Show HARRIET A da the th A ii PIPER by A zi na 1 to I 1 iv 0 1 tuu str a 0 I 1 t zt irwina 11 arx 4 4 a norris m SYNOPSIS CHAPTER I 1 Itt harriet let field twenty glar h t years far ok 1 and beautiful in Is the eo so elal cla errear ec rear of the flirtatious lea ina bol C carter t at Crown landa 1 richard CIL carter le h home ind and governess go vernese of at 17 year 0 old d nina carter ward twenty four years old and impressionable angloo himself in love with his hi gothere mo there attractive secretary mr ira Car carter latest At affair TaIr is 1 with young An anthony pope and the youth to taking it very seriously CHAPTER IL over harriet the tea cupe cups this suluner aft afternoon on harriet profoundly disturbed batt by the arrival arti of victor royal blondin next day at a tea tsa party in the city blandin makee makes him elf self auve agreeable ble to nina and leave leaves a dep deep impression on an the unsophisticated girl in CHAPTER III harriet harriets agitation ovar the appearance of blondin at Crown lande lands Is explained by the tho foot fact that he had been a disturbing element in her lire life ten ton years before and she he fear fears him the man main to an avowed adventurer living on the gullibility of at the idle rich he ile frankly announced 10 40 harriet hie his in anglon of of marrying nina who as a the aughter of the wealthy carter V Is 1 highly desirable catch and ur argee tit be to aid him bhe she in in a sense in hi power and after pleading with him film 10 abandon don his ht chame agreed to follow a policy of neutrality CHAPTER IV visits her married elsler sister unda davenport with whom she he had had her home during her anfor it at acquaintance with Dion din and tet telli Is her of hie his reappearance the two women the nature of the arnan view the future with apprehension hen slon CHAPTER V knowing the tender feeling she he has inspired in ward carter harriet Is tempted to marry him for the position and wealth he can give fave ve her floo u h rozinia rozi nir she he doe does not love him M it haj himself with madame carter richards charde lU mother and abe she ie to whole wholeheartedly hoedt heartedly edlar in favor of hie tits marr lace with nina ward urge urges harriet harriot to marry warty him at once she unavea VI Angered at hie his wife too dpn flirtation with young anthony pope richard carter markedly howe shown hl his resentment leabelle isabelle arden ardently itly returning her youthful lover lovers attachment eloper elopes with him on hia his yacht and pursuit 1 d us the new news of the sensational af fair exaggerated of course by doelp la Is kept aa as much As from train being 1 public property 7 CHAPTER VII VIZ ward carter again ain urges harriet to marry him but the he can not bring herself to an all alli lahce abee with hint bring alt morely for 0 r the sake of elf if advancement and refuses refu eee the fact of mr mrs carire elopement becomes public Harr leti capable managing hand ie in more snore than then ever needed at and despite the he complications one he foresees forea eee aj as inevitable she he decide decides to remain CHAPTER vilt blondin put puts pressure pree eure on harriet td to forward hi his marriage with but she he makes up her mind to defy him richard carter questions tona her concerning her knowledge of blondina Blond blon dins lne intentions Intent lona and the he counsels coun xela active appo luon to the match the its family with Il harriet arrieL move to a ummer summer establish establishment mont on leng leland island CHAPTER axin the new now home harriet harriot with madame carter cartr and nina bettie bettle et down for a ya vacation cation in a frank talk with nina harriet endeavor ta how show her but it hae has little hect effect on the infatuated garl on blichard Ill chard carter insistence harriet arriet 11 I 1 Is installed a mistress of the household but finding in her position untenable de claree claires he her intention of leaving richard makee makes an offer of marruso marriage as AL way out of the sl altu atlon but harriet considering auch such a th thing ng I 1 Tp possible while urs carter though divorced la to still till alive refuses and leaves ther house to her old fash lona lisaj the th tact fact that richard carter haa hoa been granted a divorce from hie his err wife does not free him from his mar ital ties and marri marriage Azo with him ie Is lim m ble the ht Pit mants were naturally aboc ked there were mere a fw mom moine tita of ejaculatory and sorrowful surprise su nl when this had died awny away harriet had bad more neus tm im abing to tell you two something she tenn tou are the ery ry first to know and I 1 know aou boull he be clad ond before I 1 left the house dinst oc tober mr carter curter did roe me the the prent grent honor lionor to ask me tile to to marra marr him it gave her inward delight een to voice rolee it it tande the miracle seem more real and pilgrim 1101 ex ch chanted ringed stupefied dancea in a dt bend nd silence 1 I met inet him hlin nt at eleven elmen toda todio y I 1 faill ailed empl anti iv drie droe to t Greeni viel in and we vo were nt at one elock cr Ilott omlei