The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-05-04


Now. His Voice Close to Her Ear.
Don't Let Those Years With Rich
People Spoil You for the Real
Thing. Dear"
his voice close To her ear. don't let
those years with rich people spoil you
for the real thing. dear"
She looked up at him, with some
thing wistful in her blue eyes In
stantly she saw leap 10 his face the
look he had hidden 50 many years;
she heard a new ring In his voice.
"Ah-you darling You WHIP You'll
lrt me tell them?
"No. no. no" Haif-angry. half
sorry. she put away his embrace. "i1l
-Davy. I hate 10 spoil your Christ
mas day don't know what 10 say
TIL think about n ="
She turned 10 go home. Her heart
was lead within her.
Il suppose there's no help for it,
sha thought. IN a panic. Linda II
se,-itW all be out in FIVE seconds !"
But Linda met them at the door. full
% an announcement.
Harriet. Mr.. Carter Is herel"
"Mr-whoT'
Back came the tide with great
rush. nothing else mattered. For
moment Harriet was turned TO stone.
Then in a dream Of radiance and de
light she went into the little parlor.
and Richard Carter stood up TO greet
her. and there was nobody else I'm the
world Linda had introduced herself;
David was introduced. Harriet glanced
about helplessly: he had not come
here 20 say Merry Christmas" surely.
II suggested that Hansen take the
little people for n fve-minutes' drive.
he explained. "anu then I shall have
10 hurry back. wanted to speak TO
you on a matter of business. Miss
Field. / wonder-since you're well
wrappssi-if We might walk 10 the cor
ner and meet them: Til only steal you
from your family for FIVE minutes.
Certainly :" Harriet's heart was
singing. She was hardly conscious OF
what ne said: IL was enough that ne
had sought her out. that she was 70
have one more word with him.
II came here ~ discuss my own
4 DidIl>. Miss nv rdli OF tAt $500
but a hint from your sister has made
me fear that perhaps / am too late.
She tells me that you may be making
plans of your own"
"Davidr' Harriet said. resentfully.
81 have no plans with David" she
said. simply.
Il didn't know" Richard answered.
"T came 20 ask you to come back
Things are In an absolute mess with
| u.s. We have not had a serene moment
since you left us-three weeks ago"
To 20 blackjack to Crownlands
| Harriet's spirit scared. She knew she
must go back She had only despairec
OF their ever needing her again. Every
fiber of her being strained toward the
old life.
| Linda. my sister, thinks IL would
| be unwise." she began. The man In
terrupted her.
| There has been q new turn o.
| events. Miss Field. / had some infor
nation last night which may make
difference" he said. gravely. Il re
ceived a wire from Pope. In France
Ny wife-Isabelle-d on an operaf
ing table yesterday afternoon. II
Paris"
| Harriet. stupefied. could only lool
Mt him fixedly for long minute. He
lips parted, but she did not speak.
| "Diedf" she whispered sharply IN
man nodded without speaking. But
but what was it," Harriet said.
For answer he gave her the crun
pied cable. with the bare statement O
fact She read II dazedly, looked 9
his somber face. and read IL again
II can't believe IL, she said.
swell. now" Richard began present
ly in a different tone. 1--WE are. as
said. Miss Field. In n mess. haven
told the children this; they have a if
Of young people there over Christina
My mother and Nina are plannin
some entertainment for New Year
night. and i suppose this will end
that; should suppose that Nina an
Il her brother must have q period
mourning. 1 am deeply involved In
I big project In Brazil. committee NEE
1 ings all through January can
| swing Il, that's all