American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-06-03

"v0u %rehV MS Match, Now, Nina. IN
Few Years You May Be-"
fairs; he will always have an attrac-
tion for women, and they for him. You
aren't his match, now. Nina. In few
years you may be-"
'Tm not jealousv' Nina said, proud.
~. But Harriet smiled.
"Yes, you are jealous. You wouldn't
be real true woman II you weren'ti"
she accused. A reluctant dImple tugged
ct Nina's pouting mouth. She did not
dislike the idea of potential despotism.
Of the Travelled, experienced woman Of
tho world. confident Of her charm.
IF l offered check to Royal, do
you suppose he'd accept lit" she re-
marked, after dark musing. She was
sitting on the edge Of her bed now, and
Harriet was brushing her hair.
"If you really are worried about his
business affairs, Nina, why not try
itT Harriet suggested, sensibly. To
this Nina returned a poutlng:
"Fm perfectly willing to try itw
And as great concession she added,
with u sigh: "And I'll tell him what
Father thinksw
snow you're talking like q woman
who has herself well In handl" Har-
riet said, approvingly. "When are you
to see hlmf"
"He's coming over especially to see
Father tomorrow" Nina said. II sup
pose l might as well 20 down." she
added. cycling herself gloomily In her
mirror. "for Ward and that boy seem
absolutely ut loss for amusementw
"And Ill be down presently" Har-
riet said. But when Nina was gone
she walked slowly to her own dress
Ing table, and sat down, and regarded
herself steadily. and with heavy eyes.
Unexpectedly, here between the fam
lily dinner and the early going to bed.
on June evening. crisis In her life
was confronting her. and she knew
that she must meet II.
| Wards guest was only the young
Saunders boy, who had been with
them constantly last summer, and who
was Of absolutely no significance In
their lives. And yet Harriet had been
introduced to him all over again "a
"Mrs. Carter"-there was no halfway
In the eyes Of the world at least, In
this relationship Of hers with Richard
and she must begin to take her place
In the family.
Mrs. Carter!" Harriet loved that
distinction as II the title, the sigma
ture, and the dignity had never beer
vouchsafed to womankind before. Sh,
had marveled at her old self, that had
taken "Miss" and Mrs" with cheer
full ndiference-why, there was Z
worldwide chasm between the two
Just to have this silly Saunders DO,
call her Mrs. Carter. as matter Of
course, was to receive the accoladt
that gave her all her longed-fol
dreams In one. II was the name OF
the man she loved, and, even though
I'm shadowy and unloved way. she
liked the title that made her his.
And now she owed him the truth
the whole, painful. humiliating story
II she had told him months ago, 81
much the better and drawer woman
she! She had not done so; she hat
been fighting Nina and his mother
then; SHE had been afraid. But She
was not afraid now; he could forgIv,
that long-ago girl Of seventeen be
cause her advocate was the woman Of
twenty-eight, the finished, cultivated
capable woman who had served hin
and his house, who must win his re-
spect back because she loved him viii
every fiber Of her being.
The words In which she would tel
him came TO her In a rush. Why
was nothingl II was less than moth
In. In half an hour she would b,
back here In her room again, with al
the past clean ard straight mt last
with the cloud gone, and with he
whole soul singing with hope OF In,
glorious future. For moment 81
knelt By her bed. her face In he
hands.
I She rose to her feet There was 4
thp at the door.
IL was Bottomley. "If you please
MIR. Carter would be so mucl
obliged II you would step down to tn,
library, m" Harriet gave herself 1
parting glance, and followed the maj
downstairs.
| "Courage" she ssid to herself Will
her hand on the library door. CIV,
exaggerated and enlarged upon thii
thing too long! I've imagined II Int,
an Importance that II really hasn't a
all n
hichard was back at his desk h,
smiled and rose as she came In. Their,
was another man in the library, VIII,