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CHAPTER XIV.

Daphne wanted to run away from
her thoughts and she walked for 9
mile or two up the deep ravine OF
Broadway. She dared not 90 back tc
Mrs. Chivvis just yet with her bad
news. She thought of asking Clay fol
loan. She swept the appalling ides
from her brain with puff of derision
Besides. he was out of town, Bayart
had said. She thought of asking Tor
Duane for 1T. She tried to blow thai
idea from her mind, but IL kept drift
ing back like n bit of stubborn thistle
down. She could not outwalk 1t.
AT length she grew so desperat,
that she stopped at telephone bootl
and brazenly called up Duane's mum
ber. He chanced to be at home. WheI
he heard her voice he cried:
"Oh Lord, it's good to hear you
Sing again, sing again, nightingale
"Tm no nightingale. I'm n business
woman. Offering you an investment"
She told him the whole story. Th,
name of Mrs. Romilly made him whis
tie. "Old Gorgon Zola," he called her
and added, You're a made woman"
"But the clothes aren't made. and
can't make 'em till get some money
Would you-could you advance me
little on the most excellent securityT
"How much do you want? Wher
shall l bring it?"
Mail two-er-five hundred dollar
to the shop, will your And can neve
thank YOU enough"
flush. It's me that thanks you
Don't you want more7"
mo, thanks"
1T will be there In tie early mai
and 1 may call round later to put
mortgage or something on the place"
"Good-by." she chuckled, and hum
up the receiver. She was CRYING soft
ly as she stole from the blessed booth
and she looked less like n successful
business woman than ever.
Something made her think of Weth
erell. She stopped off at Bayardi
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wife In worl'. Perf'ly good In girl
Straight as a string-straight as they
make 'em. No nonsense about III
Leil'. / just love her-perf'ly hon.
Or'ble love. I'd do anything In worl
for Leil'-or li'I Miss Daffy-or OIL
broth Bay'd. Tell him at, will you
like goo liz girl? Tell Bay at
will-n?"
Dapnne grew furious. She felt now
that she had justified her presence
here. She held Leila fast in her EN-.
brace and commanded Wetherell.
"Slow down at oncei Do you heari
Slow down this carl"
Wetherell laughed: "Bless li'l' heart
I'm goin' take you home. You're quite
shafe with me-quite. Man that's
born to be hanged never drown or get
automokilled-thats good word-au
tomokilled-eh, what?"
They whipped round somber jut In
the road. and his searchlight painted
instantly In white outlines against the
black world q wagonload of sleepy
children returning from some village
church affair. They were singing
drowsily, "Merrilee we ro-la-long-ro-la
long"
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My Godl II I'd had five

