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By KATHLEEN NORMS
Author 6t "mmWi Wife
(Copyright, IVle, by Kathleen Norrls.)
TsTAnts tnja ?tor
"- flMaktand. Ms . ??-
i' u ana rtttr Jones, their
rtf "5,,, ond 0O o toill.
Uri.nhtmi. Peter AaJ fa.b .f
tests toClitrrv. ' th , tAU actual
Jam .L"?lii.iJaMUtt Little mam..
W,n"'j,-ii AH 'that he 7w ove
rif i?H?d He o problem; artrt she
I""3 "IfSrtin Te "onp or Me old
" Julr r?d.to t auav.
I0"" Vr-r ' Daddy. ne a.
0, 'f?rt,T;-i r? ate Mm. He't
not
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""Tin HEM IT CONTINUK8
mELEOnAMr asked Martin,
- oartlculariy pioaseu, uui nvi
I-"1"0 ''. .v. Mm lh. velldw
1 .. -. .. r.t Tclth tears. "Dad
iter mat """ . ,.
, h read. "Don't worry. Come It
"' . 4I t 1
i tan. am.
' .... v.. i. nnt-UD lob between you
n(1 Altx. Martin said In Indulgent
I?., inilmant ulance sobered him ; he
utlly arranged money matters, and
.", tcht i,he sot oft ,the train In the
rk vtnes of the v)ly. and was
Kt by a rusn oi u - ..0...v
(r. It va t0 lat0 w iiiuuiutti",
hU were twinwinr ovory .. ... u..
.v r Cherry got a driver, rat-
d'atid Jerked up to the house In a
y and jumpea ou lie.-
i ..iiYnpstlne her.
X1U came flying to the door, the old
u.ht and Uio oaor oi wuuu m
. ........h Thr nun no need for
X they buret into tears and clung
ff hour later Cherry, feeling m It
,i.iViii not ino huhi-o was..-
kid In ned Creek this same morning,
nir.t Martln-s eggs .and coftee ready,
W haVwarned her to be quiet, but
( the a fht or xne mn.ji.w um -
letter on ino ,-. "v .-vr" ,;,,, hnr
? and began to cry aga n.
The nurse looked at Tier dlsapprovlng
v, SuUfter all It made little difference
2 v ott,ii fMmfi nnlv once
:C D. it-i T . M.n V,rMira IntP.r.
rm lino wi-w vo ii,i -. -----
RSv and Mix were still keeping their
llU f Cher'y. worn out naa neen i a
ng : tne numo wuo nuu w..
a ' u"L"-.,-..u.... ,r tfl
sudden y oom uub..ip. ". -;
fftka i at the sound of the hoarse yet
in cauht the cold and wandering hand.
-What Is It. darllngr' 'rne om, nau-
kinr maternal manner was an in
imeet now. , ,
-n.i.ri hi. ..lit. thickly.
Peter's In China, dear.N Vou remem-
., th.t Peter u to tcO arouna mo
..:.". . " aijz. jAf
orlGT vou rememoor mi, uu .
"In tne arave.s wnn h-uuhmj, o
1J AilAnnlli
klO, JHUU1IWMJ. j .. .
Tie elrls looked at each other du-
m$r. .. ... . . ....... .,,,
we au reaa uii wi'ii. .
wuedhta. -.,-, They
.t....k. i.A .Un. mm in. tint hn nresently
tided. "Somewhere In Matthew no, In
lv.Mnrk is the human one MarK
Ifu as human as his. Master -
in. f Kami vmi rrnm AitLrn. i v..a.
Ltked, as his olce sank again. A shabby
Lu nikU .Itunvi alnnrl At her xatjlCr B
fcedslde : she reached for It. and making
aespcraie enort io aicuuv "i ..--
tgan to roaa ino place w '""'"J"
an om leuer, unu uijcucu i -
apter he seemtn to aesiro. mr n t
lid ho seemed to be drinking In the
Ini. rini. ihov iHrd him wliloDer.
