The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-03-23

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VI Remember Feeling That Way!"
Richard Commented, Mildly, as She
Paused.
night before, when we had all eaten
and drunk too much. But was very
sick in the train, l thought was going
to die. Royal persuaded me to eat my
lunch in the dining car, and that only
made me worse. There was a nice
woman in the train, with two little
girls, and she took care of me. And
when she got to New York; had told
her that / was on my wedding Journey
and perhaps that made her kind-she
took us to her boarding house in West
Forty-sixth street. The landlady was
dear, good woman, Mrs. Harring-
ton, and was very sick by this time
she put me into her own room. he
cause the house was full, and sent for
her own doctor.
at was a time of horror" Harriet
said, smiling a little, after a moment of
thought. THE strange women and the
with flowers, and sitting beside me-
The doctor said it was touch of poi
soning, and l was i'll only few days.
But the inconsistencies, and the strange
ness Somehow, | didn't feel married
l felt like lost little girl wanted
to be back in Linda's kitchen again
safe, and scolding because nothing in
teresting ever happened
"Well. I was sick for three or four
days. 1t was the fourth day when l
was well enough to go out. Royal
thanked them. and paid Mrs. Harring-
ton and the doctor and we went to
lunch downtown-it was at Martins,
l remember, and Royal was so excited
and Interested in everything. But
still felt limp and dull. We shopped
and went about seeing things after
lunch, and then we went to the hotel
where he was staying. We were regis
tered there as Mr.. and Mrs. Blondin; 1t
was all quite taken for granted"
Harriet stopped; her face was
drawn and white, her words coming
with difficulty, the phrases brief and
dry. Richard was paying her absolute
attention, his eyes fixed upon her
face.
1--WE had dinner upstairs" she said.
She paused, her lips tight pressed.
II can't tell you," she began again.
suddenly, II can't tell you how 1t was
that I came suddenly to know that /
was too young for marriage In Miriam
Streets little studio, where they were
laughing about the baby and the sup
per, 1t seemed different. But here, in
hotel, suddenly wanted my sister.
wanted to be home again.
I'VE were talking and planning
naturally enough. Royal was coming
and going in the two rooms; had
plenty of chance toto escape. Every
time let one go by my heart beat
harder"
He could tell from her voice that her
heart was beating hard now with the
memory of that old time.
"If had let them all go by" she re-
commenced, my life would have been
different. In a few weeks we would
have come back to Watertown. as man
and wife. and perhaps had a studio
near the Streets, and perhaps fo,nnu
solution. But / couldn't!
Il caught up my coat; left my hai
and bag. l went down the stairs. not
daring to wait for the elevator. And |
went to Mrs. Harrington's. She was
very kind and took me in; she sale
that perhaps 1t would be better to walt
until l was older. I cried all night
and the next day Mrs. Harrington lent
me the money and l went baca t.
Linda.
OF course, II was terrible, at first
But they were kind to me, In theii
way. And l was-cured. went into
Mysteries at the first mention of the
whole hideous thing. They saw Roy,
and they told me that need never sec
him again. The papers-for 1t got to
the papers said that a divorce had
for divorce. 1t was all hushed up
Linda and Fred never spoke of 1t. /
ah, well, l couldn't!
But when Fred's brother, David
who was In dental college then, begar
to like me, then they began to make
light of it," Harriet remembered.
There had been no marriage. of
course, either in law or In fact. They
all knew that. And suppose If had
married David 1t might have been hap
pier for me. But as 1t was I angered
them. 1 didn't want to marry David
And so 1t was what folly girls got
themselves into-what the world
thought of girl who had been talked
about'-what the least breath OF scan.
dal meanti -
"And you went back to Blondin7~
Richard suggested.
III No. never saw him again until
said.