The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-05-18

"Whsn | Visit This House 1t 10 Not
At Your Invitation, Miss FleIdI" Said
Mrs. Tabor, Frankly.
your invitation, Miss Field !" said Mrs.
Tabor, frankly.
II an aware Of that" Harriet said,
simply. ~.
xvii you be so kind as to tell Nina
and Madame Carter" the visitor was
resuming her wraps, and arranging her
handsome hat and veil, that 1 will be
here tomorrow, and that anything I can
do I will be so glad to do lis that
Mrs. Warren's car, Bottomley? Thank
you. Good afternoon, Miss Feld!"
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Tabor!" Har-
rtet followed her to the hall door, and
heard a Parthian shot, addressed In a
cheerfully high voice to kindly old
Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Fordyce's mother,
who was in the limousine:
Nobody home! All my trouble for
nothing"
Old Mrs. Warren leaned against the
frosted glass; waved from the holly
dressed interior at Harriet. and the
girl saw her lips frame Merry Christ
mas" The door slammed; Bottomley
came with stately footsteps up to the
hall again. Harriet gave a little laugh
Of triumph. Now the coast was clearl
Thus 1t was that Richard Carter
found only his mother and his children
at the dinner table that night, and no
guests under his roof. Miss Field, to
be sure, was at the head Of the table,
but then Miss Field was a member Of
the family. He Intercepted her briefly
as they went In.
wards gang? That Eaton asst"
"Oh, they went yesterday"
"Speak to BottomleyF'
Eyes. He ana Pilgrim are quite rec
onciled to remaining" Harriet but
toned a cuff, to hide q dimple that
would come to the corner Of her
mouth. "And Mrs. Tabor came, and
would have stayed" she could not re-
sist the temptation to add, "but I per-
suaded her that some other time would
be. better I'D Y H. b
!. "Scene With Nina about itY" Rich
ard had asked, curiously.
"Nina was not here" Harriet AN
swered. And there was a faint smile
In the deep blue eyes that she raised
suddenly to his. ~. = ="$~E
"Ah, well, / knew, Of course; that
you would manage It'll" he said, con-
tentedly. 1T seems black art to me.
I had enough Of It'll" @
She smiled again. and went quietly
to her place. But when he summoned
Ward and Nina to his mothers room,
after dinner. she had disappeared. and
the family Was quite alone when he
broke the new to them.
Harriet, presently needed again,
was astonished ut the emotion Of the
old lady, who had been genuinely fond
OF her daughter-in-law, and had always
been loyal Il Isabelle, rs nj Of the
Carriers. Madam Garter was greatly
shaken, Nina hystericaL Ward ag-
grieved, irritated 90 his own feeling.
He had not seen his mother for seven
months. she had brought nothing but
q certain unpleasant nOtoriety To her
children, yet her death struck both the
young creatures forcibly. and they felt
shocked and shaken.
1--WE can't be ID the Fordyce tab
leaux," mid Nina nj III interval be
tween floods sof sobs. mot that I
would want 70, nowI But / don't
know Ii seems to me that i am the
most unfortunate girl Ia the world"
q think both you and Ward should
wear black for q certain period" Rich
ard said To her. He had been walking
the floor nsrvously, stopping now and
then beside the great chair where his
ranfhnrs emf silent ana ctrfcIsnn - rauf