The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-05-11

! dressed her "a she CuihSu odSh INTO
the hall;
Miss Field, l wonder If you'd be so
good
She nodded, and accompanied him
Instantly into the pantry, where they
could be alone
"It,s Madame" said BOttomiey, bit
terlv. shes just 'ad me up there agine.
us really tryin-that's what it is
It's tryin', :"
Now. Just wait one moment. Bot
tomley." Harriet said. soothingly. II
want 70 talk TO you and Pilgrim. Is
She In her room? Suppose we 90
thereT
pleased with the consideration In
her manner. the outraged Bottomley
| led the way. The housekeeper was
entoying a solitary cup OF tea; she
hustled Hospitality for more cups.
ct want TO tell you that your comm
| has taken a load on my SOUL" said
| Pilgrim. a gray, round-visaged woman
who had a sentimental heart, "and so
said TO Mr.. Carter not three days
since, It's been very bad. indeed.
Miss. since you went. as we was tellin'
YOU a bit back. Impudence, orders
| this way and that, confusion and
| what not. and Mr.. Ward very Wild,
really very wild, and so at last Bot
tomley said he couldn't stand IT."
I'm hoping he Will reconsider
that" Harriet said, pleasantly. with
glance at the face BOttomley tried
\ 10 make infexible. For I'm going to
| tell you two old friends some news"
| With no further preamble Harriet an
nounced Isabelle's death.
The servants were naturally
| shocked. There were a few moments
Of ejaculatory and sorrowful surprise.
When this had died away. Harriet
had more news.
| I'm going 10 tell you two some
| thing" she began. you are the very
first TO know. and I know yOu1l be
| glad Before l left the house last Oc-
| tober Mr. Carter did me the-the
| great honor TO ask me toto marry
| him.
II gave her inward delight even to
voice II: IL made the miracle seem
more real. Bottomley and Pilgrim eI
changed stupefied glances In a dead
| silence
at met him at eleven O'Clock today"
Harriet finished. simply, land we
drove to Greenwich In Connecticut,
| and we were married at one o'clock"
Bottomley and Pilgrim glanced
again at each other. glanced at Har-
riet. opened their mouths slowly.
ITO think Of you bein' Mrs. Carterw
! Pilgrim marveled IN a whisper.
| "Oh. sh-sh-sht You mustn't say II
even" Harriet caught both their
hands. mo one must know. I only
told you so that you would help me,
so that you would understand There
viii be no change. anywhere"
Bottomley shook a dazed head but
Pilgrim looked at the other woman
with kindly eyes, and presently said:
You'd have been a very silly girl
not to take him. and-as always tell
the girls-lovell come fast enough aft
erward %
The words came back to Harriet.
hours later. when the house was quiet.
and when, comfortably wrapped In Q
loose silk robe. she was musing be-
side her fire. Nina was asleep; to
Ward, who was headachy and fever
ish. she had paid late visit. Madame
Carter had not come down 10 dinner,
and when Harriet had sent In a mes
sage, had asked 10 be excused from
any calls. even from Nina and Miss
Field. this evening.
Nina had chartered constantly dur.
ing the meal Granny had had q ter
rible time with them all. And Ward
and Nina and "RoyaI',-the name sud-
denly leaped between them again
had been arrested for speeding. And
Daddy had threatened Nina with a
boarding school. and Granny had
cried
"Where is Mr. Blondin now, NinaY'
Harriet had asked.
"Oh, he's roundl" Nina had said.
airily. II suppose you put Daddy up
TO saying that ! wasn't to see so much
of himr she had added, with her
worldly wise drawI.
"Not at ALL" Harriet had said.
"Ladybird and / are planning q
trip" Nina had further confided. 1T
shall be eighteen in February, you
know. and we want TO go round the
world. Wouldn't il be wonderful to
go with her. for she's been about fifty
times -
"WonderfuI Harriet had been
obliged to concede.
But. dearest child, what does your
father think?"
Father" Nina had shrugged re- |
gretfully. But / shall be of age" |
she had reminded her companion.
"Yes. / know. dear. but Fathers |
ward for another three years, you
know! ~
why. Ladybird says"-the girl had
been ready. and had spoken with
flushed Ladybird says that |
I'm that case Wen go anyway, and
she'll pay all expenses That's the
kind Of friend she is 7" !
: Lowell come fast enough after
wardi' Pilgrim had said, and Harriet
rrft |