dollars My Godl II I'd had five
thousand dollars"
Daphne could think of nothing more
helpful to say than q casual, "How's
Leila1"
Don't ask mel" Bayard smiled,
'Tell me. What can I do for you.
honey. before go to take some nasty
medicine from the president"
Nothing dear. l had to come down.
town on an errapd. so I thought I'd
run in and say 'hello.'"
swell. hellow
He kissed her and patted her back
with doleful tenderness and she went
out of his Office into the elevator. Its
iron-barred door and It's clankins
chains gave 1t a congenial prison feel
ing, and the bottomless pit 1t dropped
into seemed even more appropriate.
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Daphne assented that the firm was
quite new. She brought forward an
order pad and stood at attention.
Mrs. Romilly had trousseaued a
targe family Of children and several
poor relations. She knew what she
wanted and what she ought to pay for
It and when II should be done. Daphne
took down her orders as II the little
room were the mere vestibule to an
enormous sweatShop where hundreds
OF Sempsters would seize the job and
complete il In jiffy.
Mrs. Romilly finished her wholesale
order and wheezed out like grand
old automobile of an early model
When they were alone the partners
gazed at Daphne's list and then at
each other.
what on earth made you take itf"
Mrs. Chivvis exclaimed. "You know
we can't fill IT,"
"We're going to fill It."
"8ut how2"
"Darned II know. but Weu. Wen
have to get lot OF sewing-women In
and sit up nights"
"But the material. We can't buy
those things on credit"
"Then I'll borrow cash and pay for
st."
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floor and rang the bell. Leila's new
butler admitted her with pomp. Daph
ne walked past him into the drawing
room. Leila and Wetherell wer,
standing there in heavy coats. They
seemed to be little shocked at seeins
Daphne. She was horribly hurt al
seeing them, but she chirruped:
Just come in?"
'JuSt going out" Leila answered
kissing Daphne nervously.
"Wherer Daphne asked, with In.
trepidity. as she shook hands with
Wetherell-a prize-fighters prelimi.
nary handshake it was.
"Oh-er-just motoring about
bit"
"Thanks-Td love it," Daphne dared
to say, almost as much amazed as
they were at hearing her accept the
invitation that had not been given.
She was quite shameless from their
T0!a. CO view, hnt she felt that Il
would be objectionable to let heI
brothers wife go unrebuked or at
least unaideh and unchaperoned on O
cruise so peTilouS to reputation If moi
to character.
While she was at the miserable
business she decided to make a good
job of it. When they went down to
the car she squeezed in between Leila
and Wetheren. Leila blanched with
jealousy and cold rage.
They dined at Long Beach and
watched the dancers, in sullen mood.
Wetherel ordered much champagne
and would not listen to Leilas pleas
that he let ii alone. He frightened her
little by his reckless mood, and
Daphne began to dread the journey
home in the dark with champagned
hands on the steering wheel.
After Daphne and he had executed a
funeral dance Leila was emboldened
to step out with him. They talked
very earnestly and he seemed TO hor.
rify her by what he said to her.
Daphne could not imagine what II
was. Bayard had not told her of Weth.
erell's downfall from power.
Wcthercll confessed his disgrace to
Leila in the lance. and Leila was sick.
ened with th" Surdid outcome OF her
romince. Sne hnd played with fire
and g"' ~unf "u hHr hands. She quit
go" .lan-" 9"" rd 70 he taker home.
hat she had turned
reached for the
~ II down hts
IL from his
an the Ice
~Chaufreurs and champagne are q
bad combination" she laughed, but
there was a sneer on her lips.
"Oh, very we'll" Wetherell meered
In turn. He paid for the dinner and
tipped the waiter with the lavishness
of bankrupt. He tipped lavishly the
man who guarded his car, and swung
out into the road with an instant
speed that would have been prettier
IL there had been less danger.
Daphne and Leila were good sports,
but they were not merry. Wetherell
furnished all the merriment, and his
was from wine and despair. II was
the wine that brought out the truth.
He had to tell Daphne what he had
told Leila, OF his misfortune with his
bally old government
He asked Daphne to explain to Bay.
ard how sorry he was that he was In
volved In the crash.
"Your broth Bayard's aw'f,y nice
fer. Miss Skip. He's got nicest III
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Borrow where? You said you
wouldn't trouble your brother"
I'm not responsible for what have
said or may say. Besides, don't mind
going TO Bayard, now that / can go
with success. I'll call on him in q
business way and offer him interest
and all that. l guess Mrs. Romilly's
name is good enough collateral"
All unconscious of Daphne's affairs.
Bayard was approaching his office
with the brisk manner of II triumphant
capitalist. But that was bluff for out
ward effect. He was actually dizzy
with loss of bearings and control.
Bayard had carried heavier burdens
than Clay, and under the sting OF
Leila'S whip had taken greater risks
for higher prizes. The crash in the
street had found him so extended that
he could not recover without addition
al help That very morning one of
his brokers had called on him for re-
newal of margins. He had To have
five thousand doMars o- he would lose
fifty.
RebufTed from every door, Bayard
had gone to Wetherell's ottice-a mys-
terious sort Of place surrounded by
guards and secret service men to
ward off the menace OF spies. real and
imaginary.
Bayard had unusual difficulty in
passing the lines. The reason he soon
heard. new man was in charge In
Wetherelrs place. IL retired British Of
ficer whose natural and affected grufr-
ness was aggravated by the unpleas-
ant nature of his tasks. He had only
one eye.
He made Bayard describe who and
what he was and what he wanted.
Only Bayard's desperation gave him
strength to ask this old Cyclops for
an advance on new contracts.
Bayard went away in Stupor. He
had intelligence enough 10 feel that he
could less safely attack Wetherell
now than before. He would seem TO
be implicated i'll the fellows malfeas-
ancc. He would only advertise to his
creditors that his vaunted contracts
were worthless. business men will en-
'''t I"u'h ~ tS'ipt SuCn pubIEHLlOn
of their wrongs.
Bayard kept his head high till he
reached his own office. Then he fell
into his chair and propped his elbows
on his desk and grippcd his hot hrows
in his hands as If hr were holding his
skull together. Ii is the business mans
attitude OF prayer
Ii was thus that Daphne found him
when she opened the door narrowly
and closed il behind her ms softly ss
La TOSCa. She was bedming with af-
f"yiion and importance, and when at
r'r In>chiCvous "Ahem :" BaNard
'"kch ~ 81" was so pretty thar hs
rIS"t himself long enough to smill
ud ~ y forward TO embrace her.
She was wondering how TO state her
errand when the telephone "ang. 1t
startled Bayard strangely. He caught
Ii to his lips rs topper lifts a glass.
He pressed the receiver 10 his ear and
evidently recognized the voice that
said Hello" from somewhere.
He answered In monosyllables of
the least importance, but Daphne
heard gloom I'm them.
Bayard hung up the receiver, pushed
the telephone away as bitter cup.
and laughed sheepishly.
Great convenience. the telephone !
Just learned that I've dropped more
money than / ever hoped to have. For
want of nail the shoe was lost oh
well. IL saves me from spending Ii
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Daphne and Leila seemed to die a1
once.
Wetherell groaned, "Oh, my God
the III chii'ren -
There was nothing for Wetherell to
do but what he did. He spun his wheel
and drove his thunderbolt into an
open concrete culvert. There was Q
furious racket. The car turned a
somersault and crumpled in q shud.
dering mass.
Wetherell, pinioned under the wheel,
was knocked this way and that and
his beautiful head cracked on the eon
crete like china dolls.
Continued in Next Issue.)
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CHAPTER XVr-Daphne's search for
York is unsuccessful as Is Claws and
wings look black indeed . a''u
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CHAPTER XVII-Daphne pets q noo,-
on ADDRESSING envelopes but the firm
Is she secures another, but La in
nv the manager and leaves
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Continued in Next Issue
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Cf APTtR X1X-Duane invites Daphne
ave dinner with him. and coming
GESS her to become his mistress
4.e ."thhatS his spcCious arguments
.s.@h touched by his evident affcCtion
- me possibility OF a life of elegant
~ which 20 Chered her. and definitely
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tAphne accepts employment from Dutiih
model Bayard' and Clay are en-
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CHAPTER XXI-I.eila resumes her ac-
Ruaintance with Wetherell and Bayard
warns the EuglIshman to cease his at
tentions To Mrs. Kip. The affair almost
ends iu a fist fight. Wimburn calls on
times coming back as result OF demand
for war munitions. 1t appears that Weth-
erell is purchasing agent for Britain in
this country. and Bayard is compelled to
effect a reconciliation and deal with him
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CHAPTER X-Daphne's first rehearsal
" a fasco. and Reben advises her to yive
ep idea OF going on the stage. Duane
encourages her.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
Indiana Sportsmen
Ask Bait Industry Quiz

