Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-03-16
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CHAPTER L-Harriet Field, twenty
eight years old and beautiful, 10 the CO.
ctAl secretary of the ~hirtatious MA lisa
belle Carter, at ~'Crowniands," Richard
Carers home. and governs.s Of LI.zssr.
old and impressionable. fancies himself In
love with his mothers attractive score
tAry. Mrs. Carriers latest AFFAIR
With young Anthony Pope, and the youth
q taking u very seriously.
CHAPTER u-Preslding over the tse-
cups this summer afternoon, HnrNlez -
e~refoundly disturbed by tina arrival q .
ne paitgii III the ciSy. Eloadin makes him
seAf .Aerseabh 10 kGlna, and leakeeSA seeep
tnzoFession % the unSopAisScAtsd .giFL
czARTER III. IEasr.sts .sH.au:.
aGFowniandSA Il explained By The fAet
that hA hAd been q disturbing element N
hes life ten yeArs before. and = teaSa
hun. The man 10 an evowed eavensurSs.
y Hs ia nj shs sOu's 10 q H an lis n
tention Of marrying Nina. who. e
daughter Of the wealthy Richard Cart0f,
Il o highly desirable "catch," o urges
her 70 aid him: she - II 9 ssnsein as
ehAndUn his echems agrees 10 follow D.
neaiay Of Neutrality. = tg,
CHAPTER W.-Harrist visits her MARI
red sister, Linda Davenport, with whoin
tunBte aeQuaintance WITH Bioadih. and
tAlte her Of his temperance. The two
women, Fealixin& the ufncfupulous nature
% the man. Wow the future with apDfe-
hension.
CHAPTER W. Knowing the tender
feeling she has inspired In Ward Carter,
Harriet IL tempted to marry him for the
position ana wealth he can give her.
Bi0n6in has lngratiated himself with
Medaene Carter, Richards mother, and
she 10 whole-heartedly in favor OF his
marriage with Nina. Ward urges HAr-
rttse % marry him at once. She procras-'
CHAPTER VI.-Angered at his wtfe's
too pen Irritation with young Anthony
Pope, Richard Carter markedly shows his
her youthful lovers attachment, elopes
with him on his yacht. and pursuit 10
useless. The news Of the sensational af-
fair, exaggerated, of course, by gossip,
is kept as much as possible from being
public property.
CHAPTER VII. - Ward Carter, again
urges Harriet to marry him. but she cam
not bring herself to an alliance with him
merely for the sake of self-adyancement
and refuses. The fact of Mrs. Carter's
elopement becomes public. Harriets ca
pable managing hand is more than ever
needed at "crownlands," n despite the
complications she foresees al inevitable
b decidaa To remain.
CHAPTER vIII.-Blondin puts pressure
on Harriet to forward his marriage with
Nina, but she makes up her mind to
defy him. Richard Carter questions her
concerning her knowledge of Blondin's
Intentions, and she counsels active oppo-
sihon to the match. The family, with
Harriet, move to a summer establishment
OH Long Island.
CHAPTER Kiln the new home Har-
net, with Madame Carter and Nina, set
tie down for a vacation. In a frank talk
will Nina Harriet endeavors to show her
Hlondin's unworthiness, but 1t has little
effect on the infatuated girl. On Richard
Carter's insistence, Harriet is installed
as mistress of the household. but find
ing her position u~ntenable,T declares her
intention OF leaving. Richard makes an
situation, but aarriet, considering such aH a
thing impossible while Mrs. Carter
Though divorced 10 still alive refuses,
and leaves the house. To. hers old-fash-
iSnsd ss iss1 s4a sas fat { aia , 8 RI sa8g h Garter sspr
ing wife does not free him from his mar
ital ties, and marriage with him 10 irns
possible. So
. CHAPTER Kat her sisters home
Harriet helps to bring her small nephew
safely through an attack of d~iphtheria.
Linda cordially approves Harriet's stand
on the question of marriage with a d.
vorced man. David Davenport, Lnda's
brother-in-lAw, warmly presses his suit,
and Harriet has about made up her mind
to accept him when Richard Carter APP
pears with. the announcement that Isa-
belle is dead and no obstacle to his mar
rage with Harriet remains. The girl
Yields, and the marriage is quietly SOL
emnized. Harriet offers to tell Richard
the circumstances Of her ENHANCEMENT
with Blcndin, but he refuses to listen.