The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-02-06

acts the acts Of distant relatives. Her
calm was really the numbness OF |
shock. The anguish would come to.
morrow.
81 can't understand myself Mt ALL"
Daphne said. 81 went through every
one of the motions, but couldn't
reach the audience once. was like
singer with bad cold singing in a
foreign language--you don't know what
the song is all about, but you know
that Il never quite gets on the key"
"You mustn't be discouraged"
"Oh, yes, must! l couldn't be an
actress In Il thousand years. Mr.. Bat
terson told ne So himself"
Duane felt the truth of this, but II
hurt him to have her feel Il. II of.
Tended his chivalry to realize how i'm
polite fate could be to SO pretty II girl.
He hated to see her reduced to the
necessity of proving how plucky she
could be. lie tried to find an escape
for her, lie said:
you're far too good for the stage"
81 don't believe that for minute"
she protested. "But I've got to find
something l Gun do"
MAY help you to decide2"
III you only would But Im getting
70 be Il nuisance"
"You are a-a-to me you are a
well, you're not nuisance"
He dared not tell her what she was,
especially as the wniter had set the
bill ut his elbow and was standing of
in an attitude of ill-concealed lmpa-
tlence for the tip, which he knew
would be large. Mr.. Duane always
! gave the normal ten per cent and a
bit extra. He tipped wisely but not
too well, knowing that an extravngant
tip wins n walters contempt almost
more than none at all, The head waiter
fairly cooed Good night" and almost
gave them a blessing.
The starter had Mr.. Duane's car
waiting for him at the curb and lifted
his hat with one hand as he struggled
quarter away with the other. lie
stepped In to lay the linen laprobe
over their knees with reverence. closed
the door exquisltely and murmured
Good night T.
The car was an arlstocrat; II float
ed from the curb with swanlike
sweep.
Daphne thought of Clay and herself
plodding homeward. She seemed t.
see them or their wralths staggering
dlsconsolntely along. She felt very
sorry for them. Here was n chance tC
save one of them--both OF them, II
fact; for in taking her financial bur
den from Clny's shoulders she would
be twice strengthening him. If SHE
were to accept Duane us her husband
then her problems would be solved
and Clay would be free Of her.
To be Mrs. Tom Duane; to step int,
the society of society; to lift her fathe
and mother from position of meek
ness In Cleveland to post of dlstinc
ton In New York; to solve Mt once al
the hateful, loathsome, belittling rid
dies of money to be the bejeweled ant
feted and idolized wife and mistress o
this young American grand duke; 4
buy that impossible rousseau, or BET
ter; to live in New York palace In
stead of fiat; 10 go about in her owl
limousine instead of an occasional tax
icab; to be fortunes darling instead
Of a member of the working classes
struggling along with bent neck unde
yoke beside discouraged laborini
man!
When the car reached her building
she was resolved to see Duane m
more. She could not tell him so. Ate
all, he had been everything that wa
courtesy and charity. II would hardl
rave been polite to treat him with al
sl'ute Indifference. Duane got dow
u'd helped her out and took her I
the door, which was IucKed at this lat
hour. While they waited for the door
man to answer the bell she was pay
ing him his wages:
"YOu are wonderfully kind. had
gorgeous evening. You saved my life.
, She had said more than she intent
edit not more than he had earned
'Then may l call soonT
, "Of course"
Tomorrow"
T-well, I'll let you know"
, "Flnel Telephone me at I
write II out for you. I'm not often {