Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-03-31
HARRIET
and the
PIPER
BY
Kathleen Norris
TfiSfvstiors BY
Irwin Myers
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Copyright BY Kathleen Norris
CHAPTER XVI.

After that life took on a mysterious
fragrance and beauty that made every |
hour Of II an intoxicatlon. to the mas !
ter and mistress Of Crownlands. the
fact that their secret was all their own
was all the more enchanting. To the
domestic staff, to the children, to the
outside world, life went upon Its usual
smooth way. Mr.. Carter would be in
town tonight, Mr.. Carter was detained
Mt the office. Mrs. Carter was chaperon-
ing the young people, there were flow
ers for Mrs. Carter. That was all Bot
tomley and Pilgrim and Ward and Nj
ma saw.
But to Harriet and Richard the de-
licious, secret game OF hide-and-go-seek
made everything else In the world in
significant. Harriet opened the boxes
Of flowers he sent her with heart suf-
locating with joy. Richard consented
to be absent from the dinner table
over which she presided withsan ag-
ony OF remuneration that almost made
him feel i'll. When he CHANGED one day
to meet her with Nina, in breezy,
swninged summer restaurant, the
sight Of the slender figure thrilled him
as he had never been thrilled by any
woman he had ever known. He was
20 speak to b. hear her voice One
day he bought her shoes In the shop
she looked ut him for approval. He
thought the shoes, low shoes with
buckles, that showed the silkclad an
kle, very suitable and pretty. He was
thrown into sudden confusion when
the shoe clerk turned to him with a
murmured mention of the price.
Ten dollars? Richard fumbled for
his purse. He had met her walking
alone in the Avenue; she had said that
she must get shoes. Hundreds of other
men were presumably buying their
wives shoes, up and down the bril-
liant street. But Richard found the
adventure shaking to the soul.
They're lovely Shoes" Harriet said,
as they walked out into the sunshine.
She told him that she was to meet
Nina at his mothers at five. Richard,
with sudden .eagerness, wondered If
she would spend the interval In hav-
ihE Yea eOtnCWntAtt pht ihottuo ivy
went into a bookshop, and she CARRIED
new book triumphantly away. ITS
frightful day In town." Harriet said,
land If we're little early we may
all get away to the country that much
sooner!"
She established herself contentedly
beside him when they did finally start
,Ia,N do Inn
sen, did most of the talking; Nina was
silent, and Harriet noticed that she
was very pale. Richard was repeat
ing TO himself one phrase all the way !;
phrase that he found so thrilling
and absorbing that II was enough to
keep him from speaking aloud, or lis
tening to what the others said.
IL love her-I love her-I love her "
thought Richard. And sometimes he
glanced sidewise at her, her beautiful
hair ripping I'm thick waves under the
thin veil, her face little pale from
the heat of the day, her glorious eyes
family Swallowed When the swift
movement Of the car brought her
shoulder against his, their eyes met
for a smiling second, and II seemed to
Richard that his heart brimmed with
the most delicious emotion that he had
ever known.
Nina complained of headache
when they reached home, and went
early to bed. Harriet, when she had
tubbed and changed to an evening
gown, glanced In at Nina, and thought
the girl asleep. There were men
guests for dinner, and afterward there
was bridge. Harriet sat with Madame
Carter for awhile, for the old lady haC
also dined upstairs. went about the
house upon her usual errands, and
going 10 her own room, found Nina
reading, at about ten o'clock. Nina
did not look up or speak as Harriet
came In.
The door that led to Richards room
was not only unlocked, hut actual,
Ajar. Harriet gave II a surprised
glance, and spoke to Nina, in the mex
room.
nina, did you unlock this door|
"What door,? Nina called. "Oh
yes! I" she added. ~ did"
ION, Harriet murihuTeu ANA SIN
stepped TO the door, and looked int
Richards room.
II was sort OF upstairs sitting
room, furnished simply, in maj
fashion, with deep leather chairs ol
each side of the fireplace. broad table
carrying only the essential lamps ant
ashtrays. shabby desk where Rich
ard kept personal papers, and book
kshelves crammed with novels. Han
sAt, making timid round, saw Bal
rae and Dickens, Dumas and Fielding
several Shakespeares and a compIet
Meredith. JOstling elbows with moder
novels IN bright jackets, and yello'
French romances losing their pape
covers.
Suddenly her heart turned to water
some tiny sound In the silence war;
ing her that some one had entered
She turned. discovered here In III
very center of his own private apar
saspt. He WINS standing not thre