American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-03-25
CHATTER TX.

The move to Huntington was made
quickly and quietly. and lazy weeks
followed. to Harriet weeks Of almost |
cloudless content. Ward, early In Au-
gust. after q serious talk with Harriet.
Joined some friends for motor run
Of three thousand miles. and presently
was sending them post cards from
Monterey and Tahoe. a4N 4Q
They had been In the new home only |
few days when Harriet had reason |
to stop short In busy morning u |
unpacking with one hand upon her !
heart. and great satisfaction in her |
eyes. Nina, reading from note from |
Royal Blondin, announced the sensa-
tional news that he had broken his
ankle. He was with friends at New.
port, and must remain there now for
weeks, perhaps month. Nina was
please to write to him. and to give
his regard to Miss Field. and ask her
not to forget him.
For several weeks they were safe.
Nina did not know the family Royal
had been visiting. there was . long
interval before she could possibly zee
him again. He would write to the girl,
Of course, and Harriet knew with what
absorbing emotion she would look for
his letters. But Nina was young and
Nina wrote wrctchedly. and anything
might happen. thought Harriet, con-
soling herself with a vague argument
that was In itself youthful. too.
With September came changes.
Blondin wrote that he was limping
about with stick. and wanted to limp
down to them AZ soon ~ they would
ask him. Ward was home again. a.
always irresponsible. little older and
In some vague way . little coarser,
Harriet thought. but still most en-
livening element In tire quiet house
hold. Madame Carter had brought
with her, for several weeks stay. q
friend Of Isabelle's, a pretty. dashlng
little grass widow. Mrs. Tabor. The
resolute brightness and sweetness
with which Ida Tabor attempted to
amuse Richard gave Harriet some hint
Of the plan which was taking shape In
the back Of his mothers head. But
she could only make Mrs. Tabor com
Portable. and 1T her somehow into the
youthful plans OF the household.
Nina. Ward and Harriet fairly lived
In the water. and Ward had unc0n-
sciously served his fathers cause by
J bringing home with him tongue-tied
. pleasant youth named Saunders
Archer, whose presence In the house
, had helped to keep Nina pleased and
amused. She had already impaired to
Harriet the valuable Information that
, Saunders had never known his mother,
} and had never had . sister. 'and Of
J course I have always been such an
. oddly In the family" said Nina. "that
: got right at his confidence In that
} dreadful way Of mine He said he
didn't know why he talked to me %
|, frankly"
Harriet had seen to II that q variety
Of delightful plans awaited the young
people at every turn. The retirement
natural after the recent domestic ca
D tastrophe was too dangerous to risi
: now. And Harriet hoped, hoped. hoped
feverishly, necessarily. wearyingly
!, that the danger was past.
/ But Amy came down, mild and col
. orless a. ever, yet still more poised
J. more socially adept than Nina, and
. with Amy innocently diverting Saun
ders' bashful attentions. Nina re
turned to thoughts Of Royal. He wal
coming down with Madame Carter ant
. Mrs. Tabor In her car. Richard,wa'
bringing two men down for golf thi
weekend. and with Saunders IN,
q Amy. Royal and Madame Carter an
i Mrs. Tabor, the house would be oiled
y She had plenty to do with the man
. aging. the endless details that wsr'
. brought her mercilessly. hour afte
Y hour. by maids and housskeepsr. AM
o yet under her quiet BUSINESS ard he
:. happy hours with the young peopi
= there lurked necessarily a frette'
. sense Of danger approaching, n,
r Something Of this was In her min
70 90 she and Nina basked on thu gentl
'e heAving float, In the sunshine. MIN
IL talked necessarily OF Blondin. Hal
riot fsncisd she saw an opening fer
:. little talk she felt sxtrsmsly timely.
W mir. Alondln likes you. Nina. jua
" because you aren't dirtatious and sin,
q like the other girls. But he isn't tn
~ sort OF man to yet very deeply intel
ID ested In any woman. dear"
h. "No. I know he's not" Nina sal
IN quickly. turning suddenly red. an
w looking attentively at the print OF he
m wet hand on the dry. hot boards.
o. "And would be sorry II he we're
We Harriet pursued. not too seriousl.
al 'for want you to mnrry man