The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-03-20

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Of spending money, till she began sud-
denly to cry. He had no answer to
that argument except yes. Then she
began to laugh. They decided to stop
at a photographers on the way to the
fve-thirty train. &@sS
Daphne ran out and cashed Reben'e
check at the grocer's much to the re-
lief of Reben's bookkeeper, whose
books had been held UP by the missing
check. 1919. .l
Daphne asked for the privilege Of
taking her father to the train, and
Bayard was SO busy figuring where to
put the cash he had on hand that he
consented to stop at home.
They went first to the gallery Of q
photographer whose showcase had
displayed some strong and ~veracious
portraits of men. The photographers
/ prices staggered Daphne and she pro-
tested, but he answered dolefully:
I'D give a thousand dollars for one
photograph Of my father"
That settled 1t.
L. After the sitting Daphne and her
father proceeded to the station. She
stopped at the gate because she had
neither a ticket for the train nor q
platform pass from the station master.
She watched him dwindling down
the long platform. He was a mere
manikin when he reached his place and
waved to her before he vanished
through the magic door Of the train.
She waved to him with her handker-
chief, and when he was gone she bur-
led her eyes in it. Her partings with
her father had marked epochs in her
life. She. wondered what destiny would
do to her between now and the next
one. She felt f~orlorn, afraid for his
life on the train, afraid for her soul in
the perils before it, and so sorry for
him and for herself that she could not
help boo-hooing a little.
Destiny did not keep her waiting,
for while she was stranging her sobs
as best she could she heard a voice
over her shoulder. It said:
"Aha, gel. at last I have you in me
power" '~
"Mr. Duane!" she gasped, as she
turned to meet his smile with another.
Sand where have you been all this long
while?"
"a lot you've cared" he grow1ed.
did you ever telephone me as you
promised you would? No! Were you
always out when I telephoned? Yes
Did you let me call on you? You did
not! When at last it penetrated my
thick hide that you were actually CIV
ing me a hint that you didn't want me
round and that you had thrown me
overheard, neck and crop, I grew very
proud. I refused to call on you again"
"T'm awfully SORRY" she said, and
her voice broke.
"Sorry" was"a dangerous word for
her at that moment, and her sobs were
beginning again, when he made q Wig
orous effort to talk them down.
The crowds in the station were too
well ~preoccupied with their own err
rands to notice a girl crying, and to
the gateman farewell tears were no
luxury.
Duane tried the best he could to help
her. He was saying: "And now I sup
pose I've got to miss my train and my
golf and all that while I take you home
in a taxi. You're far too pretty to be
running around loose in a mob like
this" ..,.
She shook her head. "You mustn't
miss your train, MI. Duane, or your
golf. I'm used to going about alone,
and I've got to get useder to 1t. I'm
going home in the subway. Qood-by
and thank you" -.E
She put out her hand formally, and
he took 1t. It was like a soft, sun
warmed flower In his palm, and he
chung to it. It's warmth seemed to
reach through his blood to his heart
and to make It ache.
II must go. You can't put me of
againl" he said. II will take you
home!" He turned to call a redcap
standing in solemn patience beside two
travelling bags and a bristling golf bag.
"Porter, take my. things to tho parcel
room and bring me the check"
NO." said Daphne, hastily. u
mustn't You mustn't Reallyl ]
mean It'll Gooa-byl"
She walked away so rapidly that he
could not follow her without unseemly
haste. She heard him call, sharply
"Porter, never mind the parcel room.
Come along to the train"
Her success in escaping him was 80
complete that she rather regretted 1t.
When she reached. the apartment she
found Leila almost FRUSTRATED from the
effects. Of her altruism and from the
fact that Bayard was In one Of his
tantrums.
A special delivery letter had just
come from Dutilh's shop. It said that
Mr.. Dutilh was arriving from Paris
with his winter models, and since he
would have to pay q large sum at the
customs house 1t was regrettably nee.
essary to beg Mr.. Kip to send by re.
turn mail a check for the inclosed bill,
which was long past due.
And now the briefly adjourned laws
Of finance were r~eassembled. Leila'f