The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-01-16

early marriage. Her father groaned
at the thought of the wedding ex-
penses, but consoled himself with a
Pisgah-sight of the Canaan when the
last of his dear children should be
living ut another mans cost.
Mrs. Kip made one stipulation; II
won't let Daphne sneak away to New
York and be married by a justice Of
the peace or a coroner or whoever
does such things in New York. She
must have a church wedding and a
home reception"
Daphne accepted this unanimously,
with one amendment.
II must go to New York to get my
trousseau."
"Of course" said Mrs. Kip.
"Of course not!" said Mr.. Kip.
"Why not?" said Mrs. Kip.
"The expense is the why not! What's
the use of spending a 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 buds if she marries
that young fellow"
Daphne broke out in a revolt. ooh,
but I'll be glad to be free from this
everlasting: talk of money, money,
money! 1 hate it. I hate to take it
from you. If it weren't for the dis
grace I'd bring to you and mamma !
wouldn't accept a cent; I'd be mar
ried in my old bathrobe. Thank
heaven, I'm marrying a man who
doesn't hang onto every penny like
grim DEATH"
In her w heart she did not realize
what a grievous wound she dealt the
battered old heart OF her father till
he sighed:
II was like him when I was his age.
Maybe he'll be like me when he's
mine. If l had been more Of a miser
then 1 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. I don't mean
it. I'm just excited. I'll get only the
simplest things, and some day when
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 Cleve.
land. And I'll find the money all
right, never you fear"
He had just remembered a bit OF
real estate that had not yet been deco.
rated with a second mortgage. He had
bought it secretly with the proceeds OF
a windfall. That was his double life
Instead of spending money surrepti.
tiously on designations, when he had
a bit of luck he. sneaked out and in
vested it in something he could Dor.
row money on in a crisis. The crisis
never failed him.
So Daphne wrote to her brother that
she was coming to New York to buy
a trousseau for her wedding to the
dearest boy on earth, whose name she
would not tell him till she saw him.
Her letter crossed u letter from Bay
ard, who began it 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
staff and threw extra work on men re-
tanned. But business has been SO bad sc
long it can't get any worse. Bound tC
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 it for a long
time; been engaged a year, waiting to
get rich enough to place her where she
belongs. Not there yet, but can stand
bachelorhood any longer.
Wedding date not settled yet. but prob
ably some time in. June. a would
make a good song, "some Time in June"
Will let you know exact date.
Silence followed the document. And
there are few documents that mean
so much to every family as that bear.
ing the news that one of the children
has gone into the world and found /:
mate and given up the ancient loyalty
for the new.