Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-03-09
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CHAPTER L-Harrfet Field, twenty
sight years old and hsautifuL 10 the %.
ciei secretary Of the nirtatious Mra isA.
bale carter. Ct -~crownlands,Y Richard
ola Nina Carter. Ward, twsnty-four xssrs
u q frnpresnionRbie, fnncies himself In
love with his mothers attractive sAcrc-
tary. Mrs. Carriers latest AGAR z
: s.iinS L very ssrsoSsis:
CHAPTER u.-Prssidins. aver The to-
cups this sathnney AFTERNOON. AaEyfss,is
viatos, Royal Biondin. Next day. % .
tsA party "a fhe city. BIondin Q linn
~ asfseahie 70 Nina. 9 le4vee . deep
tmDrsssion On b unscphisticated girl
cHAprrR III. Rarrssrs aS.tatisa
over ehs ~appsafance e4 plon1in ~
a6Fovnlandes 10 sxpteineds py The fece
; y: esS Zen 2 ats.uS0iSS ~ e,s ! ~
him. The MAI IL an avewsa a6yeatureF.
living On the guil9biiity Of the. tdlA rich.
he frankly a~hisoqncsa 20 Hartaef his m
tsntion Of mAsryiIis Nina E5o, e =
o . highly desirable catch" and urgee
hsf 20 aid hifk. She H. IN q sense "a HE
power, and after pleading with nism t0
ahandon. bis scheme agrees 70 follow
I CHAPTER W.-Harriet Visits hsr mar
| ried ntsteT, LINDA Davenport With whom
ahs had hsd her home Gnri7g nss unfor;
tails her 81 his temperance. The two
women. realizing the un~scrupulouB nature
, Of the man, vfew the future with appre-
hension.
CHAPTER w. Knowing the tender
feeling she has inspired In Ward Carter,
Harriet 10 tempted to marry him Tor d
position and wealth he can give her her
BlCndin has fngratiated himself with
MsAaxne Carter, Richards mother, and
she 10 wh~ele-heartedly In favor OF his
marriage with Nina. Ward urges Har-
rfst 70 marry him at once. She procras'
CHAPTER VI.-Angered at his wtfe's
too open Irritation with young anthony
Pope, Richard Carter markedly shows his
resentment. Isabelle, ardeTtly returning
her youthful lovers attachment, elopes
with him on his yacht, and pursuit is
useless. The news Of the sensational az
fair, exaggerated, of course, by gossip.
is kept as much as possible from being
public property.
CHAPTER VII. - Ward Carter again
urges Harriet to marry him, but she can
merely for the sake OF self-advancement,
and refuses. The fact OF Mrs. Carriers
elopement becomes public. Harriet's ca
pable managing hand tS; more than ever
needed at "Crownlands,r and despite the
complications she foresees as Inevitable
she dacidaa tn remain
CHAPTER vIIL,-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 Blondin'a
intentions, and she counsels active oppo"
sluon to the match. The family. with
~ 80 IN n a1tnapaAr aafa hIfah mant
on Long Island.
CHAPTER KIN the new home Har-
net, with Madame Carter and Nina. set
tie down for a vacation. In a frank talk
with Nina Harriet ~endeavors to show heI
Blondin's unworthiness, but 1t has littls
effect on. the infatuated girl. On Richard
fArter's i~nsistence, Harriet is installed
:. ing her. position ~untenable. declares hei
intention Of leaving. Richard makes 81
offer q marriage. e . way out OF IN
|, Though divorced is still alive, refuses
and raves the house. To her oldsfaah
toned IDEAS, the fact that Richard Carte
ing yifesdoes not free him from his mar
!. ital tics. and marriage with him 10 I'm
0 possible:
CHAPTER Kat her sisters HON
y Harriet HelpB " DEiAB HOE HE lhUPh0t
4 safely through an attack of diphtheris
y Linda cordially approves Harriet's stan
e on the question OF marriage with a al
vorced a David Davenport. Linda
bro~ther-in-law, warmly presses his sui
and Harriet has about made up her min
q to accept him when Richard Carter az
pears with the announcement that Isa
. belle Ia dead and no obstacle to his mai
{. rage with Harriet remains. The gil
Yields. and the marriage IL quietly so
emnized. Harriet offers to tell Richar
4 the circumstances of her entanglemer
:, with Blondin, but he refuses to listen.