The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-06-20
! to,a him IN . low voice what he ought

to have.
paphne rejoiced. All luxury was
music to her. Fine clothes, hnc locus
on fine dishes, fine horses motors iuf-
nItures. fine everything gave her an
eXsltstion of soul like the thrill OF a
religion.
New York was heaven on earth. Inc
streets were gold, the buildings OF Jas
per. and the people angeis-Soou
angels or bad. as the case might oe'
but still angels. She wanted TO De 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 Kemble?" Daphne
asked.
"Yes, 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
I'm crazy to-"
I'D bring you together now, but
she's completely surrounded by
grandes danes"
He named the women, and Mrs. Kip
CAPPED at them as If they were 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 Shelia has
earned her place. She looks bit
like your daughter. don't you thinkf
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.
81 haven't the faintest idea r. Duane
exclaimed. mot much. imagine, ex-
cept an opportunity"
as 1t true that Miss Kemble makes
so much2'
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
point-blank: do you think I could
succeed on the stage7"
"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
probably have peck Of trouble get
ting started. but Do you know
any managers?"
Il never met one"
swell, IL you ever decide that you
want to try it, let me know, and car
probably force somebody to give you
Job"
"I'll remember that" said Daphne
darkly.
She said nothing more while thu
luncheon ran its course.
The women got rid of Tom Duane
gracefully-Leila asked him to pu,
them In a tadcab, as they had still
much shopping to do. They rode to 6
department store, and Leila started
another account. They rode back t.
the apartment. There they found g
day letter from Daphne's father to heI
mother.
"As you see by papers big Cowpel
firm failed today for ten million dol
lars this hits US hard you better come
home not buy anything more situation
serious but hope for best don't worry
well love. WESLEY"
Mrs. Kip dropped into a chair. The
shock was SO great that 1t shook frs
from her groan of sympathy for hel
husband.
hour poor Iather! Ana he's worked
30 hard and been SO careful"
Bayard came home late for dinner
and In state Of grave excitement
The great Cowper wholesale establish
ment had fallen like n steeple, crush
Ing many house. Indirectly It hat
ratified the windows Of Bayard's firm
mad stopped the banks from grantin,
an Important loan. Bayard spent {
bad dhy downtown. The news of hi.
fathers distress was n heavy blow. But
he tried TO dispense announcement IL
the three women who could not anti,
realize what all the excitement wa,
about or why the disaster Of biz
chaih on Wholesale stores would be Of
any particular importance to them.
bhyard wss just saying: II tell you