Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-27

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 at another mans cost.
Mrs. Kip made one stipulation; 81
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. "Oh,
but I'll be glad to be free from this
everlasting talk of money, money,
money! / hate it. / 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 own heart she did not realize
what a g~rievous wound she dealt the
battered old heart of her father till
he sighed:
81 was like him when I was his age
Maybe he'll be like me when he's
mine. If I had been more of a misel
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 NEAR
it. I'm just excited. I'll get only the
simplest things, and some day wher
Clay and / are rich TIL pay You bach
a thousandfold."
He patted her and kissed her gawk
lily, and, manlike, having gained hi.
point, threw it away:
, "You get whatever is best an(
| incest. You're the pirtiest girl il
t Ohio and you're going to have thu
finest wedding ever was seen in Cleve
i lan1. And I'll find the money al
right, never you fear"
He had Just remembered a bit o
: real estate that had not yet been deco
: rated with a second mortgage. He hat
| bought it secretly with the proceeds o
:, a windfall. That was his double life
t Instead Of spending money surrepti
7 tiously on designations, when he ha,
! a bit of luck he sneaked out and in
2 vested it in something he could Dor
"a i IOW AlOuEy Ou Ill q Nl16tDs 41G S1AOA
t never failed him.
: So Daphne wrote to her brother tina
! she was coming to New York to bu
a trousseau for her wedding to tn
$ dearest boy on earth, whose name sh
would not tell him till she saw him.
! Her letter crossed a letter from Bay
ard, who began it with his regula
e apology for his unavoidable delay i
s writing home.
Dearest Mother, Dad and Sis-Receive
several sweet letters from you, mothel
' and mean to answer but been very bus!
These hard times forced us to cut dow
staff and threw extra work on men n
; tanned. But business has been so bad 8
! long II can't get any worse. Bound |
3 get better.
l. So I'm going to-don't drop dead yet
n Pm going to get married. Found the al
gel Of the world. Known 1t for a Ion
4 time; been engaged a year. waiting |
E. get rich enough to place her where st
belongs. Not there yet, but ant stan
bachelorhood any longer.
y Wedding date not settled yet, but prol
s ably some time in June. That woul
|, make a good song, Some Time In June,
- Will let you know exact date.
y Silence followed the document. An
2 there are few documents that mea
4 so much to every family as that bea
q ing the news that n Of the childre
has gone into the world and found
Is mate and given up the ancient loyali
{ for the new.
ID 1865
o CHAPTER Nv.