Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-05-08
CHAPTER XVIII.

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a fugitive rabbit to its burrow. But
she was not n rabbit and she felt suf-
located In the tunnel. She could not
endure to be quiet In the presence of
SO many gOggie eyes like aligned but
tons. She left the train at the next
station and walked rapidly to Fifth
avenEe, 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
Gser 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-
bic ON herself.
Leila let her in at the door, but she
was in a militant humor. She said.
~HeiloG" grimly and stepped back for
Daphne TO enter. Daphne found Bay
ard still agiOw with interrupted quar-
gel. He said, "Hellol" with a dismal
connotation.
"What do you suppose that brother
OF yours orders me to do now?" said
Leila, whirling Daphne toward her.
Il can't imagine" said Daphne, in
credulous of Bayard's ordering Leila
to do anything.
"He wants me to go to Dutilh and
put up a poor mouth and humiliate my
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 Dutiih insists on money that 1
haven't got and can't get, she won't
even go explain it to him. That's all
I ask her-to explain it to him and
0oA AAIA ~ UO pdIACht 6O IkldI l. NOu l
be sued. / can't stand that. 1--WE had
every other calamity but I've never
been sued for debt. I ask Leila to go
tell him about my hard luck and my
fine prospects-play fair with him
and with me. But will she do it? No!
She won't do anything for me-"
Daphne was swayed by his emotion.
She pleaded: "Why don't you. Leila?
You have such winning ways. I'll go
with you"
Leila hesitated, then answered by
taking UP her hat and siapping it on
her head. She paused, took it off
again. and went to her room, unlock
ing her gown as she went; she knew
that I'm asking favors n should wear
ones best appearances.
Bayard grumbIed. "How are you
getting along at your Officer"
Daphne felt unable to intrude her
own troubles on his. She shrugged
her shoulders. 1t is a kind Of white
lie, the shrug.
"Hang on to your job as long as you
car. old girl, for you'll have to support
us all. I guess. You're the only n of
US that can get a job or earn a cent.
That's the advantage of being a pretty
girl"
Daphne was almost moved to tell
him some of the disadvantages of be-
Sng a pretty girl, 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-
tentn1ent of beauty at its best. when
you ask credit you've got TO look as
IL 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 a 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 I had. The sewing women are
working like mad to reproduce EN-,
but there's nothing left fit to show,
except to Pittsburgh and Plattsburg
tourists. Where did you get that awful
rag you have onT'
Here said Leila.
~Oh, of course, 1 remember. It's
beautiful. Sit down. I'm dead. Have
q cigarette? Have a cup 0" tea? Oh,
Miss GaIvey-tea for three, please. ]
didn't forget either Of you when / was
In Paris I have a siren gown for you,
Mrs Kip, that will break your heart
with JOY. You'd murder to get 1t. And
as for you. Miss Kip-weIl, you'll sim
ply be indecentiy demure in the one I
call Innocence"
Daphne was a trife shocked, but
Leilais eyes filled with tears at the
anockery Of such talk. She moaned.
T didn't come to buy. 1 came to
apologize and beg for mercy. / W
you 4 lot Of money. and I haven't n