Show hortet A ALI and me V p 1 i pae p f f E kathlleen Katl lleen ell 0 t jb 1 A 4 ti baj Kathle norris SYNOPSIS I 1 harriet larriet I fuld twenty years old and anti beautiful Is t the th eo ril pe e of the flirt boua mr mrs lea isa Unas 4 arter at Crown Ill chard cantors horn and gover gove meas of or oll ninn 1 4 arter ward twenty four tour gaarn oll and fancied himmele in luv W with ith hi hie mother mothers attract attractive secretary mr fro barters latent affair to I 1 blui yount youn anthony pope and the tile youth in Is taking it very seriously 11 over the tea toa ruin rulo thin this hummer summer afternoon harriet to profoundly diet by the a arrival of a e visitor lloyal royal next lay at A tea pa party aty tn in the mir city himself areail are seable abl to N ninn I 1 nn and lenvee leaves a deep irin on tho kin girl III harriet over the appearance 61 Illon at Crown landa lands Is explained by the fart fact lh atlie dmd apen 94 stubbing bing 0 clemetis alne elne tj tit I 1 in her life ten ton years before und and he fear fears bin him the man to an avoil stave adventurer living on ahir gullibility of alro din rich he ile announces announce a to clarriet hr his intention of or marrying mar tying ninn nina who as a the dAugh daughert tet of the wealthy It Ichard carter to A desirable rable catch nd ind her fb tb iiii him she Is alln in a sense in hia his rower and aate lr pleading with him lo 10 aban abandon dlin hia his cheino h a 1 agrons to kollowa fol lowa policy of neutra neutrality lt t y alt IV harriet 11 tier mar aielt eleter plater unda jU avenport with whom ahe she hail had had her home horne clurin tier her sunato with blondin and tells her of hie his appearance the to women aint the unscrupulous nature of the the future with ampre hension chaiten V r knowin knowing the tender feeling the phil ha has inspired tn in ward carter harriet to to him for the position fand wilh he be cilin five give her though nic ahe doce does not love hlin blondin has with madame carter Iti eLlArd a anil and sho ah I 1 IA wholeheartedly whole heartedly in firor of till marriage with nina ward wara urgen liar ilar riet to 0 o marry him at once she ti tinn naten tea av 1 1 I l uniti ond jet inid quiet ly IV slip crowed crowel alie itell hall oa 01 tor for first time ju four aur ean aha belles tx unannounced it am in lit of fute efter noon light were failing on tin tle the mt RI alls and the bright brifil it tiia novile isabelle lea bette had haft ameti tho the gold service of her tier the great rent four tour poster with its deep deeps ot alt hite ter white oil all spoke of the in nn ito 1 hod had pent spent eo so ninny many bourn hours liere here on tho the dressing table mille aith lb its asplen plen J the geisha pulled out at ballf hallf 1 pt past six did old length doubled in the mirror wae was the great fan that her hand hond had idly wielded only v a few day days ago in nn an hour of domestic felicity and happiness what to tell nina abo hc wondered going down bat but nina proved pleasantly indifferent to the maternal absence when she and amy came up from the tennis court for ta ton to the euest guest or two who atine calling a harriet installed bulte naturally now behind the cope cups and saucers eau cers explained that mrs corter way visiting with friende having a beautt beautiful ral time toe too apparently perhaps nina suspected that some thing wag unusual she looked from her tier father to harriet and after a moments silence asked when la Is mother 1 backi 1 I dont kudsi kower oer her father tather an awad quickly say bay listen are we going to asked aray nina instantly diverted ng that they go itt ninae ninas awkward bigness and amy amys mousy neutral tones were as well in one carment garment an a another but both cirle girls debated over pinke pinks and land blues crepet and mulls aulls every evening aa as if the world waa was watching them thein alone harriet for only il word mr fr carter it occurred to me hat that old mrs singleton Sin fleton la in going to call fornia in her own car to tomorra tomor morro roi I X wa was wondering if we might con 4 fide in mrs singleton ahe ohe AMIS at al way ways very verr fond of mm mr carteland Cart erand je mit tit ernp impression milt mrs i tir r tar d tided it to bonke lift the rip trip with lier alint Tl int fill mald 11 11 1 could mr moto ahrn sin hill tt inight wid nigil witt II 11 over it arvo fr fir only a few 1 4 I 1 WH 1 I see ito ti flu reed slimly 11 well I 1 ran colt ghe mm a hint harriet suld going hut it wax ng