Show low R S by KATHLEEN ATHLEEN K NORRIS b Rat hesso CHAPTER continued 17 no is IB going in to speak to him bad I 1 it cherry the talk that she he bud abd hey ber sister bister had bad had bad at bairt L etien th I 1 bring up the ques tion finis at all peter decided quickly it it would only mean an ugly nad and un on necessary nece oary wage scene its ita much wiser to let tilis him continue to think that you ym gont dent kum know an anything thing about it bud and to let alls think that you are am ignoring th atie whole thing until sunday 1 she whispered until sunday peter bankd at fand alix who bo were sem talking tor to geier in loy IRA ton tones as my little sweetheart III make all B this misery up to 1 I he whispered her little band was waa locked in his top for the rest of al to the evening A momin horning g came crystal auto autumn and lue went want os it 11 there them WOG some any change at the albin it was waa a change for or in the a better allx alls who had bad been mi lant an and d troubled tor for a little while was am more to serene now as am usual concerned tor for the comfort of her f hella household and as am boa usual 1 I buy busy bu y all iday day jw long with her ber poultry bud and pi pigeons giona her beckem bel beekeeping kem ing until stable on and d dogs purr peter d I 1 we id his e courteous cammi ge gentle li interested tei more like th the old peter who had bad bocz always teea been occupied pled with his bis music bud his books banks th than A uke the passion tely metamorphosed peter who had bad hem been so an changed bv I 1 love A tor far cherry cheny martin matist led alth the gone general 1 re pacts and ad consideration with which be found himself surrounded d 4 accept pt ed d life placidly dam enough gr I 1 perhaps he be had bad been disturbed b by Y the advent of the letter perhaps he we was willing to let the question of an adjustment be tween cherry and maine himself it rest L it amused him to help out get the h house a ready for a tenant bud and from the fact that at cherry talked no more of llie there and made no DO to comment upon his frequent reference to their d departure ep arture on monday he be deduced end that she had come came to her C cherry erry too was as less unhappy the than hd she had hem been by avoiding peter bv refraining even 1 in words word and looks 1 I from the mal companionship ant enship for far which she ehe an hungered b by y devoting herself to at altz 11 she managed to hold her ber frilling in lash et bieu though ali allx found that th the e kno knowledge uledge of the duct they shared hd without witheat eer c mentioning stood stand bu between then like 11 wres screen the bis face busy about the house had bad won sinful hours together CHAPTER words Batur daT came a a perfect day that fined filled the little i julley alley to the ba brim with golden sunshine Bunsh lne alii al driving imm alone 1 to the mountain cabin stated stared 1 in the freshness at tl the blue bli over he bead U d and said aloud ob ch what a tiny day of gold I 1 the dog sitting bitting b beside a file her on 01 the front seat beat sapped flapped we hla tall in answer to her bar voice and she laughed BI at him but the laugh was quickly followed by a sharp sigh saturday day she bhe mused hond and lal mar G tin n expects cherry to go BO with him h A on man monday my I 1 experts her to go back with him to B life of misery for her millet exist mor ence with la b a roan she holes hates I 1 oh ch chu cher vy ry my little sister there them ran can be A no happiness lappi 1 for you yen there ahern 1 and peter peter near 1 la left behind to me who bo can not net comfort comfor him or still the ache ch that bat la IS tearing hla him b heart ba A I 1 my two too loved ours and ad what can I 1 do to help the them I 1 she bad come came up to the cabin to do the usual al last little dally daily fussing among the ducks end and chickens checks and ad to bring blind peter pete it if peter bad not swe gone wha into town burn b back a with her to cherry a 9 house they hd had all dined in the old strick land house boom the night before and be isi u or of a sudden rainfall bad decided to spend the night there them too the cebia chinese boy bay u who im had been helping the 01 blateri with their house housecleaning cleaning had been persuaded to cook the tit dinner and nd get b breakfast keast and the evening u about W ut bac e 2 the old fireplace fimpel had been almost t too poignantly sweet so but suddenly aud denly at t about ten 0 clock P eter be had d them all by get ting to his feet fast ho he was goloff going up to the cabin he be on said d must go I 1 in fact he would rather welk please he told all allx when she offered to drle drits him up in the cor car bewildered and a 8 I 1 title apprehensive she let him go n to cher rv who seemed deemed to feel suddenly sad and and imey im ey alto allx laughed about it but she rho was A secretly worried tied bersoff end and immediately after breakfast the rest next morning decided to run ran up to its cabin in the raw car mid and assure assum herself that everything was right thus there cherry who had RM not slept bud and who was pale had bad come color out ant to the mr car her hei dasti acted manner anner increasing allx alix A sea benne thai the annell dit was a gravels amiss