American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-03-04

buriedw The words burst from liar.
riet against her win. against her prom
ise to Royal. There was no help for
II, her essential honesty would have
'ts .. ESy - ,,r,w w.. ,.u,,.u..,,u
was not inclined to ttke her too seri-
ously. you'll like himi Gosh, he
certainly hns good effect on me"
added the youth, modestly. 'He
doesn't drink. and he talks to me-
you ought to hear him l---about char.
acter being fate. and all thati Say.
listen, before we get out OF the
woods"
His sudden sense OF her nearness
and beauty belled the careless words
Harriet found his arms tight about
her. her face tipped up to the young
i handsome face that was stirred now
with trembling excitement. The quick
movement yf his brenst she could feel
against her own. and the passion Of
his kisses almost frightened her; she
WINS held. bound. hslf-llfted on her
| feet
"wardw she gasped, freed at last.
and with one hand 10 her diIsordered
hair, while the other held him q
arm's-Iength. "Deari Pieaser'
II was no use. Soul and senses were
enveloped again, and close to her ear
she heard him whisper "I'm mad
about youl Do you know thatY I'm
mad about youi"
| Il think you arei' she siaiumered,
breathless and laughing. "You mustnt
do thatl You mustn't do that, Why.
we might be seen T.
Breathless, too, he flung back his
hair, and stopped TO pick up her para.
/ sol.
"Do you think care." he painted,
indIfferently. Il wouldn't care n the
whole world SAW
"Sh-shi" BY the magic only
known to youth and womanhood Har-
riet had gathered herself in:o, trim
ness and calm aasin She took her
parasol composedly. Her eyes told
him the whole story. Nina and Royal
Blond!n were two hundred feet away,
coming up from the tennis court.
you fool---fool--fooli" she said to
herself. What had they seeni Whit
new twist to the situation would
Nina's suspicious affordf Richard
Carter trusted her; this was no time
to tell him that she loved his son.
Did she love WARRIOR with HIS keen
and kindly eyes would Wards fathcr
see exactly what she saw In the mar.
riagef Caught kisslng In the Woods
like Rosa or 0ermaine: Il was un.
thinkablei How she had weakened
her position herei How she had
risked-her heart contracted with
pain--severing Of her association with
C,ownlands. b
| Luncheon. under It, veneer Of
gaiety and f0elishnNss,, offered fresh
tsrrors. For old Madame Garter had
come down. and II occurred to Harriet
that n Nina had sesn anything In the
wood. che might naturally interest,"
her grandmcthef with On account al
Il. The on igdy would 20 instantly
10 her son. And Richard-Harriel
could imagine him. tired. harassed
heartsick over the, recent inexplicabls
weakness Of his wife, having to fyscs
another woman's treachery. having "a
listen to the demure announcement Of
the little secretary's engagement to
his son. fr . =.
He was experiencing the most over
whelming shock Of all his life now
he must shortly be exposed to all the
whirl Of scandal: the silenced gossip.
the averted eyes Of his world. the
weeklies with their muddy insinua.
lions, the staring fact headiined above
his breakfast bacon. This was her
time TO efface herself and the house
hold. to help him to lit the load.
I'm afraid I wasn't listening. Mr..
Blondinr
miss Nina and I want to know
what day we may have our partyr'
Royal repeated.
1.-THE studio partyr'
1.-THE roof-garden party. We're 90
ing to have It from half.past six to
half.past seven only, because then II
won't be too hot"
"Why not have II at night. with Ian.
ternsr' Harriet said. quite involun.
tarily. And again pang Of self.con.
tempt swept over her. II was hateful,
II was Incredible. but she was playing
his game as calmly as II doubts and
reluctance had never entered her
heart.
At four o'clock Richard came home,
and the instant Harriet saw his face
she realized. with a shock even sharp
or than the original moment Of In
credulity. that he had had no success
In his search. He was alone. His
face was drawn and gray. he looked
hot and rumpled and utterly weary
more, he who had always been the
pink Of well-gr0omed perfection
looked old. He asked B0ttomley
briefly II Madame Carter was In her
room, and. being Informed that she
was. went hastily upstairs.
II was to the old lady's beautiful
sitting room that Harriet was sum-
moned few minutes later. She knew