Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-04-13
HARRIET and he PIPER
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
Crgy by KNur
By KATHLEEN NORRIS



ish, she had paid late visit. Madame
Carter had not come down to dinner,
and when Harriet had sent in mes
sage, had asked to be excused from
any calls, even from Nina and Miss
Field, this evening.
Nina had chartered constantly dur
ing the meal. Granny had had ter
rible time with them ALL And Ward
and Nina and "ROyal'-the name sud-
denly !eaped between them again
had been arrested for speeding. And
boarding school, and Granny had
cried.
where is Mr.. Blondin now, Nina?"
Harriet had asked.
"Oh, he's roundr Nina had said,
airily. 81 suppose you put Daddy up
to saying that wasn't to see so much
of him! !" she had added, with her
worldly wise drawl.
mot at ALL" Harriet had said.
"Ladybird and l are planning a
trip" Nina had further confided. 81
shall be eighteen in February, you
know, and we want to go round the
world. Wouldn't it be wonderful to
go with her, for she's been about fifty
times %
Wonderful Harriet had been
obliged to cOncede.
! But, dearest child, what does your
father think?"
Father" Nina had shrugged re-
gretfully. But 1 shall be of ager
she had reminded her companion.
Yes, 1 know, dear, but Fathers
ward for another. three years, you
known
'Why, Ladybird says"-the girl had
been ready, and had spoken with
flushed cheeks-"'Ladybird says that
in that case we'll go anyway, and
she'll pay all expenses! That's the
kind of friend she isl"
Lowell come fast enough after
ward" Pilgrim had said, and Harriet
thought Pilgrim was rather a wise
woman, in her homely way. The CIR
stirred the fire and settled herself Il
watch it.
After what? Well, certainly mo-
after anything so short, simple anC
uncOnvincing as that three minutes
with the clergyman today. The uttel
unreality of that had seemed to BLEND
with the silent, snowy day, and will
the dulled and dreamy condition O.
her own brain. Snow was falling
softly when she had met Richard Car
ter at the Office, at half-past ten, anC
snow lisped against the windows o
the limousine as they two, will
Irving Fox, Richards kindly, middle
J. aged, confidential clerk, were whirleC
out of the city, and on and on through
the bare little wintry towns. Fox hat
had some papers to which they occa
sionally referred; the old clerk wa
the only person to congratulate Har
riet warmly when the brief and be
wildering business was over and sh
had her wedding ring. 1t was alon
with Fox that she made the retur
trip. Richard came back by trair
saving an hour, and was at the offic
when they got there. Harriet did no
see him again; ne was in conference
and presently she quietly got bacl
into the motorcar, and on her way t
meet Nina she slipped the plain circl
of gold into her handbag.
She had it out tonight, and put
on her bare, pretty hand, and held
to the fire, and slowly the events O
the bewildering and firing day wheele
before her, and only the reality of tn
ring assured her that it was not all
confused dream. Married. And al
alone before the glowing Goals, wear
from hostile encounters, on her MAJ
riage night!
She had intended TO write to Lind
tonight; Linda was vexed with hel
and small wonder! For Harriet ha
left the little New Jersey house a
most without farewells, had com
down to an earlier breakfast eve
than Fred's, and had said briefly tha
she was returning to the Carriers, an
would see them all soon.
Why hadn't she told Linda? Wei
, for one reason, she had hardly be
lieved her own memory of the talk o
Christmas day with Richard. The
she had feared opposition, feare
Linda's shocked references to decen
, intervals of mourning; Linda's fran
, belief that there was no strong pei
sonal feeling involved on Richard
; part; Linda's advice to bride.
Harriet's face burned at the mer
! thought of it. No, she couldn't tie
Linda yet; she was too tired to writ
tonight, anyway. Linda and Fred ha