American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-06-17

straisht shafts e - sunlisht ~
making II Impossible to face the house.
10 any case--snd 20 was within three
feet Of Richard Carter before she saw
him.
He looked fresh. hard, even young,
In his white flannels. They stood look
ing at each other for moment with
out speaking.
Where have you beenf" said Rich
ard. sharply. then. "You look mi"
Tears, despite her desperate resolu.
ton. suddenly stung Harriet's eyes.
And yet her heart leaped with hope.
Il wanted to see you. Mr.. Carter"
she faltered. II couldn't sleep very
well. I've been down at the shore. But
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you couldn't sleepi" he exclaimed
with quick sympathy. He looked from
her about him, ~ II for shelter for
her emotion. "Here." he said, come
down the steps q bit. I was going
down to the court for little tennis
Ward may follow me, but he won't bs
dressed toy AsH an hour NJ. sit Gown
here: We can talk
They had come to the marble bench
on the terrace. where Isabelle and An.
thony Pope. sheltered by these same
towering trees and low brick walls,
had had their talk year ago. Har-
riet. to her own CONSERVATION, felt
that she was In danger Of tears.
IL hardly know how to say It."
she began. "But--but you know how
ashamed ami"
II know--I know how ron feel r.
Richard said with Q sort Of brief sym.
pathy. I'm sorryi But you know
you mustn't take this all too hard. 4
didn't was thinking Of this last
night; didn't ask you for--weli. any
more than you gave me, In this mar
Rage Of ours. Your divorce was your
own affair"
The siri's tired eyes flashed.
There was no divorced" she said,
quickly. 81
mo dlvorcs," he echoed with puz.
zled frown.
II want 10 tell you about III" she
said. But the tears would come again.
I'm tiredi" Harriet said, childishly,
trying to smile. 1--WE been up--walk-
Ing. couldn't slecpi"
The consciousness that he had been
able to forget the whole tangle, and
sleep soundly. gave Richards voice a
little co,npunction a. ne said:
n a
Wen find way out Of II that Is easy
for every one"
mo. but let me talk" Harriet, In
her eagerness. laid her fingers on his
wrist. and he was shocked to feel that
they were Icy cold. ~ want to tell
you the whole thing--I want you to
understand 7" she said, eagerly Rich
ard looked at her In some anxiety
there was no acting here. The rich
hair was pushed carelessly from the
troubled forehead. She was huddled
In the enveloping coat, q different fig-
IRE indeed from his memory Of the
superb and angry girl Of last night In
the library lampliEht.
"Mr. Carter. never knew my moth
er--" she began. But he interrupted
MY DEAR" he said. in q tone he
might have used to Nina. He laid his
warm. fine hand on hers, and patted
II soothingly. my dear girl. II you
feel that you would like to 20 to that
motherly sister Of yours-if you feel
that II would be wiser"
'Oh. I am going to Linda at once I" |
Harriet said, feverishly. hurt to the
soul. II had planned that But--but |
won't you let me tell your she plead
ed. She had framed the sentences Q
times In the long night; they
fniled her utterly now. and she CROPPED |
for words. II was only three years
old when my mother died." she said.
"Of course don't remember her-I |
only remember Linda. was shy. my
father was professor. we were too
noor to have very much social life. I |
lived In books lived in my fathers
shabby little study really; never had
mn Intimate girl friend! Linda was
always g0od---angelicaiIy g0od--talk-
Ing Of the Armenian sufferers, and Of
the outrages IN the Congo, and or the
moor In New York's lower East side
she never cared that we were poor,
and that we hadn't clothes."
II know-I know" Richards eyes
were smiling. ms II he knew the pic
lure. and liked II.
well. Linda married when I was
ten. and Josephine came. and then
Julia came. I still lived for books and
babies. But. unlike Linda. I cared"
|Iarriet's whole face glowed; she
looked OFT into space and her voice
had longing note. II cared for
loIhes and good timcs!" she said. II
sdorcd the children. but ! dreamed
" cnrriages- maIds--glory--a achieve
nen,s' knew that other women did
r."
~ remember feeling that way"
Richard commented. mildly. as she
,ansed
"well,' Harriet said, II met Royal