too lot int into for any tiny soothing da option tion of moon A beetie vun uns in full in nina moon N m bi bedroom hold ee ev hail only to go min the prone form nn oil the bed hed to the crun crunlien lied newspaper that lint lidid drift to tho file luor floor if to know kno lint that the secret wits out olit 1111 gnep hint tnt and imp py looked out from the page a it unal n flanked hy fly two tin miti aller pictures pic turoa neds and 1 at t tile alif letters lett cre young wife to of carter I 1 lip 1 deluge nn n upon them oil jis 1 11 1 1 ifal little mother ninn moon njg poll 1 listic oli oil it s ite its not riot true I 1 its n HP lito oh lioi hhall I 1 eer er bioli up tip hend again to he be now billit ati lien im so aling nl and hr 11 lr happy I 1 ilnia amrin my child control riet ignoring tit find l pitt lito ito alicei amy volt 1 domi doii oa on the edge of the hed bed and brook the girl slightly you flu gle wal 1131 coin come now my dear you must face thi tills like a tf ninn think 10 jion bour our cathor anro hlll III look loic to ou oil acting alt all of it nid sald harriet in her tier boul soul hut deilke te tile youthful eppe me for he heroic roles bere mal team jn ninas eyes as there had lini been in her tier grandin otherA it fe few hour hours nizo yee yes true truel elie she old mild wiping a so swollen lleti face on the f harriet supplied but oh I 1 dont be lieve t and my father sue them for or libel you see I 1 lie IL 1 31 y mothers mo thera the purest and suLe sweetest test and alid bet best woman alavo and ill 11 kill any ono one who bay rays any different 1 oooo oo oo to see 11 lt ll in abe there right on the bed said mild amy in her reedy colorless little voice volie as nino nina ti topped suddenly ud donly oooo oo 0 oo 00 1 I thought nina would die diet I 1 nina began to cry again hut but more quietly 1 I guess I 1 bad better go amy finished oti oil iw it wild monte in a choked chukel cuje te as ele she clung tn to her no aou ou stay with me oh oil 1 iti must tit go see my tuy father tind iny poor grit I 1 oh amy perhaps aou had better gk for nil ilij fat fattell till III need ine trie ton SI M sald linit cring iraln she will mily parted solemnly with aith pinn ninn I 1 its it thing alint might happee luippen fo f ne tile or ao a girl haild 1 amy etael had nn islon of tout ailigh bistod Li itil 1 l mrs vant ing 1 lis 8 alio ito discussed details ot r the ned red croci dile diho lut iut she site ano na verb ver with ith the boung a garls rind I 1 oh tva its a its it a lie list I 1 M my y beautiful little Mo Mot heri therl nina wito sobbing a oen men greed agreed till nina when hen amy wn aar kone gone it be much more pen sell to take her bath and put on oil her white alte or gandle and then so go find nd her fn anther t h ar the dined almost silently and were nere about to disperse quietly for the Ill night allt after an till hour of 0 half halfhearted hearted con ersa tion in the drai drawing ong room endured hy by richard simply for hia his mothers mo there sake when ward word burst in he ile ind traveled almost four hundred milea tulles by motor that day his fits face waa was streaked with fth dirt and oil and ghastly with fatigue he ile went straight to his father say hats all be said in it vole hardly I 1 ariel maw allitt tu lie had han drinking 1 cot got your win ire and ac e barted I 1 thou thought glit the matir or wu ns akk my ond that worried inel litel ho lie broke off bit crl Illon dill mine cattle ditl aita irto me wu toppel on oil tho tile read for dinner and tilt i a aute ix that what you liu ine for I 1 dont bellow ll 11 I 1 its n dirty lie ile and tho boun dr tier thid put that in the paper tin im glint you mine home my boy llulu 1110 jard iri midd ive been waiting tot for 1 u hoard tit no more abe dipped slipped from thi the room there wen er genuine to airm in lit her own cdx now for tho the boy tiny lind load thing blui stIf fuce downward R duent chair and wow crying all the ali household know knew it le could rent ral it in lit carefully nul tiner and quiet speech in the room acroca tho hall liall royal blondin win uns iki a terrible thing I 1 ho he old said seriously oh frightful I 1 agreed A ruther flat ensued 1 sh she e to liap nothing to euy say to ito now hut but she lie ans not surprised when a bittor nina in the picture of f Kirl girl luli distress with hit lier bof ot eyt y a tind fresh alt gown 1 I thought it best beit to acae ward etli and fattier nina said in lit explanation going to Illon ditt ho ito rose dusty anil