wid purlei ni 11 agibin nt tit glanced at harriet harmet mouths slowly to ro think at 0 5 aou u bein mrs curler I 1 grikit in ift whimper oh olt h sh I 1 tun tull t say it harriet both their lland no one know I 1 only told ou so that you would help hell me 0 to o tant 3 ou would understand t there alu ill le lie no chinse nn where bottomley not chook n dazed head hend but Illg Tim nt at hit tilt other woman with kindly ees and senti said have been a ery rilly girl 11 I 1 n not ot to take him and as I 1 1 tell aho girl loell come fant fast enough aft erward I 1 the word come hack back to li arriet houra hours later when tho the houe u was as quit t and when wrapped in a loose guk milk robe idle was tras musing htide haide he her tire nina was asleep to ward who was headachy hen duchy and feier feer ish ehe she had paid ft a late visit I 1 madame carter had not come down doun to dinner and when harriet had sent in a mes gage had naked asked to be excused from any 11 even een from ninn nina and said miss bliss field this evening nann find haltered luring be the nit al find land n tir ti r f kimt ltd fill them all ami anti ward i and unil haiti ito nl tile 1 hint stiff heily it almod bemi en uin bad had bet been betin in d for ding din ami and daddy bud threat lied main till it 11 boarding und I runny kittil cried cheri ie Is sir Il londin now mm Il arritt lind ahmed oil I 1 hes round routt dl I 1 nina lind lint amid aaril 1 11 I suppose you put ut dudd III tu to kuln that I 1 li bilt to met ma of billial him uhe slits bud had addeen sith etli her tier worldly orld ly aloe loe dnny not ut sit ull tall harriet hod land eald sald mad I 1 are a trip axinn ann lind had further confided 1 I liall be cich teen in Feb february till know und anti ut f uit to go round UK ih world it be wonderful ti it go U still 11 her for slit bitch a beell been about firt 0 times I 1 Wiil erful harriet luid land 11 obliged to coli concede cede hut but dearsm child i blaut hut does floes yom father think iuler ninn land shrugged re gret fretfully fully hut I 1 fault bv I 1 of HK ehe site nil fier 1 comp companion anlon iea li I 1 kno lut but 1 ward ard for ter another three knon I 1 uti wh RO flie girl 11 him beta rc rind all nud nui flail ill fluidal ilick ls gans ehm in that aitse eu go nii wn alid shell pay nil tin till kill kind it f frinzl olt he Is 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 iasell I couie that enough after warda pilgrim lind find enid amii thought Ill grim rather a aili lu out an in ler tier lion jointly itly u a it tilt girl stirred he the arc fare and kd herself to watch tt after what hat well urt klot after anything so Iii hort and its that three minutes 4 with UK me clergyman today the utter unreality allty of that hl had u to blend with the silent dai fit and etli the dulled al and dreamy cond condition lilon of her brain shiou ua didling softly when site hh find inet richard carter at the palice nt int hitie emst imst tu full land w snow silou lisped the window 4 of thu tilt us as tile tio nith lulng 11 fox for ItI churda kinell aged confidential clerk wen were hi led out of the city anti oil on and on through the tile lim little wintry cowit pox hucl find amio impera to which lit oai sid siddall nall referred the wi jd blerk na i the tile anerson to hr riot len hen the brief nud IK 14 business was oer und tind she had lift ediht edd ht ring 1 it nione clift fox p that sin glik ninde the return trip It Ill chord Ichard came buck by aming lit all ixer tiu and uit nt qt the tit office hettle hett lc got nt I 1 thena ere did not him 1 rrt ta in lit confer con fe rune and pt tl sl at e got back aito abia inot orear inid and on oil lit lips uy ay to meet minn ale ua slipped sl ippeI th tilt wiluin ell tit of od into her tier hand hal she site it out anti put it oil 0 hr lir blare prett bund litand and held it to the tile lire fire and slowly iowla the tile en events ants tit tho tile bewildering and tiring dry day wheeled u lit iehl before lier und anti boffl tle lite reddit of the ling assured lier tier thit it utis ns nut nol nil tilt a confused brearn 1 and ull all niona before the cools conn eary from froin hostile lios on oil lur ni tit ir r ringe I 1 she site iad 41 to urite rite to linan lindu linda ns ins exel ath alth lur anti annu small on onder derl dor ll clarriet arriet atul li id left loft the little ne neu jensei houe house ul tit most without farei farewells ells lind had cie come don doun to nu ou curlier brenk fust t P en tn than aids l and hul anti said suld briell that she tans its returning return InK if the tilt carters and would sec sc e them nil all soon why flie she told linda well for oie on reason ehe she had lind hardly le be ilerd of the talk on day lay with It ichord then he had kenrid u opposition fendell linda lindam keil d references refer inces to de den deen en of mourning 1 lindas frank belief that there VHS ins no arong per bonal feeling Ini oled on part lindas advice to a bride Harrl ftH fuce face burned at the tile mere thought of it no she tell linda let et she as too tired to alt rite anyway linda and anti fred lind find not been at 11 