The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-18

didn't look at 1t that way, but there's
the fact. I'm not Paul Pry; but acci-
dentally | came across this" taking
the document from his pocket and
handing 1t to her. Read it. What's
the answer"
Nora's hands trembled
Takes you a long time to read It.
Is 1t true?"
Eyes"
And went up to the tennis court
with the intention OF knocking his
head off; and now I'm wondering why
he didn't knock off mine. Nora, he's
man: and when you get through with
this, Pm going down to the hotel and
apologize"
You will do nothing of the sort:
not with that eye"
"All right. | was always worried
for fear you'd hook up with some duke
you'd have to support. Now, want
to know how this chap happens to
be my son-in-law. Make 1t brief. for
I don't want to get tangled I'D more
than is necessary"
Nora cracked the certificate In her
fingers and stared unseeingly at 1t
for some time. Il met him first In
Rangoon," she began slowly. without
raising her eyes.
when you went around the world
on your own"
"Yes. oh, don't worry. I was al
ways able to take care of myself"
"An Irish idea," answered Harrigan
complacently.
Il loved him. father, with all my
heart and SOUL He was not only big
and strong and handsome, but he was
kindly and tender and thoughtful.
Why, never knew that he was rich
until after had promised to be his
wife. When learned that he was the
Edward Courtlandt who was always
getting into the newspapers, ] laughed.
There were stories about his esca-
pades. There were innuendoes re-
garding certain women, but | put
them out of my mind as twaddle. All,
never had been so happy! In Ber-
lin we went about like two children.
1t was play. He brought me to the
Opera and took me away; and we had
the most charming little suppers.
never wrote you or mother because l
wished to surprise you."
you have. Go on"
hoI paun- &a;d xx,,,oh attention
to Flora Desimone, though knew that
she was jealous OF my success. Sew
eral times l caught her looking at Ed
ward in way did not like"
"She looked at him, huh?"
ut was the last performance OF the
season. We were married that after
noon. We did not want anyone to
know about it. | was not to leave
the stage until the end of the follow
ing season. We were staying at the
same hotel with rooms across the cor
ridor. This was much against his
wishes, but / prevailed"
Il see."
"Our rooms were opposite as said.
After the performance that night /
went to mine to complete the final
packing. We were to leave at one
for the Tyrol. Father, l saw Flora
Desimone come out of his room"
Harrigan shut and opened his hands.
do you understand? l saw her.
She was laughing. did not see him.
My wedding night! She came from
his room. My heart stopped, the
world stopped, everything went black.
All the stories that had read and
heard came back When he knocked
at my door / refused to see him. !
never saw him again until that night
In Paris when he forced his way into
my apartment"
Hang it, Nora, this doesn't sound
like him.
II saw her."
HE wrote your"
Il returned the letters, unopened"
That wasn't square. You might
have been wrong"
"He wrote five letters. After that
nC WCAt W " ALI anu DdCh
to India, where he seemed to find con-
ISOLATION enough"
Harrigan laid 1t to his lack of nor
NAL vision, but to his single optic
there was anything but misery In her
beautiful blue eyes. True, they
sparkled with tears; but that signified
nothing; he hadn't been married these
thirty-odd years without learning that
a woman weeps for any of a thousand
and one reasons.
do you care for him still?"
Not day passed during these
many months that did not vow I
hated him."
Anyone else known"
THE padre, | had to tell some one
or go mad But didn't hate him.
could no more put him out of my
life than could stop breathing. All,
/ have been SO miserable and un-
happy" She laid her head upon his
knees and clumsily he stroked It. His
girl!
That's the trouble with US Irish,
Nora. We jump without looking, with
out finding whether we're right or
wrong. Well, your daddys opinion is
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