Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-05-02
CHAPTER XVIII.
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endure to be quiet in the presence of
so many google eyes like aligned but
ions. She left the train at the next
station and walked rapidly to Fifth
avenue, and up it homeward.
She walked rapidly for the comfort
of the restlessness, but there was no
comfortable destination ahead of her.
She found Mrs. Chevvis at home with
her disconsolate husband Daphne
dared not tell them just yet that she
had lost her place. She would tell
them when she got another one. For
fear that they might ask why she was
nome so early, she went down to Bay
ards apartment.
She wanted to tell Bayard and Leila
what had happened. 1t was safe, she
felt sure. Bayard would never attack
Gerst He would be more likely to
rail at Daphne for bringing the trou-
ble on herself.
Leila let her in at the door, but she
was in a militant humor. She said,
f'Hello! grimly and stepped back for
Daphne to enter. Daphne found Bay
ard still aglow with interrupted quar-
rel. He said. "Hello!'' with dismal
connotation.
What do you suppose that brother
4of yours orders me to do now?" said
Leila, whirling Daphne toward her.
Il can't imagine" said Daphne, in
lcredulous of Bayard's ordering Leila
ito do anything.
HE wants me to go to Dutilh and
put up poor mouth and humiIiate r1y-
self"
Bayard snatched Daphne to him
and stormed: "She bought the clothes.
didn't she, without consulting me?
She wouldn't send 'em back as you did
yours; she wore 'em out, paraded 'em
before other men there in Newport
while / was shaving here. And now
that Dutilh insists on money that /
haven't got and can't get, she won't
even go explain it to him. That's all
/ ask her-to explain it to him and
ask him to be patient so that l won't
be sued. can't stand that. I've had
every other calamity but I've never
been sued for debt. ask Leila to go
tell him about my hard luck and my
fine prospects-play fair with him
and with me. But VIII she doit? MOI
She won't do anything for me-"
Daphne was swayed by his emotion.
She pleaded: "Why don't you, Leila i?
You have such winning ways. I'll go
with you"
Leila hesitated, then answered by
taking up her hat and slapping it on
her head She paused, took 1t off
again, and went to her room, unlock
ing her gown as she went; she knew
that in asking favors one should wear
ones best appearances.
Bayard grumbled. ''How are you
getting along at your officer
Daphne felt unable to fntrude her
own troubles on his. She shrugged
her shoulders. 1t is kind of white
rlie, the shrug.
Hang on to 'our job as long as you
can, old girl, for you'll have to support
Jus all, l guess. You're the only one of
us that can get job or earn a cent.
That's the advantage of being pretty
girl"
him some of the disadvantages of be-
ing a pretty glrl, but she felt that the
time was unfit for exploiting her own
woes. She ached for some one to dis
close them to, but she withheld them.
Leila came in, arrayed in her very
finest. She was smiling in the con-
itentment of beauty at it's best. "When
you ask credit you've got to look as
if you didn't need it," she said.
They found Dutilh in a state Of I'M
usual excitement and exhaustion.
There were few customers in his place
and he left them to the other sales
people. He advanced on Leila and
Daphne and gave hand to each.
''Why, oh why In the name of Paul
Poiret didn't you come in a week ago?
The pirates have taken every decent
gown had. The sewing women are
working like mad to reproduce 'em,
but there's nothing left fit to show,
except to Pittsburgh and Plattsburg
tourists. Where did you get that awful
rag you have on2''
"Here," said Leila.
"Oh, of course, / remember. It's
beautiful. Sit down. I'm dead. Have
a cigarette? Have cup of tea? Oh,
Miss Galvey-tea for three, please /
didn't forget either of you when was
in Paris. have siren gown for you,
Mrs. Kip, that will break your heart
with joy. You'd murder to get it. And
as for you, Miss Kip-well, you'll sim
ply be indecently demure in the one
call Innocence"
Daphne was a trifie shocked, but
Leila's eyes filed with tears at the
mockery of such talk. She moaned ::
81 didn't come to buy. came to
apologize and beg for mercy. | owe
you a lot of money, and haven't a
cent"
"Who has? What of it? Nobody's
paying anybody"
"But I had an urgent letter from
your bookkeeper, or somebody"
Don't mind her. She gets excited.
Nobody pays me. You come in and
lget another gown and you'll catch a.
millionaire with it."
1t was hard for Dutilh to keep his
icIients clear in his memory.
"But 1 can't afford it."
"And I can't aff0ld to have my chill
dren going round ia last years rags.
You do as you're told and come around