Muncie, Ind, Aug. 30 After
paying the high prices charged for
live bait at Indiana lake resorts,
Muncie sportsmen are loud in their
demands that an investigation of
the bait industry be included along
with the high cost of living.
One dealer in angle worms, who,
: at the beginning of the season
Jumped his price from Is cents to
IS cents hundred and then tackled
on another S cents, explained the
second raise by saying he has to
pay 5 cent war tax.
At most of the Indiana lakes last
season fishing worms could be
bought for IS cents a hundred; now
they are IS and 40 cents a hundred.
Crickets that formerly sold for IS
cents a hundred are now being doled
out to the sportsmen at 10 cents
a dozen.
The dealers say they can make so
! much more money at other. work
that they have to charge the higher
prices for bait or quit the business.
One bait dealer at Webster lake
confided to friends the other day
that he had sold 10000 worms since
the season opened and had cleaned
up nice profit. 1t is said the wise
bait dealers dig their worms early
IN the spring and place them in a
coffee grounds bed and with fire.
duent watering and feeding on cot
fee grounds the worms multiply
rapidly.
But the sportsmen assert that the
!, blue gills don't bite any better on 40
cent worms than they did on the
lis cents kind
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
Women Aid Police in
War on Rum Violations

Wilkes Barre, Pa. Aug. 30-With
the women aiding the secret service
agents what chance has j., Barley
Corn got?
I'VE don't need the Federal secret
service force" said John H. Nc
Court, Federal district attorney here,
ITO get evidence for violations of
the prohibition law. Wives, moth
ers, sisters and sweethearts are de-
termined that the law shall not be
violated. Every day there come to
my Office stacks of letters from these
women telling US of liquor law vio-
iations. We are getting evidence by
these mans that the Federal serv-
ice men could not gather. We have
& the greatest secret Service in the
world working without pay to keep
]. B. on his back"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
AUTOS VALUE
Of MILLION
STOLEN IN YEAR
Larger Percentage Are ReCov'
cred Now Than Formerly
Because of Police
Theft Bureau.

