Show A COD 14 b 4 pi er 4 kathee norr s awe ww w i SYNOPSIS I 1 11 harriet arrIet held t twenty anty eight old and beautiful Is po cfall secretary of tho th mr mra iw inn belle carter at crownland Crown land it chard carters Cart fi home and neam of 17 year old nina carter varter vard ard twenty four old and fancier himself if love with hie him mother a attractive e cr tary mr mrs carters Cur tere latest affair Is with young anthony alope and tits youth to it very seriously 11 over the tea cupa cups thia thin summer afternoon harriet lit I 1 profoundly disturbed by the arrival ot of a visitor royal noral blondin next day nt at a tea party in the city Il londin make makes him self elf agreeable to cna and leavea leaves a deep on the tits girl CHAPTER III harriet imitation agitation over ver th the ppe arance of Il londIn at t crownland Crown land to explained by the fact that he bon been it disturbing element in her life ten ton yean years before and ehe fear fears him the man to an avowed adventurer living on the of the idle idla rich lie ila frankly announced announces to harriet hie 1118 in of marrying mar nina who an a the tile daughter of the wealthy It Ill chard carter cartar Is highly desirable doel rable catch and arid WHO urges her bar to aid him sho she to in a onen manna in hie his power and after ni with turn film to abandon his hi chegne cheine mgt fohl a policy of neutrality ago IV harriet visits her marri tried afsar leter unda davenport with whom she he had had her home during her unfortunate re acquaintance with Il londin and tella tells her of hie film reappear reappearance anco the two women realizing the tile unscrupulous nature of the tits roan iman view the future with apere V knowing the tender feell nir ehe she h hae inspired in ward carter harriet to emeled to marry him for the position maltion and wealth he lie can kivo give her tier though rUtx ln ehe mile does n not n t loic loto him lii hae has ingratiated abed h himself if with madame carter richards Ill chard mother and she ho ui is wholeheartedly whole heartedly in favor of ill lile marriage with nina ward d urges harriet to marry him at once she program ti natee CHAPTER VI angered at his h wife too open flirtation with young anthony pope richard carter markedly howe allows hi fils resentment isabello ardently return returning in her youthful lovere lovers attachment elopes with him on an hia his yacht and pursuit ie to 1 the new neva of the sensational nf fair exaggerated of course by gonglik je Is kept as much an possible ble from being publeo property VH VU ward carter dignin urges harriet to marry him but she he cannot brine herself to an alliance with him bring merely or the ake make of eel advancement belt and reuses the fact of or mrs carter elopement becomes public harriets capable manael nir hand la in more than ever over needed at Crown lande and despite the tile complication complications ahe she foresees forca ees aa as inevitable aha she decide decides to remain CHAPTER VIII blondan puta puts pressure pree eure on harriet to forward his hi marriage marr laKe with nina but she makes maks u up p her mind to defy him film richard carter carte r questions lone her concerning her lier knowledge of lne intentions Intent lone and she counsel counsels active appo aluen to the match tho the family with harriet move to a summer establishment on long leland island CHAPTER IX in the new now home harriet with madame carter and nina settie settle tie down for a vacation in ili a frank talk with ith nina harriet ende endear mors on to how show her tier unworthiness but it ham little effect on the infatuated girl 11 hii richard cartera insistence 11 in 1 as of the tile household but lind find ine ing her poel llon untenable declares her hor intention of leaving It richard Ichard baked nn an offer of marriage marr lane aa as a way out of he altu atlon but harriet conal con aval ellerin ring such A thinie while mr mrs carter