Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-03-10

thOuRntiuiiy dropped hehu tns
straight shafts OF the sunlight were
making II impossible to face the house,
In any case-and so was within three
feet OF Richard Carter before she saw
him.
He looked fresh, hard, even young,
in his white flnnnels. They stood look.
Ing at each other for moment with.
out speaking.
"Where have you been2" said Rich
ard. sharply, then, "You look Ill"
Tears, despite her desperate resolu.
tlon, suddenly stung Harriet's eyes
And yet her heart leaped with hope.
II wanted to see you, Mr.. Carter"
she faltered. II couldn't sleep very
well. I've been down ut the shore. But
later,-any time will do"
"You couldn't sleepl" he exclaimed
with quick sympathy. He looked from
her about him, as II for shelter for
her emotion. "IIere," he said, "come
down the steps bit. was going
down TO the court for q little tennis
Ward may follow me, but he won't be
dressed for half an hour yet. Sit down
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 n 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 l ami"
81 KNOW know how you feel !"
Richard said with sort of brief SYM
patty. 'Pm sorry But you know
you mustn't take this all too hard.
didn't was thinking OF this last
night; didn't ask you for-well. any
more than you gave me, In this mar
rlage of ours. Your divorce was your
own affair.""
The girls tired eyes flashed.
"There was no divorcel" she said,
quickly.
mo dlvorce2' he echoed with puz-
zled frown.
IL want to tell you about itv' she
said. But the tears would come again.
'Fm tlred!" Harriet said, chlldlshly,
| trying to smile. ave been up--walk.
ing. l couldn't sleep"
The consciousness that he had been
able to forget the whole tangle and
sleep soundly. gave Richards voice a
little compunctlon as he said:
You don't have to tell me now.
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 81 want to tell
you the whole thing-I want you to
understand I" 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 enveloplng coat, different flg.
ure indeed from his memory OF the
superb and angry girl Of last night In
the library lamplIght
"Mr. Carter, never knew my moth
err" she began. But he interrupted
her.
my dear" he said, in n tone he
might have used TO Nina. He laid his
warm, fine hand on hers, and patted
II soothlngly. MY dear girl, II you
feel that you would like to go to that
motherly sister Of yours-if you feel
that II would be wiser"
ooh, I am going to Linda at once -
Harriet said, feverishly, hurt TO the
soul. II had planned that! But--bu,
won't you let me tell your" she plead
ed. She had framed the sentences q
hundred times In the long night; they
failed her utterly now, and she CROPPED
fer words. II was only three years
old when my mother died" she said
"Of course l don't remember her.
only remember Linda. was shy, my
father was professor, we were toe
poor to have very much social life.
lived IN books, lived In my fathers
shabby little study really; never had
an intimate girl friend! Linda was
always gOOd-angelically gOOd-talk
ing OF the Armenian sufferers, and Oi
the outrages IN the Congo. and Of the
poor In New York's lower East side
she never cared that we were poor
ann that we hadn't clothes"
81 know knOww Richards eyes
were smiling ms II he knew the pic
ture and liked II.
"Well, Linda married when was
ten, and Josephine came, and ther
Julia came. | still lived for books and
babies. But, unlike Linda, | cared.
Harrlet's whole face glOwed; she
looked off into space, and her voice
had longing note II cared fOl
clothes and good times" she said. 81
adOred the children. but l dreamed
of carriages ds-glory-achieve
nents! i knew that other women die
it"
CTO BE CoNTINUED)