The Holbrook news., 1922-03-17
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 Copyright by Kathleen Norris

SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER I-Harriet Field. twenty eight years old and beautiful. Is the so- cial secretary of the fi;rtatiouS Mrs Isa- Carter's home and eoverness Of 1s-year- old Nina Carter. Ward. twenty-fOur years old and impressionable. fancies himself in love with his mothers attractive secre- tary. Mrs. Carter'S latest anair IS with young Anthony Pope. and the youth Is taking 1t very seriously.
 CHAPTER u.-Presiding over tho tea cups this summer afternoon. Harriet is profoundly disturbed by the arrival or visitor, Royal Blondia- Next day. at tea party in the city. Biondin makes hum self agreeable to Nina. and leaves deep impression on the unsophisucated siri-
 CHAPTER III. Rarriers agitation oyer the appearance of B!ondin i ., that he had been a disturbing element III her life ten years before. and shS fears him. The man is an avowed adventurer, living on the gullibility of the idle rich He frankly announces to Harriet his in tention of marrying Nina, who, as the daughter of the wealthy Richard Carter. is a highly desirable catch" and urges her to aid him. She is In a sense in his power. and after pleading with him 10 abandon his scheme agrees to follow g policy of neutrality.
 CHAPTER Iv.-Harriet visits her mar ried sister, Linda Davenport. with whom she had had her home during her unfor- tunate acquaintance with Blondir, and tells her of his re3ppearance. The two women. realizing the interruptions nature of the man. view the future with appre- hension-
 CHAPTER W Knowing the tender feeling she has inspired in Ward Carter Harriet is tempted to marry him for the position and wealth he can give her. though realizing she does not love him. Blondin has ingratiated himself with Madame Carter. Richards mother. and she Is whole-heartedly in favor of his marriage with Nina. Ward urges liar rtet to marry him at once. She procras- tinates.
 CHAPTER vI.-Angered at his wife's too open filtration with young Anthony Pope. Richard Carter markedly shows his resentment. Isabelle. ardently returning her youthful lovers attachment. elopes. with him on his yacht, and pursuit Is useless The news of the sensational ar fair. exaggerated, of course, by gossip, is kept as much as possible from being public property.
 CHAPTER VII - Ward Carter again urges Harriet to marry him. but she can not bring herself to an alliance with him merely for the sake of self-advancement. and refuses. The fact of Mrs. Carter's elopement becomes public Harriets ca pable managing hand is more thsn ever needed at "Crownlands." and despite the complications she foresees as inevitable she decides to remain.
 CHAPTER vIII.-Biondin puts pressure on Harriet to forward his marriage witn Nina, but she makes up her mind to defy him. Richard Carter questions her concerning her knowledge Of Blondin's intentions, dird she -cOUnseis active oppo- fn fa a Fr Harriet. move to 9 summer establishment on Long Island.
 CHAPTER IX.-In the new home liar riet. with Madame Carter and Nina. set tie down for a vacation. In q frank talk with Nina Harriet endeavors to show her Blondin's unwOrthiness. but 1t has little effect on the infatuated girl. On Richard Carter's insistence. Harriet is installed as mistress of the household but find ing her position untenable. declares her intention of leaving. Richard makes an offer of marriage. as a way out of the situation. but Harriet. considering such thins impossible while Mrs. Carter (though divorceD Is stnl alive. refuses and leaves the house To her old-fash- toned ideas. the fact that Richard Carter has been granted a divorce from his err ing wife does not free i'm from his mar ital ties. and marriage with him Is i'm possible.
 CHAPTER X-At her sisters home Harriet helps to bring her small nephew safely through an attack of diThtheria. Linda cordially approves Harriets stand on the question of marriage with a di- vorced man. David Davenport, I.inda's brother-in-law. warmly presses his suit and Harriet has about made up her mind to accept him when Richard Carter ap- pears with the announcement that lsa- belle is dead and no obstacle to his mar rfage with Harriet remains. Tho giri yields. and the marriage Is quietly sol emn.zed. Harriet offers to tell Richard the circumstances of her entanglement with Blondin. but he refuses to listen
 CHAPTER XL The news of their mothers death, shocking to Ward and Nina, is softened by Harriet's comfort ing The three take . trip 10 Bermuda, and on their return Richard Carter real izes that he is deeply in love with liar riet. though their marriage has simply beep one st convenience.
 for the girl, there was certain pity ing affection for her stubborn loyalty and simplicity. But he knew exactly what hideOuS scenes must follow upon his marriage with her. What could he do with her, even suppose him to have borrowed money enough to make their honeymoon a success? He imagined her dawdling a0Out his studio, iInag- ined his social standing as necessarily affected, imagined Mir. and Mrs. Royal Blondin attempting to reach an agree ment as to which invitations would be accepted and which rejected. Rail- way fares, luncheons downtown, ali these cost money-lOts of money. Nina would want to entertain the girls" And Royal had at present several seri- ous debts.
 This was not a cheerful outlook with which to begin three years of penniless matrimOny. Royal, suavely smiling. and smoking on the terrace, wondered sudSenly if old Madame Carter. who had always been his cham pion, would help out.
 But Richard seemed to read his thought.
 "Nina has appealed to her grand mother" he said. "and l know my mother syppathizes, and would be glad to help you. But her affairs are in my hands. She preferred 1t so, when I offered her some securities years ago, and it has always been so. Her bank account receives monthly check: she sends all her household bills to my secretary, Fox. He O. Ks and pays them. Consequently, she is not able to act in this matter, and l think she is glad of it! l believe she would regret the-the inevitable arrangement as much as I.'
 Richard had taken a small slip of tan paper from his pocket, and was studying it thoughtfully. Royal saw