cartel thou ich ith divorced la Is till still alive and leavea tho the house to her old fash conod 1 ide idea as the tact fact that bichard carter hae has ben been Ir ranted a it charee from his err ing in wife doss not free him film from lila his mar itol ittia tle and marriage with him la is im possible poa sible tilt uvrl ere loosed and linda laughed andl cried while ftp IK enjoyed her breakfast ith tho the appe we of at normal oman releist d from cruel strain ghost bahole brood ill SUMS sleeping under her tier roof nuin nitin mys light illness bet et foit feet un dui to that it was mas an tiling hut but a cold eier hour of the four duful daas of lincer danger lit re renewed them thein all and oh tle the KOI good ness of people the of nure und doctor the tile Keiu getie niU of god it nag the afternoon of the tile act alet jaa hen ll harriet arriet could kimt aptak of lier on own affairs aTil rs linda liste lieI oer tier in nodded iol del pursed her ilpo or ral red lier tier eyebrows if kundit eer baa ha luen been worldly alit lic had hud had her tier lei 1 won son now tiow and tho she gai e clarriet as ns tin tilt loft one of tf a aiu all who ito has faced it liep without tind with lik ing faith lou ou did lilt right opita brur site lio ussury her tier later flater f you could not san there under the 1 N ant lintol r their code Is 1 sotir 4 N 1 different boum a hns tins not leai ill ili it iq h lumur anti idleness ai an for mr curler talk of marriage 11 thill that ut of colit e L Is in simple lit nn insult no I 1 dont think it anns alint ilar alet said feeling herself It inard jy y at this plain speak lne 1 I dont ste s te ahat hat alse ua it could bp lie I 1 linda pursued A 11 man you would be no better linn hir well its not a n nice word but his mist bot ot nt tit all harriet enid doln baril to hide tilde the irritation alint nn rebellious reb cUlous within lier tier be 14 1 free or will he ile eoon and 0 o lint I 1 it I 1 1 I 1 um sp enking of gods in a not mans 11 unda linda bald suld kently gently but neull nf ull and harriet waa was allent pred a that such men inen regard thise tuat mattery fur far too linda frtus bitne thus iti trow oil eil na nh ji a ball th ill direct of itaw 11 gitig ll Il arrItt arri six its tin tile ll exaltation ani orr r gillim non rv mul III liml moro tah n in billit fill nf of lin 1114 4 that oril eilen bourt gme 11 und tile ligon of alth ill if nuin rh ohp loved would lif 1 44 4 4 tie 11 ht tier hut in the tile siam dah anil nud n p KS allut int followed bior ir atrit Itt tUniC mth lilt tile Ht 1991 neer tided her I 1 11 ler were lir lier it allm nil lilt or whitmer hit in i lind ell in III lc tin till aki tim 1 fol follies liis dmd lot 1 n 11 Is albil old bild Mui liim fin tor find laliotis la lioti hr hor still ell war had urit rit tt efti II from froin bollt colaw ge 9 tint lilt he thought it ra alt Itil tell billil that alir he 11 11 ri or irli 14 to gi I 1 dud ts to balse 1 11 s ll 11 ill laii lu ii tv coi litin ninn nina hild felt 4 at i ani WI nt ON it v fill i file M trona r for ill id 1 I lilt biad 1 I ld lind 41 ill ills of ngiem to o 0 WL 11 llyl talph tillit ll it ekit to jar iett tilt ich tier tin ilie titter litter tit 1 of if etli will 11 I 1 she lilt and it 1 ft fa fl 1 ditl li tl tho old olit vord ord ulu she lind had lind landl froidl hint old find ile ln frn froin ant nud men till cor piotr marrit I 1 lilt its trunk lOll of f tile laii lu ii in I 1 hel IM 41 tinn 1 I elent ii loii pit till tills 4 ull cupl ill she he told bi br r caf 44 af pining 1 aith little talt hiking ater frozen bonds ith tit tina girls rending aundel the i to lillig 1 I 1 it ical gnp gwint avell nud it i toi rims ind id in ill lof loe a at nini nian ili lio dims do s not hiim hit I 1 am nin allce aed harriet bitterly 1 I till humpl nil 11 tro IN to t forget it nud and hcan agalli 11 tant ull 1 and ahe she meditated upon tilt excellent ate acly devoted david dald who