New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-06-13
"Of course" said Mrs. Kin,

. course" said Mrs. Kip.
q course not 90 said Mr.. Kip.
"Why not?" said Mrs. Kip.
The expense is the why not. What's
the use of spending II fortune on
clothes? The money that goes out for
these hOneymoOns might better be
turned into the wedding fund. Lord
knows Daphne will need dollars more
than she needs duds If she marries
that young fellow"
Daphne broke out in n revolt. "Oh.
but I'll be glad to be free from this
everlasting talk of money, money,
money. | hate it. | hate to take it
from You. If it weren't for the dis
grace I'd bring to you and mamma
wouldn't accept IA cent; I'd be mar
ried in my old bathrObe. Thank
heaven, I'm marrying n Ia who
doesn't hang onto every penny like
grim death"
In her own heart she did not realize
what II grlevous wound she dealt the
battered old heart Of her father till
he sighed:
! 81 was like him when ! was his age.
Maybe he'll be like me when he's
mine. If | had been more of Il miser
then | guess I'd be less of one now"
Then Daphne caught the hunted.
bounded look behind his spectacles
and flung herself in his arms, weep
ing: Forgive me, daddy. I'm a little
beast to talk To you SO. ! don't mean
it. I'm just excited. I'll get only the
simplest things, and some day when
Clay and | are rich I'll pay you back
Il thousandfold."
He patted her and kissed her gawk-
lily, and, manlike, having gained his
point, threw it away:
You get whatever Is best and
incest. You're the pirtiest girl in
Ohio and you're going to have the
finest wedding ever was seen in Cleye-
land. And I'll find the money all
right. never you fear"
He had just remembered n bit of
real estate that had not yet been deco
rated with a second mortgage. He had
bought 1t secretly with the proceeds Of
II windfall. That was his double life.
Instead Of spending money surrepti-
tiously on designations, when he had
IA bit of luck he sneaked out and in
vested it in something he could Dor
row money on in II crisis. The crisis
never failed him.
So Daphne wrote to her brother that
she was coming to New York to buy
II trousseau for her wedding to the
dearest boy on earth, whose name she
would not tell him till she saw him.
Her letter crossed a letter from Bay
ard, who began ii with his regular
apology for his unavoidable delay In
writing home.
Dearest Mother. Dad and Sis-Received
several sweet letters from you. mother,
and meant to answer, but been very busy.
These hard times forced us to cut down
stan and threw extra work on men re-
tanned. But business has been so bad so
long 1t can't get n worse, Bound to
get better.
So I'm going ~to-don't drop dead yet
I'm going to get married. Found the an
gel of the world. known IL for a long
time: been engaged a year. waiting to
get rich enough to place her where she
belongs. Not there yet, but can't stand
bachelorhood any longer.
Wedding date not settled yet, but prob
ably some time in June. That would
make a good song. Some Time in June"
VIII let you know exact date.
Silence followed the document. And
fhprp are fpw that mean
50 much to every family as that bear
ing the news that Of the children
has gone into the world and found a
mate and given up the ancient loyalty
Cor I'm nnAN