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Show ura&M rr J3 and the ilYlfUlU : k BPFCIAI. mim tin Jllr-Ju- K RUSH SERVICE whan vrlllai ku full ralara BOYD PARK .,,uutniHmnm lUUUiJutujiuiuuiiHiiiiiiiiuiniiuiiiuiiiiiitUHiiiiiiiiiiiiHuiuiiuiiiuaiaiuiHUHiiuiiuuiiiiuiuiiiiiuiitiiiitiiiiiuHiiitiiiuuiuiuiiiuuiuHiiiiiiiHiiuiuiluiuiiiluiiiiiiiuiiiliUiuri more real. Bottomley and Pilgrim exlittering huinesa wu over and she out 'the leiWile light, and lay with War's," Min Tuhor, looking slight! changed tuettel gJuii,-NO. 2 In a dead CARTER, had her wedding ring. It was alone her Lands Hasped behind her head, discomfited, said MRS. You see, thl slowly. silence. with Fox that she made the return thinking The Hock struck, one; snow looked She uixleHded Ferdyrc I nirt him at elevtn oYlo. w Field. twenty rit JEWELERS yZL MAIN JTRIXT PARK BlIXj' pnrrr) lnt yrrs Mr. -- th Alrta- Carter, at Richard Carter rtry f Ibl k 'rCfewnlanda. of eventen-roar-ol- d home and govern Nina Carter. Ward, twenty-four year old and tmpreion--- w fancies hlmelf In love with mother's attract!? aecreury. Mr. Carter latest affair" la with Pop, and th young Anthony youth I taking It vry aertoualy. teacup thl providing Ovr th oummer afternoon. Harriet la profoundly disturbed by th arrival of Neat a yleKor, Royal Blondln. gay, at a tea party In the city, himself agreabl Blondia make n to Nina, and leave a deep tmpre-ioon th unsophisticated glrL Harriet's aglUtlon over th appearance of Blondln at "Crownlands fact that h Is explained by th had been a disturbing element In years before and she her lif fears him. Th man Is an avowed adventurer, living on th gullibility Ml rich. H frankly an0f th nounce to Harriot hi Intention of marrying Nina, and urge her to aid him. Eh I In a aenae tn hi a power, and after pleading with him to abandon hi acham agree to follow a policy of neutrality. Knowing th tender fading she has Inspired In Ward Carter, Harriet Is tempted to marry him for th position and wealth h can give her. though realising sh does not levs him. Blondln hba Ingratiated tilmsetf with Madam Carter. Richard' mother, and sh Is wholeheartedly In favor of hta marriage with Nina. Ward urge Harriet to 8h nftmry him. procrastinate. Mrs Carter lops with Pop. Blon-di- n even: hands. Harriet No one caught both must know. their 1 only told you so that von would help me so that you would understand' There "I1J he no change, anywhere Bottomley shook a dazed head; but Pilgrim Imiked at the other woman with kindly eyes, and presently said Youd have been a very silly girl not to take him, and os I always the girls lovell come fast enough aft- tu tn erward The words came back to Harriet, hours later, when the house was quiet, and when, comfortably wrapped In a loose sUk robe, she was musing beside her fire. Nina was asleep; to B ard, who was headachy and feverish, she had paid a lute visit. M.idamo Carter hud not come down to dinner, and when Harriet had sent In a message. had asked to be excused from any calls, even from Nina and Miss Field, this evening. Nina had chattered constantly during the meal, Granny had had a ter rlble time with them all. And Ward and Nina and Boyal" the name suddenly leaped between them again-h- ad threatens Harriet Eh prays been arrested for speeding. And to do what I right Blondln and Harriet agree to keep silent about Daddy had threatened Nina with u tUeir past relations. Richard Carboarding school, and Granny had ter proposes a marriage, entirely cried. businesslike, to take place as soon Where Is Mr, Blondln now, Nina?" s he Is divorced. Harriet says No. and roes to visit sister. Harriet had asked. nds In Mrs. CarThe elopement "Oh, hes round !" Nina had said, ter's death. Harriet secretly marI suppose you put Daddy up airily, to ries Richard Carter and return to saying that I wasnt to see so much Crownlands. of him! she had added, with her worldly wise drawl, CHAPTER X Continued. Not at all," Harriet had said. Ladybird and I are planning a Mr. Eaton," Harriot said. In sn unI trip," Nina had further confided. dertone, making another strategic de- shall