The Jasper news., 1922-03-16

VuJtrIvhs tuG tuuu tOutNIoeu, PAINS
liakinGly, Hyo0 might feel the situation
changed now. need you we an do
n Il Is my mother who makes Il I'm.
possibIc, or come other thing that I
cannot chaBge--wiy, i must yet along
as beat scnn. nut my proposition Is
that you and ! are quietly innrriell
tomorrow; sou come bnck tomorrow
night and announce Il whenever You
see ct. i may seem little inattcr.of:
fact about this, Miss Field. but / am
hoping sou understand. am making
yOu an unsentimentai business 6ffer.
I need you In my life and ofler y0n
| certain advantages which II would be
silly and sehooIboyish for me to deny
| l possess. have u certain standing
m the community which even Mrs.
Carriers madness has not seemed to
impair seriously. The hoy and the
girl both love you, and you have my
warmest friendship. Your position In
my household Will be rs free aud In.
dependent MS wHs 1sabeiIe's DO not
know whether you VIII consider this
a fair return for what ! ask, for nfter
all you are giving your services for
life to the Carter household
"Now. this Is of course entirely sub
ject to whnt pleases sou in the nmt-
tor he broke of. TO say, emphatlcalIy.
1 Il merely throw 1t out as sugges-
tion. II would please me very much.
would draw long breath OF relief
to have II settled. Mrs. Tnbor Is
ithere--stays there; takes the helld OF
my table. spent last night ut the
club; had cabled Pope-nnd expected
an answer, but my mother telephoDed
Inc ut tliree O'Clock this morning TO
4 say that Ward and some OF his friends
had gone out lce-skatIng. Wards
been dropped from his university.
can't have that sort OF thing. you
kDowi"
"When-dld you want meg" Harriet
brought her beautiful eyes back from
some far vista.
Il thought that n you could meet
me Mt my Office tomorrow would
have ali the arrangements .niadc.
Nina is TO he nj the Hawkes.; I send
the car for her at three. thought
that you and she could 70 hume To-
gether TO Crownlands. Ill have 10 he
In town that night"
"Home--to crownlnnds :" Suddenly
Hnrriet's lip qulycred and her eyes
brimined with tears. "Ill be very
EgIad TO go back" she said In low
i voice.
Good" he said. u needn't tell
you how feel about II; II helps me
out tremendously. Now.- about tomor.
row, how would you like that to ber"
"WelI." she laughed desperately
through her tears. Were Church of
EuglandT She laughed again when
he took out his notebook and wrote
the words down.
"Once It's DONE" he said, reassur.
ingly, "you'll see my mother and all
the rest OF them come into line! II
puts you in definite position. and
although may seem 10 be rushing and
confusing you now, there Is q more
peaceful time to come--welI hope /"
he added grtmly. Here's Hansen
now. Lovely children" he added, OF
the young Davenports and some init.
mates who we're tunblIng out OF the
cur, lovely mother.
you'll not speak OF this yet?' Har
riet said, suddenly thinking Of David
and Linda. my sister might think
II lacked deliberation--so close upon
Mrs. Carriers death. I'd rather have
a little time, get things straIghtened
out"
"Oh, ccrtaInly--certainly!" She
could see he was relieved, was In.
deed In cheerful spirits, MS he give
his furipd hand 10 the children's init,
tened ores. They thanked him shrilly
and Hansen smiled warmly upon bar
rlet as he touched his cap. Then they
were gone. Linda. watching from the
window. thought that the chauffeurs
obvious respect for Harriet was rather
Impressive. She came to the porch,
and Richard waved his farewell to
them en- masSe.
He's very nice said Linda Poor
fellow, he probably would have had
an entirely different moral code, n
his life had been dlfferenti" Harriet
inwardly writhed, but she did not stir
in the slsterly embrace Of LInda's
arm.
At three o'clock the next afternoon
Nina Carter. leaving the Hawkes. man,
sion in New York city. with : great
many laughing farewells. descended to
her fathers waiting car and dlscov-
cred, sitting therein, an extremely
handsome young woman. fufTed and
. trinity yelIed. and deem In nlensmr M