Itonderful !" Cherry BOt up. on. th
Id, and took the splendid dying neaa
t (.ak orma tho murlcv winter dawn
frent In. and the lamp burned slcKiy in
flie daylight. Hong could be heard sur-
l-lng AUx closed the boovc and exun-
uunea tne lamp, uncrry ow n. iu.
'Charity! tne om man nam, prcoeui-
y, in a simple, chliaiin tone, -uaier win
Mrsts or tears, in uu mo uner ucauui
iinn nf th ilav that followed. Cherry
loed to remember Jhat vhls last utter-
ince was ner name, oui aiu i
ihoufrh she never said It, that It was to
mother Charity ho spoke.
EUoduea, looicing younger una mmiicr
In their new macic, me siaiers ;
iKt.ni ton iIuvr later, ror a dubi-
nist talk. Peter had been named as one
MGuter. but Peter was far away,. ana
It wis a pleasant family friend, a kindly
ma .surgeon or uocior oiricKiuuun
He. or near It. and the lawyer, George
Stwill. the other executor, who told
hem about their affairs. Anne, as co-
inress, was present ai tins iij.
lusun sitting Close oesiue nor. Maum,
:oo, who naa come aown Aor intj iu-
.T'1 una rliro
Cherry wag white, neaaacny. moiuer-
nt: nne Beemea sumneu uy . w.
lut Allx's extraordinary vitality had, al-
L..4w a..it.1 IraAtf. nnrl RUQ set hCT"
llf earnestly to understand their some-
wat compucaiea anairo.
The house went to the daughters:
there were bookB and portraits lor
Unne. a box or two in Btoruna wr "".
Inl Anne was mentioned n the only will
ti equally Inneriung wun auiiiui
mj r.htttlv
v.. .,.!. -ni r.nnti that the lawyer
d Doctor Younger made clear, Anne
ould not fully lnnern, om nor n....c
rould be only a trifle; less than her
ulns . I,
Things had reachea Tnis point wnn
nitln Little calmly and confidently
Iilmed that Anne's share was to be
ued upon an ola loan ot jnnn h tutner
i Ms brother, a loan oi vu io jiuui
tit Str ckland's invention, wiui tne
Inderstandlng that Vincent Strickland
le subsenucntlv entitled to one-third of
he returns As tho patent naa Decn
pid lor nenrly 150,uuu, one-miru oi
I, with nccumulatUe Interest for ten
tears, of which no payment naa ecr
leerr mado Anne, was a large propor-
pon of the entire estate, nnd the deveiop-
pntof this claim, In Justin utile's b
fared. woodeny olce. cause every one
licept the Indifferent Cherry to look
pave
The estate was not worth $150,000
low, by any means : it had been reduced
llttlo more than two-thirds of that
pm, and Anne's bright concern that
Nry one should be satisfied with what
lu right, and her lnirenuous nleasure In
tuttln'n clearness In thinking of this
rsiDiiiiy, were met wltn notlceaDle
pldness.
If Anne wan wrnnir. nnrl the. Tinner nhe
ld In her hand Worthless, each girl
vuiu innerit a comroname uttie lor-
lne. DUt If Anna um Klfrht. Ctimvv nnrl
llX Would hrtVA nnlv rL f.w thmiannrl
ullars apiece, and the old home.
The business talk was over before any
t them realized the enormity of Anne's
mtentlon, and Anne and Justin had
(parted But both the old doctor nnd
ie lawjer aareed with Martin thnt It
oked as if Anne was right, and when
6 fftmllv wni nlnna n doIv an. I tm.1
ad the time to dlpeat tho matter, they
it as If a thunderbolt had fallen across
ir mes
I That Anne could do It!" Allx said.
er and mp riia,. a.aj ... .
iioke nn, Vn 'i,"'..iu""
m - -- " ... u .u.imi nuu nam
I PwpIs will do anything for money!"
jmin .; . mlKB ary e naa met
f.t:.!'. ',.I"t thinking of my
lori.v . c umn l marry ner ror her
Im V.M0Ver Unew Bho ho.d any! But
m thinking of AUx." '
Inne lTTrt "l81 tnlnk of darling Allx I"
le?. 'i5al.d' nervously, eawr that
h Intend d m ?" "'! '.."""? ?
