White County record. [volume] (Judsonia, Ark.) 1922-200?, 1922-06-29

| and wrenching before they glided out
smoothly on the white driveway.
What l meant to say was this" he
added, suddenly, with sidewise
glance from his wheel. II want
you to realize that appreciate the in
1ustlee-the crudeness of my rushing
! to you in New Jersey that Christmas
day. | realize that we all have i'm
posed on you-we've taken you too
much for granted! | was in trouble,
and | couldn't think of any other way
out OF it. But for any man to put a
| proposition like that to any woman"
They were driving very slowly He
looked at her again, and met won
| dering look in her beautiful eyes that
| still further confused him. He had
been uncomfortably conscious of an
odd confusion In touching upon this
subject at all. Yet his mind had been
full of 1t all day.
Il never felt it so, l assure you! ="
| Harriet said with her lucid. friendly
| look. Richard felt that there was
more to say, but realized that he had
selected an unfortunate time for these
| condolences.
Pm afraid I've been extremely
| stupid in the NATTER" he said, feeling
for his words. 1--WE gone about it
clumsily. To tell yon the truth
What does that boy want?"
1t was Ward who was coming to-
ward them across the green, with
great springs and leaps, like some
mountains animal.
"Giye US a lift" shrleked Ward.
Ringing himself upon the car as it's
| speed decreased. Something is the
matter with my engine-engine pee
toris Is what l call It! Father, Mr..
| Tom Grant expects you to dine at his
table tonight, he said to remind you.
And, Harriet, angel OF angels. we will
be about six or seven about the groan-
| ing board Is that all right?"
L told Bottomley six or seven"
Harriet said, serenely. "Ward, get IN
or get out" she added materially.
don't hang over the door in that
blood-curdling way"
She had put her arm about the boy
to steady him; they began to discuss
tennis scores with enthusiasm. Rich
ard drove the rest of the way home
almost without speaking.
He planned to see Harriet again
| that evening" and left the club at
eleven O'Clock, after an Incredibly dull
| game, with the definite hope that the
youngsters would dance. or In some
ming at least until midnight. His
heart sank when he reached Crown
lands; the lower floor showed only
the tempered lights that burned until
! the latest member of the family came
| in, and Bottomley reported that the
young persons had gone upstairs at
about half-past ten, sir. 1t was now
| half-past eleven.
Richard debated sending Harriet
| message to the effect that he would
| like to see her for a moment. The
| flaw in this plan was that he could
| think Of nothing about which there
was the slightest necessity of seeing
her. He felt restless and anything
but sleepy, and glanced irresoutely at
| the library door. and at the stairway.
Suddenly upr0ar broke out upstairs
there were humping feet, shrieks,
wild laughter, and slamming doors
With suddenly lightened heart Rich.
ard ran up the wide, square fight to
the landing. His son, in pajamas that
were more or less visible beneath his
streaming robe of Oriental silk, was
pirouetting about the upper hall with
a siphon Of soda water. Subdued
giggles and smothered gasps indicated
that the young ladies were somewhere
near. in hiding. Young Hopper, I'm.
der Wards direction, was Investigate
ing doors and alcOves.
Amy Hawkes-Amy Hawkes-Amy
Hawkes-come into court ~ Ward in
toned. Drunk and disorderly!"
"Here, here, here.' Richard said.
whats all this?"
Amy and Nina, with hysteric
shrieks, Immediately forsook cover,
him wildly.
ooh, Father! Make them stop! Oh,
Mr.. Carter save US" screamed the
girls In delicious terror ooh, they
got poor Francesca-she's locked up
in your room. They climbed up our
porch, after they swore to Harriet
that they wouldn't make another
sound"
Harriet now appeared In the hall
way, her hair falling In a braid over
her shoulder, and the long lines of the
black robe she wore giving her figure
an unusual effect of height. She did
not see Richard Immediately, for she
had eyes only for Ward, as she caught
his shoulder, and took away the ST.
phon.
"Now, Ward-look here" she said,
sternly. "What sort of honor do you
call this! Half an hour ago thought
all this nonsense was stopped. Shame
on you! Those girls promised me-"
She saw Richard, and laughed, the