be eighteen In February, you rision. .come In here to the library, know, and we want to go round the will you? I want to speak to you." world. Wouldnt It be' wonderful to When you speak to me thus," said go with her, for she's been about fifty Torey Eaton, passionately. "I can re- times 1" fuse you naughtl" ' Wonderful !" Harriet had been Hut he sobered Instantly Into tre- obliged to concede. mendous gravity at Harriets first conBut, dearest child, what does your fidence. She told him simply of father think?" Nina had shrugged death, "Father But I shall be of age!" Well, that surely Is rottfn the gretfully. poor old boy I said Corey, affectionatelshe had reminded her companion. y. Wards mad about his mother, Yes, I know, dear, but Fathers too! Well, say, what do you know ward for another three years, you bout that? Well beat It, Miss Field, know ! Nixon and I. We came In my cor, and Why, Ladybird says" the girl had well go to the Jays for dinner. Say, been ready, and had spoken with that is tough, though. Isn't It?" flushed cheeks Ladybird says that It was not eloquent, but It was sin- In that case we'U go anyway, and cere, t.nd Harriet made her thanks so she'll pay all expenses! Thats the personal and so flattering that the kind of friend she Is !" young man could only fervently push Ms plans for departure, swearing' se"Love'll come fast enough aftercrecy, and evidently touched by being ward P Pilgrim had said, and Harriet taken Into her confidence. The fast thought, Pilgrim .was rather a wise " nesses were yielding one after another; Harriet could have laughed as she eft him at the foot of the stairs. Bot tondey, the butler, respectfully addressed her aa she turned back Into ! hr Isa--bell- - ! . the hall : Miss Field, good?" I wonder If youd be so She nodded, and accompanied Instantly Into the pantry, where could him they be alone. Its Madame," said Bottomley, bit- ghes Just ad me op there aglne, ta really trytn thats what It 1. Its trylnT Now, Just wait one moment, Harriet said, soothingly. "I want to talk to you and Pilgrim. Is she In ' her room? Suppose wt go terly. Bot-tomley- ." 1 round-vlage- d Bot-hwil- -t Harriet's face burned at the mere thought of It. No, she couldnt tell Linda yet; she was too tired to write tonight, anyway. Linda and Fred had not been at all Approving, Christmas nlglij. David had reproached her, bad disappeared earlier than was expected or necessnry ; they bad not fulled of their suspicions. Well I must go to bed," she suld aloud, suddenly. She stood, one elbow on the mantel, her beuutlful eyes fixed It was midnight, on the dying fire. the room and the house very still. "It Isnt exactly what I expected marriage But after ull, to be," ahe mused. she said to herself, beginning to move about with last preparations for bed," Im married to the man I love nothing can change that. And If be doesn't love ine, be likes uie. I've done uotb-Inwrong, and If my life Is Just a little different from most womens, why, I shall have to make the best of ltf And I did tell him I did tell him And her thoughts went bark to I lie first few minutes she had spent In Richards office that day. They had been alone, discussing the last details of their astonishing plan, when she had suddeuly taken the plunge. "Mr. Carter, there is Just one thing! Of course," Harriets cheeks had of course, this marrluge of flamed, ours Is not the usual marriage, and yet, there Is Just one thing of which I would like to speak to you before w we go up to Greenwich." And finding his gray eyes pleasantly fixed upon her she had gone on, confused but denow termined: "Im twenty-seveand perhaps I might have married some other man before this except that when I was seventeen I did fall In love with a man I And we werq to be married !" She had stopped short; It was Incredibly hard. He bad or I thought he had, brought something tremendously big and wonderful Into my life," Harriet had continued, "and I was a stupid little girl, Just taking care of my sisters babies and reading my fathers books You are under no obligation to tell me anything of this," Richard