Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23
CHAPTER v.

Unannounced, there entered the room
a slender woman, whose face was half
hidden by a huge, Hopping, bushel-
basket type of hat, the brim of which
was draped with Haunting, tapping
lace, and from whose crown lifted into
the air a gorgeous array of feathers
and ribbons and flowers. A tight-tlt-
ting gown, with the skirt so hobbled
that her steps were painfully mincing,
encased her form, and from behind
her drifted the most remarkable train
that ever was. She tottered in on
her high-heeled shoes and peered
about the place with a mingling of
coyness and assurance that was amaz
ing. Harry looked up, saw her, and
groaned Then he lapsed back furth.
er into the chair and mentally gave
himself up to the inevitable with the
words:
"Ye gods! Daphane Dafflngton!"
She looked him over coolly, and
said:
"You!"
He nodded his head weakly. Things
had been piling themselves up too rap.
idly for him to be able to face the
situation with any assurance what
ever.
after all these years." she ex.
claimed. "To find you at last Where
have you been all this timer"
"Oh'-confusedly-"Pve been here
and there-frst at home and then
away Off"
Well" she said, pursuing her lips
determinedly, you're away of If you
think you can shake me as easily now
as you did the last time"
I'm sorry, Daphne" Harry told her
81 know you have right to think
harshly of me"
"A right" she said, scornfully.
81 know" he confessed, that you
think l treated you shabbily"
Stability" she shifted. You OILY
call 1t shabby to ask me to go TO 6
ball game, and leave me under ar
awning in pouring rain-and that's
the last see of you in two whole
long, weary years."
Harry squirmed.
Il guess that wasn't right, Daphne,
he acknowledged.
You said you were going for G
cab" she accused him.
Harry jumped up suddenly.
III go and get you one now," he
offered.
Daphne stopped him with a steely
glance, and demanded:
Where's that hat sent here?"
Harry stared at her for the moment
with utter blankness. Then it slowly
filtered through his brain that she was
the milliner to whom Mrs. Blazes
had telephoned. Daphne misinter
preted his stare for one of admiration
and with remarkable imitation oi
shyness, she asked
DO you think my new gown is be.
coming, really?"
It's beaut," Harry informed her
It's beaut How do you get It onl
With shoe horn?'
There you go again!" Daphne said
accusingly. you were always so full
of sarcasm that you acted sour. !
want that hat sent over here"
You never sent any hat here"
Yes, l did. A yellow hat, trimmed
with red peoples. 1t was a duplicate
Of an imported model that l sold to
one of my best patrons"
1--WE heard of that hat" Harry
mused. Then he said, brightly: why
you're not the renowned Mile
Daphne, the milliner, are your"
None other" preened Daphne.
you see, have risen to fame and
achieved my ambitions, while you
have been content to remain in OBJ
scurity"
ITO my sorrow" Harry replied,
that is too true, Daphne. But about
the hat, ] really know nothing of 1t.
There must be a mistake"
1T came here, all right" Daphne
replied, "The party who got II
wouldn't give his name. He just gave
this number"
We'll, / wish such a hat were here
The messenger must have taken aA'to
the wrong house, Now, Daphnaf
want Just such hat as that, and I'll
pay you a good price for IT,"
Daphne shook her head judicially
and fiuttered her hands as though she
had been asked to pluck a few stars
from the sky.
Il can't make another" she said