Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-03

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were till she was safe again on the
solid earth.
Duane was laughing and pat
ting her on the back as if she were a
frightened child. She felt no right
to rebuke his caresses. They were
such as a brother might give a sister.
His arm about her was that of a COM
rade, sustaining another in a battle.
He was the only one in the world
who offered her courage and praise
and help in her need.
Duane said, with a matter-of-fact
briskness: "Ill call Reben up at once.
No, I'll go see him."
"But you put me under such obliga-
lions. I'm afraid"
"Never be afraid Of an obligation"
"rm afraid l can never repay it."
"Then you're one ahead. But you
can repay me and you will"
"How?"
"Let's wait and see. Goodby. Don't
worry"
11C gave uCA a hdAu- SllP VI pSAASSb
good fellowship and went into the hall.
She followed him to tell him again
how kind he was. AS she was clasp
ing his hand again Leila opened the
door with her latchkey.
Now there was triple embarrass-
ment. Tom Duane had paid ardent
court to Leila before she married Bay
ard. Here he was in Bayard's wife's
home, apparently flirting with Bay
ards young sister.
Leila felt all the outraged senti-
ments of Jealousy and all the indig-
nation of a chaperon who has been cir
cumvented. Duane retreated in poor
order. Daphne stammered an expla-
nation too brief and muddled to suf-
fee. Then she went to her
There her mother found her when
she came in later. Daphne had only a
faint hope that Duane could work his
miracle twice, SO she told her mother
that she had failed as an actress. She
told her bluntly:
n1dlullu, VIC UCCA AICus
To her comfort her mother caught
her to her ample bosom and said: SIN
glad Of it. I'm much obliged to who
ever is to blame. Not but what yor
could have succeeded if you had KEEP
at it. But you're too good for sucf
a wicked life. A person couldn't be al
actor without being insincere and {
pretender, and my little girl is too hon
est. So now you come along home
with me-"
"No, thank you, mamma"
Mrs. Kip gathered herself togethe
for a vigorous assault when the tele
phone rang and the maid brought wort
that a gent'man wished to speak witt
Miss Daphne.
1t was Duane, and she braced her
self for another blow. But his voic
was clarion with success.
tive e Reben. It's all right. He
promised to keep you or and give yo1
a chance. He says for you to repor
at the theater at seven-thirty tonight.
And now again Daphne was NOR
afraid of her success, such as it wa
than of her failure. But it was pleas
ant to carry the news to her mothe
and Leila.
! 1t disguised them both. They wer
still trying to dissuade her from cor
tinuing on the downward path whe
a telegram from her father came fc
her mother:
'"Taking beaver arrive Grand Cel
trail tomorrow don't meet me love.
YVES"
Bayard was late, as usual, an
Leila's temper had just begun to sin
mer when the door was opened stealtl
lilly and a hand was thrust in. 1t pro
fered a small box of jewelers. size an
waved it like a flag of truce.
Leila rushed forward with a cry
: delight, seized the packet and the
the hand. and drew Bayard into IL
room and into her arms.
'sThis is your apology, l suppose
she said.
"Yes, the apology for being late. al
that's what made me late"
Leila was enraptured. She ador'
- gifts and she had the knack of inspi
ing them. The little square pare
provoked her curiosity. She open
1t so excitedly that the contents fl
tie to the floor. She swooped for the
#, and brought up a platinum chain wi
er a delicate plaque Of tiny diamonds al
pearls on a device Of platinum.
IT. Leila ran to Mrs. Kip and Daphr
IS exclaiming: "Aren't they beautifr
as Aren't they wonderful? Aren't tn
m gloriousT
ce Mrs. Kip and Daphne tried to Ike
IT. the pace, but once more they could I
forget who 1t was that was raini
at down gold on this greedy strang
Iu- Their alarm was not diminished VIII
lBayard said to Leila: