Show Saint Sr fr Sinner Simler I Joy Jor pleased with her Importance I of ot being the only person admitted to Cherry Cherrys Cherrys Cherry's s room bustled in and ond out bumping the walls with the baby's crib as she awkwardly maneuvered li It Into Faiths FaIth's room and making half halt halfa a dozen trips for Hopes Hope's tiny clothes soap powder ponder nursing bottles etc II It It was vas with sulky reluctance that she at last consented to set act out for school leaving Faith to her mornIngs mornIng's s house house- housework housework housework work and the care of ot the baby She wanted nothing so much a as asto asto to fall tail into her still unmade bed and go to sleep while this strange indifference IndIfference indifference ference and nd emotional apathy lasted promising her complete oblivion But Bui there was the baby to be bathed and dressed and fed led three beds to be made the bathroom to be made sweet and tidy after Bobs Bob's s session in it As she dusted and arid polished and ran the vacuum cleaner she tried to convince herself that she did not intend to force herself upon Cherry It If Cherry did not want to see her hershe she certainly did not want to see Cherry I She had had hd enough of ot wheedling and mollifying temp bad ered people Good women un unselfish un- un unselfish unselfish selfish women women who loved their husbands and families devotedly were always made doormats doormat of ot And shed she'd had enough of being a doormat From now on oil Bob and Cherry could do a a. little cajoling and mollifying on their own account if It harmony was wu to be attempted in this crazy household Shed She'd show them Nobody ever won won- wondered wondered wondered dered if It she felt tired and ill no no- nobody nobody nobody body tried to save her work or er to help her with iti It I Nobody tried to win her into a good humor when she felt dispirited and grouchy Why she could not even en enjoy the luxury of ol ola ofa ofa a spell of the blues for tor fear she would depress her pampered sister and husband Well shed she'd show them I And so of ot course abs went to Cherrys Cherry's door and knocked softly ca- ca cajolingly There was as no answer Fear clutch clutch- clutched ed her throat She knocked again more loudly and called coaxingly Cherry Cherryl I Cherr Chern darling I Its It's Faith Cant Can Cant Can't t I do something for you your youl Go a ayl a petulant high voice olce answered ans ered I told Joy I dIdn't want to see anyone one But if It you youre you're re sick dear dear dear- Faith pleaded her resolutions forgotten In her fear and love lon loveI Im I m not sick Cherrys Cherry's s voice oice came sharply I I Just want to be ho left alone The only thIngs thIng's s the matter with me meis meIs is it that I hate bate myself and I want to todie todie die Go away I Faith turned the knob and was so relieved to find that the door was not locked that she feit felt faint taint for a mo mo- moment mo- mo ment bent Cherry was vas sitting up in bed bedor bedor bedor or rather was crouching in the middle head with its tumbled gold copper curls bowed upon her crossed arms locked about her knees Darling dont don't frighten me like this I Faith pleaded her voice break- break breakIng Ing At the sound round Cherry flung luni up her head and faced her sister with strick ick stricken en angry eyes their golden j color deepened by the pale violet shadows that lay under them Oh Oh why cant can't you let me alone Faith You mean so well but you simply cannot endure for tor anyone to suffer sutter in silence You ou never could I You Youre You're re always wanting to spare people their emotions to comfort them A little honest suffering would be good rood for me mel I But will you let me inc do it itOh It Oh not nol Faith her face scarlet with hu humiliation hu- hu fled led from Irons the room NEXT EXT Cherry opens her heart to Faith Copyright 1927 NEA EA Service Inc |