The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21


 ploded in the office. Heads of firm decided that since we can [ sell any goods in Amer ica, might try England They want me to go over at once and see what can be done about establishing a selling agency In dear old Lunnon doncher know. And so now I intend to combine business trip, Va cation and honeymoon in same voyage. So we get married Thursday and sail Saturday. Just tune 10 get settled in our dove-cote before leaving.
 Was worrying ever not being able to ac- cept your kind offer to pay me a visit. Then the blessed wifelet darlingly sug- gested that her sweet stster-in- n-law-to-be should come to New York and make our apartment her home while she shops,
 We won't get back from honeymoon hike for six weeks at least. You and mother just settle down there until you have finished shopping Win leave key and instructions with superintendent.
 The letter ended with the usual oceans of love and kisses and the usual haste. It set the family to pon- derng. Old Wesley was the first to speak and his train of thought startled the women.
 "So he's going to get married tomor- row That's awful sudden Saves us buying wedding present, though When he had recovered from the im- pact of his wife's look he saved him self again with a quick, pleading sug- gestion: What I was thinking vas it leaves more money for Daphne's rousseau"
 The poor wretch had grown used to seeing unexpected gifts of fortune float into view like soap bubbles drift close in iridescent loveliness. and then wink out. leaving hardly damp spot
 As soon as he had bravely added what he had saved from his sons we'd ding to what he had already voted to his daughters rousseau he was doomed to learn that Daphne could not start East to buy clothes to get married in until she had bought some clothes to start East in. And besides that. she could not go East alone, and her mother could not go with her un- less her mother had also some new clothes to tide her mother over till her mother could get to New York and buy some clothes to stay married in.
 Wesley Kip went forth to peddle that second mortgage. This was q commodity not easy to dispose of, and it took him week or two to find n purchaser and then he paid an ingen- iously disguised usury for it. But he got the cash.
 When he came home he proudly an nouneed that Daphne and her mother could start for New York as soon as they'd a mind to. They had q mind to as soon as their clothes were ready.
 He accompanied them to the train. He was not even to have the doleful luxury of seeing them spend his 1 money. But he put Il brave front on his folly and his last words to Daphne were
 Have good time honey, and if you see anything you absolutely got to have. just you get 1t. And if the money you got isn't enough, why. I'll get more somehow. You can usually depend on your old dad to do his best"
 He felt repaid when his beautiful child cried, "I know l can! you angel !a
 
 down like q faithful camel's. He never told her that shei was squeezing his eyeglasses into his nose. He managed not to sneeZe at the exquisite agony of her curls tickling his nostrils, and she feasted his hungry ear with eager gratitude.
 Daphne slept little that night in her Pullman pigeonhole; she was too busy with her thoughts, and the wheels made Il banjo of the rails. But she was glad of her insomnia. Even better than sleeping well is staying awake well.
 The train was on time and rolled chariot-smoothly into the Grand Cen tral station. Clay Wimburn was there by special dispensation from the office, and he had had the forethought to se- |