she bhe started on her trip rip with alien a heavy heart but llie file halt hoier s vion ruu withed oo thel lier her in spite of herself ant now she 41 the cabin a much inoff 11 cheerful mood and peter was nowhere adient and ad Us as sh she e plunged hit into the fie work of house nna and faim vard all h Bup eppe pori A abbou klag g to diw matter a mo melmus thought that he I 1 ants d go gone to an rhe he icv ul 1 peter iett gu go train tl I 1 kaw w wa 1 hy 1 all allx ala a agan suspicions suspicion awakened wk en 1 not go train ahe be johnd with a B premonitory tory pang saw kow landa made I large rg 9 gesture theal am aa bull m chung ting a ff aim disorganized him oo 00 lone go to beil bed he be further stated boss come came late ile he welkin oti on porch patch lie he com came lo in late into and it walked on an the march alix aill echoed in I 1 low loss tone tome as tf if to herself where mr peter go not heir she asked he hae wine coffee f no mt eat the boy bay answered lie he indicated the dle direction action ot of the track creeh bud and after a while alix alii with an icy heart c went to the bridge and uie the pool poo where peter had first found cherry only ft a few ago he was wa a standing storing staring vaguely at the th c jow I 1 and lisping stream and alls alix I 1 a great pang of 0 pity pit when she saw him he came a to her smiling but A as ch cherry erry had bad emeled tied with ft wan and ad bit ghastly ally face peter pt er you re ral not well allx all said old 1 I th think ink I 1 am a little upset he a answered d they er washed back to the ablo ak bi house together r A allx orde ordered r him to take like a hot both bath and made him drink so me a co ce flee if w when hen refreshed and grateful he came out to the porch hat half f an hour later they shared the litti little e meal that was her har luncheon and his him breakfast he followed follow tul her bar to the cut car and got in the front seat met beside her 1 I loure on to awfully good I 1 to me e he mid ild briefly when they we wera going I 1 down the 1 long 19 9 grade brad allx alix did not answer immediately bud and he thought that she had bad not heard she ran the big machine through the valley alley stopped at the bounties and still in allence allees began the climb toward the old home hoase the th roads ads ashe all narrow now here but she could have fol lowed them in the dark he knew and he understood 0 that it was not ant herdrik herd riv log ing that made her face so BO thoughtful and kept kep her e yes eyes from meeting his you my fay tm rea good to you pete she surprised bm bho by saving Budden dd Jv 1 I hope I 1 am for you youe it hem been very le led good d to me au in my 7 dear there 8 only one thing ing 1 in life that I 1 haven bacen I 1 got and want R and that you can I 1 ely get for we me he had flushed darkly and he spoke with a little effort 1 I 1 I d like ilk to lei arv she ignored the invitation initiation for a few minutes and tor for an instant of panic be thought he saw now her lip tremble but AI nhen alien she be I 1 turned to inco him it 11 taa v alth ith he her us smile ile its ifa only billy that I 1 would ilk like to bey hove yon u and mi and marlin and cherry Us BS happy as 4 1 I am I 1 she maid bald quickly anil and a second accord later inter the mood and we was 9 gone us she turned the cur car in ID ot at the home rate gate and ad acclaimed claim d there them a cherry new BOW I 1 macins somewhere about cher cherev said mid re aa peter joined olied her and ad ali allx topped stopped the emer car within conversational range adix remarking that she would turn the car so that she might later late stort on the grade brad dim disappeared and the two were together gain again aft after what a night und and what I a it day my 1 and th that was waa I 1 A fh jill I 1 n 1 whom where mr peter go G newts she sh asked all ali that battend emd they spoke confusedly fuse fu sedly div in brief and were ilet their eves evel meeting only billy fa furtively end ad briefly can you walk alit up to tie the card cabin with met A r pat asked red 1 1 I I want ent ao much to speak to you everything Every things all 11 nr al ranged for tomorrow all you have e to think of I 1 Is your yourself solf now 1 in r case i if f missing the boat again which aich lin I 1 1 conceivable but ve must mum boreedy ready tor for I 1 shall 1111 go straight to the dub club IRA ou must telephone we me there them just go air on tonight quietly get no as much a sleep up a us 8 you lam cao and keep your wits about at you till 11 ll me tie our plans again cherry faltered it ft e liv simple he be nd aid 01 ing her he 1 I face a concerned n azo d A iu m are m doing to a the 01 vers 1 ro ra in 1 in the morning to get your las bull nil my own mo and get at to the int wt I 1 shall he be them at halt half post past ten you get there them before cloven elev enyou you wont ass aee me but go straight on an board and ad oak ash for M mrs joyce s auld capin walt wait for U me there I 1 but but suppose you don data t come came 11 III be there them before you it 1 Is bet I 1 ter for us not but to meet aptt alra but to be sam I 1 II 11 telephone you at minna Oliver 1 e 8 at bout about am nine 0 lack clock in tomor I 1 row raw Youri elp III just t tell t I 1 y you A IM that ur I 1 in on mv way