had said, kindly, far more concerned for her distress than Interested In what the was saying. I roust have known that lhere were admirers! I assure ! g n v you that -- No, but Just there?" Pleased with the consideration tn her manner, the outraged Bottomley M the way. The housekeeper was enjoying a solitary cop of tea; she hustled hospitably for more cups. want to tell yon that your cornin hs taken a load off my soul, said woman Pilgrim, a gray, dm had a sentimental heart, "and so I said to Mr. Csrter not three days rince! if been very bad. Indeed, Hiss, since you went, as we was tellln a bit back. Impudence, orders this way and that, confusion and l'ri not, and Mr. Ward very wild. TIi ,y very wild, and so at last said he couldn't stand It." "I'm hoping he wlH reconsider that," Harriet said, .pleasantly, with glance at the face Bottomley tried make inflexible. "For Im going to tcJ! you two old friends some news." Hdtli no further preamble Harriet , death. th" servants were naturally tucked. There were a few moments of ejiruilatofy and sorrowful Surprise. Vl,"n this had died awaj1, Harriet h ! more news. I'm goln to tell you two aoroe-sh- e You are the very began. r,f to know, and I know you'll he dad. Refo j j.ft the house last Mr. did me the the honor to ask me to to marry Hichard came hack by train, saving an hour, and wag at the office when they got there. Harriet did not see him again; be ws In conference; and presently she quietly got back Into the motorcar, and on her way to meet Nina she slipped the plain circle of gold Into her handbag. She had It out tonight, ami put It on her hare, pretty band, and held It to the fire, nnd slowly the events of the hew tidering and tiring day wheeled holme hei, and only the reaJIty of the ring assured her Vffat It was not all a confused dream. And all Married! alone hofoi-- the glowing coals, weary from hostile encounters, on her marriage night ! She hail Intended to write to Linda tonight; Linda was vexed with her, and Mnall wonder! For Harriet had left the little New Jersey house without farewells, had come down to an earlier breakfast even than Fred's, and had said briefly that she was returning to the Carters, aud would see them ail soon. Why hadn't she told Linda? Well, for one reason, she tuid hardly believed her own memory of the talk on Christmas day with Richard. Then she had feared opposition, feu red Linda's shocked references to decent Intervals of mourning, Lindas frank belief that there vvns no strong personal finding involved on Blchard's ' port; Linda's advleeto a bride. trip Harriet finished, simply, drove to Greenwhii in ( and we were married at one i.i!.s-Bottomley and Pilgrim glanced again at ach other, glmmed at Harriet. 0enel their mouths -- li.wly 1 o think of you bein' Mrs Iurtcr! I llgrltn marveled in a whisper. ! Oh. You mustnt sav It old. end beautiful. la, ocial .a, toda "It Isnt Exactly What - I Expected Marriage to Be." woman. In her, homely way. The girl stirred the fire aud settled herself to watch It. a moment!" Harriet had Interrupted him. "I was Infatuated I knew that at once, God knows Ive known It ever since! I went away with him, little fool that I wht! A gleam of genuine surprise had come Into IUcbard Carter's eyes, and he looked at her without apeaklng. I was taken HI the day I left with him. While I was getting well I hnd time to thlpk It over. I knew then I was Lei young and too Ignorant to be any mana wife. I was frightened and 1 well, I ran away; I went hack to my sister. Both she and her huslmod regarded me after that as In some "way marked, unprincipled, unworthy Poor child!" Richard had said. They naturally would.J" You were no more than Nina's age So thats my history," Harriet had I thought I had finished, simply. done with men. And there have been men. men like Ward, for Instance, to whom I could have been married without feeling that I need make any mention of that old time. But I wanted to tell you." Thank you very much," Richard If the protection had said, gravely. of my name and my house seems welcome to you, after some battling with the