The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-01-27

than . scalp - day." said her brother
fraternaIiy.
Nina has a fortune - the girl re
marked. dryly, opening her wide white
parasol-
Lord. he could marry q girl win
ten times thatl Look here, you dom
think a man like Biondin would con
slider that !" he protested.
II would rather see Nina dead ant
buried I" The words burst from Har
riet against her Will. against her prom
Use to Royal There was no help fol
1t, her essential honesty would hav
its way.
Talk to himl~ Ward, fortunately
was not inclined to take her too seri
ously. You'll like him Gosh, h,
certainly has a good effect ON me-
added the youth, modestly. III
doesn't drink. and he talks to me-
| you ought to hear him about char
acter being fate. and all that Say
listen, before we get out Of thu,
| woods
His sudden sense Of her nearnes;
and beauty belfed the careless words
| Harriet found his arms tight abou
her. her face tipped up 70 the young
handsome face that was stirred nov
with trembling excitement The QuicI
movement Of his breast she could fee
against her own, and the passion
his kisses almost frightened her; SHIT
was held, bound, half-iifted OF hei
feet.
ward" she gasped, freed at last
and with one hand to her disorderet
hair, while the other held him a
arm's-length. "Dearl P1easeI''
1t was no use. Seul and senses wen
enveloped again, and close to her en
she heard him whisper: I'm mat
about you'll Do you know thst7 I'm
mad about your
Il think you arei" she stammered
breathless and laughing You mustn't
do thatl You mustn't do thati Why
we might be seeni-
Breathless, too, he flung back hill
hair. and stopped to pick up her para
SOL
''Do you think carei" he painted
indifferently. II wouldn't caro- II the
whole world sawIr
"Sh-shl" BY the magic only
known to youth and womanhood Har
riet had gathered herself into trim
ness and calm again She took hei |
parasol composedly. Her eyes told |
him the whole story. Nina and Roya |
Blondn were two hundred feet away |
coming up from the tennis court.
you rool-fool--fool :" she said tc
herself Wha. had they scent What
new twist to the situation would
Nina's suspicious afford7 Richard
Carter trusted her; this was no time
to tell him that she loved his son
Did she love Wardf-or with his keen
and kindly eyes would Wards father
see exactly what she saw in the mar
risgef Caught kissing in the woods
like Rosa or Germaine; II was I'm.
thinkableI How she had weakened
her position here How she had
heart contracted with
pain-severing of her association with
Luncheon. under It's veneer of
gaiety and foolishness, offered fresh
terrors. For old Madame Carter had
come down, and II occurred to Harriet
that IL Nina had seen anything In the
wood she might naturally interest
her grandmother with an account of
Il. The old lady would 60 instantly
to her son. And Richard-Harriet
rould imagine him. tired. harassed.
heartsick over the recent inexplicable
weakness OF his wife, having to face
another woman's treachery having to
listen to the demure announcement OF
he little secretary's engagement to
lis son.
shock Of all his life now; /
lie must shortly be exposed to all the
vhirl of scandal: the silenced gossip,
he averted eyes Of his world, the
veeklies with their muddy insinua.
Ions, the staring fact headlined above
lis breakfast bacon. This was her
line to efface herself and the house
lOius 10 nciP utiu " tlt TIC lOuu-
I'm afraid wasn't listening. Mr.. c
,londinr' '
Miss Nina and want to know y
THAT day We may have our partyr' :
loyal repeated
THE studio partyr
THE roof-sarden party. We're 30
~ to have It from hslf-past six to
alf- past seven only, because then II
'on't be too hot"
~why not have II at night. With Ian
ernsr' Harriet said. quito Involun-
ari1y. And again 4 penK Of self-con-
smpt swept over her. 1t was hateful,
was Incredible. but she was playing
is game as calmly as II doubts and
sluctance had never entered her
cart