Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06

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nitures. fine everything. gave her an
exaltatiOn Of soul Ike the thrill Of a
religion.
New York was heaven on earth. The
streets were gold, the buildings Of jas
per. and the people angels-gOOd
angels or bad. as the case might be,
but still angels. She wanted to be an
angel.
Among the squads of men and wom-
en- camped about the little tables she
made out Sheila Kemble again, in
knot of elderly women of manifest i'm
pOrtance.
"Isn't that Sheila Kembleg' 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"
'T'm crazy to-"
I'D bring you together now, but
she's completely surrounded by
grandes DANES"
He named the women, and Mrs. Kip
gaped at them as if they were a group
of Valkyrs in Valhalla. 1t startled her
to see them paying such court to an
actress. She said so.
"All great successes love one an
other" Duane explained. "Those old
ladies were geniuses at getting born in
the 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 understudy
get?" said Daphne, abruptly.
II haven't the faintest idea !" Duane
exclaimed. "NOt much, imagine, ex-
cept an opportunity"
as it true that Miss Kemble makes
SO much?"
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?"
"Yes, 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
a small CITY,"
Daphne fired one more question
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
have peck of trouble get
ing started, but DO you know
any managers"
II never met one."
"Well, if you ever decide that you
want to try it, let me know, and can 1
force somebody to give you {
/ job"
"Tll remember that" said Daphne,
larkly. ..
She said nothing more while the !
ran it's course. |
The women got rid of Tom Duane /
asked him to put
hem in a taXicab, as they had still
nuch shopping to do. They rode to a a
apartment store, and Leila started +
mother account. They rode back to v
he apartment. There they found a a
ay letter from Daphnes father to her Il
lother. =
GAS you see by papers big Cowper
rm failed today for ten million dol
lrs this hits us hard you better come
ONE not buy anything more situation a
ariOus but hope for best don't worry
ell love. WESLEY" 6,
Mrs. Kip dropped into a chair. The g,
lock was so great that it shook first 7
ON her a groan of sympathy for her
lsband.
"Your poor father! And he's worked
hard and been so careful" p
Bayard came home late for dinner al
Id in a state of grave excitement. pl
ent had fallen like a steeple, crush IN
& many a house. Indirectly it had -
tiled the windows of Bayard's firm; ar
ID stopped the banks from granting st
important loan. Bayard spent a
d day downtown. The news of his
theirs distress was heavy blow. But
tried to dispense encouragement to st
e three women who could not quite tn
alize what all the excitement was
out, or why the disaster of big
ain of wholesale stores would be of he
Y particular importance to them. al
Bayard was just saying: 81 tell you, p Do.
ila honey, l was the wise boy when en-,
grabbed you, for now I've got you, In
d need you. Thank the Lord I'm
loaded up with debt. I've kept >,
ar of that" sLI