I0.I sunno .t"7.V V",""Z "."'
ffiilV' h.ngs"arrart
kll" l A,1X Bna" bo comfort-
"DUt the tnnr.1 I. i.
$g 8Pl!2jffi&
Kd Creelr htZTt "-'"?.'? vo return
iouh ennnVrn TI ,vunja on naving
. I can'tr n1..,,va my. ?.wn e I
iy" araf ?7h " ""CarTs:
niT. ."... !t as bad as all thnt i
Lmbl'lni .'i rJn?.plrert M10 '"tie sister
ow how 1 S3 l b.S" " . You don't
mv.7. '.Iel' 0U and dart war.
5i ra,n3;,nSH;. Vtfi-" ww-
rn-na''KrrotSGSrtK
Anne8 il When h BCl" back''w!" flhl
wa'vl,rtu..!;.nK,r w. wln our flht. ' :
w2ynwefp in Vftlley.house open. And If
Mart?n i'vYiy Im lnJf t0 v""t you -na
a littin TaJX yft.r' ana perhaps 1'llhaVe
fcRSraWiMr-x don'1 ,ft-
seem.dBnn.w",W?'t0i' Everything
had suspected that CherVy'swSoti
tho ifnlvnif.i11?! adored little sister to
Creek mp.a,th,t,, atmosphere of Red
fif.'i',.,and to miss all the old life and
...m naaociaiions, made her hsart
CliewT8 .hT-'itJr? " notilng specl&l,
"wJiii' M.rt-,dAfter a wnlIe
imrei k '?' h. no," cherry ,an
Ins 'n..WM drlei,t and her pack
ofcfrnh.ncomt0Q ly' nlthouBh her
iiii? n.m5,ed now and then. "No, It's
trav.Vi' -F, 8t bd moods," she said.
ataa!yi gu'e.'S'" Prelty youn,t t0 m"W
tlmwfy?'" ovta you'" Allx wsted
sftidVaftiVi'n,0.' fo.r-nfrfln'd." Cherry
to bn nnv.h.pau"f.- Tnere doesn't seem
tween XWSf RlLv. m the feeling be
savS horSi nfnh0 .added, slowly, "If he
toiM.'ffin? t0. me' x make an effort
THE GUMPSWill Some One Break the News to M,other?
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TO AEf -fHE MOOC At-t- DZJt-tEP OP -You
HAVfcrT SrOT A iVEW THtNCr-
I EVnECTD TO 5 ' HAVe
A COUPLE. OF MAIPS- YOORE. NOT
CrOfNS- TO T3B ONE OP THOSE TM6Y
I5ICH MEM . An?.VOu;ANOY?
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Ybo cnow We. ;o'rMtv &-o".THf5oy6H
THIS W0?5iVt ONC t- AND-We?6:,'EATTi.fs;p
TO TWE 'AMoSe'METS AND CO.MFOfeTS fHW
Youre vion6.y vvf-i- BoY-VoVcANTTAire
fT WITH. TOVr W IVe.QrOT t-me
CrfeATEST, SOJO'WJI&Bs'N. CTOKJf. fWr?
f. WONPERFU L. -WOKTr: .H WANTi&i
tu v.Vfrr;'ji ,rSr,ec. rr. -uivb. si
only 1T 20S.'A :vyeK
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to owi rT,i.ii 1 . "!' maKe an enon
If Tten h?m n.1 of v,tw befor8 l answer,
son th.f i. ..." ""' u' muio, i can
don't m6,,thlmi" " 80Unds craxyl I
I try "luJn domestic thafB- ail. i
rh.ri.;'. llally. I do But " atrd
nnd boveemhdfVn b.race herM" ln
again?" 1Ut tnats marriage, 1'U try
!n!hth5ftn2UAilx tt Ion Uls 'n Pft-
?Tou?rnn6tX,i dy' an.d dung to he?,
had Aii5 vn.d.oarelf sister a girl ever
f'li 4Xii.Youro all I have now!"
