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W& 1i the club." .. Cherry
II' 1.".. non as 1 , 'in Mar-
ff VsrS - sis
ft. l.BUrfi.ii fnr mo w r" '.--..i nn
erftctiy I"'"'1,- :,,n(r can uo ciu-."'-'A-Martin,
too ft
"". ML::,i" they ?"lai, "! to
SiSr'"."riiJR
toW.5n again, bravoiy.
fccK." " .""..what 00 '
-.7 nnwer wnai "- ;
2L ft net for me. I
cnll
can o
tr-powr to a '".Vo Martin tomor
hit. !it.."B.iiL J" and 1'U BO on
Itnai. ct "'.andiiv.
lrow-tni "
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. . nornttn mp
And as. sho 'breathed hills and
-KBSSia?.3SS
I Jrt weariness ana nea.-
! , over the lrch irril. m
VnUh a7walklnK L?JW,K mountain.
the trail tMt - -,;;, Walk him-
df tlrcdi n
lunge on ana
dtptns 01 i ,'"" 'una weary in ouy
ttlnc breathless ano)'hl a,,,,
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THE GUMPS A Peep Into the Future
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. Cherry Knew "' "? , " walk. too. to
1 . tired: h 'nnEthrouKh tho fopnr
p unge on anu -trialnBl stumDiinB,
Stpths of the Ms' ""weary In body.
" .D"r.9orneh ow.!-thls
wnue '"k--L...inn c earca . wj
fus on ana - . a yct boyona
from mind and roul. Ana y ct no
the horror and shame , and uUlnei
-t yimntninT una "'
and slnjlnr r Joy. h nvca n
For the rest of that aav sno Bh(j
. .ort of dare or y;. ,,, "gide by
k.Amed totfe llvlnff to " .
ErWSrS
K?bthoe.mtho
ercJouneQf-thonewrcla-tS"i
Sn Peter and herso f. tho
ui;.h -;.., t ji not merely no-
Si;.Whrdld not merely feel for her on
Khuwil affection, but tnat np ; ""
K.a.burn.nBiadoratlon of her
lVihe Save" Kow at breakfast
irfe8 motion she made when she
ffica to tlo her shoe, or raised her
8nPiS break an applo from the low.
du.iy branches. Thewry or o, --
oved enreiopeu ... "-JJL "i"-loWe(i
Ine Kirraeni. wiu "-'-"""": .,i
I ..!.. rnv. nna tnero wan a now. "
I ?.""'. ..' . -f f oVilnlnc triiucr.
iiiauia sonnet. .. -- " - -
un ner uiuo v.... a..4 .ntnif onrt wan
Peter as qu 10 1. umi '""! "" i;,
- ih. next mornlnc when tho slstors
lame out to breakfast. His absence) was
I real relet 10 unerry, wu " .
lujli "tired and spent after a wakeful
R$ in" looked pale. Allx. busy with
i ntw venture In duck ralslntr, noticed
iMtUnc. and Cherry cou.a lie 1 m y ...
hhe himmocK an morning, 'v"""'"";r
tfrownmr. ann snuuin? nor 0.17" DU...
c,..j.M .v.AttfFM nthf.rwtnA nmlllnir ana
puuucii v b 1 ... itiinvlnr.
dreammr agueiy, ana aiwaya ""'"
t-.s... .AiAA iM -.wrtT-Ha an r.narcpa wuu
.. MeiA thnt thn mnro recollection of
jitn mmiv """ V ...lit. ji ,.
them almost sunocaiea ner mm "v
I ul Vi laff o lYinnnntrA tn the effect
that he would not be nt homo that night.
land at 4 o'clock teelphoncd confirming
the message. Allx chanced to answer
the telephone, and Cherry, wno was in
Ihtrroom. heard Poter'a name, and ntood
Iitlll. HsttnuiK with a shocK ot. uiboii-
nAiH.H... cn.A M nAt wnnt nlm 10
come home. he waB hardly conscious of
any desire or dread ; her only tnpugnt
was that he was there now at trie
telephone, and In a moment aiix wuu.u
1..,. in, ,.n tiiA rAmlvnr. and sne.