was brother arid a in brooklyn and ho gatt tao the tile thil dnn wonderful hollans lit asburn park it would inake kundit and arul d r happy to buy hute if her climice t rd him thea arv bere iere at little hurt an and bl hl lent about III dald If ile II 11 aluis adint knitli i lilt thein to the cro cr odid ill it beach letiro tha adient jul and tr gust had bad lilt lind a car cur thib ear kundit told liar 1 ballif lind ben so popular david lit n as there du and it me and a at tite H happ hupp cliff drin per abere 1 a little conijn coni ln in to sec ee tit afi ton t allom at kit t on oil tilt it after ate r imich dald took tool albing al king in lit lie file freh fre h cold air a it lit haight 11 riet go beautiful in lit her film furr hat lint and long 1 tout tint lilt her hoks heeks und rind her tier I 1 blile o 0 aei shining shi itin under a it aloit blonn illin I 1 of kuldin hair that 1 linda I 1 i i basted tin the turkic lit n tho the loi hot hiti tivis 1 hap it little artier taint that would all couie 1 oatt bigla but ia ilahi dip harriot anil nud dald had hall stopped poil bhart in lit the aqui site rient 1 I lauru lit re is a feel inc ing a n soini sonio thlin thing that ninke mar garringe ringe ellit I 1 and I 1 lamant lilt till I 1 it chath all lilt 1 I iio ilo do 14 vu kno ou lu ilk said if once olice roil rou mid ou oil ui billil it would conie coule harritt tits min ittin jill about lit her tier no ito P 16 r I 1 7 harriet his ann arm wee was about her now hie his voice close to her ear dont let those years with rich people spoil you for the real thing dear ills tits olce close to her tier car ear dont let tho thoo to icer i with rich people spoil aou ou for tilt real thins thing dearl slit up tip at tit him with litt ful its li her tier blue ebes in ill tan tl she f leap to ids ills face tle tile look he lie had li filden u so tinli site 1 lepird a it neu ling aln in lit ld hl i clr colre ah 1 yu darling darll ns I 1 yuu you aill all let III HIP tell thun III r no i no not not I 1 eilf half morrs mite id inn ut anway bin him embrace ill ln flit I 1 liim to poll spoil your christ in lot I 1 ln don I t kam hill to may bayt I 1 III if think about it I 1 kh turned lip t go 0 o her ifer heart athin tier 1 I 1 milli 1 tk d thereat the reit help 11 for it in it 11 politic mi afo 4 it II 11 nil till bo 1 out in tive nv mi atut lindan inet nt the door fall full of nil skit mr str carter ix herol herel M mr r who ito thick tama nm ifie ali tide title with lilt a grent humli nothing VP eve mattered lor a 1 tin turned to tone min III it annin of and delight udit into latt th tile little parlor rind 11 hm d carter katool up to greet her stood lid then ax nobody ody else aa in the world orld IIii lindo In lind hold introduced herself hern elf gaii ax enri let gintic glanced ed nebout hi lit aph tod hads it lie lilt hd not come hi lure hire re to puy arr rr merely 1 I 1 hiim mugs stid that take little 11 fir for it ue minute drive fit exon explained ined ani then I 1 shall allne to burrs hurr imek I 1 to speak to sou ili on till a mutter matter of busin business esq allsy 1 ald 1 I wonder ol ider youn ell oil d lf if nse K alk anik to tile cor tier rind meet ill only steal you from bour foi fally nilly for flit me minutes I 1 heart wap rin gilig 1 ani 1111 hardly lly conscious of winit lint it tic it uns enough that h 1 lint moudis tier out tilt that hit 1 uns no to tin hnyp olle more ord alth tit him film 1 nine cattle here to my lily oun plon plona A th M hu lie gilld at the gante lilt but it n hint milt froin our line tins made tit abir that I 1 nm nin too into late site hillh me tile that sou ou limy inny be igniting of our oun oin amid clarriet fjald resentfully 1 I fine no ny bluni dalal she enid 1 I Ildi it know richard chard lil answered 4 I C ai t tn bott to conw ane back things tire in till abRo absolute lute moss mess alth etli us I 1 we lue not lind find n serene moment billet sou ou left