American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-22

~ was the uIteruOOn Oh the next d0y
when Harriet could first speak Of her
own affairs. Linda listened, over her
mending. nodded, pursed her lips, or
raised her eyebrows.
II Linda might ever have been
worldly minded, she had had her les
son now, and the viewpoint she gave
Harriet was the lofty one Of WON.
an who has faced supreme sacrifice
without shrinking and with unwaver.
ing faith. ~~A M
"You did right, DEAR" she assured
her sister. you could not stay there,
under the circumstances. Whatever
their code Ii, yours IL different. yours
has not been vitiated by luxury and
idleness As for Mr.. Carriers talk Of
marriage. that, Vt course. Is simply an
insultI" ~
~No. l don't think II was that" Har-
riet said, feeling herself revolt inward.
" at this plain speaking.
n don't see what else II could be-
Linda pursued, serenely. "A married
man-you would be no better than his
well. its not q nice workout his
mistress I"
mot at ALL" Harriet said, trying
hard to hide tho irritation that rose
rebellious within her. ''he IL legally
free. or will be soon, and 90 am II"
II am speaking Of Gods law. not
MANS" Linda said. gently but swfully,
and Harriet was silent. Fred says
that such men regard these matters
far too lightly" Linda finished. Fred's
name, thus introduced. always had the
effect of angerings Harriet. She had
shared the family exaltation over Pip's
recovery, and had thought more than
once in that fearful night Of his illness
that even poverty, gray hairs and the
agony Of parenthood, shared with the
man she loved. would have been &C.
stasy to her. But In the slow days
and weeks that followed, her spirit
became exhausted with the struggle
that never ended within her. Her
bridges were burned behind her; It
was all over. Whatever her emotions
had been in leaving Crowniands, the
Carriers feelings had been quite obvi.
Gus and simple. Old Madame Carter
had wished her well; Ward had writ
ten from college that he thought II
was 'rotten," and that she had been
corker to get Dad to raise his al
lowance for him; Nina had felt her
own wings the stronger for the
change; and Richard had interrupted
his little speech Of regret to answer
the telephone. and had given her q
check that placed, II seemed to Har-
riet, the obligation permanently with
her. The utter desolation Of spirit
with which she had left them was EVIL
IDENTIFY unshared; the only word she
had had from that old life had been
from Mary Putnam. and even this cor
dial note Jared Harriet with Its frank
revelation Of the change In her posi-
| lion. 4 g 81 81 ~
| II can't keep this up!''' she told her
self, playing games with little conva-
descent Pip, walking over frozen roads
with the girls. reading under the eve
ming lamp. II can't keep this up !
Twenty-seven. and q governesS, and
| IN love with q married man who does
! not know I am alivel" summarized
Harriet. bitterly. II will simply have
to forget II, and begin again. that's
| allw
| And she meditated upon David, the
excellent. steady. devoted David. who
was Fred's brother and a dentist In
Brooklyn. and who gave the children
wonderful holidays ut Asbury Park
II would make Linda and Fred very
happy to have her change toward
him: they were q little hurt and 81.
lent about David. He always went
with them to the crowded beach where
they spent July and August, had had
a car this year. Linda told her sister
and had been $50 popular"
David was there, Christmas day, and
there was, a fire and tree, happy chill.
dren everywhere. rosy little neighbors
coming In to see the toys, snowy wet
garments spread on the porch after
church. David took Harriet walking
In the fresh cold air. Harriet SO
beautiful In her furry hat and long
coat, with her brilliant cheeks and her
blue eyes shining under a blown film
OF golden hair. that Linda, 90 che
TASTED the turkey In the hot Kitchen
couldn't help q little prayer that that
would all come out 'right."
| "Buf, Davy DEAR" Harriet and
David had stopped short In the exqui.
ste, silent woods "There Is a feel.
his-TTa something that makes marriage
'ight And ] haven't 1t, that's all r.
| How do you know you haven't p
lie said. smiling. Harriet, II once
sou said YOU would, It would come,
Harriet his arm was about her now,
his voice close to her ear. "don't lei
those years with rich people spoil you
for the real thing. dear"
She looked up ut him, with some
thing wistful In her blue eyes In
staniIy she saw leap to his face the
hook he had hidden so many years
she heard a new ring In his voice.
"Ah--you darling! You WIN You'll
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