wlro LIT rvy,.u about the case, and
sooS 1 Al i S6 "."ded, and ace you
turned nnd wa'A hcer'ully. Then she
house itoninWe2t back lnto tho empty
sound' of tffin5.baokuher tears until the
AlexaVdr.n,U,Tryhad lUlta died away,
tMrwS H,tl?MandVoomln down the
5yenrJngr SuffiSd&SSR?-?B.K APli'
"mfle yte,?21?,vc.d t0, th0 "Id clock and a
n?r JVSfX 'nvoluntarlly at tho cor
VSFJXA mouth. Only'g o'clock, hut
that iK been bo long and so quiet
much hlater ftmiedth," the hour wm
knocked o "ute had wondred who
toSaarSeSe-B'? th? door and opened It
araSiW r5 " nd to a man In
can and tn!S0 wh, PPed off n. spattered
the lamn nld v8,nJ"n? ln th8 '" of
sort aFPtt.B.ne 5eldl InBtantly, with a
and somn dP.n,f "UfPrlse and pleasure
th. in?"!0 deeper emotion, she set down
InSlv mPn,and- "Jldout her hands i?op
uSafhed invnY.S!1' lntS hl arms. He
f5? a mlJn,yf.US Las he kl88ed her. and
"PetS i in.1"8 CI.V5 together,
did you arr?v. nBnid' uY.0U angel-when
aWl amrrinanbdou.att,"are U doln,r'
holdiUL 'h1.lx"7you'ro .thln !" pter said,
mii'.ii." a.ma Icn,h- "And
shAnT. fl S"enVy touched the black
SvLTnon hn.n&ed P.f'ed and troubled
eyes upon her face. "Allx" he nuked
apprehensively. aetea,
For answer she tried to smile at him
Jdfti;-.8.0.1. .Ied ,h? ZW 'nto the old
with a VhViii - .' . . ,?ter "ecoBnlzed.
ruM and L'LJ real feeling, tho shabby
smrAandt.bSSk8Ka.n.d Plctures, and the
sii..j Wc "coiuo wnicn ne naa
the sead.e?hry 8 fat' Sh"dl8h hand SS
tne scales so many times, and Alir
scowling over her songs. ' AUX
:.A0U heard about dad?" Allx fal-
mn,-.now' turn,n- to faco him at the
n?iVrM.aihe.rl" Poier Ba,d- shocked.
off"Vhy. de,n!nny 1carat child, I'm just
I'd been think n i ? a.t !u? C'S5
ami suddenly decided "tS cross tl'bay
nnd como straight on to the alley, be
m0!?,!1 :,'? .totheclub or.go my
cTC. V . . ur miner
and h.'wLu"' htole the coId hearth
and lie knelt beside her. and theybus.
n ,he,.ve.s wn logs and kfadllng
i.- i . :. " u"e crept up about
he legs and Allx accepted Pctor's hand
kerchief and wiped a sWk of soot from
her wrist, mi . .. if .t,. ..." i',., vi
inM..u L . ".. -3..V naa u. ejllia
!, as ano settled herself ln her
nnni -- -- ----
. Peter took the doctor's rlmlr v.n.
upon l fternCerned nnd 8ymPa,betlo eyes
i ",e .aa ,wel1 one day." she said.
