The Holbrook news., 1922-03-10
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright by Kathleen Norris

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 CHAPTER I.-Harriet Field, twenty eight years old and beautiful is sthe so- ciai secretary of the fiirtatious Mrs Isa- belle Carter, at "Crownlands, Richard Carter's home. and governess of 17-year- old Nina Carter. Ward. twenty-four years old and imprcssicnable. fancies himself in love with his mothers attractive secre- tary. Mrs. Carter's latest affasr IS with young Anthony Pope. and the youth Is taking 1t very seriously.
 CHAPTER n.-Presiding over the tea cups this summer afternoon, Harret IS profoundly disturbed by the arrival or visitor, Royal Blondin. Next day. at a tea party in the city. Blondin makes him- self agreeable to Nina and leaves deep impression on the unsophisucated sirl-
 CHAPTER III. karriets agitation over the appearance of Blondin at "Crownlands'' is explained by the fact that he had been a disturbing element in her life ten years before. and sh5 fears him The man Is an avowed adventurer, living on the gullibility of the idle rich. He frankly announces 10 Harriet hls in tention of marrying Nina. who. as the daughter of the wealthy Richard Carter, Is highly desirable catch" and urges her to aid him. She Is in a sense In his power, and after pleading with him to abandon his scheme agrees to follow c 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 Blond!r, and tells her of his reappearance. The two women. realizing the interruptions nature of the man. view the future with appre- hension.
 CHAPTER 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 hin- 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 ones. She procras- tinates.
 CHAPTER vI.-Angered at his wife's too open filtration with young Anthony Pope, Richard Carter markedly shows his resentment. Isabelle. ardentIy returring her youthful lovers attachment, elopes with him on his yacht. and pursuit is useless. The news of the sensational af- fair. exaggerated. of course, by gossip, public property
 CHAPTER VII Ward Carter again urges Harriet to marry him. but she can not bring herself to an alliance with nm merely for the sake of self-advancement- and refuses. The fact of Mrs. C6rtsTs elopement becomes public Harriet's cx- pable managing hand is more thsn eyer needed at "Crownlands," and despite tes applications she foresees as inevitable she decides to remain
 CHAPTER vIII-Blondin puts pressure on Harriet to forward his marriage with Nina. but she makes up her mind to defy him. Richard Carter questions her concerning her knowledge of Blondln's intentions, and she eounsels active fcppo- ~f~ ~r,. <at lx Harriet. move to summer establishment on Long Island.
 CHAPTER IX-In the new home liar riet. with Madame Carter and Nina. set tie down for vacation. In a frank talk with Nina Harriet endeavors to show her Blondin's unworthiness. hut it has little effect orr the infatuated girl On Richard Carter's insistence. Harriet Is installed as mistress of, the household- but find ing her position untenable. declares her offer of marriase. .as a way. outs-ol. the situation, but Harriet. considering such thin1 impossible while Mrs. Carter (though divcrced) is still alive. refuses 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 diphtheria- Linda cordially approves Harriets stand on the question of marriage with a di- vorced man. David Davenport, Linda'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 riage with Harriet remains. The giri yields and the marriage Is quietly sol
 n the circumstances of her entanglemeaf with Blondin. but he refuses to listen.
 CHAPTER NJ - The news of their mothers death, shocking 10 Ward and Nina Is softened by fIarriet's comfort ing The three take a trip to Bermuda and or their return Richard Carter real iZes that he Is deeply in love with liar riet. though their marriage has simply been one r convenience.
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 Not quite all." Blondin persisted. You believe that Nina would he wiser not to marry me:" he asked Harriet.
 You She cleared her throat. "YOu know that I think so!'' she said.
 BlOndin laughed
 And n0w, Mr Blnndin, you will kindly leave my houSe!' said Richard.
 The other man was watching liar riet. with menace in his narrowed eyes. White lines had drawn them selves about his tightly closed lips, yet he was smiling. He had lost the game, truly, but she knew he would play his last card, Just the same. The suayity, the calm of years fell from him. and his voice deepened into G sort of cold and quiet fury as he said:
 'One moment, Mir. Carter. Why don't you ask your wife what makes her think I won't make Nina good husband? Why don't you ask her if she has been hiding something from you all this time? Why don't you ask her If she herself wasn't madly in love and with me when she was Nina's age, and whether she was married in my studio, to me. ten years ago."
 He had shot the phrases at her with q distinctness almost violent. Now his dry voice stopped. but his swift, venomOus look went from the silent man at the desk to the silent woman who stood before him. Before either moved or spoke he spoke again.
 Ask her-she'll tell you! Ask her '"
 "Be quiet, ,'' Richard said. Il don't believe one word of It." And then as the girl neither raised her eyes nor attempted to speak, he asked her, en- couragingly and quickly: Harriet, will you tell him that not one word of that Is true?'
 Harriet had risen, and was standing u. oh. ,Ir.