Cherry, would not have spoken to him,
would not have heard his voice I
ti... . 0 t.vini.1. thnt Avtnlnir. when
the and Allx woro sitting on tho porch,
nhen the last ebbing pink of the sun.
tet had faded, and great spiders had
ventured forth Into tho dusk and the
dewi, there was a sudden hall at the
rate, and Cherry knew that It was hoi
A flood of utter. Irrational happiness
rose In her heart ; Bhe had been rncicea
wun nunger lor tne sounu ot umt ."j"
ihe had been rcstlesa and unsatisfied,
almost fovftrlRh with lonclne and doubt!
now peace came again, and content
He came up to them, his glance reso
lutely aurted from Cherry, explaining
that he was lonesome, assuring them
that eerything went well, and making
them laugh with an nccount of Justin
Mttlo's reception of tho now turn of af
fairs. Allx asked a hundred questions J
laughed and rejoiced.
"Tomorrow let's go down and see the
old house," suggested Allx. "I guess It s
In pretty bad shape, for wo couldn t
rent It.
"At least Pete and I didn't think It
was worth while to do all tho plaster
ing and painting they wnntou ! uui
well do It now. Cherry: wo'll fix It all
up, and then cverv summer, and per
haps somo winters at leaBt If Mart
nt too far away you can live thero.
Kid jou see Anno, Peter?" sho asked,
suddenly
"Xo just .TiiBtln He seemed ab
solutely dumfounded," Peter sold. "lie
looked at thn rninpr rpnrt It lnnirhpil.
and wild In that llttlo nervous, smiling
way of his that he felt it to be by no
means conclusive "
11 . ?". "rilr nlm nreiea Aiix.
And I LniAaa V.V.V. qrn. 1.U ..I1I . n .&
r.?""6, ln ln a day or two," Peter
continued
'I ?'' Kolrrg In to the dentist to
mo"ow," eald Allx.
rath. ' 1 ,J am !" Cherry said, ln a
ralhr "trained voice.
i i.;,"01 l00k at Peter. or did ho
rLA'J- .lut they folt each other's
".,fnJ8 '" a spoken word.
mayyg0 wllh you' she addod. caret
"I-lta."16!" Cherry said, oagorly.
"vk -. B-.iiK niunoi-
In town hnA.f.hLn,f ,n th0 world t0
,.?w"!.but 1 11 brow so alonir thoB ohl
mueed. "" m T1,lrd 8treV Allx
tu?U!u!",tno coming she had chamrad
breakfast ' 1 , was " trl" lata to
10 IwcTC thh q1 Vhenl '"rm Blnf
meet me U6,..81- Francis. Will you
happily1 can't!" Cherry whispered, un-
.ilullClL'(A'!Lb there." Peter said. In
bit Mpiry voice. Thoy did not lnnU
I!';emliinBuVnr,t(a8nCherry began, with
Wk nne .wff';. """". t "trip the
N Sme'Yn'Vroll fi them. She
hasty onTlh$r.,Ucka'.,lm' nt0
f that oho mnnht 1,"ldff8rnt breakfast
iren.i ... .""Knt the Honnnr l,.,i
been reau!,,r..m1Ml- Tho duckS ha.
KMlns of all th on.,tno minced re
Wendln " .the fam lv mPni 111.
EabU while h tlonnl half.hour at the
! ,cut. and .1 . ,fru't-rlnd8, cold
)ce ."u egetnblBM im '...,,
r nvSi ui. ,er. gluttonous .,7. ""."""
h!5? Eri with ChlS'S!0 train? Pete,
lnS a smaii 'S.i-nerry 1" said Allx. hnl.i:
..to thiSyijou .rtnrc." she
Ik fl?"atlns eye's Cllx? restl-SH
tm :& m, :? ?."' !? ' r.ix
have about a Week's work here to do.
J.1WB0 iiuiiuii uoys are coming up 10 tnin
the lettuce, and Kow Is going to put up
the peaches, and If you both aro gone
I can havo v regular orgy of house
keep ng really, I'd rather. There, take
It the dear old Duokboy well, did he
get ao mad ho couldn't see out of his
oyesl" she added, affeotlonately, to
Duck, as the. omelet disappeared with
pno snap of his Jaws. She folded his
two fringed ears into his eyes, and laid
!w.i,fac?..t nalmt his, shining head.
