Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-03-03
CHAPTER xII-continued.

--t2-
Harriet had not dared to hope that
they would accept the situation so
quietly, or that the world would
There were callers on the terrace
every afternoon, there were pleasant
congratulations and good wishes,
there we're few paragraphs In the
social weekfies Richard had for
years been too busy for mere enter
tanning, and the dinner parties and
luncheons to the new Mrs. Carter. II
was generally felt, must wait until
next season.
To glance at the gold ring on her
finger made Harriet feel as II hap
piness almost shameful was barred to
view. Her new position. modestly as
she filled It, was yet high position.
She saw Richards growing affection
and trust, II he did not. She could
afford to wait.
"But when are you and Dick Carter
going to dine with us?" Mary Putnam
said. one afternoon, at tea. Madame
Carter, whose Victorian ideal Of ro-
nance was not at all dissatisfied with
the idea of the employer marrying his
daughters beautiful governess, smiled
significantly.
They're very odd lovers. my dear"
she said to Mary with an eloquent
glance. Mary laughed, and looked at
Harriet, whose face was suddenly
crimson, though she tried to laugh,
too. The visitor, with instant kind
l,n
whenever they're ready, they're
going to dine with mev' she said. pat
ting Harriet's hand with real affection
and understanding But Mary was free
TO reflect. She had the eyes of a con-
tented woman, freed from her own
problem for those of others. "And Har-
riet Is certainly mad about Richard"
Mary mused.
But with the rest of the world she
had to decide that there was something
In the affair that she did not under
stand.
When everyone else had gone from
the terrace, and the late afternoon
light was throwing clear shadows
across the warm red bricks, Nina and
Ida Tabor remained, talking "And
now we positively must go In, Nina j.
Ida said. We've wasted this whole
afternoon / have to get packed II
I'm going to the Jays'!"
"But you're not going to the Jays y
Nina said In soft, sweet, confident re-
hinder.
But l must darling"
mo, you MUSTN'T
But, dearest, truly have to-"
but, Ladybird," Nina laughed hap
PLY, II sent them message this, af'
ternoon that you were staying with
me! SO now" she finished trium-
phantly, that's settled And Wen go to
bed early, with books, and talk, and
maybe creep down for something to
eat about eleven, as we did that Other
night"
Nina" Mrs. Tabor said, In a new
voice, interrhpting her, "you didn't tel
ephone Mrs, Jay, did your"
Indeed / did,"
well, then, you were extremely i'm
pertinent and ofiicious,' said new
voice, that Nina hardly recognized.
Poor Nina Harriet found her sob
bling on her bed, half an hour later
and took II for a sign that the wounc
would cure, that Nina did not resen
her sympathy and comfort. Nina wat
still heaving with deep sobs, albeit
taking steps toward hot bath and {
becoming gown, when Ida went away
Her farewells were made only to thu
composed interloper, who went witt
her pleasantly to the hall door, ant
turned back with some remark TO
Bottomley that was in the perfect ton'
of the mistress. Idas heart was no
within her as she looked her last a
Crownlands, in the mellow light OF tn,
summer twilight.