The Red Cloud chief., 1919-04-17
CHAPTER XVIII.
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n fugitive rabbit to It's burrow. But
she was not n rabbit and she felt suf-
located In the tunnel. She could not
endure TO he quiet In the presence OF
so many google eyes like aligned but
tons. She left the train at the next
station and walked rapidly to Fifth
avenue, and up 1t homeward.
She walked rapidly for the comfort
Of the restlessness, but there was no
comfortable destination ahead Of her.
She found Mrs. Chevvis at home with
her dlsconsolate husband. Daphne
dared not tell them just yet that she
had lost her place. She would tell
them when she got another one. Fol
fear that they might ask why she was
home so early, she went down to Bay
ards apartment.
She wanted to tell Bayard and Leila
what had happened. 1t was safe, she
felt sure. Bayard would never attack
Gerst. He would be more likely to
rail ut Daphne for bringing the trou-
BILE on herself.
Leila let her In at the door, but she
WIS III q hiiiituut uiio Dut Suiu.
"Hello!" grimly and stepped back for
Daphne to enter. Daphne found Bay
ard still agl0w with interrupted quar-
rel. He said, "Hello!" with a dismal
connotation.
"What do you suppose that brother
Of yours orders me to do now?" said
Leila, whirling Daphne toward her.
NT conft linn nipa ~ gnil nn,I,n L..
credulous Of Bayard's ordering Leila
to do anything.
"He wants me to go to Dutilh and
put up a poor mouth and humiliate my
SELF"
Bayard snatched Daphne to him
a and stOrmed: "She bought the clothes,
didn't she, without consulting me?
She wouldn't send 'em back as you did
yours; she wore EN- out. paraded 'em
before other men there In Newport
while ! was shaving here. And now
that Dutilh insists on money that /
haven't got. and can't get, she won't
even go explain 1t to him. That's all
I ask her-to explain 1t to him and
ask him to be patient so that I won't
be sued. I can't stand that. I've had
every other calamity but I've never
been sued for debt. I ask Leila to 90
tell him about my hard luck and my
fine prospects-play fair with him
and with me. But will she do 1t? No
She won't do anything for me-"
Daphne was swayed by his emotion.
She pleaded: "Why don't you, Leila?
You have such winning ways. I'll go
with YOU"
Leila h~esitated, then answered by
taking up her hat and slapping 1t on
her head. She paused, took 1t of
again. and went to her room, unlock
ing her gown as she went; she knew
that In asking favors n should wear
ones best appearances.
Bayard grumbled. "How are you
getting along at your officer"
Daphne felt unable to intrude her
own troubles on his. She shrugged
her shoulders. 1t Is a kind Of white
lie, the shrug.
"Hang on to your Job as long as you
can. old girl. for you'll have to support
us all, I guess. You're the only II OF
10 Niut Suh SCI u Jop VI NoA N>DS
That's the advantage Of being a pretty
girl"
Daphne was almost moved to tel
him some of the disadvantages of be
ing a pretty girl, but she felt that thu
time was unfit for exploiting her owl
woes. She ached for some n to dis
close them to, but she withheld them
Leila came In. arrayed In her yer,
finest. She was smiling In the con
tentment of beauty at its best. "Whel
you ask credit you've got to look a
II you didn't need It," she said.
They found Dutilh In a state Of IN
usual excitement and exhaustion
and he left them to the other sales
people. He advanced on Leila an
Daphne and gave a hand to each.
"Why, oh why In the name of PAT
Poiret didn't you come in a week ago
The pirates have taken every decer
gown l had. The sewing women ar
working like mad to reproduce ZEN
but there's nothing left fit to SHOW
except to Pittsburgh and Plattsbur
tourists. Where did you get that awf,
rag you have onf"
"Here." said Leila.
"Oh, of course, j remember. It
beautiful. Sit down. I'm dead. Hay
a cigarette? Have a cup of tea? o.
Miss G~alvey-tea for three, please.
didn't forget either of you when l WI
In Paris. / have a siren gown for 20
Mrs. Kip, that will break your hca
with JOY. You'd murder to get 1t. Al
as for you, Miss Kip-well. you'll sir
pig be indecently demure in the one
call Innocence"
Daphne o q trlfle shocked, b
Lei!a's eyes filled with tears at Il
nockery of such talk. She moane,
II didn't come to buy. / came
apologize and beg for mercy. / oy
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