Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1922-03-02

must have recourse to green INK.
Nina, newly awakened; Ward, weak,
boyish, ardent Madame Carter, full Of
theatrical dignity and well-rounded
phrases, and lastly simple, strong,
anxious to protect them all. even from
their own follies Richard.
"Not one word Of blame, not one
ugly insinuation," she unused, ''yet she
has shamed him, and he is so honor
able; and she has made him conspicu-
GUS, when he is so modest r.
She thought of Isabelle, fresh from
Germaine's careful hands, lying In her
exquisite white against the cushions
Of q deck chair, smiling, In the rosy
flattering light under the green avn
ing, at the infatuated man beside her.
"Ughl' said Harriet, with healthy
uprush of utter disgust. These few
months would not be cloudless for Isa-
belle, by any means. And after them,
what7 Was 1t conceivable that those
fatal sixteen years would fail to iden-
1
went, even though the press was not
eagerly assisting them2 Surprising
that Isabelle never thought Of Crown
lands, Of her handsome son and her
young daughter, of the man whose pa
thence and cleverness had lifted her to
all this luxury from AIN apartment In a
small town. would no memory Of the
place she had held, and the friend
ships she had commanded, haunt her?
Truly there was always society for the
Tsabelles, but to Harriet's clean sense
1t seemed but the society of o. Jail.
Il wouldn't change places with heri"
Harriet decided. In the soft silence and
darkness Of the summer night.
From Isabelle's problem her thoughts
went to her own, to Royal Blondin. She
was Wakeful and restless tonight sim
ply because she could not decide Just
how much she need fear him. Firstly,
was there any reason for antagonlzing
him, and secondly, would he hurt her
II she did7 For Royal could not punish
her without Furnishing himself, and
could not Danish her from Crownlands
II he ever hoped TO show his own face
there again. But Ninai
Was Blondin so bads She tried to
ask herself the question honestly, and
an honest shuddef answered 1t before
1t was fairly framed. She tried to pic
ture Nina's marriage, their early days
together, the breakfast table, where
the crude little girl Numbered and
fioundered In conversation, her helpless
devotion. that would annoy and exas-
perate him. She saw Nina's near
sighted eyes yelling with hurt tears
Nina's check book eagerly surrendered
to win from her lord few delicious
hours Of the old fIattery, the old atten-
ton.
IT would take clever woman to
hold him." Harriet thought, ''and 1t
/ wouldn't be worth q clever woman's
while"
Nina-Ward Royal Richard. The
wearying procession began again. Roy
al might treat her with honesty and
honor. He was NOT small IN everything.
and she had never done him harm.
But-there might come the terrible mo
ment when she had 20 face Richard
with the confession. Yes, she had
known him before. Yes, they had en-
tered into a tacit compact. Yes, she
had kept from Nlna's father secret
that, while Il might be unimportant,
certainly should have been told him.
Impossible 10 think the thing n anv
concluslonl Too many possibilities
might alter the entire situation. II she
were married safely to Ward, for ex-
ample But then she dared not mar
~ Ward until Royals attitude was
finally defined. For IL her position
we're dangerous now, what would It be
L she had committed herself irrevoca-
bly, to deception by marriage7 Wards
young, crude intolerance sitting In
judgment upon his wifei-Harriet
shivered.
| Suddenly she fell upon her knees.
and dropped her bright head against
the wide balustrade. For q long time
Harriet had not prayed. But now. a
a few words. and quite without pre-
meditation, there burst from her the
most sincere prayer OF her life. she
looked up at the stars.
l "Godi" she said, softly, aloud ssheln
mel Make me do what "a right. how
ever hard 1t is Father, don't let me
make another mistake II