Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18

Ugh. MAS pouring across the brilliant
flowers beneath the library windows,
She reviewed The incredible events
of the pas, few days, ana the actors
dliltcd before her vision ftfully; Isa.
belle uh,rcnosomcd and beautiful, in
hrY prime, Tony Pope, passionate and
wrrtchcd; Royul, loWNoIred, dreamy
poetic, with his eloquent black eyes:
Nina, newly awakened; Ward, weak,
hoyiSh. ardent; Madame Carter, fun OF
theatrical dignity and wcllruunded
phrases, aud lastly simple, strong
anxious TO protect them all, even from
their own lollies Richard
Not one word Of blame, not one
ugly tusiuuaipn," she unused, yet she
has slammed him, and he is so honor
able; and she has made him conspiru-
Gus, when he is So modest -
She thought of Isabelle, fresh from
Gcmane's careful hands. lying In her
exquisite white against the cushions
of deck chair smiling, in the rosy
huttcriug light under the green avn
ms at the infatuated man beside her.
Ugh" said Harriet, with healthy
uprush Of utter disgust These few
months ""dId not he 'l"uu'''S I"' I>a'
h'.i' by any means. ana aIJcr ''l'iih
what? Was it conceivable that those
Ia''I sixteen years would ran 10 Id'h-
Ury Tony and I.lb,llp wherever tlp,
went even though tine press was not
eagerly assisting thrmt Supp"SIhI
WAT Isabelle never t""u@Ill OF 'r""h-
ANUS. OF Hrr handsome son ana "''
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NN'I.> N''' n"' '"'"i'."I''''' "'"''I nor Z
'u' '"'' . was ,'""'S s"''''> ''' 'i''
IN'''''''S' p"' ~ iIa'' '''S ''''n >''ia'
" >''Ii'" NU' tire A''I''F ~ u l""'
y ""u'oh 'hahs' places win Her.
Harriet decided IN the soft silence ana
darkness "i the summer night
From I>ahcIly's problem her thoughts
went TO her oNJ to Royal Rloudin She
was "akctuI ana restless tonight sim
p'l or'aj'S" SHE 'odId not decide Just
bee" much She need fear him Firstly,
was There any reason for antagoni2ing
h''a' ana ''cohalS' N"o'" ne Huft lrr
u '"' ''u' f"' l'"S al '"u'" NOT PUNISH
meg without p'u'Si''llE bi'l'Se"' ana
C"u'o H"' I"i''Su ile' from 'I""'''''''lS
u '' '''' '"fy" I" SNOW MS own lace
'N're "Sa'h' hnt Nina
Was hIonain So bauE She tried to
ASA Ilerseil the question honestly ana
an honest SAudder answered 1t before
II was larry framed. she trled To pc
lure MAS marriage their early days
together. the breakfast table where
the crude niue girl blundered ana
I!""nuere" 10 col' ei>a'loh' her helpless
"'N""'"' u'"' Nou'u annoy an" eA''A'
pt."'' nm Hne saw NINA near
NI-"''" eyes "ol'ihs WIN iurl tears
N'''' 'i''N pooN easeri! surrendered
1" VIA from lieF FORA he" at'icIou'
hours Oh 'Ile o'u haI'erE' the oId al'eh'
"""'
II would take clever woman to
h"Id nm Harriet thought, "and 1t
W"uIdh [ be worth a clever woman
WhlIe.
Nina-Ward-Royal-Richard. The
"ear}ing procession began again Roy
al might treat her with honesty and
h"hor. lie was not small IN eIerythnE
ana she had never done him harm
HUt-jhere might come the terrible mo-
heht When she had to face Richard
Win the confession, Yes, she had
KNOWN nm before. Yes, they had en-
,''eo Iiit" Il lacit compact Yes she
i!"" KEPT from Nina latier secret
t'"' "I'ne 1t msht De uhImportdht
'er'"''''y SHOULD nave been toid MN.