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CHAPTER xl-continued.
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well, I neverv" he gasped. Sand
all this trip Of your mothers and
yours and all the expenses gone for
notblng?' was his first doleful thought.
He remembered the second mortgage
he had placed on one of his properties
to get the money for the vitality impor-
tant wedding festival. And now there
was to be no wedding. The son-in-law
who was to have assumed the burden
OF Daphne's bills was banished.
Daphne was again her fathers own
child.
He was glad to have her back, but
he could have wished that she had not
gone away, since he paid the freight
In both directions. And now here was
himself In New York and nothing to
show for all the split milk Of time,
money and emotions.
At the critical moment Daphne men
toned that the star whose understudy
she was would earn fifty thousand dol
lars that year In spite OF the hard
times. FIFTY thousand dollars had q
musical sound to Wesley's ears. II
Daphne could earn a tenth OF that he
would believe In miracles.
where were you planning to live,
honey, while you're acting7 With
Bayard. / suppose"
"Oh, no." said Daphne; we've ru-
lned his honeymoon enough already
who with, then?"
.sOh, by myself. I suppose"
"Good Lord! you couldn't do that
very well-a young girl like you"
sWhy not?" she said.
He turned pale. This was like being
asked why babies were found under
cabbage leaves. He was an old-fash-
toned father, and he had never been
able to rise to the new school OF dis
GUESSING vitality important topics with
the children vitality interested.
why, why" he stammered, "why,
because nobody does It, honey. Nice
girls don't live alone"
Daphne studied him with q tender
amusement. He was SO innocent Id
his way, In spite Of all he must know.
She understood what he was thinking
pf. She was sophisticated In the man
ner Of the nice girl OF her time and
she liked to treat submerged themes
with clean candor. She thought that
prudery was a form Of slavery.
III you've just got to stay In New
York and just got to work your mother
could stay with you. / suppose"
'But what becomes Of You and your
homer
.oh, I'll get along somehow. ! don't
matter"
This broke her heart. She cried ont :
hut you do matter. daddy; you mat
Ter terribly. Can't you understand,
daddy, that I'm trying to relieve you
and make myself useful instead of q
parasite7 Thousands of women live
alone-professionaI women, art stu
dents, music students college girls,
normal-school women, besides the
women In shops and factories. It's
coming more and more.y
s.But you're not brought up 70 i
trade
81 wish / had BEEN
well, that's q new complaint, any
way, but well Of course You
wouldn't do anything wrong but II
,y0u lived alone you'd be misiudged.
and men would keep throwing tennpta-
tioll,in your way
* had plenty 81 that when I Wa
LYNX sat. hOme.' 8a-s
Daphne II He cried Out Is pain at
I'M very thought.
SheWent on. educating him with .
venkeance: sPlenty of temptation ands
plenty q Opportunity, daddy.sItMasn,t
your fault. Y0n gave me- allsth6 Do
1tection that ANYBODY couldS daddy.
lint you can't protect people a11esth
tipe. And y was when you ralelfesd|
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