Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-02-18
CHAPTER vll---contlnued.

AT four o'clock Richard came home,
and the instant Harriet saw his face
she realized, with shock even sharp
sr than the original moment of In
,redulity, that he had had no success
IN his search. He was alone, His
FACE was drawn and gray, he looked
not and rumpled and utterly weary
more, he who had always been the
pink of well-groomed perfection
cooked old. He asked Bottomley
briehy If Madame Carter was In her
room, and, being informed that she
xas. went hastily upstairs.
1t was to the old lady's beautiful
sitting room that Harriet was sum-
noned d few minutes later. She knew
1t once that he had told his mother
al he knew and feared
Madame Carter was shockingly agi-
.ated She had a deep sense of the
dramatic, but she was not entirely act
ne now, Her face was pale under Its
.ouge, and the painful tears of age
stood in her eyes.
"Mlss Field I" said Madame Carter,
I'VE have just had most terrble-a
nost unexpected--blow !"
Harriet simulated expectancy,
"There Is every reason to believe" >
pursued Madame Carter, majestically,
chat nv unfortunate daughter-in-law,
Afr. Carriers wife. Isabelle, has yield
ID to the passion of her lover No,
let me talk, Richard" she interrupted
herself, as the man raised haggard
yves to watch her lmpersonally, far
,etter to face the facts, my dear! My
,on tells me, Miss Field the--the
yell-nigh incredible statement that
forgetting the honor of womanhood.
and the tender claims of maternity"
"Miss Field" Richard did not have
he manner of interruption, but his
yuiet voice dominated the other voice
,one the less Madame Carter fell ST.
emit and watched him with mournful
bride. Miss Field" he said, 1--WE
want your help. The facts are these :
williams had all the roads watched ;
hey did not go by motor. Mrs. Car
.er reached New London at five o'clock
yesterday; Pope's boat, the Geisha,
pulled out at half-past six. From
what Williams men picked up, at the
lock- Pope did not expect her, was to
nave sailed this morning. She ar
lived and evidently he thought 1t wise
% hurry their start. The pier had q
iozen boxes for the Geisha on 1t, gro
.eries and what not, that they left
behind! They will probably skirt the
coast for a few days, and put In
somewhere for supplies, But that
ne passed his hand YEARLY across his
,orehead-- THAT doesn't concern us
low. We got there at ten last night
,ours too late, of course" His voicC
,ell. he mused, with a knitted brow
.Welllr he said, suddenly recalling
himself. "Now, Miss Field, | wan
sou to get hold Of Ward. / want thu
,oy home Mt once He must know
But there Is OF course chance tina
urs. Carter isis planning to return
There may be woman friend witt
ler--it's not probable, but it's posi-
Sic. | don't want my one In thu
1ouac or out Of 1t, to suspect and i
sou think 1t Is possible, ! should lik'
Nina protected"
~ understand" Harriet said quiet
". She crossed the hall, and fer tn
arst time In four years entered lisa
scllc's suite unannounccd. 1t was II
exquisite order; streams of late after
aoon light were falling on the go,
walls ana the bright cllintzcs TIL
ae,cls Isabelle had been Swimming
fhc cold service Of her dressing table
the great four-roster with its dceps o
transparent white cmbroiderics owe
white, al spoke Of the beautiful won
an VINO Ind spent 50 many hours here
On tile dressing table, with la spler