St. Louis. Mo-, Aug. 30.-During
1917 there were S,2s5 automobiles,
valued at $32Ss,O0O, stolen in Chi
cago and 2,439 automobiles, valued
at S2,43o 1000, recovered, according to
figures furnished to the National
Automobile Dealers association by
the Automobile Protective & In
formation bureau in Chicago, a serv-
ice organization of dozen or more
companies writing theft insurance.
There were l0S arrests in that time
and l02 convictions.
In 1918 there were 2,6ll automo-
miles stolen. valued at $2,6ll,000,
and 1854 cars, valued at $l,954,000,
recovered. There were 222 arrests
and $50 convictions.
From January to August IS. 1919,
there have been 1,255 cars stolen and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
State Roads Appropriation
Now Totals Over $3.50, 1000
Many Counties in Nebraska Have Voted for Paved
Country Highways in Past Few Months-Douglas
County Heads List of Entire State.

ton under the fve-year apportion-
ment.
In addition to supervising the
state and federal aid road work, the
division engineers advise with coun-
ty officials on the construction OF
county bridges and county roads,
and after January l, 1920, these en-
gineers will direct the expenditure
of the three-fourths automobile tax
appropriat ton to the maintenance OF
the state highway system.
System Much Improved.
While the civil administrative
code does not add or take away
any employee excepting some cler-
ical help, the law enables us to
carry administration of the depart
ment to the people. Under the old
system with the board, in order to
settle any irrigation or water power
question of Importance, it was nee
essary for the people to pay their
expenses and come to Lincoln for
a hearing and as two members of
the board had business over the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31

state, there were times when j. was
impossible to get meeting of the
board for two months after a re-
quest for hearing was filed, which
was very unsatisfactory in a dry
season when crops were burning up.
Now the chief of this buseau is
located at Bridgeport and the CEN
ter of the irrigation district, and
as the governor and secretary OF
the department of public works out
line the policy in advance, the chief
of the bureau can take care OF all
difficulties the day they arrive. The
same is true with the bureau OF
roads. The division engineers are
in position to deal directly with
the county officials and the people,
which is much mores satisfactory
than having the county officials
come before the board here at Lin
coin and explain the difficulties to
men that are not in position to go
into their problems in the field.
In making any radical change IN
the method of state administration,
there are always some who voice
an objection on general principles
and some for political reasons. As
the civil administrative code is now
in effect, I sincerely hope that the
people. will withhold their judgment
until the administration has had
fair chance to demonstrate to the
people the advantages of the code.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
The Heavens in September
. WILLIAM F. RIGGE

There is nothing of special inter-
est in the heavens this month. Venus
disappears from ~our> evening twi-
lights to become morning star on
the 18th. Then all the planets will be
morning stars. Early risers may get
good glimpse of Mercury on the
first, as it is then farthest from the
sun and rises at s:22. Jupiter is not
FAR away, rising that morning at
sos, and Mars is very close to Jupi-
ter. On the sd at $50 p. m. the
sun enters Libra, the Scales, and is
at the autumnal equinox. when day
and night are equal all over the
earth. The days are Is hours 8
minutes long on the first, IL hours
% minutes on the 18th and II hours
80 minutes on the 30th, so that they
diminish one hour II minutes dur
ing the month.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
Cheese Eight Feet
High to Be Shown
at Armour Exhibit

Chicago, Aug. 30-A cheese
feet high, 1919 feet in diameter and
weighing 3l,o64 pounds, recently
has been completed for Armour &
Co. to be exhibited at the national
. dairy show here October f to IL.
It is said to be not only the largest
cheese in the world but the largest
ever attempted and is valued at
$4,000.
i Details of the big cheese are im<
pressive. 1t is stated 357 500 pounds
Of milk, 800 pounds of salt and
l,25l ounces of rennet were used in
its making. The milk was taken
from 10000 cows on 1900 farms, 50
factories furnishing the curds and
70 cheesemakers and helpers CO.
operating in the making. Three
1bandage cloths" were used, each
50 feet long and 16 feet wide.
The process of manufacture was
filmed" by two motion picture con-
Germs and the pictures are to be
shown throughout the world
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
Farmers Congress Holds
Its Annual Convention