HiHn'An,a.nil ln6. next the next, he
7!JrA . Yi 2 ""wiioiuiro, ana ttong waited
and watted-ond about D o'clock I went
falieli0" had fallen he had
hl.Shnnas..)fn tears aKaln and Peter put
It ThMrni,t.fnd ered hers and held
it. Their chairs were touching, and as
mien,nned '?"?A .1r faces rn.gn? a"
.nJi JPf have . been Kolng to call
"thev u.'nT vBr A"x- .?: . while,
Thl ,." r"r..'',cA B"""ea. at nil
ir--- TMt uniiuuiv, rnn nar
PETEY Patent Applied For
By C. A. Voight
Cherry got hero "that MmS nlBht He
ZtU'l0SaLd ?,?g. And' th'a!
w..iT. x7..'iU 'L,;'''r.U8eroror two
to.j . , "u'" u,a went"
runted. Cherry now7" rter Inter
uacK nt Red Creek " "Allx wiped her
mT .'"'V.YV. "'ore' oor erry. it
"Anne came?"
II .. "
inie ana Justin, of course" Peter
iii "1 .'.'uu. no aiii expression
wne" l"181111 hoI,lln b'8 hand and
looking at the fire.
mnn'fh,!lad,.no yO her ,or nearly six
mn"i'J V 'i ,hadJ bween a" around the
world ; had fpund her gay, affectionate
letters ln London. In Athens, ln Yoko
hama. But for thr.A fnnnlha u.
ad been away from the reach of mails,
roughing It on a friend's hemn planta
tion In Borneo, nnd If she had written,
the letter wns as yot undelivered Ha
looked nt he,r with a great rush of ad
miration and affection. Rim wn. not
only a pretty nnd a clover woman ; but.
in ner piain oincit, with this new aspect
of gravity nnd dignity, und with new
notes of rmtlicm nnd nnno.il in her .
qulslte voice, he realized that she was
an extremely charming woman
store mnn mat, sue stood for home,
for the dearly familiar and beloved
things for which he had been so sur
nrlslmrlv homesick. Hln mmmtnin nahin
and tho old house In San Francisco on
i-acnio avenue; sun belonged to his
memories of them both: Rhe . th.
onlv woman ln the world that he knew
woll.
Before he sa d jrood-bv to her. ho had
asked her to marry him He well re
membered her look of bright and In
terested surprise.
"D'you mean to'tcll mo you have for
gotten your lady Ioe of tho hoop skirts
and ringlets?" she had demanded.
she neer wore rlnclcts and crlno.
lines!" ho had nnswered.
"Well, bustles and pleats, then?"
"No," Peter had told her, frankly, "I
Bhall always love her. In a wav. But
she is married : she never thinks of mo
And I like vou so much. Allx : I like
our music nnd cooking nnd tramps and
reading rtogether. Isn't that a pretty
good basin for marriage?"
"."so r aux naa nnswerea, aeciaeaiy.
Perhaps If I were madlv ln love with
you I should sav yes, ana trust to little
fingers to lead you gently, nnd so
on "
He rememuerea enaing me conversa
tion In one of his quick moods or Irri
tation against her. ir sne couiun't taite
anybody or anything seriously he had
said. ... ,,. ,
Poor Allx she was taking life seri
ously enough tonight, Peter thought, ns
he watched her, .
"Tell me about unerry, no nam,
'7hrrv In well, but Just a little thin,
and heartbroken now, of course. Martin
never seems to stay i y "" i;
verv lone, so I keep hoping-
V nVmake good!" Peter said,
shaking his head. ., r-n.r,
"Doesn't seem to! It's partly Cherry.
I think." Allx said honestly. "She wils
too young, reauy. o " i"'"" ":
ii.. ,n r takes 1 fo In earnest. But
he's got a contract now for three years,
and bo she seems to be resigning herself,
and she has a maid I believe.
sne musi m " - -
Allx looked surprised.
"Why not?" she smiled 'I suppose
when you've had upa and downs with a
man. nna oeon m... ..,,...
and well, and have lived In half-a-dozen
different places, vou rather take him for
granted l'r bIio added.
"Oh. you tninK iv "wm nmv ijti
Petir asked, with a keen look.
"Well, dorr't you think , so? Aren't
lots of marriages. 1115a man
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