weary neury lut n I 1 in manner anner that ni as noo thIng altri mu nijer clarriet food grudgingly to to admit aas as perfection when illch oril wid nd ward joined ghetu tt a few moment tv inter lio ito Illi w gitil brevity to me older inan mun enid said lii simply that lie ile win absolutely de trop ho lie had merele liling tried lie its the tile lad ind had imagined linuel nod the sudden summons from camp illness or ordinary emergency ir hu flo uld lime ha intruded at tills imra vou d trot nut ft yda path that must sound extremely airy to the stricken trick cn family and now it tile lend litin alansen he would go ow ciler to the club on sense enget 1 ward sold said youre oil all dirty pud llred pud bengry 1 and so nm am 1 woh cican up und poll then ip hnyp it to cat ali ww will took out for lie tio 11 and antl id like to isee you for it mu limit went in the library amiee field luch rich urd bald rather wearily Ne artly 1 I want ovin erbing sent to the paper papers he explained in an all ah the alt all wanted hor lier and needed heri herl how ilow quick and how emelect eM elent 1 and aad how self effacing harriet waa was as I 1 slie lie went about the busl bustnes bu alnee nes ot of raft kin thew nil all comfortable they talked deep into the harriet knew for she herself WB sleepless and find ho he could uee frow the upper balcony that a tt of golden light wai as mimoso uc oa 08 tho the brilli arlt fl flowers beneath the library window B she reviewed ened the incredible oventin of the past few days das and the acton actors drifted drift edi before her vision left isa belle walte bosomed and beautiful in her prime tony pope and wretched royal low voiced dreamy poetic with bis eloquent black eyed eye nina newly awakened ward weak boD boyish ardent madame carter full of theatrical dignity and well rounded phrase phrases and lastly simple strong atrol anxious to protect them all ev even en from their own toll follies les R richard ichard not one word of blame not ono ugly insinuation she mused ak et lie site hay has shamed showed him jilin and ho bo Is I 1 so honor able and ehe she has made him conspicuous when lien he lie if Is so 90 modest modesti I 1 she thought of lb abelle fresh from front 1 i chunes careful hands lying in her lier white against the cushion cushions of a deck leek chair smiling in the roy flattering light under the green awning at the infatuated man beside her aught UKI suld harriet with a healthy of utter disgust these few months would N not be bg cloudless for isabelle ba b any means and after them thein what hot was it that those fatal sixteen scars would could fall to hien iden tiby tony nit isabellc isabelle wherever wont een though the press u was wits not eagerly assisting them supposing that isabelle neer thou thought glit of crown crow lands of her hand handsome sowe eon son and lur her i 3 oung daughter laughter of jho joe man w hose pa tience and elee cleverness had lifted her tier to ull this lumur from an apartment in a small town ton would no memory of tit the place she had hail held beld and abo friend ships she slie hod had commanded haunt lier aa there was uns aldaya society for the Im belles but to harriets clean kenw it seemed but the society of a jail jall 1 I change places with ith heri tier I 1 It harriet arriet decided deil deI ded in the soft silence and darkness of the summer night from lita belles problem her thoughts went rent to her tier own min to etoal blondin she site was as wakeful ake ful und and restless tonight sliu still pl PI because she could not decide just how much ebe she need fear bim flo fital tia v was us there an reason for tor bhim him and antl be condl would ho he hurt her if shedid ehe did arr rojal could not punish her tier without punishing himself and could not riot banish her from Crown lauds it he lie eer hoped to show his tits own face there again 1 but nina 1 wits vi blondin so bad she tried to ask hereof the question hon honestly estl and an bione tione honest t naw anin tired vered it before fai it N was its fairly forty framed site she tried to picture I 1 annh marriage age kneir early days any together the breakfast table where the th crude little girl blundered and floundered in lit corn con emi edition tion her tier helpless j devotion deot lon that would annoy and exas I 1 penile him site gaw raw ninas near i sighted ees welling with hurt tears t ninas a check book eagerly surrendered to win via from froin her tier lord a few delicious hours of tits old flattery the old attention s NEXT WEEK |