Saltwater, Okl., Aug. S0.-Okla-
homa farmers today are gathering
here for the opening of the seventh
annual Oklahoma farm congress
conducted by the Oklahoma Agri
cultural and Mechanical college here
Tomorrow. being Sunday, will b
devoted to community work" and
Church day."
Beginning Monday. the regula,.
secular work OF the congress will
begin. Monday will be devoted to
organization. vocational, education,
boys and girls clubs and farmers
organization day. Tuesday will be
horticultural day. Wednesday, state
farm council day; Thursday and Fri.
day, livestock and dairying day. and
Saturday for county farm agents.
Miss Mabel Workman, guardian
of the Litahni group is spending her
vacation in Colorado. -.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
.YEL|Ab|L|TY OF
LALLY LIGHT
PROVED BY USE
Eight Years. Trial Shows
Electric Light and Power
Plants Are Practical
for Homes.

1t is a fact, too well known to be
questioned, that every piece OF mov-
ing machinery must be tested by
owners in every kind of circum-
stances before its absolute reliabili-
ty is assured. The best engineers,
with the biggest reputation. with
millions OF dollars behind them,
may design what appears to be a
wonderfully fine piece OF nachin-
cry, on paper, but when the ulti-
mate consumer gets hold OF it, he
brings out the bugs" in manner
the skilled engineer never thought
OF.
This is one OF the reasons why
Lalley Wilson Electrical company,
distributors for Nebraska, South
Dakota and western Iowa, expert
ence no difficulty these days in sell
ing them to progressive farmers and
dealers. The farmers of this section
are discriminating, Judges OF quality
and they know that among the thou
sands OF Lalley light plants in daily
use. many of them have been oper-
ated from four to eight years and
are giving as good, or better serv-
ice today than they did when in
stalled.
Not only in the United States are
Lalley light plants used-they are
installed by the hundreds in Aus
tralia, New Zealand, South Africa,
in every country of South America.
III Europe and even in far northern
Iceland. And they have stood the
test in all these countries.
1t certainly pays, when purchas-
ing an electric light and power
plant, to get one that has been
fried out for many years. and is
giving satisfactory use in so many
different kinds of climates, all over
Inc world. that there can be no
question about its serviceability,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31

957 recovered. These figures were
compiled by the detective bureau OF
the office OF the chief of police.
In St. Louis from January ! TO
July there were 500 cars stolen and
500 recovered. In 1918 there were
2,2+l automobiles stolen in St. Louis
and only 1854 recovered. The
large percentage Of cars recovered
this year than last Is due, it is feit,
by the creation in the St. Louis
police department of a special auto
mobile theft bureau.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
Gunboat A Riveter.

New York.-Gunboat Smith, who
fought Jess Willard, Jack Dempsey,
and many others of the best men in
his class, is now working as riveter
in the Morse shipyardsI Brooklyn.
The gunner says he lines getting
behind a riveting gun great deaf
bettef than his old profession of
swinging the padded init in the
squared circle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
Aged Warrior Alive.

JUNCTION City, Kan, Aug. 3U.-
John Allen, "a years old, who two
years ago made a trip in box car
from this city to New York to en-
list in the army, is not dead as re-
ported. He expects to return to
this city as soon as he is mustered
out of the service. V
Allen wrote to friends here, from
London, where he is staying at the
home of brother, whom he had not
seen for 40 years, that he was alive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31

Your neighbors are buying Gro
ceries, Fresh Meats, Hardware.
Paint and Wallpaper at Harper's,
East End Flatiron Bldg, 18th and Howard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-31
Savings Multiply Through
Investments

Mr.. George M. Reynolds, president Of
Continental and Commercial Bank, Chicago,
says truly;
Nobody can make a fortune by
saving money from salary
from wages. I think have never -
accomplished anything big in my
life that my friends have not urged
me to take a different course"
We get start by saving-but we
can multiply our savings only through in
vestments.
Fortune knocks once at everybody's
door. Those who grasp the opportunity
when it is offered, prosper. Those who
haven't the foresight and courage to act
when Fortune comes knocking, are classed
as Failures"