The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02
SYNOPSIS.


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CHAPTER IL-Prsssdisg over the ia.
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self ssnssab,s 70 Nina. and -Isavss, z deep
inpsession ON the unsophisticatsd girl ,
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hin. The nan l. an svo~ed advsnturer.
He 9rankly announces TO Harriet his In
ts1oon o. marrying Nina, who, as the
daughter Of the wealthy Richard Carter.
her to aid him. She is In a sense in his
power, and after pleading with him to
abandon his scheme agrees to follow
policy OF neutrality.
CHAPTER Iv.-Harriet visits her mar
RED sister, Linda Davenport, with whom
she had had her home during her u1for-
tunate acquaintance with Blondin. and
tells her Of his reappearance. The two
women, realizing the unscrupulous nature
hension.
CHAPTER ". Knowing the tender
feeling she has inspired in Ward Carter.
Harriet is tempted to marry him for the
though realizing she does not love love him
Blondin has ingratiated himself with
Madame Carter. Richards mother and
marriage with Nina. Ward urges Har-
riet to marry him at once. She procras-
unatss.
CHAPTER vI.-Angered at his wife's
too open filtration with young Anthony
recruitment. Isabelle. ardendy returning
her youthful lovers attachment. elopes
with him on his yacht. and pursuit is
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 can
not bring herself to an alliance with him
merely for the sake of self-advancement
and refuses. The fact of Mrs. Carter's
elopement becomes public. Harriets ca
aads, paSdle managng hand Is more hs than ever ,s
complications she foresees inevitable
she decides to remain.
CHAPTER vIII-Blondju puts pressure
on Harriet to forward his marriage with
Nina, but she makes up her mind to
concerning her knowledge of Blondin's
intentions, and she counsels active oppo-
siton to the match. The family. with
Harriet. move to a summer establishment
on Long Island.
CHAPTER Ix--In the new home Har-
riet. with Madame Carter and Nina. set
tie down for a vacation. In a frank talk
with Nina Harriet endeavors to show her
effect on the infatuated girl. On Richard
Carter's insistencc. Harriet is installed
as mistress Of the household. but And
intention of leaving. Richard makes an
offer OF marriage. as a way out Of the
situation but Harriet nfSs fonsidsrng such
Though divorced is still alive. refuses.
and leaves the house, To her old-fash-
has been granted a divorce from his err
ing wife does not free him from his mar
ital ties, and marriage with him is i'm
possible.
But this" she said, you know your
mother is right. You're all too kind
to me; am really a member of the
dinner, and order the car. and charge
things to your accountsl Butts
not possible. You see that?'
Richard was quietly looking down.
Now he made several parallel lines
with pencil before he looked up.
mo. l don't see thatl"
"Mary-Mrs. Putnam, for instance,
who is very fond of me, and Mrs. JAY
They want to ask me to dinner-to
Christmas parties-and they're not
quite comfortable about it. l am not
a member of your family even though
you are kind enough to treat me as
one. am a paid employee, and Mad
anne Carter naturally resents their
treating me as anything else. But
most of all," said Harriet, seeing that
she was not making headway, "it's my
self. Nina, and your mother, and Mrs.
Tabor-it's just hint here and there
nothing at all u! But it undermines my
position. / dress. 1 entertain your
friends, join you in town; it makes
talk. And can't can't"
She stood up and turned her back
on him proudly, and he knew that she
was crying.
Just n minute" Richard said, find
ing himself more shaken than he
would have believed. at is-you're
sure it isn't Blondin?"
"Royal Blondin! No, it's more seri-
ous," Harriet said. ut means constant
Irritation for your mother. 1t means
that she is always In n state of exas-
peration. / think-I don't know, but I
have reason to think-that she made
1t n choice. for Mary Putnam. between
usr
"She has no right to do that" said
Richard. soberly.
I'm not-you know that !-criticiz-
ing" Harriet said. The man sighed,
and tossed few papers on his desk.
Sometimes I have hoped" he be-
gan. on fresh track, that you and
the boy might fancy each other. I'm
not satisfied with Ward. He needs an
anchor. That would be n solution for