The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-20
CHAPTER vnI.-continued.
Copyright by Harper a Brothers

siuslgteG upon Irene e%mbarking at once
lp0a q finishing course. Afterward
eSeT tcavGled together for a year in
EHrSre- Then home again, Irene pur-
sUed her art, and her mother sur
S0Hn6seG hEy with the social attractions
WHICH Doctor Hardy's comfortable in
951De and professional standing made
3~saSiAas- Her purpose was obvious
STad bug Chinly disguised. She hoped
htag her daughter would outlive her
T1attf1f i~ngatuation and would at
lerasfh, In a more suitable match, give
hey hsart TO one Of the numerous eli
giBseV OF her circle.
tn promote this end Mrs. Hardy
spared TO Pains. Young Carlton, son
az q BANTER and one Of the leading
men Of his set, seemed a particularly
dgprwpEtate match. Mrs. Hardy
spgscd her home TO him, and Carlton,
EQasgvec his motives. was not slow to
grEs1 tAe situation. For years Irene
aRa nDs spoken of Dave Eden, and the
niSNhGg had grown to hope that the
Ead attachment had died down and
wausE presently be quite forgotten in
y 8szR and more becoming passion.
EAe' Each is that Irene at that time
y0E1ts have been quite incapable of
staffHg her relation toward Eden and
f1E f1EfEpEsIce upon her attitude to life.
Hfsa WAS By no means sure that she
loved EsaE sunburnt boy of romantic
11ez10Sy; she was by no means sure
SAaG shs ahould ever marry him, let
Ms development in life be what il
wOAiS, hot she felt that her heart was
3S1ts& ae beast for the present, to all
SghGx yaitGrs. She had given her
ErczElzss and that settled the matter.
Notwithstanding her indifference the
Dir GoaEG herself encouraging Carl
Oonfs advances, or at least not meet
RnC 1isnS with the rebuffs which
had 3een her habit toward all other
suiHgrr. and Mrs. Hardy's hopes grew
rs the attachment apparently devel-
Cpa1 RIt they were soon to be shat
AerEK
npgssr had gone with Carlton to the
@hexGrr afterward to supper. 1t was
e5nsg part midnight when she reached
haaze- She knocked at her mothers
fssas and Immediately entered. Her
aaar wRs ~GSsheveled and her cheeks
WERE azstesG and she walked INSTEAD
ny 2srOsg che room.
~WhatHs the matter, Irene? What's
we Esercer, child? Are you sick?'
Hried hau mother, springing from her
bed.
mr. FIN not sick" said the girl bru-
snRfy- I'm drunk"
-Ctfs don't say that" said her mother
gODSAzngiy. "Proper people do not be-
aoczs drunk. You may have had too
Dsnzrh champagne and tomorrow you
WIN have q headache"
-AxOtherl I have had too much
champagne, but not as much as that |
precious Carlton of yours had planned
for Z Just wanted to see how des-
Dieabse he was, and I floated down
Btresrn with him as far as / dared. |
But oust as the current got too swift
y ssrDek for shore. Oh, we made a
Scesse, nh right, but nobody knew me
eha-es OK the family name is safe and
ysz n rest in peace. I called a taxi,
axa when he tried to follow me In I
sazDped him and kicked him. Kicked
SfEza. mother. Dreadfully undignified,
Wnsnt it2 And that's what
you want me to marry, in place Of a
MrR Hardy was chattering with
zDurrf6cation and excitement. Her
pSRns had miscarried. Irene had mis-
behaved. Irene was a difficult, head
STRONG child. 1t was useless to argue
with her IN her present mood. It was
useless to argue with her in any mood.
No doubt Carlton had been impetuous.
Nevertheless he stood high in his set
ami his father was something Of a
pcwsr In the financial world. As the
VINE OF such a man Irene might have
, career before her-a career from
which at least some Of the glory would
sef7ect upon the silvering head Of the
mother Of Mrs. Carlton.
Go to your ROOM" she said at
ssngth- "Ycu are in no condition to
taak tonight. I must say 1t is a shame
1hat you can't 60 out for an evening
without drinking too much and max
ing a scene. . What will Mr..
Carlton think Of your"
III he remembers all I told him
fkUuf himself he'll have enough to
Shknk Of" the girl blazed back. "You
I have told you-and still
Mister Carlton stands as high in your
eight ms ever. / am the one to blame.
Very well. I've tried your choice and
I've tried my own. Now I am in q
position to judge. There will be moth
me TO talk about in the morning.
Nexsti0n Cartons name to me again
and ] viii give the whole incident to
fbe papers with photographs
and names. Fancy the feature
AegSiing. Society Girl, Intoxicated,
Kicks Escort Out Of Taxi Good
ssg11.r
Eur other matters were to demand
me attention of mother and daughter
10 The morning. While the scene was
recurring In Mrs. Hardy's bedroom
nr husband. clad In white. toiled In
- ~~perating room to save the life of