Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-12-30

night"
1--WE been thinking, too" she sass
simply.
ITS after six" Blondln said with
a glance about 1--WE can't talk here
Can you get sowey3 Can we go some
wheref"
Without another word she deserted
her seat pinned ION her hat, and
sucked up her gloves.
1There's very quiet back road
straight down to 6;rownlands," she
said, considering. We might walk"
~AnythlngT" he assented. briefly.
GSided by Harriet. who was familiar
with abe place, they slipped through
the halfway, and out a side door. They
had no sooner gained silence and soli-
tude thao the man Begin deliberately:
Harriet. i have not thosght OF any
thing else since came upon you yes
terday, after all these years I want
you to tell me that you-you aren't
angry with me. You knew--ySu knew
how desperately tried TO find you.
Harriet? What q hell went thre9gh 2"
II she had steeled herself against
the possibility OF his shaking her. she
failed herself now. II was with an
involuntary and bitter little laugh that
she said:
"You had no monopoly OF that.
Roy"
'But you ran away from mel" he
accused her. "Vhen i went TO find
you, they told me the Davenports had
moved away. Won't you believe that
i felt terrible-that / walked the
streets. Harriet, praying-praying!-
that i might catch glimpse OF you.
1t was the uppermost thought for
years-how many years2 Seven"
"Alore than eight" she corrected,
in a somewhat lifeless voice. ~ was
eighteen. Ny ono thought, my one
hope, when last saw you, In Linda's
house." she went on, with sudden pas
sion. "was that I would never see you
again! But I'm glad to hear you say
this, Roy" she added, In n gentler
tone. I'm glad you-felt sorry. Our
going away was a mere chance. Fred
Davenport was offered position on
a Brooklyn paper, and we all moved
from Watertown to Brooklyn. was
grateful for It; only wanted to dis
appear! Linda stood by me, her chill
dren saved my life. l was nursery
maid for year or two-I never saw
anybody or went anywherel look
back" Harriet said, talking more to
herself than TO him, and walking
swiftly along In the golden sunset that
etreamed across the old back road,
..,a wor,'Nr didn't go stark, star
ing mad!"
Don't think about IT," he urged,
with concern.
mo; I'll not think about II. Royal,
don't think That all my feeling was for
myself. 7 thought of you, too.
missed you. Truly, I missed what you
had given my life"
A dark fluss came TO the mans face,
and when aie spoke II was with an
honest shame and gratitude in his
voice that would have surprised the
women who had only known him In
his later years
'You are generous, Harriet" he
said. "You were always the most
generous girl in the world"
More stirred than she wished 10
show herself, Harriet walked on. and
there was silence.
LINDA and Fred made II hard for
| ..,,,SN ha aclyaA
"Oh, no! They were angels. But 'o'
course In their eyes, and mine, tcS7'
was marked"
Silence. Royal Blondin gave her ,
glance full of distress and compunc
ton. But he did not speak, and |
was Harriet who ended the pause.
"Wel, that's what little girl o
eighteen may do with her life" sh
said. 81 have been a fool hav
mdde wreck OF mine"
"You are the most beautiful woman
In the world" Royal Blondin SAID
steadily, "you are established here
they all adore you! Why Do you sa
that your life Is wreckr
az am the daughter of Professo
Field" said Harriet, "and at twenty
seven / am the paid companion c
Mrs. Richard Carriers daughter Oh
well--I was happy enough to have IN
opportunity. What of yourselff Wher
have you been?'
But he was not quite ready to dro
: the personal note.
| Harriet. now that we have me
well be friends? My life now is anon
, these people; you'll not be sorry II "
: occasionally meetT
I "In this casual way-no. we ca
:, stand that" she agreed. The fea
! of the night rose like mist, melt'
e away. 1t was bad enough, but 1t WI
n not what her inflamed and fantast
i apprehension had made Il. He WI
n no revengeful villain, after all. !
r did not mean TO harm her.
"Pve been everywhere" he said
d swerlng her question. II made tN
r trips to China from San Francisco.
IT was interested in Chinese antique
h Then / went into Persian rug thir
IS with a dealer. We handled rugs {;
E, went all over the Union. After TIT
e four years ago. l went to Persia a
Ie India. and met some English poop
Il