The Holbrook news., 1922-03-03
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 Copyright by Kathleen Morris

SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER L-Harriet Field, twenty eight years old and beautiful. is the so- S.. st !Rs Mai Rchsd Certer's home, and governess of f7-year- ol4 Nina Carter. Ward. twenty-four years old and impressionable. fancies himself In love with his mothers attractive secre- hx1. Mrs. .Carter's latest .affair" is ytA young Anthony Pope. and the youth b taking 1t very seriously.
 CHAPTER u.-Presiding over the tea cups this summer afternoon, Harriet s profoundly disturbed by the arrival or viatof. Royal Blondin. Next day. st tea party in the city. Blondin makes nm elf aSreeable to Nina, and leaves deep impression on the tnsophisticated girl .CFowsab bds is eSpiaiIed by the fact thef "a been disturbing element In hsf ten years before. and she fears Hyhg on the gulllbility of the idle rich. He frankly announces to Harriet his in tentipp of marrying Nina. who. as the 1aaS9ter of the wealthy Richard Carter, her to aid him; She is in a sense In his 6swsf. and after pleading with him to eoeudon his scheme agrees to follow q policy of neutrality.
 CHAPTER Iv.-Harriet visits her mar rlsd 6ster, Linda Davenport, with whom ehe had had her home during her unfor- 0nats acquaintance with Blondin. and toalS her of his reappearance. The two Womsn. realizing the interruptions nature SS the man. view the future with appre- h1nston.
 CHAPTER Knowing the tender feeling she has inspired in Ward Carter. Harriet is tempted to marry him for the petition and wealth he can give her, Dlondin has ingratiated himself with Madame Carter. Richards mother. and shs D whole-heartedly in favor of his marriage with Nina. Ward urges liar rtst to marry him at once She procras-
 CHAPTER vI.-Angered at his wife's ooo open filtration with young Anthony Pope, Richard Carter markedly shows his rsSsntment Isabelle. ardenty returning her youthful lovers attachment. elopes with him on his yacht, and pursuit Is s.:less The news of the sensational n, nd.!,n sT- c kept as much as possible from being public property.
 CHAPTER VII. Ward Carter again uIees Harriet to marry him. but she can not bring herself to an alliance with him merely for the sake of self-advancement. and refuses. The fact of Mrs. Carter's slopement becomes public Harriets ca pabie managing hand Is more than ever hooded at "Crownlands." and despite the complications she foresees as inevitable 6hs decides to remain.
 CHAPTER vIII.-Blondin puts pressure on Harriet to forward his marriage with Elpa, but she makes up her mind to dAfy him Richard Carter questions her c6ncerning her knowledge of Blondin's intentions, and she counsels active oppo- ntion to the match. The family. with Harriet. move to a summer establishment on Long Island.
 CHAPTER IX.-In the new home liar fist. with Madame Carter and Nina. set with Nina Harriet endeavors to show her Blondin's unworthiaess. but 1t has little elect on the infatuated girl. On Richard carter's insistence. Harriet is installed e mistress of the household. but find inG her position untsnable. declares her htantion of leaving. Richard makes an o3sf of marriage. as way out of the situation. but Harriet. considering such & tkinS impossible while Mrs. Carter (tAough divorced) Is still alive, refuses and leaves the house. To her old-fash toned ideas. the fact that Richard Carter has been granted divorce from his err inr wife does not free i'm from his mar iesl ties. and marriage with him is i'm possible.
 CHAPTER X.-At her sisters home Harriet helps to bring her small nephew SAfsly through an attack of diphtheria Linda cordially approves Harriets stand on the question of marriage with d. voFced man. David Davenport. Linda's brother-in-law, warmly presses his suit. and Harriet has about made up her mind te accept him when Richard Carter sp- pears with the announcement that Isa- bslls is dead and no obstacle to his mar riage with Harriet remains. The giri yields. and the marriage is quietly sol smniEed. Harriet offers to tell Richard the circumstances of her entanglement with Blondin. but he refuses to listen.
 CHAPTER XI. - The news of their mothers death. shocking to Ward and Nina, Is softened by Harriet's comfort inS. The three take trip to Bermuda and OF their return Richard Carter real isss that he Is deeply fin love with liar rfst. though their marriage has simply bean onA = convenience.