The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-04-03
CHAPTER VII-Continued.

Leila said nothing, but thought hard.
Bayard was silent. Later the -door-bell
rang and young sewing girl brought
two big boxes from Dutilh's. They
were so big that there was no conceal
ing them. Leila made timid effort to
escape with hers, but Bayard was full
of a cheerful curiosity:
whats all that, honey?"
ooh, it's just "a little thing
1icked up today at Dutilh'S."
what is it, scarf or something?
Give a fellow q look at it."
He began to unite the knot. Sealed
across the cord was an envelope, with
a statement. Bayafd tore it free.
Leila snatched at it. Bayard laughed
and lodged her. Leila pursued. It
was CHASTITY game of tag for her, and
Daphne and her mother looked on in
guilty dread. Bayard, whOOping with
laughter, dashed into his room and
closed the door, held it fast while Leila
pounded and pleaded with him.
His laughter was Quenched sharply.
There was a silence. He opened the
door and walked out, a sickly pallor at
his lips, the statement in his hand:
'"This can't be right, honey: Bayard
Kip to Dutilh, debtor. Peach-blOw
satin gown-two hundred and seventy
five dollars The price is ridiculous,
and 1 have no account there
"He-he insisted on my opening
one''
But don't want to open any &C
counts. I pay my bills in thirty days
this in thirty days. Every penny I
can see ahead of me is laid OUT
Tin sorry Leila faltered. "You
said the times were getting better"
II thought they were. I hoped they
were. But they've gone bad again. Be
sides, was trying to cheer you up,
to give you happy honeymoon. And
I bought you everything you saw
abroad. And it wasn't enough! When
will you get enough clothes !"
Leila had stared incredulOus at the
ealamitous result of her tender i'm
pulse to beautify herself in his eyes.
Then tears came gushing and she ran
to her room and locked the door.
Bayard did not follow her. He
turned for comfort to his mother and
Daphne. He noted the other boz.
Daphne had not dared to open it.
Bayard ripped the envelope from it's
cord and read:
"Bayard Kip to Dutilh, DR.. Parch-
mentioned gown, for Miss Daphne
zip, two hundred and seventy-1ve dol
lars"
He was aforementioned himself as
ne shook the statement at Daphne,
and whispered, huskily, whats this?'
Daphne could not muster any coUr-
age. She explained with craven re-
morse, Il saw a gown that IL needed
here, and IL He offered to let 1t
on your account till 1 could get the
money"
Bayard was choked with wrath and
terror greater than hers.
go to my Office and work like
aend all day, and come home to find
pat my wife and my sister have run
me into debt. for-five hundred and
ulty dollars. And the firm, the big
urn L work for, had to extend note
'or seven hundred and fifty because
we couldn't meet it!''
>, His mother tried to stem the tide of
"aEaFd's rage, to turn his wrath with
soft answer:
guess it's all my fault, honey. The
~IeSses looked so pretty on the girls
.-ieed them to take them. You ought
:, see how beautiful they are. Go put
tSe dress on, Daphne, and let your
''o1her see how sweet you look in it. y
4 sweet! She looks sweet in it It's
gTeauuiu And that justifies anything.
ot@ What did you make 'em out of,
uieSe womenv'
n Mrs' Kip nudged Daphne and whis
M]' 20 on, put the dress on; let
"'in see you in it,
n' Que spoke with great canniness, but
.n apntle stared at her with derision.
&c he, euged away and spoke in tone
az" lung as cold blue vitriol.
IA Ut 1t on, mother! Do you think
Aac, ever wear the thing? TIL send it
Ana tomorrow morning at daybreak.
mn u I'll never take a thing that. any
pays for as long as I live"
49, sSard roared at her over his shout
1ou won't tske anything that