Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-28
HARRIET
and the
PIPER
by
Kathleen Norris
Illustrations by
Irwin Myers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Copyright by Kathleen Norris

Ncf manner lHe outraged b0llOulrN
led the way The houSokccpcr was
enjoying solitary cup Of tea she
hustled Hospitality for more cups
~ want TO tell You that your comm
has taken load or my SOUL said
Pilgrim. gray, round.visOEcd woman
who had n sentimental heart, "aud SO
| said 60 Mr.. Carter not three DAYS
since It's been very bad, indeed
Miss, since you went, as we wnS telliu'
you Il bit back. lmpudcnCe, orders
This way ana that, confusion ana
what not, and Mr. Ward very wild,
really very wild, and SO nj last Bot
tOmley said he couldn't stand H."
I'm hoping he will reconsider
that =, Harriet said, pleasantly with
"A glance nj the face Bottomley tried
10 make mheXible. "For I'm going to
tell you two old friends some news"
With no further preamble HARRIET an.
nounced. ISabelles death
The servants were naturally
shocked, There were few moments
Of ciaculntory and SorroVfu surprise.
When this had died away, Harriet
had more news
I'm going TO tell you two some
thing" she began. "You arc the very
first to know, and / know youll be
glad. Before ! left the house last Oc-
tbhcr Mr. Carter did me thc--the
great honor to ask me Toto marry
him" >s
It gave her inward delight even 10
voice It: II made the miracle seem
more real Bottomlpy and Pilgrim cX-
changed Stupcfcd Glances in q dead
silence
u met him at eleven o'clock today"
Harriet, HpiShed. simply, land we
drove TO Greenwich in Connecticut,
ana we We're married at one o'clock"
Bottomey and Pilgrim glanced
again NJ each other. glanced at iar-
rlet, opened their mouths slowly.
ITO think Of you hcn Mrs. Carter"
Pilgrim marycled in a whisper
"Oh.. sh-sh-sh, You mustn't say it
even" Harriet caught both their
hands NO one must know. only
told You 50 that you would help me.
s67that you would understand, There
viii be no change, anywhere"
Bottomley shook dazcd head: but
IIlGrlm looked AZ the othr~ woman
With kindly eyes, ana presently said
YOU'D have been a very silly girl
not to take him, and--aS | always tell
the girls-love'n come Fast enough aft
erward I"
The words came back to Harriet,
hours later when tho house yeas quiet.
and when, comfortably wrapped in II
loose silk robe, she was musing he
side her fire. Nina was asleep. 20
Ward, who was headachy and fever
,ish she had paid late visit. Madame
Enrter had not come down Ia dinner.
and when Harriet had sent IN a mes
sage, had asked to he excused from
any calls, even from Nina and Miss
Field, this evening.
Nina had chartered constantly dur
ipg the meal Granny had had ter
rible zine with them all And Ward
aud Nina and "ROyal"-thc name suit
denly leaped between them again
had been arrested for speeding And
Daddy had threatened Nina with a
boarding school, and Granny had
cried.
''Where is Mr.. Blondln now Nina?'
Harriet had asked
"Oh, he's round !" Nina had said,
aIriIy III suppose you put Daddy up
Ia saying that | wasn't TO see 50 much
Of hing" she had added, with her
worldly wise drawl.
w"NotgAt an" Harriet had said.
FilhaEbir.i and T are planning a
trip" nina had further coniided. ~
shall H. eighteen in February You
know. And we want to 90 round the
world K Wouldn't it be wonderful to
20 Wifi her, for she's been about fifty
times II
"Wohlerful" Harriet had been
obIige'Ato concede.
Butts dearest child, what does your
father ghink?"
"FatAcr--" Nina had shrugged re
gretfulk But | shall he Of age"
she hal reminded her companion.
"YcI | know, dear but Fathers
ward for another three years, YOU
know I"
"Why. Ladybird says"--the girl had
been ready ana had spoken with
flushed chceks-"Ladybird says that
in that case Wen 20 anyway, and
she'll pay all expenses That's the
kind Of friend she is"
Lowell :. come fast enough after
ward :" Pilgrim had said. ana Harriet
thought Pilgrim was rather wise
woman, ID her homely way. The girl
stirred tIa. fire and settled herself to
watch It.
Aftti"what?. Wen, certainly not
after anything so short, simple and
mconvlftTng as that three minutes
with the clergyman today. The utter
unreaIiy Of that had seemed to blend
with tHt silent, snowy day. and with
the d,med and dreamy condition of
her osn brain. Snow was falling
softly when she had met Richard Car
ter at the office. at half-past ten, and
snow Hsped against the windows of
the Limousine as they two. with