and that e everything yag Is all right 1 do you yon realize tha that t by this thin time tomorrow we shall be an out nt at as sea lie added 1 leaning ig on it the 1 rail l ing the pacific race nice b by Y and ad belonging to each other forever and ad ever the picture flooded her face with hap happy p y color its tomorrow at his laatt she 1 said old 1 wonderingly as they wall 1111 ed 1 slowly to toward the house bouse 1 I t gh it would never be its and only a few hours boom more mer I 1 how will you feel when it B today he wood asked aoh oh peter purval I 1 shall bull be so glad when hou it iab R all over and d when oben the letters fire are written it and when we ve been together tor for a year she answered fervently I 1 know now ft will be all 11 ns we h have arm planned planned but but if it were over Z they cau readied sched the side door now and ad were mounting the thrum three stepa step together be patient until tom tomorrow morrow he be whispered oh she he said mid atly softly 1 I shan boat t breathe until tomorrow leaning across acme her to push back bach the be light re floreen door dear he found himself f face am to face with allx alix in the dark onto way peter and cherry had not wen been her had not heard her move peter cursed his carelessness he could oot not remember in the utter contusion fusiOn of the moment just what but he be and ch cher ir ry cy had bad said aid but if it was of a betray ing nature they th ey had be betrayed traced them selves one chance a 1 in a hundred that she tied had not heard I 1 yet if she rho was as acting she was as act ing superbly cherry had bad turned scar r lei let and had bad given him an open no 91 glance a of consternation but alre did not were seem to we see it she addressed peter but when ben b he ifould found himself phI colly no able to answer she continued the r con vers creation atlon with no A apparent cOns consciousness ellul a of him tumbling stumbling effort to appear natural th there you a are I 1 are am we going to have any UY want tennis its after two k now 1 I had no idea it was waa so BO late peter said 1 I aim knew it 11 vaa A getting III on an baere III added utterly at random go in and tell the boy we ve wim I 1 be hack back until tomorrow martin bug ang rest to hla him wife you could all come came don down be here to sleep imp cherry sold said and have break I 1 fast jalap 1 I have to go into town rather other tarl tomorrow per peter remarked porters porter B giving a breakfast at the bohemian club ally not nol walk up to the cabin 7 cherry suggested in a shaking voice 1 1 I have b to aks tire the our car up lou I 1 a three balki come came on anybody who wants want to ridel rich I 1 all allx said aid they ca can walk martin said bald get ting RE lot into the front seat real me for the little old bus boa C henry cherry mine came out but ot of the house bouse with h her e r hat but tn on aud and park buck leaped before her into but the back seed seat allx alix watched etched her as she be stepped up on an the running board bk rod bod saw the color flicker in her beautiful face 1 I thought you yen were going to water peter ate said nervously he had bad an a mi up to them theas with an air of in difference shall ir faltered cherry she looked rt at allx alix who had out not yet vitiated climbed into the con car and a pulling on her driving gloves alix toward whole f faed m the dog waa as making mailing eager springs did not appear interested an A pierry tor turned rovel to martin calk with a us marti ftp be bald aid nix martin said mid comfortably noi but at III be home before hot you put pete and ad wait for fee TOO real alah mid I 1 she he looked at him irresolutely irm lately as aa it if she would h have is ad added ded more mom but bat evidently decided derid rid agid against st it and spoke again 91 onla in reference I 1 mam to the dog klep kep buck back with you yen will you pury peter she ahe bald aid it he a getting too lossy lazy no ate me arre reproached the he animal 10 affectionately you bell not men ride dl well the door dear old bucky boy bay doea he what want to come along and she knelt down and a ad put p A ile her arms arma about the animal and laid her it A brown brawn cheek against tola him head b you old fuel fool she amid shaking brkl this mm gentle to and ad fro I 1 youve got to stev with peter old buck back r suddenly she was on oil hit feet fear and ad had sprung sprang into her p place I 1 are hold held him pete I 1 she sold good bv be sis sl learl dearl all right marti martini 7 the t obelne ch raced the car slipped smoothly lot into gear and ad 1 I ad ps pe wr cpr and cherry stood lead looking at each other give them a good start or buck it fitch tc li pete aid him bad vv a TO letb ath the frantic jumping jumP laur of alia it training dog do but to himself tm le said altti th B sense rense of thock hork alix am knitt I 1 a I 1 ruck back was off like a rocket racket when he be bet at him tree free his bil f aly tall imp between it the millions coluni ot of th be linin redwoods without speak ng ad cherry and ad peter pete blurted 1 tedi after tilia him and add now DOW we are am alone mokdh erch cherry ry said eald after a few minutes there them to be nothing to bay y we ve v e said it all WI hig to say my 1 peter echoed ail knows he be mid la in |