ns us throe oka ago to ro go buck buck balk to Crown londal st liaset s honrud she site knew she auitt so go nick I 1 site hall only despaired of their ocr needing her again every ot rot tier being biln strained toward the old life linan lily ister thinks it would bo be unise site she began the roan man in her tier there lins hail leen been a neav turn of ments c ants mis migs field I 1 had some anfor niti tion dinst night lil cli may make a difference ito 1 suld gracely gra ely 1 1 I rt r meled it wire ire froin rout pope in france 31 MS if ift Is isabella abille died on on an ope ra t lit ino table sester das afternoon in purls stupefied could only look at him fixedly for it long minute her ups parted but she site did lid nut not speak died Il led lie he whispered sharply tho the nun nodded NIt without hout speaking but but what mint MIS it harriet said bior til imler he lie gave gac her tile crum phil cable with nith the bare statement of net I 1 she read it dazedly dazed ls looked at 1114 hl i smi riber face and read it aguilu ai ilu 1 I unit bellee bellec it slie she said well now no richard chard began present 13 in a it different tone we e a are re n as q I 1 said quid held in a mess I 1 told the children this thes they hae liae a lot of boung people there over christmas i MS 11 mother and nina are planning sume slime entertainment for new nen years night and I 1 suppose this will end all tilt that I 1 should suppose that nina and lier tier brother have a period of mourning I 1 urn um ln oled in n big project in brazil committee meet ingi all through january 1 I cant suing it all now ullen hen ne e last talked of the subject together richard pursued in a businesslike was you objected to tile suggestion of a marriage bee because aup my afe ife was then still alle ulle am ill I 1 Corrie correct ct yes correct 1 harriet said sall cleele asly she felt herself beginning to tremble 11 MS 13 pur purpose liose in coming coining rodn todos vas to suggett that if that nas sour ie objection the man continued pains ta kingl sou might feel the situation changed nov noa I 1 need sou we all do if it Is ms mother aniio lio makis malits it ini till gosp possible able or some sonic other thing that I 1 kil cannot linot change why hy I 1 must get along oil 03 beat I 1 can but my lily proposition la 18 that sou and I 1 are quietly tomorrow sou come back toti tomorrow lorro night and anno announce utice it he neer aou see lit JIL I 1 inn inas u bebin a little of fact about this miss field but I 1 am tint hoping sou understand I 1 am tint huiking sou ou an lilt anso unsentimental business offer I 1 need sou oil in mv life ilfe and I 1 offer sou certain advantages adan which it would v be silly and asli for me to deny I 1 po possess thess I 1 have a certain standing in it the flit community which alch een enen mrs alm arters madness has tins not seemed to impair seriously the bo bos and the tilt tarl lri both loi oe e you and you have my warmest friendship your position in ms household will ill be as free tree and in dependent dep indent na was isabelles I 1 do not know knos hether you all will consider this it fair return for what alint I 1 ask for after all sou ou are riving giving sour our services life to the carter household 1 I 1 now no this tills la Is of course entrels su j eject act to what nhat pleases ases sou OU in the maturi lie broke off to say emphatically 1 I merely throw it out aa a 4 a suggestion it would please me eq inteli I 1 would draw a long breath at relief to lae it settled mrs tabor fa stass stas there takes the tile head of my table I 1 spent last ight at tit tho the club I 1 hail find cabled pond nd expected an answer anser but is iqs ill mother telephone telephoned roc me nt tit three this morning to 10 mi sas that IN ard and totne ct ble fri indi nits had flat gone out ice skating W ward bem dropped from front his university cant hae line that sort of jou roll j ou kam CONTINUED WEEK |