, 1922-08-09

pongee robe sn1gly about the saffron
colored gown.
~ suppose sou He got In beside
her; there was q moment of backing
and wrenchIng before they glided out
smoothly on the white driveway.
'What I can to say was this" he
added, suddenly, with a sidewise
glance from his wheel. IL want
you to realize that 1 appreciate the in
justice-the crudeness of my rushing
to you in New Jersey that Christmas
day. 1 realize that we all have i'm
posed or you-we've taken you too
much for granted / was in trouble,
and l couldn't think of any other way
out of it. But for any man to put a
proposition like that TO any woman
They were driving very slowly. He
looked at her again, and met a won
dering look in her beautiful eyes that
still further confused him. He had
been uncomfortably conscious of an
odd confusion in touc sing upon this
subject at all. Yet his mind had been
full of it all day.
Il felt 1t so. 1 assure your
Harriet said with her lucid, friendly
look. Richard felt that there was
more to say, but realized that he had
selected an unfortunate time for these
condolences.
I'm afraid I've been extremely
stupid In the matter" he said, feeling
for his words. 1--WE gone about it
clumsily. To tell you the truth
What doaS tbot How ,rortos,
1t was Ward who was coming to-
ward them across the green. with
great springs and leaps, like some
mountain animal.
Give us a lift!' shrieked Ward,
finging himself upon the car as its
speed decreased. Something is the
matter with my engine-engine pee
toris is what I call It'll Father, Mr..
Tom Grant expects you to dine at his
table tonight, he said to remind you.
And, Harriet. angel of angels. we will
be about six or seven about the groan-
ing board; is that all rlght?"
Il told Bottomley six or seven"
Harriet said, %serenely. Ward, get in
or get out" she added, materially,
don't hang over the door in that
blood-curdling waylp
She had put her arm about the boy
TO steady him they began to discuss
tennis cor with enthusiasm. Rich
ard drove the rest of the way home
almost without speaking.
He planned to see Harriet again
that evening, and left the club at
eleven o'clock, after an Incredibly dull
game, with the definite hope that the
youngsters would dance, or in some
other way prolong the summer eve
ming at least until midnight. His
heart sank when he reached Crown
lands; the lower fioor showed ONLY
the tempered lights that burned until
the latest member of the family came
in, and Bottomley reported that the
young persons had gone upstairs at
about half-past ten, sir. 1t was now
half-past eleven.
Richard debated sending Harriet n
message to the effect thai he would
like to see her for a moment. The
flaw in this plan was that he could
think of nothing about which there
was the slightest necessity of seeing
her. He felt restless and anything
but sleepy, and glanced ~irresolutely at
the library door. and at the stairway.
Suddenly uproar broke upstairs I;
there We're humping feet, shrieks,
wild laughter, and slamming doors.
With a suddenly lightened heart Rich
ard ran up the wide, square flight to
the landing. His son, In pajamas that
were more or less visible beneath his
streaming rob- of Oriental silk, was
pirouetting about the upper hall with
a siphon of soda water. Subdued
giggles and smothered gasps indicated
that the young ladies were somewhere
near. in hiding. Young Hopper, I'M
der Wards direction, was investigat-
ing doors and a~lcoves.
Amy Hawkes-Amy Hawkes-Amy
Hawkes-come into courti" Ward in
toned. Drunk and d~lsorderly I"
Here, here, here !" Richard said.
whats all this?"
Amy and Nina. with hysterIc
shrieks. Immediately forsook over,
and dashed down to him, clinging to
him wildly.
"Oh, Father! Make them stopl Oh,
Mr.. Carter, save usl" screamed the
girls In delicious terror. "Oh, they
got poor Francesca-she's locked up
in your rooml They climbed up our
porch, after they swore to Harriet
that they wouldn't make another
sound"
Harriet now appeared In the hall
way, her hair falling in n braid over
her shoulder. and the long lines of the
black robe she wore giving her figure
an unusual effect of height. She did
not see Richard Immediately. for she
had eyes only for Ward, as she caught
his shoulder. and took away the ST.
phon.