The Holbrook news., 1922-01-20
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Sarters home. and Governeas Of H-yeHr- old ana impreesionable. .sancies himself in Love with his mothers attractive sscre- tary. Mrs. Carters latest affair IS with young Anthony Pope, and the youth ts taking 1t very seriously.
 CHAPTER II.-Prestcing over the tee- cups this summer afternoon. Harret 1 visitor. Royal Eond.n. Next day. at tea party in the city, Blondin makes him. self agreeable to Nina, and leaves oeep impression on the unsophisticated girl
 CHAPTER III. = Harriet's agitation oyer the appearance O: Blondin a.
 STownlands" Is explained by the fact her life ten years before. and she feers him The man Is an avowed edventurer. living on the gullibility of the idle rich. tsn6ioa Of marrying Nina. who. as the daughter Of the wealthy Richard Carter. is highly desirable catch" and urges her to aid him. She Is In e sense in h!s power. and eftcy pleading with him to ahendon his scheme agrees to follow a policy of neutrality.
 CHAPTER Iv.-Harriet visits her mar ried sister. Linda Davenport, with whom she had had her home during her unfor canate acquaintance with Biondin. and tells her of his reap2earance. The two women. realizing the interruptions nature of tSe man. view the future with appre- henS3on.
 -You're htile Miss Carter, aren't your he said. We were introduced. back there. but there were too many young men around you then for me 10 get word in! Nice boys, all of them Bun not worth your while!"
 Nina murmured a confidence.
 ''What c;d you say?" BlOndin said. But come" he added. frankly, you're not afraid of me, are you? My dear little girl, I'm old enough to be your father Look up-I want to see those eyes. That's better. Now, that's more friendly. Tell me what you saiG?"
 -I ssid-that mother expected me toto like them.'
 To? Oh, to like the boys. Mother expects ii? Of course she doesl And some day she'll expect to dress you in white, and bid us all to come and dance At the wedding. But in the meantime, Mother mustn't blame some one who has just little more discern ment than-well, young Brevoort, for example, for seeing that her tame dove is really wild little seaSull starving for the sea. And you don't want to fall in love with one of these lads for year or two. anyway
 'Oh. my, nor Nina felt the expres- sion inadequate, but her breath had been taken away. The man had turned about q little, lis eyes were all for her, and his arm, laid carelessly along the back of the green bench, almost touched the white ruliies. They were in full sight of the house. too. and if Lettice or Anna came back, they would see Nina in deep and last ing conversation with the man that all the older women were so mad about
 You don't But-whatf' He bent his dark head.
 Il said, But l don't know how you knew it'!" Nina repeated, looking down in her overwhelming self-con- sciousness. but with smile of utter happiness and excitement.
 A second later she looked up in some alarm. He WAS silent-she had somehow said the awkward thing again! Nina's henrt iuttered nerv- ously.
 But what She saw reassured her. Royal Blondin had squared himself about and had folded his arms. and was staring darkly into space.
 How l knew it." he said in half whisper. as If to himself, after full half-minute of silence that thrilled Nina to the soul. Child. l don't know, Some day you and I will read books egether-wonderful books, And then perhaps We will begin to understand the eOsmic secret-why your soul reaches out to Inine-why 1 not only want to know you better, but why 1t is my solemn obligation to take the ex- Quisite thing your coming into my life may mean to US botll You and have somehow found each other in all this wilderness of lies and afTectatiOnS, and we're going to be friends. aren't we?"
 "I-hope we are." Nina said, clear ing her throat. with bashful hugh.
 You know we are,' Royal B!ondln amended. And in musing tone he added: I'm afraid vas . little bitter a few hours ago. And then saw you. just an honest. brave, bewiIdered little girl, wondering why the deuce they all make such a fuss about nothing clothes and bridge parties and diI- ners-"
 "They never say anything worth while." Nina said. with daring. There was exquisite homage in the dropped. listening head, the eyes that smiled 30 close to her own. But if l tell Mother that, she thinks I'm crazy!" She added. lapsing into the school yer naeuiar against a desperate effort to sustain the conversation at his level
 Because you're a little natural rebel" interpreted the man, smiiingly. Those eyes of yours say that. And it doesn't make for happiness, Little Girll" he warned her.
 Nina narrowed her eyes. and stared into the green garden. She was not wearing her glasses today, and hers were fine eyes, albeit a tri1e promi- nent, and with a somewhat strained expression.
 ''Oh, l know thatl'' she said. 'I like the girls and bOys-truly I do. and Sra DODrlc- with them au know