The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-04-06

eyed still, and with a still heaying
breast. There was something else.
Harriet Gently. please. Germaine.
my head aches frightfully. Oh Har-
riet. will Won see what this Blondin
man wants with Ninaf She tells me
he suggested some sort of summer
party In his roof garden; I don't know
quite what n is. But her heart Is set
on IL. They seem TO understand each
other-I always felt that when Nipa's
affairs did begin. she would pick ont
freaks like this, Don't" Germaine
had gone ~ the bathroom for a hot
towel. and Isabelle dropped her voice.
almost afIectiOnately-"do worry
about this little scene, Harriet II win
be quite all right -
ooh. surely, >" The Commanders
voice was Hight and cheerful: she
went upstairs only pleasantly excited
and thrilled And at the breakfast
table next morning Harriet could show
the head Of the house the same bright
assurance. Richard had come down.
stairs early. and they had their coffee
alone.
"Nina?" asked her father
"She comes back today" Harriet
said Mrs. Carter is going 10 have
her masseuse. so she won't he down.
She asked you Ia remember that you
are dining at the JAYS tomorrow
There's 10 be tennis AT about four"
Finals" he said. nOdding. and went
out To his car apparently well pleased
with himself and his life. Harriet
started for the Hawkes. with 4 philo-
sophie reflection or two as 10 the
ephemersl quality Of married quar-
relS
She brought Nina back at noon,
garrulous and complacent Nina, who
could pity the elder Hawkes. as girls
who never had admirers When
they reached the driveway Of Crown
lands. Harriet recognized the ear that
was already there. and said to her
self that Anthony Pope would Join
them for luncheon. But just as she
and Nina were about to enter the
cool, wide. dark doorway, Anthony
himself passed them. He was al
most running, and apparently did not
see them. He ran down the shallow
steps and sprang into his ear. which
scattered a spray Of gravel as he
jerked IL madly about, and was gone
before she and Nina had ended their
look of surprise. Harriet went slowly
upstairs. with a dim foreboding far
back in her heart.
AT about three. when Harriet and
Nina were idling on the shady ter
race. with the hound, the new maya
zines. and their books, Hansen brought
one of the small closed ears TO the
side door Five minutes later Isabelle,
In thin white coat. a yelled white
hat. and with d gorgeous white-furred
wrap over her arm, came out. Ger
maine was with her, carrying two
shiny black suitcases Isabelle, Har.
riet thought. looked superbly hand
some, but Germaine had evidently
been scolded. and had red eyes.
Isabelle came over TO give hei
| daughter a farewell kiss
Mrs. Webb has telephoned for me
| ducky Your father isn't coming home
| tonight. hut have happy time witt
Miss Harriet, and I'll be back in &
| day or two. Good-by, both OF you
| All right. Hansen ~
They swept away, leaving Harrie
| with a strange sense of nervousness.
| and suspense. The summer air seemed
| charged with menace. and the silence
| that followed the noise Of the car odd
| ~ ominous.
Madame Carter was on the terrace
when they came back at FIVE from al
idle trip to the club. reporting tina
her son had just returned unexpect
edly from the city, and had gone in
TO change for golf.
Nothing alarming here, yet Harrie
experienced a sick thrill of apprehen
sion. Something abnormal seemed T.
be the matter with them all this after
noon,
Did YOU call me, Mr.. Carter" Sh
hardly knew her own voice. as h
came down the three broad steps from
the house. Her hands felt cold. AM
she was trembling.
'Do you happen to know wher
Hansen is, Miss FieldT
Driving Mrs. Carter TO the Webb'
at Great harrington" the girl ar
swered, readily. Mrs. Carter left L