world. It will be an additional After what? Well, certainly not after anythfng so short, simple and unconvincing ss that three minutes with the clergyman today. The utter unreality of that had seemed to blend with the silent; snowy day. and with the dulled and dreamy condition of her own brain. .Snow was falling Carsoftly when she had met Richard and t ten. at the office, at ter now lisped against the windows of the limousine as they two, with middle-ageIrving Fox. Blchard's kindly, whirled confidential clerk, were o me.' out of the city, and on and on through before another word was And then had Fox town. the bare little wintry Fox had come In, announcing occasjsken bad some papers to which they and was the car, they had begun the long, clerk old Mm" sionally referred; the drive Harstrange to congratulate geve her Inward delight even to the only person be- g She got Into th luxurious bed, put tt; It made the miracle seem riet warmly when th brief gad Oe-ter,- V-nrt- er 1 -- half-pas- d, was still fulling steadily outside, but In here the lust pink glow of firelight flickered and sank flickered and souk In illy Some sudden thought nuole Harriet smile ruefully. She Indicated that It was unwelcome by turning over to bur her bright head In the pillow, ami resolutely composing henwdf for sleep CHAPTER XI. Morning found them half-burle- d a bright ibur.le of snow, the ntldwln ter miracle that sets the most Judinl heart singing and the weariest blood to moving more quickly. Harriet was through with her housekeeping and her luncheon,, ami meditating a letter to I Itidn, when Idu Tabor fluttered In. Harriet heurd the gay voice nt the font of the atnjrs; Oh, sweetheart! Wheres my little girl?" Mrs Tuhor looked a trifle dashed when only Harriet responded although she Immediately assured Miss Field cordially with bright Insincerity tlrnt she had known of her return, ami was and Mt her under lip. "One wonders ?" she sld, muslm? Of course, I shouldnt want to-ti-v !y. trude tonight It would he merely t have them feel that 1 was here "Mr. Carter lias asked me to see that the family Is alone tonight," Harriet sa id, courageously, "but of course h mny feel that you are an exception." she added, with the Impersonal air et u mere employee. "I only want to b fill aide to tell him thut I reH-tts- l request, and told you the reason for It That'll" ii ml she mulled pleasantly "tliHt Is us fur us my authority goes, of course, I shall say stmply that you know of Ids wishes, 'and If you remain, know I can sav that it was to please 1 In -- Uh Idshs, Vs. UI mmnusMon I nd, W yiumii I ilirml mmI rvAfrMtUt vr on pchimshsI A. E. 'IOURHSKN KEEP MONEY AT HOME rtromt fuhthr III prief iiii hom or Ultrr OimIi tU sn our or k m ilt t prompt mi ttitovfriMor) MttvHiHHt t your printer mrr Iboil to (Mitli) IinuI four imiup tnKB lv. lust a rt gt-- Hit kOiLKliKt L. D? V VuSI NE88 VoLLEQE. snmrrll S.'Kis; of F.lf Catalog frs (0 h All Main HI., Halt wi.-nc- brsivrSss Lk City. Mt'SICAL IVSTaiMESm IlANOH. flayer. Honor K.d ion Columbia rhonnyraiih nn vsry ay tsrm ETsrythln know In mul Writs Peynss Hesbs Mu's Co. PI. RATING Button. A BUTTONS first In. HtifalltrhiM. Buttonhole. Kid Cors f arloc 8KICYoUR rUBLISHEB Boa A ernrd la n, HUts, her ymir printer for Himlln. Kulinf anti Isrua IVvity FIXTURES 'wTTrs'inamifa Slot Future. Sulna AND SHOW CASES BankOffiit"nJ Halt "Art In FUtureu to Isiks Cabinet I FUtwr Oa BEAUTY FARLOIta lliwi U tTauC TC His Tr information from Kat It up. Only hum hair W t h rr rvtrr mall I)pt. ) Huty parlor. iv e been a sort of big sister here, she said, laughingly, "ami, my. Lord, these kids have managed things wonderfully' But I suppose sooner or later the machinery would have stalled without youy hand "Sir Garter asked back." Harriet stated, thought the truth her but Mrs Tuhor was reaily for her. "Mary Putnam told us that yfu were Just resting and looking about," she said. Innocently, "and Dick generous that he la couldnt feel coiq fortalde about It, I suppose!" Blehard bad telephoned Harriot' nt three o'clock that the morning papers would have the news," and