nil II approving night da david daid id had reproached lier had earlier than was uns expected or necessary they had not failed of etheln suspicions j I 1 mell IP I 1 I 1 must RO go to beo bed she said I 1 aloud suddenly she stood one elbow j on the mantel her beautiful ees flexed on the dyler dm it was the and uie tile giouse cry still it alint I 1 expected marriage to bo she muted hut but after nil all ehe she ad to herself beginning to moe about ith last for beil betl im married to the tilt ninn man I 1 ime lo 10 ing can enin change tha t and if he lie I 1 tole me 1111 he likes me tile ie ine done nojir ing aa ali and if it in gift la 13 11 ill lit t tie itle front from most wonie ns it lii 1 44 ac it lent exactly what I 1 i marriage to be lae I 1 if to the amt of it and anti I 1 lid did 14 ill 11 atlin I 1 did tell him film anti 1 lir hir tiling ats went ent back to tin tilt arst ft fen tillo die aft lind spent in III lid alint tilt they had been nione alx tile last detail of their when six eli find flUdd VIII fiah tulan the tile plunge mr sir Cai curler rier there in Is just one thins thing of course herruth Hur rUtH t a cheeda tia inett of or course this marr hige of ourn ours Is 14 not he lie mar garringe ringe and anti et of here there is 1 jubb one otie thing of which I 1 would liko to to aou a before we itie wo ie RO go ill ip to greenwich Oreen Gree and find ill his tits grit esq pleasantly abid upon her tier she lint gone on oil confused but do ten ninell im ment amen now tiou and perhaps I 1 filsht haie married some allik oilier r trian before thia except excel unit flat when ullen I 1 ani I 1 did full fail in loc loe aith etli n ann and wf we cre to be married 1 1 she had land stopped short it aas as incredibly hard he ile lind or I 1 thought he lie had land brought tremendously big arid won nion delful into in iiii life find con coil thit ted and I 1 ana as n stupid little girl 11 jut inking cure care of my sixteen babies bables ind anti reading iny any boks yon you are under no obligation to tell ne lite anything thing of this richard find kandl more inore concerned for lur distress thun than interested td in lal she site jalaa ia euln ng 1 I must hue line known know 11 hint flint there verc sl I 1 assure nu lint no hut halt just it women moment tl harriet hud interrupted him hini 1 I as anted I 1 knew kne that ili t atice god knows knovs vv 1 v kno knonk a ri it e er sinco I 1 I 1 tnt t nt nv antas aa rufth fth him little fool foot hat that I 1 oal A benm of surprise had conie conic into richaad carters oes and in tit at her without lit hout speaking 1 I 1 was taken lit the da I 1 left with him widle I 1 wua getting well ell I 1 had find tinn to think it oner I 1 then I 1 to too soung and too ignorant to be ill anna fo I 1 was fright eneil and 1 incel ell ll I 1 rn nn aa I 1 went hat lulak k to 1113 sister doth alto 1 and her tier liti lus ausland land shand legar regarded ded nie rue utter after that ns as in lit some soine iny ay inar kea unprincipled toor child clif fill chard jad ilie IK un would you were nere no more ann man ninfer agel age 1 so S m history harriet haj and Alad 11 Still dimply ply 1 I thought I 1 had done with men and there line been ili men it inen like for Ing instance tance to wliam I 1 could lipe been marriet without feling I 1 need like un mention oft lint old time hut I 1 wonted anted to tio tell N ou oil ou oil er much land if it the tilt protect protection lon of m anine and ili house went 4 wel 1 como come to you some smile battling alth ith the 1 it will le be nn an additional ant 1 0 to hie lite and tatti before another word ord as spoken fox lind como conic in announcing the car cur and the had begun the long strange arhe she site got into 66 the luxurious bod bed put out nut tile b bedside light and in with tilt her tier hantid aln ital behind her tier hend head tl it inking the tile clock struck one oue snow was mar hilll fulling ll if but in lit here the last list pink glo glow of HIck flick ered ored and sank flickered and siide liall some soine sudden thought mabile hinlle ruefully slie she 1 chrit it ans ns tinel coine b tur turning mer to liuro tier bright in tit the und uni composing for sleep steel CHAPTER morning found them thein hlf half burled in n bright abright daryle of atio now the in ter that set t t tle lie most idled heart singing and unit tle tile blood to ni oling 1 more harriet asto through gli with mith her housekeeping and her tier lun luncheon choon and it letter etter to 1 hadit blieu heu ida tabor flktti irtel IP IV heard lie tile all olee noice it nt the foot of the stairs oh 11 whores wheres ni little girl 1 I mn tabor looked n trifle dat hatfiel fiel alken only harriet n 1 I ehe she assured all R c nold eort with nith bright in lint I 1 he hail hall known of lier tier return anti ans so 90 ive been n ort tort of big sister lyre alie raid ait ina m loni lord kid killa Illin agod things 4 won on i der fully I 1 nut but I 1 suppose sooner of or I iter the nin machinery chinery would have staffed without It hout your flue italian liand COINTIN UND WEEK never buqo profanity ih jh the th dr enco ence of a child |