint duct in fit wits sr mw sur piling alint it II ans its emis trued into it hope lint illint lie fie would live of fig as lie fie lial find lived they warned CA iiii wife it mot would 1 ild li be ant lit it a restricted lire life elrd ailed to ills courkli or permitted of t liest bt to move it bout within a boundary on crutches artin 1 ills his wire colre sly ily when elds was first dis discussed cued lip ile has always been so strong so independent lie fie would rather ho he would infinitely rather lot be bend nut but fiver igind will was busy arn aping the hie pos too ile ie vont mont stiffer too it she in med felir fearfully fully they hastened to assure tier her that the he chancio of his even partial fy ety ans aw siiri but that to la cw nf r li lit nii Milts 1111 M nten m oil riot not t if 1 milici 11 Alint loll 1011 lri 1 I 11 aln 0 o ill it tx to 0 atit lil fly li lit it tilt alivia slivia lilii i miller fit ilif fros fro s ill liis nf of ilider will ahls fildi and ille HIP li lisping illig of tin I 1 UK hen merlill leill wa MIS coll on alnus ills atre ir smiled nl lit hii hi li i r ali ink i lie file th ilin ebors fur fr i vae c ise front amill cihi I 1 iv its lerl able fill MII oll li lie 1143 F sald in ill ills his w new i wilile olee glnn lie he ali alisi t saw s alii allf y alli olig then them pars vh hint flint lit he knew that all allt is iw hilt to in cliitis tn one oile of if tilt the iwig hours that she hp spent sitting ilehr 11 11 hillig liis ills big weak ajl lite liniel lie plinia nil i it day ili 1 I KH slie jw MIS its led lie irl wit mit or nf it e 1 i ne ielli acir iiii old lip in por happen to 1 aln I I it cherry lull ild slip tans 11 ilni nl ni so 10 ure uie il of ai in ii I lt jr ovell lion liin slip she irm ilip e fost I 1 1 I limit klinn lie 1 I H t 1 wis I nil fill jdie a ill of chills 0 o i I 1 in M i let drle drive I 1 had sich f i in ili hurl ln i ills lull 11 s dr slip site saw si that ip ilo title of nf imin was ns slowly sol rising i aln illi grolli cl kinrd t d nt it tile floi CIO I 1 k it is 14 tui to in he tillight not have rolf f frill four I 1 ill I 1 hl ills onn mn site sim saw illicit ill icil aln of if iler own on you ini aik peter to play some of f alint that stuff f lie wit ns pin viii ing astin yete ps tin rIny 7 lie suggested d cherry only binl too happy to have him willit mint fill tiling to libil anse e bill I 1 elded I 1 by 1 nil 1111 flew to find peter bus hoisy y fill one iiii of the tits v that were MIC all IY lj in ginning to 10 interest fuld pleak s e alie 1 ie linit lid liow sit she told herself that tile hie lionso house ns lis a different once ince now cht one oile oniso was gone the doctors comins coming only for afir brief culls can fin anil the fear dear of alp old ili piano ecal edlio ilig through the rooms bonilln ramp from the flery furnace lii iiii il in ill soul and fiody lioi lt it was ns n talin gentle tt lr strangely patient ninn nt 0 1 1 0 marti mart I 1 mind only for youl you she said bo li was ns propped in bed for his ang dinner ll and whose pain orn face turned with ith tin an appreciative smile fill to the lie dev decorations orations an and 1 I the gifts chrit ninde his room cheerful 1 the heavy cloud lightened slowly I 1 but lit steadily ll martin had a long talk dreaded by b cherry front the first hours s of the accident with his physicians ie bore the ultimatum with tin unexpected fortitude let tire me ret get tills straight he sald auy the arm ami 1 1 0 K find and the leg hut bill tile the hack back cherry kneeling beside him her hei on oil lils his dew d ew a wincing vi neing breath re aured tier her with flit an andul plit ent noil nod ive known it right along he told old tier lier lie hi looked nt fit the lie dOc its to DO go 1 11 I lont ilont see by h I 1 should dle deceive vou m my ilo dear ir ho boy ald illila the younger leetor lio ijo find grown very try fond of you belill still lit me fit fit at bridge oil know you u can rend fill and write smil colts to tile table after av awhile MII have our to kaep till aing ii wv new things for you tu to do it next net stilli mer iner now lion it a elinar out in the gil rdell cherry ns its fearfully chIng tier hei s fine face well all oo ilo hat we ne can to make it efly eis ant sliu she in ill kins lie looked nt at liei her aith a little very much taking pare cure of a helpley hel ples milli all your well life lie asked with it hint of ills his old orill nt tier ner nh li mart I 1 mind only wl for you fai she said aid peter standing behind if alio ilo tors slipped from the room unnoticed lute late lint flint evening when martin ns Is ileoph cherry came noiselessly front isle UP roon to find peter alone in fit the dimly lighted sitting room il if glanced at her feeling rather thaia hearing tier lier pre presence eprefence fence ond and called her come over here will you cherry I 1 want to speak to you sipe she little with alth nil air inquiring and atit el nut not wholly I lolly look to tile mill lie stood up to greet tier lier 1 thed I lied lio lie naked aked lit it art unnatural voice 1 11 1 inq just JIM oldig going to bed sh but she sat doun don s satik comfortably into the ramir opposite ills his own and fretchof fret chod 1 her aei little feet crossed at the atille enli if 0 tier ills as if slie she were indeed ali ul lie HP knelt doan dnn beshle osTile li her chair and gathered ler cohl blinds into one of ills ditl lint me ou ill find I 1 going to tl dot 1111 lip ached slie site looked il tit lit film in terror nr 1 but I ait till nil hint flint Is she salt said ili ill why h Is it c I lini langell veil 7 lie countered 1 I love line uni loll I 1 linne line always loved loed you ou since