Jackson County journal., 1919-07-04

! come? Or do you cut out the kiddies"
Daphne blushed, too. "Well, should
think that the business woman could
afford babies better tt an anybody else.
She has to give up the housework, any
way, even when she's housekeeper.
l suppose she could give up her shop
for while. At least she could share
the expense-Or her husband could
stand the bills since he escapes the
pain. tell you, if ever had a daugh-
ter I'd make her learn her own trade
If she never learned anything else. I'd
never raise her to the hideouS, indie
cent belief that the world owes her q
living and she's got right to squeeze
it out of the hearts blood of some
hard-working man. No, Stree! 1t may
be old-faShiOned, but it isn't decent,
and it isn't even romantic. The love
of two free souls, with their own ca
reers and their own expenses, seems
to me about the best kind of love there
| could be. Then both Of them can come
| home evenings and their home will be
| .home-a freSh Swee meeting place."
Clay breathed hard He was silenced,
but not convinced-bty yond being con-
vinced that Daphne lip was still the
| one woman in the W )rld for him, in
spite of her cantaI kerous notions.
Still, Of course, wol ian had to have
some flaw or she wou d not be human.
Daphne's foible was as harmless as
anyone's, perhaps. s.. he blurted out
Il suppose you've given up all
thought of marrying lle?''
She answered him with pious ear
nestness: 'Ive neves given up that
thought, Clay. I've been trying to
make myself worthy IF the happiness
it would mean. ha' had the trous-
seau all made, and paid for, a long
while. That's what ame to town for
| orlglnally-our trousl eau. But when
saw how much sacr fee it meant for
my poor old father ar what a bundle
of bills I'd be dump ng on my poor
young lover I couldl t see the good
of it. So took my vo'7 that l wouldn't
get a trousseau till could earn the
price of it myself. And now I've
earned the price and I've got it. But
I've lost my excuse r wearing it.
"Still, I'd probabl. have lost you,
anyway, or ruined yor if had brought
you my old ideas. b ,erybody always
says that money is th enemy of love.
wonder if it could It be made the
friend. 1t would be q interesting ex-
pertinent, anyway"
Daphne, honey, le' try the experi-
ment.'
She looked at him With a heavenly
smile in her eyes, and answered.
| Let's"
! He moved towart her, but she
lodged behind the counter. She
studied him a nome 1t, then reached
below the counter. A bell rang and
drawer slid out. She took some bills
from 1t, made me norandum on a
Slip of paper, and put that in The place
of the bills, closed lie drawer, and
leaned across the coW er, murmuring:
'They say all succ ssful businesses
are begun on borrowe money. So I'll
borrow this from the frm-for luck"
| She put out her har d. Clay put out
his. She laid three dc Hars on his palm
and closed his fngers m them.
whats all this?" = a.Ied, all mys.
| titled. She explained:
"A plain gold bane costr about six
dollars, and that's 70 my balf of the
partnership. Women /. re wea ring their
wedding rings very Ii III now adays."
Il should say sO!' Law grouned hnt
with smile.
one Dent forward n he bent for.
ward and their lips me: She was only
saleswoman selling custo mer part
OF a heart for part OF / heat, but TO
clay the very counter vas tie golden
par OF heaven, and D ,hne The Bless
cd Damozel that le ed Oh If and
made it warm.
| THE ED.