.uih t't1. J1nt foxing the ducks I"
she finished, Jumping up. "Como see
Ul'"' -ioiro, iney-ro 100 darling I"
They're extremely dirty and messy,"
nf2r.S?mp,a,ned' Allowing with Cherry,
nS0rtli0lS8,,J. t0 Beo her scatter her
chopped food cnrolesaly on the surface
of the llttlo pond, the struggling bodies
Si. dH?klul5?. nna tho bobbing downy
heads alike. With quacking and wrlg
Si1!1?11 dabbling, tho meal was eaten,
?rni"?' scrap ng tho bow8 tor )tBt
nif.mo.nts',nnd "linking In a flood of sun
bfilo ,aughed o:cultantly at the exhl-
Potcr loft them there, without one
word or look for Cherry, who went back
to the house with her sister in a most
55 ccd, anA wretched state of mind.
?o?., fl tho telephone In her hand, to
w'aV?8 cn??gement with her dentist,
wil.n iS"x. suddenly consented to accom
ItiY ?c.r lnt0 town' "Ana at lunch-time,
ni..l a.'.t0 a fhance. on tho St. Francis,
his, Allx said, innocently, "for Peter
n"S,st always lunches there I"
feeling that tho. question was settled,
yet restless and unsatlsfled still, Cherry
r9.se.'lif?rJl0Wni thy climbed Into the
car ; Allx's firm hands. In yellow chamois
wnsCcaBStnatC at th0 whco,i tno dle
iXct nt tho station another change of
JI"", oc?urrod, for as Allx brought the
.vwL,e Platform Anne came toward
Sm Hf.m tho nrr'vlnff train, a gloved
fth femuro and smiling Anne, anxious,
".no explained, to talk over this newest
JlfY0'0Pment, and "whether It proved
A?if ,h-i"K vnIuo or not'" t0 try to find
OUt What UnMa T . ,.j ..ii. ,.j
in 5pim-Jit1, m,d then agree to do that
i?.. -J ly manner, out of court. Allx
!n"2 'rom tho wheel, to face Cherry
in tne tack seat, ami Anna lann1 nn
thR dOOr nt tha fnnnnnii
My first feeling, when Pronny told
n,.' kS-aJd Anne' chatting pleasantly ln
iS.?ld0' ,vn! no of such relief! For
I hadn't wanted nil that money one bit,"
?1h..co.ncssod' Kal'y' '"r only wanted to
dp jyhat was fair. Only two or three
nights ago I said to Fronily that It really
belonirod tn im nil , i-.. .i.u, ..
talked .and talked ribout it. mil h r.
ii;i?':u 1 . .? nil. ana last nignt
talked and talked about it. and tho
null wan that I naM flint T mn . h
girls -wo three are the only ones con
cerned, after all, and" Anne's old half
merry and half-poutlng manner was un
changed "what wo decide Is what really
matters!" sho finished.
, '."Why-, thero Is no question that It's
daddy's handwriting," Cherry said, with
whnt. for her, was sharpness, "and It
seems to me It seems to me, Anne "
she added, hesitatingly.
"That you havo nerve I" Allx finished,
not with any particular venom. "That
document throws the case out of court,"
?L,0?,a,d' nat'y- "Teter is confident of
that!"
Anne's palo face flushed a trifle, and
her eyes narrowed.
'"Yes, but it doesn't throw tho will
out of court," she said quickly.
"You proposed to break the will!"
Allv ,.m nil.J hn .&.! .
..... .umitiuni uui. HCUIUK UUiy.
"I know I did, but It might be valid,
after nil. nnd under that will I Inherit
oniv a nrin less tnnn you and Cherry 1"
Anno answered, also with feeling,
"That's Just what I came over to talk
about" she added, still smiling. "Isn't
It better," and all friendliness and ap
peal woro In her voice. "Isn't it better to
do It all In n kindly manner, than to
ngni arjout U7 wny. we can easily set
tlo it amoiuT ourselves," sho assured
mem, sensioiy.
Allx shrugged, nnd looked down at
tho wheel of her car with a doubtful
nhaIo of her head. Cherry, now standlm
beside It on tho platform, wno flushei
and uncomfortable Thero was an awk-
wara pause.
"Board?" shouted n trainman, with
rising Inflection. Tho sisters looked nt
each othor In a nan c of haste,
"I can't lenve this car hero." Alix
exclaimed. "I've got to park her and
lock her and everything! Pun get on
nonrd, Cherry, I don't hnve to go in
nnvway you've got n rtatol"
Cherry's heart leaped, sank coldly,
and leaped ngnln. as with a swift nod
nt parting sho hurried for her train.