that he was coming home to tell his cblldren of their mother's death, tonight. But she must get rid of this woman now, somehow. It would be fatal to have Ida Tarbor here when Itlchard Carter returned. "1 might run up now and see the old ud N 'HEM Utah, DKrARTMENT TO WALKVR3. far anythin you 'tom Mar.. prpt STORES BALtYaKI tanaot CITY. I ror m FORMATION DEPARTMENT Commercial Inquiries answered nnd Information gladly fumthd with out coat. Addreas any firm above. protection From Bor of th British Guinea The mystery of that dreadful uncoined unit of barter tn England' known nn the "guinea," which Is from the pocket In place of the pound, very much to the damage of the metric and all other systems, aeems to have been solved at last. Now the pound Is 20 shillings and tlia guinea Is 21 shilling, so that It Is cherished by hotel and lodging lious. because it Is dlvUIhle by seven. Should B Whtncinm I ed hn I Visit This Houa It Is No) At Your Invitation, MIsFIldl"8al4 flra. Tabor, Frankly. lady ! said Mrs Tnlmr, who had flung off her furs, and beautified herself at her band bag mirror. She pressed her lips together for the red rolorlng. "Mr. Carter be here tonight?" she asked, pd no concealment, and tt was glance of enmity. "When 1 visit this house It Is not at otjr InvUoMon, Miss Field !".sald Mrs abor, frankly. "ltfiu aware of that," Harriet aald simply. "Will you be so kind ss to tell Nlni and Madame Carter," the visitor wai resuming her wraps, and arranging hei handsome lint anil veil, "that I will In here tomorrow, and that anything I cat do 1 will he so glad to do! Is thal Mrs. Warren's car, Bottomley? Thanl you. Good afternoon, Mis Field !" Good afternoon, Mrs. Tsbori" Har riet followed her to the hall door, anf heard a I'orthlan shot, addressed tn s cheerfully high voice to kindly olf Mra. Warren, lira, Frdyres mother who waa in the limousine; V I" "Oh, thank you, Bottomley !" Harriet turned bock to Ida, to see her complacently loooseulng outer wraps. I came In the Warrens' car," SHld on the; "they wer to run ver to sty Merry Christmas to the Bellamys, and then pick me up. But If I won't be In the way I perhaps I might stay and ae Nina ; weve become great chums. I suppose Td better go to the room always have? Then I'll run up and get the latest news of the Battle of Shiloh from Madame Carter'" It was now or never ; Harriet's heart began to beat "Madam Carter has gone driving," she said. "She may he In at any moment, but before she comes, I want to speak to you. Weve had terrible newa here, Mrs. Tabor. Mr- - Carter Is coming home to tell the children and hla mother tonight Mr. Rope cabled from Iaris on Christmas eve that Mrs. Carter suddenly died that day!" Ida Tabor never felt anything very deeply, but her emotion were accessible enough, and violent while they lasted. She grew white, gasped, some-boreached a chair, and burst Into honest tears. Isabelle I Why, they had been friends for years! Why, she had been ao wonderfully well and strong ! "Nobody knows It," Harriet said. And not quite Innocently she added; The Fordyces, the Bellamys everyone who knew her are In total ignorance of It! If yon do tell them, Mrs. Tabor and there Is no reason why you shouldn't " Oh, I shall stay here with Nina tonight, anyway!" the visitor aald, decidedly. "She'll need me, id course ! Poor little thing!" It seems too bad to spoil your New War's plans, Harriet said, smiling, "but you know Nina! She will put those long arms of hers about you and she won't bear of your leaving her for days! With Nina," Harriet pursued, thoughtfully, "It Isnt so much that one cant find a good excuse, as that ale wont hear of excuses at all! I reniemler when Mrs. Carter first went away, there were dayt of it weeks of It Just talk, tears, and talk my arm used te ache from the weight of Nina's arm! Mr. Carter Intends to leave for Chicago tomorrow. Ward will probably go up to the Eatops Harriet rambled on, not unconoto that the was making an Impression, Anyway," she finished, we shall be fearfully quiet and alone her, and jour being here would simply save the day for Nina !" Oh, I really couldnt stay ever New FIX lent so glad casually. IMtomlcy caused an i Interrupt Lm Harriet turned to him with relief. But unfortunately he answered the very question she was trying to evade. Mr. Carter had Just telephoned 'm. and says that VII be 'ere at Hhout six, DFAl FRS WANT Nina And now the two women exchanged an oien glance that needed no pretens KW OLDSMOBILE e B,nopl.