American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-02-11

you darling"
Harriet. laughing. went from the
child's wild embrace into the arms OF
Linda herself. tall, broadly built.
pleasant woman with none of
Harrlst's own unusual beauty. but
with family resemblance to her
younger sister nevertheless.
swell. you sweet good child I" she
said warmly. "Fred--here's Harriet
Well, my dear, isn't Il fortunate that
We were Intel We'd hardly CON-
u,cncedi"
The remaining members of the fam.
lily now streamed forth. Fred Daven.
port. thin. rather gray man Of fifty.
with an Intelligent face. worried
forehead, md kindly eyes: Julia, a
blonde beauty Of twelve; Nanny, q
fat, sweet boy Of five. with bib on
and ZIP. . serious ten.year -old. with
black hair and faded blue overalls.
Fred was newspaper man, one Of
the sublnsrRed mary. underpaid. over
wcgAed' unheard, yet vaguely gratifed
through all the long years by the feel
Ing that bis groove was not quite the
groove Of the Office, the teller's desk,
or the travelling salesman's beat"
Here IN the little suburban town his
opinio0s gained some little weight
from the fact that he had been ten
years with q New York evening paper.
Mrs. Davenport was Interested In ev-
erything her sister had to say; knew
the Cnrters. and even some Of their
closest friends, by name, and aslsed
all sorts Of questions about them. 4
Later in the evening Fred was at
the planet II was poor piano. and
he was y poor player who smoked his
old pipe while he painstakingiy
fingered Memberships "Songs With
out Words" or the score Of "rhe
Gcisha." But Linda loved him.
HE will putter away there. per.
fectly content. for an hour she told
Harriet. "And nj ten you'll see him
starting to get Josephine. They're
great chums--she thinks there's no
one IN the world like Daddy"
Hnrriet'a thoughts had wandered.
flows Davidr"
Lovely. Tie always comes to us
Tor Sunday dinner" Linda said. "And
ne always aasks for your she added,
with some Significance. David Daven.
port. Frcd's somewhat heavy and plod-
ding brother a successful Brooklyn
dentist, had never made any secret
Of his feeling for the beautiful Har-
riet.
II like David" Harriet said. In an
swef to some faint Indication Of re-
proach IN her sisters tone. But I'M
medlatcly afterward she added. In q
lower voice "ward Carter has had
Royal Blondin at the house this
weeki"
IAndn's rocker stopped ~ n BY
shock. There was an electric silence.
when she spoke again II was with
awe and incrsduity and something
like terror In her tone.
~Royal Bicndin! He's In Engiandi"
HE was" Harriet said. dryiy. Hes
been In New York for two years now"
Linda shuddered 81
II know--l remember" she said in
whisper. And she added fervently.
II hoped he was dead!"
$50 did II" Harriet saId. simply
"Our meeting was entirely accidental.
. He had no idea of finding me: was
as surprised % was" She stopped
abruptly, musing on some unpalat.
able thought "You wouldn't know
him, Linda. He IL a perfect freak
New thought. and poetry. and the DC.
cult and Tagore and the Russian
novelists. and the Russian music: he
lectures about them and he has been
extremely successfully He wears pom
gee coats and red ties. and has his
hair long. and--well. you never saw
women act 30 about anything or any
body! He's having dinner with the
Carriers tonight" To this Linda could
only calculate an amazed: N
"Royal Blondinw And as Harriet
merely nodded, IN the gloom. she add.
ed vigorously, "why. he hadn't
penny! He was always an idist--hc
didn't. have enough TO eat ter, years
aeU r AM fas2ls
'.Well. he has enough to eat now!
Ward told me that ne gets three hun
dred dollars for Ills drawing-room
taiks--his interpretive musings 'shs
called them.s
h"weli. that" Mrs. Davenport was
stilt dazed With astonisiiment and In
I dignati0n. THAT really" she be.
gan, and stODpod. shalginw. her head,
y