The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-04-20

Why DON'T You say mat Royal 10
After My Money!"
not growing under Royals feet 1.-The
first man / ever really liked" Nina
said, with a heaving breast, 1.-THE first
man who ever understood me-"
Nina" Harriet said, you don't
want to have to write your husband
a check on your honeymoon
She felt IL cruel cut; but seven
teen years Of fiattery and smoothness
had armed Nina in impregnable COM
placence. She gave a sneering laugh
that trembled on the brink Of tears,
and tried to control a mouth that was
shaking with anger. One look of utter
scOrn she did manage, then she
shrugged not so much her shoulders
as her whole body, and flung herself
furiously into the water Harriet
called "Nlna!' first impatiently. and
then coaxingly. But the younger girl
swan steadily to the shore, and Har-
riet saw her minute later, shaking
herself outside the shower, before she
disappeared into the big bathhouse.
Harriet had entirely forgotten Ward
until he swan under the float and
with a chara cteristic yen. rose stream
ing like seal under her very feet.
Genuinely startled, she gratified him
with a scream, and they both laughed
like children as he flung himself drip
ping on the hot boards, and proceeded
TO bake luxuriOusly in the sun.
ats the most gorgeous thing 1 ever
saw, do you know thatf" he asked.
with one hand touching the river Of
sparkling gold that blazed and tumbled
on her shoulders. Listen. Harriet.
| do you remember the little talk we
had some weeks sgof"
Perfectly" she said. little unwil-
| lingly.
"Well, how about itf" the boy said,
after a pause.
ut wouldn't be fair to you. Ward"
| the girl said, slowly, after a pause.
81 love you, but l don't love you the
way your wife Will ~
II want you," he said. sullenly. I'm
crazy about you, My Cod"
Ward. please don't touch me" she
said sharply. getting to her feet with
spring, as he put his arm about her.
| Don't! I shall tell your father II
you dol"
you didn't talk that way at Crown
lands last June" the man said, sulkily.
| 81 don't see what has made such
| difference now -
81 think perhaps I'm different, Ward.
| The summer" Harriet's voice died
l into silence. Her eyes were fixed upon
the figure OF man who came down
the little pier, and dove into the shin
ing water. Two minutes later, with a
great gasp of satisfaction, Richard
| Carter drew himself up beside them.
"Hai That Is something likel My
Lord. the water is beautiful today
How about the buoy? Who swirns
with me TO the buoyT
"Come on. Harriet" Ward said.
poising.
Harriet rose, and bundled the glory
of her hair into q blue rubber cap that
made her look like a beautiful rosy
French peasant. With no further
speech she made a splendid dive, and
the men followed her.
| 1t was one Of LIES beautiful hours.
she thought, as in great splash OF
| salt water she reached the buoy, and
hung laughing and painting TO Its rest
less bulk. Ward had preceded her by
q full minute, Richard was half a
minute behind her. With much vain
glorious Boosting from the men, they
all rested there before the hOmeward
swim. Harriet hardly spoke. her cup
| was full to the brim with mysterious
felicity born of the summer hour, the
| heaving waters, and the joyous mood
| of father and son. When Richard
| praised her swimming she flushed IN
| the severe blue cap, and the blue eyes
| met his with the shy pleasure of a
rhiId. 1t was while she was hastily
dressing, In the hot bathhouse little
later that a sudden thought came to
her, and flushed the lovely face again,
and brought her to sudden pause
A tremendous thought, that made
her breast rise suddenly, and her eyes
fix themselves vaguely on space for
q long. long minute. Her palms were
damp, and she put them over her hot
cheeks. But that-she whispered In
the deeps of her soul, that was non
sense!
BIondin had been waiting for Har
| riet at the church door. Coming out
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