Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

not growing under Royals feet. The
Arst man I yer really liked" Nina
said, with u heaving breast, "the first
man who ever understood me-"
"Nina," Harriet said. you don't
want to have to write your husband
a check on your honeymoon"
She felt It a cruel cut; but seven
teen years Of flattery and smoothness
had armed Nina In ~impregnable com
paacence. She gave a sneering laugh
that trembled on the brink Of tears.
and tried to control a mouth that was
shaking with anger. One look Of utter
.acOrn she did manage. then she
shrugged NOT 80 much her shoulders
~ her whole body, and flung herself
eSariously into the water. Harriet
called "Eina4" first impatiently. and
then coaxingly. But the younger girl
swain steadily to the shore, and Har-
Fiet saw her q minute later, shaking
AarSeif outside the shower, before she
siSappeared into the big bathhouse.
Harriet had entirely forgotten Ward,
until he swan under the float, and
With q characteristic yell, rose stream
ing like a seal under her very feet.
Genuinely startled, she gratiled him
with a scream, and they both laughed
like children as he flung himself drip
ping on the hot boards, and proceeded
to bake luxuriously In the sum-.
"It's the most gorgeous thing l ever
saw, do you know that?" he asked,
with one hand touching the river of
sparkling gold that blazed and tumbled
on her shoulders. listen, Harriet,
90 you remember the little talk we
had some weeks agoT
Perfectly" she said. a little unwil.
iingiy.
swell, how about It'll" the boy said,
sitter q pause.
i 'Tt wouldn't be fair to you. Ward
she girl said, slowly, after a pause
II love you, but. I don't love you the
way your wife Will"
IT want you !" he said. sullenly, I'm
crazy about you'll My Cod"
"Ward. please don't touch mel" sht
said sharply. getting to her feet with
spring, as he put his arm about her
"Dcnt-! I shall tell your father
yOR do"
.eEou didn't talk that way at Grown
lands last June the man said, sulkily
II don't see what has made such
difference now ~
Il think perhaps I'm different, Ward
The summer" Harriet's voice diet
into silence. Her eyes were fixed upoi
the figure Of a man who came dow
the little pier, and dove into the shin
sng water. Two minutes later. with
great gasp Of satisfaction, Richar'
Carter drew himself up beside them
"Hai That is something likel NJ,
Lord, the water is beautiful today
How about the buoy? Who swim
with me to the buoyT"
@Come on. Harriet !" Ward said
poising.
Harriet rose, and bundled the glor,
Of her hair into q blue rubber cap tina
made her look like q beautiful ros,
French peasant. With no turtle
speech she made a splendid dive. ant
the men followed her.
1t was one OF iife's beautiful hours
she thought, as in a great splash 0
salt water she reached the buoy, an
hung laughing and painting to lis resi-
less bulk. Ward had preceded her b
4 full minute, Richard wal half
minute behind her. With much vair
glorious Boosting from the men. the
III rested there before the homewar,
gBirn. Harriet hardly spoke, her Gu
was fan 10 the brlm with q mysteriou
felicity born OF the summer hour. tn
.heaying waters, and the joyous moo
III father and son. When Richar
praised her swimming she flushed I
~ severe bIue cap, and the blue eye
met his With the shy pleasure OF
cisRfd. ii was while she was hasfaA
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