Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-04-13
CHAPTER X-Continued.

"Mr. Eaton" Harriet said, in an un-
dertone, making another strategic de-
cision, "come in here to the library,
will you? 1 want to speak to you"
"When you speak to me thus" said
Corey Eaton, passionately. Il can re-
fuse you naught!"
But he sobered instantly into ire
mendous gravity at Harriet's first con-
fidence. She told him simply of Isa-
bellies death.
"Well, that surely is rotten-the
poor old boy" said Corey, affectionate-
ly. wards mad about his mother,
too! Well, say, what do you know
about that? Well beat it, Miss Field.
Nixon and 1. We came in my car, and
we'll go to the Jays for dinner Say,
that is tough. though, isn't it?"
1t was not eloquent, but it was sin
cere, and Harriet made her thanks so
personal and so fiattering that the
young man could only fervently push
his plans for departure, swearing Sc
crecy, and evidently touched by being
taken into her confidence. The fast
nesses were yielding one after anoth-
err; Harriet could have laughed as she
left him at the foot of the stairs. Bot
tomley, the butler, respectfully ad-
dressed her as she turned back into
the hall:
Miss Field, wonder if you'd be so
good--7"
She nodded, and accompanied him
instantly into the pantry, where they
could be alone.
Its Madame" said Bottomley, Bit
terly, "she's just 'ad me up there agine,
it's really tryin'-that's what it is.
It's tryin'v"
"Now, just wait one moment, Bot
tomley," Harriet said, soothingly. 81
want to talk to you and Pilgrim. Is
she in her room? Suppose. we go
there?"
Pleased with the consideration in
her manner, the outraged Bottomley
led the way. The housekeeper was
enjoying a solitary cup of tea she
bustled Hospitality for more cups.
81 want to tell you that your comm
has taken a load off my SOUL" said
Pilgrim, a gray, round-visaged woman
who had a sentimental heart, land so
l said to Mr.. Carter not three days
sincei It's been very bad, indeed,
Miss, since you went, as we was tellin'
you bit back. Impudence. orders
| this way and that, confusion and
what not, and Mr.. Ward very wild,
really very wild, and so at last Bot
tomley said he couldn't stand it."
I'm hoping he will reconsider
that" Harriet said, pleasantly, with
glance at the face BottomIey tried
to make inflexible. For I'm going to
tell you two old friends some news"
With no further preamble Harriet an
nounced Isabelle's death.
The servants were naturally
shocked. There were a few moments
of ejaculatory and sorrowful surprise.
When this had died away, Harriet
had more news.
I'm going to tell you two some
thing" she began. You are the very
| first to know, and l know you'll be
| glad. Before / left the house last Oc-
tober, Mr.. Carter did me the-the
| great honor to ask me toto marry
| him."
1t gave her inward delight even to
! voice it; it made the miracle seem
more real. Bottomley and Pilgrim ex-
changed stupefed glances in dead
silence
81 met him at eleven o'clock today"
Harriet finished, simply, land we
drove to Greenwich in Connecticut,
and we were married at one o'clock"
BottOmley and Pilgrim glanced
again at each other. glanced at Har-
riet, opened their mouths slowly.
ITO think of you bein' Mrs. Carter !"
Pilgrim marveled in a whisper.
"Oh, sh-sh-sh! You mustn't say it
even! !" Harriet caught both their
hands. "No one must know. l only
told you so that you would help me,
so that you would understand There
will be no change, anywhere"
BottOmley shook a dazed head; but
Pilgrim looked at the other woman
with kindly eyes, and presently said:
you'd have been a very silly girl
not to take him, and-as l always tell
the girls-love1l come fast enough aft
erward ="
The words came back to Harriet
| hours later, when the house was quiet
and when, comfortably wrapped in q
loose silk robe, she was musing be.
'ide her fire. Nina was asleep; tC
Ward, who vas headachy and fever