The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-03-27
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nitures, fine everything, gave her an
exaltation Of soul like the thrill OF q
religion.
New York was heaven on earth. The
streets were gold, the buildings Of jas
per, and the people angels-goo0
angels or bad, as the case might be-
but still angels. She wanted to be aD
angel.
Among the squads of men and WON.
en- camped about the little tables she
made out Sheila Kemble again, In a
knot of elderly women Of manifest inn.
pOrtance.
isn't that Shella Kemble?" Daphne
asked.
eyes, that's Sheila," said Duane, and
he waved to her and she to him. He
turned back to Daphne. lawfully nice
girl. Like to meet herr"
"I'm crazy 90"
I'D bring gym together now, bat
she's completely surrounded by
grandes DANES"
He named the women, and Mrs. Kip
Of Valkyrs in Valhalla. 1t startled her
to see them paying such court to an
actress. She said so.
"AH great successes love one an
other" Duane explained. 'Those old
ladies were geniuses at getting born In
tire best families, and Sheila has
earned her place. She looks a bit
like your daughter, don't you think?"
Mrs. Kip tilted her head and studied
Miss Kemble and nodded. She made
the important amendment. "She looks
like she used to look like Daphne"
"That's BETTER said Tom Duane.
Miss Kip might be her understudy."
"HOw much does an upderstudy
get?" said Daphne, abruptly.
II haven't the faintest idea - Duane
exclaimed. "Not much, imagine, ex-
cept an opportunity"
'tIs it. true that Miss Kemble makes
so muchP"
I'D like to trade incomes with her,
that's all. Her manager, Reben, was
telling me that she would clear fifty
thousand dollars this year."
Mrs. Kip was aghast. Daphne was
electrified. She surprised Duane with
another question: 'You said Miss
Kemble was married?''
Eyes, and has children, and loves
her husband. But she couldn't stand
idleness. She's just come back to the
stage after several years of rusting in
small city,
Daphne fired one more question
point-blank: "Do you think could
succeed on the stage?"
"Why not?" he answered. 'You
have-with your mothers permission
great beauty and magnetism, a de-
lightful voice, and intelligence. Why
shouldn't you succeed? You would
probably have peck of trouble get
| ting started, but Do you know
| any managers?"
81 never met one"
"Well, if you ever decide that you
want to try it, let me know, and can
probably force somebody to give you
job"
"I'll remember that" said Daphne,
darkly.
She said nothing more while the
luncheon ran it's course.
The women got rid of Tom Duane
| gracefully-Leila asked him to put
them in a taxicab, as they had still
much shopping to do. They rode to a
department store, and Leila started
another account. They rode back to
the apartment. There they found a
day letter from Daphne's father to hsI
mother.
GAS you see by papers big COwpe1
firm failed today for ten million dol
lars this hits us hard you better coAe
home not buy anything more situatt)r
serious but hope for best don't worry
we'll love. WESLEY"
| Mrs. Kip dropped into a chah. The
shock was so great that it shook frs
from her a groan of sympathy for bel
husband.
''Your poor father! And he's worked
so hard and been so careful"
Bayard came home tate for dinner
and in a state of grave excitement
The great Cowper wholesale establish.
ment had fallen like a steeple, crush.
ing many a house. Indirectly 1t had
ratified the windows of Bayard's f1rN0 !;
| had stopped the banks from grant, lg
an important loan. Bayard spent q
| bad day downtown. The news of hls
fathers distress was heavy blow. E ut
he tried to dispense encouragement &c
the three women who could not quite
realize what all the excitement wac
about, or why the disaster of a big
chain of wholesale stores would be Of
any particular Importance to them.
Bayard was just saying: 81 tell you
Leila honey, I was the wise boy when
I grabbed you, for now I've got You.
| and need you. Thank the Lord I'm
! not loaded up with debt. I've KEEP:
clear of that"
Daphne is confronted by sir