The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-03-04

"I need the money. I've had hard
luck" Daphne said 1t so solemnly
that he grew solemn, too.
''That's too bad! Well, I've got
more girls now than I need. Nobody
as beautiful as you, of course, butt
suppose l could let some one CO."
"Oh, 1 couldn't think of that!-
"Neither could /. Well, I'll saueez,
you in somewhere. But 1 can't nav
you as much as you are worth. Would
-umm-twenty dollars a week inter.
est your
"It would fascinate me-"
"All right, you're engaged. You can
begin next Monday" He turned to
Leila. "Do you want job. toor"
mo, thank you" Leila snapped.
Her eyes were biacker than ever with
rage. and her red-white cheeks
curdled with shame. She could nor
trust herself to speak. Her brunette
beauty had the threat Of storm
oaded thundercloud.
When she and Daphne had taken
heir departure. Leila still dared not
'peak to Daphne on the way home.
She dared not speak to her at all.
Leila brought triumph to Bayard. She
told him what Dutilh had told her Of
Ills Willingness to wait for his money.
Bayard embraced Leila and hailed
der as an angel. When she had taken
tull toll OF her success, she told Bay
ard what Daphne had done. She told
It simply, without emphasis, knowing
It's effect.
"Daphner' he roared. "You asked
Outilh for a position among his
models? Great Lord Of heaven. I'll tele-
graph father to come take you home"
That's all right" Daphne taunted.
You'll send the message collect. and
he'll never be able to pay for 1t, 80 he'll
never know what he missed"
But surely we are not such beggars
that"
"Who has any money! Who has any
thing left to pawnr
But there must be othsr jsbs."
"Gst me one"
There must DO some other way"
SShow me-"
Clay Wimburn came In after dinner.
were louder than Bayards, with the
added rancor OF jealousy. But he had
no substitute to Offer.
She forebore to tell him Of the Gerst
affair. He was deep enough In the
miro. he went away a little later and
che returned to her cub6yhole with
the Chiyvisss.
Those were black days for all Amer
lea. suffering under the backnrs from
the sudden war and from the long fa-
tigue Of hard times. There were weeks
Of dread lest the United States be
sucked into the maelstrom at n time
when 1t was least prepared in money.
arms, or spirit. Never. perhaps, In hui
man chronicle had 80 many people
looked with such bewildered misery
on so many people locked in such
multifarious carnage.
At such time, an In an epoch Of
pie que, there came q desperate need
OF respite from woe; soldiers sky
iarked in trenches; war widows
danced in gay colors; festivals were
held IN the name of charity; frivoli-
ties and vices were resorted to that
Soou Souls might renew themselves
for the awful work before them.
1t was In such mood Of imperative
demand for cheer OF some sort that
Tom Duane swan back into Daphne's
gloomy sky.
Daphne had come home after a
morning OF rebuffs. She was heart
sore and footsore, In shabby boots
that she could not replace. She was
called TO the telephone, and Duane's
voice chanted In her ear with a tone
Of peculiarly comforting melancholy.
THAT you, Miss Kip7 This is me,
Mr.. Duane. Poor Tom Duane. Poor
Toms a-cold. 1 came back to town
unexpectedly early. / have something
Important to say to you. Will you
take little ride with me in my car r.
"Why notr' she said. with a laugh.
She was glad that he could not see the
tears that gushed across her eyelids.
Three cheers for youl I'll be there
In a jiffy. You couldn't arrange to
dine with me, could your Or could
your
Again she answered. "Why notr'
Duane's voice rang back: "Tip-top
You've made me happy as box Of
pups. I'm halfway there already"