ill llie dis long mk rigo IB 0 O lit in tills very ver house I 1 cant full it mm and iou iu lop imp me cherry Cli eilt is I 1 hall always love le you slip she allol d alz ifill ily after n pause lit in M bilili lilt li lili h she looked nt lit nith etli troubled doubled IMI 11 hait ll t but vou pou jiust see flint v e connot ninnon think of fill all hint flint lion flow sin it elih fill difficulty 1 I coll coullet coull billit nt fall flow nu alien lien lie needs lite 1110 so si bif beds you m now ilow peter ieter conee concede d cil anil it I 1 I 1 doht sick nou MI to do 10 rny ting 11 aliu it mut flint now nott but in it i fott few nhen liin ills mother inot lier conies canies don fur for a alt you wi must tell them honestly that you cure care for or me lie he cherry was trembling violently lit ho how rould could I 1 if site he protested tell lafin that I 1 am going away any do de sert ilig illin tului lien lie most needs nie me peter hall liall grown very M ay iy pale little but lie he ills fit cc dose close to hers heis 1 but you mill cannot inears incan that tills this Is tile ellit fiul hiie sie moved her lips ns as if slie site was nebout to speak joked tit him blankly then sipi denly tears titine entire and tin she lier ber hands free froin I 1 ills I 1 Is ail and hild tier nuns arms about ills his live buik k tier wet et link wits MI pressed to ills own on and lie he put ills nulls firms tightly about I 1 alie lit tie shaken figura ti me Ie Pe lerl torl slie site desolate lv and arter a ahne liin fien the violence of tier her sola vas us le and she wn was breathing bren thing inore fiti letl i slie site said again Ie tei we can nil never neer breum that adreani nl ii we e shall brenin it lie cor beefed reefed tier lier cherry clien did lit riot not answer for a long will le then slie she gently tl disengaged herself front ills arms anus will sat erect elect ifer her wars buciu ere ended flow fici art nud her voice nud fruit burt 1 I no never again nai iiii slie she told him ive ie hern been thinking about it till nil thes das field ie fe come to set see alint 1 Is right us its I 1 never lid did before allx all never neer knew about us bleter an ind I 1 been the one thing for fi lilli lil li 1 could lie ile thankful in ili all tills kintol but alix ali lind had only on one hope for tile me mid and that wit ais flint martin anil and I 1 would come to be ell to be nearer to each ebli other unit that solli ellow inand I 1 would make a success of oi ou mit r r inge would no ul d sit I 1 atell lets sn jn the family nume from i oin till nil lie disgrace find publicity of a divorce hut but clieny cherry my in child peter ex e postulated you hile nil fill your our lire life to I 1 lie felicy fuli t lilt t 1111 it one else elm ahn tike take jour our pluie place with ich ailin that she said steu steadily dily is alint I 1 must lot dol peler looked tit at tier lier for it 11 fv few seconds without speak ilig you dont lose ion him filla lie sold salt no slie site admitted gravely 1 I dont love liliu not in the woy ay you ion ln ikenn 1 arle j he Is nothing to you peter argued figued As a matter of fact it 11 ever M ais it what a marriage should 1 be it ma always aliis always alms a in Ys yes site lie conceded idl it its nl abias Mis a mistake then there Is nothing to bind you ii to milli 1 peter added so i and there alix to todi distro sties now flow lie agreed aKe eil an anil I 1 yet it slie lie ment ent on oil buddi 1 I 1 III do I 1 III ills ninie most lor for alix thrift tor for fifty an one olle ili il ter looked ut at her ill iii silence leiKe si looked buck back at the lust flicker of of tile the ti hie re you ou will hill our after lie cherry rost lose froin flit chair mil lood etli dropped dio plied blead ilila if ill dal ees looking down lit llie 11 line le no si I 1 clizie tl cli iiii zim e lian mindi sliu ile mild in ill 1 I 1 lm im loil hiir I 1 leml I 1 I 1 i still trall gely III iliin ill mil and lenil loi for lier her bior for the five or cr tell fell or 01 tivi it or 01 thirty cars I 1 slbil albos lot in ale lit 1 1 martin Is on caring in for fin him him making a life I 1 or ailin and cherry client vil liei her glor t li loiis loll blin fes eye in thelt mn 11 11 imie itald nn fin up iii illtyd ik I k flint irlea lind had nepi seen pel there before it 1 is what anil lit fill all would line allied Ml lied sin olvIl lilly ellid 1 I ilo 10 it fm fin Il tin leill in peter did riot nit ellid utter 11 slip well u nt gilletly fill etly bild quickie front tin flit ith the llie new lieu nir of quiet r I that slie he had oin ever eer since tile llie ni CHAPTER chapton bleter SUM saw with etli it ant rt of lion life was sni ini her no ilo us as life fire hilt never ickles i e en acting little Iki liou fore ture I 1 she spi nt much of tier her free time by her iside bide tin nm mong him as skillfully ii MS s n mother lie was getling so popular tant she he tind had to be i ready endy for callers every lay flay would woul d he like her to keep george sewall for dinner alien hen they could play piny dom dominges dominoes inoes again would he like the table ath fifth the picture puzzle purle lie would like just to talk very cry well it they would talk martins dily was so tilled filled and divided flit dinall pleasures pl ensures that it wits was apt to him ty by passing too lie ile had breakfasts lie hill lils ills paper ills luila wits was brushed and nil ills his lied gitil remade a dozen times it day charcy sliu red tier her niall which was laavy now with him film site she little into the sickroom sick room every few alth small nies cessn sages es or gifts with will her 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