Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-03-09
CHAPTER VI-contlnued.

20 speak to you'll" Isabelle said, sud-
denly. Harriet followed her upstairs.
and they entered the beautiful boudoir
together. Here Isabelle dropped into
a chair and stared DULY ahead of her,
queen of tragedy.
Germaine came forward, evidently
more accustomed to this mood than
Harriet was. Like a flash the high
heeled shoes, the silver gown, and
the brocaded stays were whisked
away, and a cool. loose silk robe en-
veloped Isabelle, and she took deep,
cretonned chair by the window. The
lights were lowered, Isabelle nodded
Harriet to the opposite chair.
81 ask you" she said, with great
breath of anger restrained, 81 ask
you If any woman in the world could
stand It'll You saw the way Mr.. Car
ter acted. You saw him make me
ridiculous-make a fool OF mel The
boy will never come to the house
again"
"Oh, I don't think thatl" Harriet
said, in honesty.
''Mr. Carter stalked in upon US, at
dinner" his wife said, broodingly.
She fell into thought. and suddenly
burst out, "Harriet, my heart aches
for that boyl My God-my God
what have / done to him ~
She rested her white full arms on
the dressing table, and covered her
face with her hands. Harriet saw the
frail silk of the dressing gown stir
with her sudden dry sobbing.
my God-if could cry!" Isabelle
said, turning. And Harriet realized,
with shock, that she was not acting.
"Mr. Carter only sees what l see."
she added, "that it must stop. But
/ am afraid it will kill him. He isn't
like other men. He" She opened a
drawer, fumbled therein. "Read that 7"
she said.
Harriet took the sheet of paper,
pressed it open.
my heart" she read, In Tony
Popes handwriting. "T will go away
from you If 1 must. But it will be
further than India, Isabelle, further
than Rio or Alaska. While we two
live. l must see you sometimes. Per-
haps outside the world there is a
place big enough for me to forget
you ="
Now said Isabelle, rising and
beginning restlessly to walk the floor.
"Now, what shall / do? Send him
away to his death, or risk Mr.. Car
ter's insulting him again, as he did
tonight! Anthony Pope means it,
Harriet know him well enough for
that"
She fell silent Germaine appeared
with tray, and began to loosen and
brush the dark hair, and Isabelle
went automatically to the business OF
creaming and rubbing, still shaken
but every minute more mistress OF
herself. With the thick, dark switch
gone, Harriet was almost shocked by
the change in the severely exposed
forehead and face. Isabelle looked
fully her age now, more than her age
"Wellp said the mistress, somber
eyed still, and with n still heavine
breast. There was something else
Harriet Gently, please, Germaine
my head aches frightfully. Oh, Har
riet, will you see what this Blondir
man wants with Nina? She tells me
he suggested some sort Of summer
party in his roof garden don't know
quite what 1t is. But her heart is SCI
on 1t. They seem to understand eacf
other-T always felt that when Nina.
affairs did begin, she would pick ou
freaks like this Don't" Germaint
had gone to the bathroom for a ho
towel. and Isabelle dropped her voice
almost ctionately-"don't worry
about this little scene, Harriet. It will
be quite all right I"
"Oh, surely!" The companion.
voice was light and cheerful; shC
went upstairs only pleasantly excited
and thrilled. And at the breakfas
table next morning Harriet could show
the head of the house the same brigh
assurance. Richard had come down
stairs early, and they had their coffe,
alone
"Nlna?" asked her father.
"She comes back today" Harrie
said. Mrs. Carter is going to have
her masseuse, so she won't be down
She asked you to remember that yol
are dining at the Jays tomorrow
There's to be tennis at about four"
Finals" he said, nodding, and wen
out to his car apparently well pleased
with himself and his life. Harrie
started for the Hawkes. with a philO
sophie reflection or two as to the
ephemeral quality of married quar-
rels
She brought Nina back at noon,
garrulous and complacent Nina, witt
could pity the elder Hawkes. as girl
who never had admirers" Whel
they reached the driveway of Crown
lands, Harriet recognized the car tina
was already there, and said to her
self that Anthony Pope would ioil