The other two women watched her with
forced Interest ns she climbed on board
and ns the train slipped noiselessly out
of sight. It curved among tho redwoods,
ana was gone ueroro eltner spoke ngnln,
Then, as her oyes met Anne's friendly,
questioning smile. Allx said awkwardly
"I think the only thing to do is for
you and Justin to taKe this up with
Peter. Anne. I mean I mean that vou
wore the ones who proposed to bring tt
Into court in the first place, and I
don't understand much about It!"
"Allx, don't let's talk in a cold, hard,
legal way," Anne pleaded. Sho had
gotten Into the back scat, and was lean
ing on tho front seat in an Informal
sort of way. "Let's Just try to get each
other's point of view l"she suggested
'The Idea Is that Uncle Lee wanted nil
his girls to Inherit nllke -"
"That idea didn't Bcem to Impress
you much a week ngo I" Allx said, glad
to feel herself gottlng angry.
"My dear, I was going to dlvldo It
to tho last pennyl" Anne assured her,
widening her eyos.
Alrx was silent, but the silence shouted
her unbelief.
"Truly, I was," Anno went on. "This
this dlscovorv only comnllcates mat
tors. Why, the last thing in the world
that dear Uncle Leo would wish would
bo to havo us drag the family name Into
n. lawsuit "
"You and Justin began It!" Allx re
minded her. goaded into reiuciani
speech.
"I heir vour nardon !" It was n favor
Itn nhrnse of Anne's. "But it was
PaIbk whn anlrl hn wnlllll flcht I"
"Well, because you made tho clalml"
Allx, hating herself ror being uctrnyeu
Into argument, said hotly. "Hut I won t
talk about It, Anne," she ndded, firmly,
"and ns far ns coming to any agrco
mnni with mn In concerned, vou might
Just as well have gone back on tho train
with Cherry. I hate to talk this way -
but wo all think you acted very wen,
vnrv meanly I" Allx finished rather
:.t..
"Perhaps It's Just as well to under
stand each other I" Anne said, with hot
cheeks. They exchanged a rew more
sentences, wasted wprda and angry ones,
nnd then Anne waked over to a seat
In tho shade, to wait for another train,
and Allx. with her heart beating hard
and her color high, drove at mad speed
back to the mountain cabin...
"I dinn l as nur iu .uin-n- ,: -
care I"
tlon.
,11. .nM in tinrnir ln nK!lU
.uiV fl Tnotin Jcnnw they'ro
beaten they're Just trying to pate! Jt
ud before It's too late I don't care
I won't have her think Bite can Bet
away wltn any n W1S0Tdh,i. Allx
cot back to her dog nnd hor barnyard,
and soothed herself with great hosing
and cleaning o the duck pond. 1 and mucF
skimming, and tasting of Kowb pro
serves. Alter an, """thB city and
perfect Bummer day to the ' city. "
Bhe was always linppicsiiii'
solltudo of tho high mountain.
Meanwntie. unerry, " ?" .. . .' t0
of Bplrlts that had heoomo familiar w
her of late, kept her dentist appoint
ment, and at noon looked at a flushed
nnd lovely vision of herseir in
dentist's mirror. nnn!" said
"Doctor has given me red JlP! ""
Cherry, trembling, and trying to smile
to the nurse ln attendance.
"I guess the good Lord gave jou 1 your
looks." Miss Maloney eald generously.
"You're the 'VF1e,,t,.?f0Uiafdto ray
married I" sho added, I sa,dBtobI"
sister last week. 'That lady h", .bn"
married nenrly six years 1 What I she
raid. 'That little g rl-of eighteen I
"Why why don't you come and nave
lunch with me. at the 'Pheasant 7
Cherry said, suddenly, pushing up tne
golden hnlr under her hat. . ,
"I'd love it," Miss Maloney saiu,
appreciatively, "but Doctor hoa a 1
o'clock appointment after this ono. ami
I Bhan't get a blto until nearly 3. I e
got crackers hercr - hinzlna-
Cherry went out Into the mazing
street! 1 was one of the hot nwnUJe.
of the year. At 3 o'clock a wild wind
would spring up and send papers nnd
dust flying, Tiut Just now tho heat was
dry and clear and still.
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By Fontaine Fox
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but is adolescent now.
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