The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-16
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER .!.-Harriet Field. twenty
ci1l secretary Of the firtatious Mrs. Isa-
balle Carter. at "Crownisnds." Richard
Carter's home. and governess of 17-year-
~ sa6 inpssssionsSIs. fsscsss. him himssIf & Il
lev with EiI mothers attractive secre-
teSY. MRS. Carters latest N''affair" is,
ii1a z1snh I xs.sess xs.s SSss and The youth
CHAPTER 1I.-Presiding over the tea
pyssoundiy 1issufSed by tSe srTlsa sss o. 4
visitor, Royal Blondin. Next day. at a
tss party n the city. sBiondin makes him
impression on the unsophisticated girl
CHAPTER III : Harriet.s agitation
sowniands psssne sapfsined 81 By 'osSsn she fact
that ne had been disturbing element in
hsrshfsl ten years before. and she fears
living on the suiibIiity Of z the idis rich.
He frankly announces to Harriet his In
t:naa u iSa Mina the
IL ~ highly desirable catch, and urges
nSr e aid him She is In sense in his
a0andon his scheme agrees to follow a
policy of neutrality;
CHAPTER Iv.-Harriet visits her mar
rted sister, Linda Davenport. with whom
she had had her home during her unfor-
tunate acquaintance with Blondin, and
women. ~ reeiizins Ing the unscrupuious ha nature @
Of the man.. view the future with appre-
hension.
CHAPTER W Knowing the tender
feeling she has inspired In Ward Carter.
Harriet II tempted to marry him for the
position and wealth he can give her.
though realizing she does not love him.
Msdame Madam oas Carter sasd Riohasds ss motSer. w Snd
she is whole-heartedly in favor of his
marriage with Nina. Ward urges Har-
riet to marry him at once. She procras-
CHAPTER vI.-Angered at his wifes
too open filtration with young Anthony
Pope. Richard Carter markedly shows his
resentment. Isabelle. ardenuy returning
her youthful levers Sttachment; elopes
useless. The news of the sensational af-
fair, exaggerated. of course. by gossip,
is kept as much as possible from being
public property.
CHAPTER VII. : Ward Carter again
eses to h SS ts shs SIm
merely for the sake of self-advancement.
and refuses The fact of Mrs. Carter's
elopement becomes public. Harriet's ca
pable managing hand is more than ever
needed at "Crownlands." and despite the
complications she foresees inevitable
she decides to remain.
CHAPTER vIII-Blondin puts pressure
on Harriet to forward his marriage with
Nina, but she makes up her mind to
concerning her knowledge of Blondn's
intentions. and she counsels active oppo-
sition to the match. The family, with
Harriet, move to a sum .ier establishment
on Long Island.
CHAPTER Ix.-In the new home Har-
riet. with Madame Carter and Nina. set
tie down for a vacation. In frank talk
with Nina Harriet endeavors to show her
Blondin's unworthiness, but 1t has little
effect on the infatuated girl On Richard
Carter's insIstence. Harriet Is Installed
as mistress Of the household, but find
ing her position untenable, declares her
intention Of leaving. Richard makes an
offer of marriage, as way out of the
situation, but Harriet. considering such a
thing impossible while Mrs Carter
Though divorced) is still alive. refuses
and leaves the house. To her old-fash-
ioned ideas. the fact that Richard Carter
has been granted q divorce from his err
ing wife does not free him from his mar
ital ties. and marriage with him is i'm
possible.
Harriet helps to bring her small nephew
safely through an attack of diphtheria.
Linda cordially approves Harriets stand
on the question of marriage with d.
vorced man. David Davenport, Linda's 8
brother-in-law, warmly presses his suit
to accept him when Richard Carter ap-
pears with the announcement that Isa-
belle ia dead and no obstacle to his mar
riage with Harriet remains. The girl
yields and the marriage is quietly SOL
emnized. Harriet offers to tell Richard
with Blondin. but he refuses to listen.