-Hr- If r rr4 Iran Wa. ANCIFNT QUFFNS neer ha.1 no-- r rd thm Ilian I., tirrr for mir artn tioir, at w a ya By KATHLEEN NORRIS Copyright by KtWo NorrH i "N'otmdy home I AH my 1 trouble ft Old Mrs. Warren leaned against thl frosted gluss; waved from the holly dressed Interior at Harriet, and th girl saw her Up fram Merry Christ mas !" The door slammed ; Bottomlej came with stately footsteps up to th hatl again. Harriet gave a little laugt of triumph. Now the coast was clear Thus It was that Richard Cartel found only his mother and his chlldrei at the dinner table that night, and n guests under bis roof. Miss Field, t be sure, was at the' head of the table but then Miss Field waa t member of the family. He Interrogated her briefly as they went tn. Wards gang? That Eaton ass?" Oh, they went yesterday!" "Hpeuk to Bottomley?" "Yes. He nnd Pilgrim are quite ree onrlled to remaining." Harriet but toned a cuff, to hide dimple that would come to the comer of hei mouth.. And Mrs. Tabor came, anf would hove stayed," she could not r slst the temptation to add, but I per Kuaded tier that some other time woulf tie actually to blame - la the thouand of unhappy marriages exlMtlng today. - From the altar steps , to the cud of their lives a man and woman inut realise that It la a gam better!" I of give and tuke all through. No on la Infallible and although an Ideal may he found to have feet, of clay, no on caa aford to throw atones at th op Iol (e Klde.- Ella Wheeler Wilcox. If Ha Did "On the Iuclflc coast," said tb traveler, we go out In ?Kata. and fish !a nothing !et than a me." said lien considered sport." fob To fish man. yo colored any the Why, certainly ws Aint yo sheered yo might do." catch one?" 100-pou- nd 100-poun- nothing!" -- Both Responsible No side d flbr Changing Colors of Birds The color of bird may be changed to white' by keeping them In a white room, surrounded by white objects and attended by persons dresed In white, says a' naturalist. However, the third or fourth generation Is necessary the bird s feathers are all w hite. tie-fo- re Changed Air Help Planta Recent erperlmenls have show n that crop can be Increased from one and a half to four time by an alteration breathe. UT the air which the. plant conand a is one, simple The method the of proportion of Increasing sist t carbonic add tn- the air. - Her Chance Fete Rushing, who is taking Ringing leseons, told fl wife the other day that some time In thd future hi voice might keep the wolf gram their door. stirAof It, If tbe Slie said she w It Arkansas Thomas beard wolf ever It?" Rlcb Scene with Nina-shoard had asked, curiously. Nina was not here," Harriet an Cat swered. And there was a faint sralli In the deep blue ejes that she raised Levas BestwsL suddenly to hla. To b right roost of th tim yoa Ah. well, I knew, of course, that must aim to le right all of the troe. t you would manage It! he said, con Tbaf means effort to under, U seems black art to me come up. teutedly, that problem stand I bad enough of It!" la tjke shooting in th She smiled again, and went quletlf tfnap Judgment dark. It generally misses the mark. to her place. But when he summoned Ward and Nina to his mothers room Fewer in Confidence after dinner, she had disappeared, and a wondrous Confident Import b the family was quite alone when Its to news Inspiration to them. jiesAor. It Sears broke the him on la security either to meet no danger or to find matter of glorious trluL Milton. ut eon-kfnH- eh 1 - Why Should They? j (TO BE CONTINUED.) Takas Root Easily. The willow Is one of the mos adapt- able plants. A willow switch merely in wet suitable ground U almost stuck sore to Uke root. 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