Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-03-31

away.
Richard pushed back his plate ma
looked irresolutely after her. Then
suddenly he rose and walked through
the pantry. asking two stsrtled maids
for Mrs. Carter. Etelka had been sew
eral years I'm the house without ever
seeing him" In this neighborhood be-
fore.
Richard crossed q sunshiny brick
walled yard, where linen was drying.
and went through a brick gateway
that gave on neglected little lane.
The lane had once been the driveway
for u carriage and prancing pair,
but there were only riding horses at
Crownlands now, and three Of these
were looking over the wall at the
grass-grown road. And Richard found
Harriet here.
She was on her knees. In the pleas
ant green shadow OF the old sycamores
and naples; her back was toward him.
She was looking up into the face Of
the old stableman. Trotter, who stood
before her, his crooked, dwarfed old
| figure still further bent, as he held
two strong young ewes by their thick,
woolly shoulders.
As Trotter gave him a respectful
good morning, Harriet sprang to her
feet and whirled about and Richard
saw the woodeny stiff legs OF very
young lamb dangling from her arms
and the lambs meek little black-rub-
| Der face close to the beautiful face he
loved.
"Oh, Richardr she said, carried
away by her own delight. Look at
I'll Isn't It the sweetest darling baby
that ever was Oh, you sweetr she
said, putting her lips to the little WOOL
ly head.
"You arel" Richard said quite with
out generalization.
Harriet laughed, surrendered the
little lamb to Trotter and followed
the old mans departure to the stables
with an anxious warning.
They're to have this little enclos-
ure all to themselves" she explained
to Richard when they were alone.
Hes going to build them a little
shed.' And as Richard, his back lean
ing against the low brick wall, made
no immediate attempt to move. she
looked at him expectantly. "Shall
we go backT she suggested.
"That sounded very pleasant to me-"
Richard said with deliberate irrele-
vance.
Harriet looked at him in puzzled
silence.
II mean your calling me Richard"
he said.
She flushed brightly and laughed.
did /? always think of you as
Richard II she explained
$50 you abandon me on the Brazil
tripf" he asked, watching her seri
ously.
"well-7" Harriet shrugged. az
thought you had to CO." she added
) 'Tm-I'll confess I'm disappointed
But to have Nina want to do anything
Is such relief TO me that I'm only
going to think of thatw
"Yes. have to co." Richard said
slowly. II must be there for a month
at least But Tn disappointed. too
got thinking of II, In the night
couldn't sleepl I'm disappointed. too
lie fell silent. II wish," he said hest
tatingly. that you had not told IN,
that you-you don't feel that you-ar,
going to love mel" he said. ~ Low,
you with all my heart and soul. It
He turned and picking an Ivy lea
from the wall looked Mt II intently fol
a moment and tore II apart before h,
let II fall. However" he said phil
: osophically smiling at her, 'well lie
, that waltz
: Harriet, close to him, laid one hant
upon his shoulder.
"You misunderstood me-" she sas,
steadily. "What said was that
: could not love you more than I do
Aren't you-ever-going to under
I standr
For long minute they locke
into each others eyes.
Harriet, do you mean TT" Richar
said then, simply.
Eyes" she answered, II mean Il
I've always meant II. I've Away
loved you, think. No man coul
want any woman to love him more
The blue eyes so near his own wer
misty with sudden tears. In the d.
e serted little lane, In the blue summe
: morning and the green shade OF IN
o sycamores. they were alone. Richar
d put his arms about her.
q And for a moment he held all III
i beauty and fragrance and laughte
and tears that was Harriet close I
y his heart; the soft hair tumbled, tn
d brown, firm young hand resting O
e his shoulder, the warm cheek againi
G his own.
A breeze rustled through III
J. branches high above them; II
J. blue river, beyond the brick wal
} flowed on In an even sheet {
satin; two birds looped the enclosul
t IN sudden twittering flight; an
d from the stable region came the plal
tive bleatlng OF mother sheep. b.
l. to Harriet and Richard the world WI
e all their own.
my wife - said Richard Carter.
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