The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-03-18

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his conscience, but not Daphne of his
mind. He longed for her especially,
too, because there came sudden dis.
aster 10 his schemes. He was not so
rich as he had been. Indeed. he could
not be sure that he was rich at all.
Any day might smother him with
bankruptcy. This fear kept him from
Daphne. too.
The bouncing munition stocks that
were known as war babies" had alb
rurtly fallen into decline. The sub
marine that torpedoed the Lusitania
shattered Wall streets Joy. threw the
dread Of war into the United States
and set every one TO questioning the
problem Of revenge and its cost.
The slump in the market came al
the most unfortunate moment for Bay.
ard and Clay. Any moment Of slump
indeed, would have come most untime-
ly for their ventures
Kip and Chivvis" were making
picnic ground of the shop. Behind the
soap-veiled windows they laughed and
debated on arrangements and price
tags and show cards.
Mr.. Chivvis. still out Of job. acted
as maid Of all work and stevedoNe
and grew SO useful that they had &c
put him out. And at last the moment
arrived when they declared the sho1
oren, raised the curtain" as Daphne
said.
She waited with 8 stage-fricht she
had not felt in Reben's theater. There
was no lack Of temperament In hel
manner DOW. But there was no audi
ence, either.
AT night Zip and Chivvis locked
their doors and went home. discour
aged beyond words and disInally
weary in the legs also in the smile
muscles which had been kept at an ex.
pectant tension all day long
Occasional purchases were made
but unimportant Kip and Chivvi.
tried 10 learn what interested people
and what did not They realized that
they had far too much OF certain
things and far too little Of Others
They attempted 10 sell the deadwoot
by marking II down; bot il would moi
move.
What do the women care for
priceS?" Daphne rallied. They arr
spending some mans money. anyway
They pretend that its 10 please him
but they know and we know that it's
because they hate each other
One day s great lady who crult
hardly squeeze through the door
creased into the shop and spilled her.
self into g startled little chair like
losd ot coal Daphne felt that she wa.
shout 10 6ie on their hands o. ask foi
an ambulance, hut she asked instead
for an embroidered breakfast cowr
from the window.
Ms. Chlvvis fetched {: and the ole
o--cS> clu;chc,i il from her. holding /,
~ 20 her hose as II 10 sniff l. hu;
really - >ee il
THAT'S il! That's wha; I've beer
locking for she vAeezed. Have yo1
sot mach 81 this sort Of thine?~
"Ch yes
~Ach -hats cond nv dsucA;e. 81
marrying 2 some % St4-s Young in
rrr.l, vhn'> going ove- to Frame tt
ran al ambulance In Mrs Ruuily.'
Mrs CH.vvi> waited unIe--U-ted f1l
ru-tAs~ idearihcarion ponhne hat
never heard u M-S. Rou!ny either
but she saspei as Il she had been say
inc her prayers CT the shrine os Rom
lily from childhood and now had been
visited NJ rhs nsr-nn ssirt u-hn-, shA
had recognized 81 once. Of course
"oh yes, Of course"
Mrs Romilly was coughing on:
I've been 10 several shops. and was
almost II despair until ] saw your
SIN II yo1 could do feu things In
rather q hurry ] fancy ! could ave
YOU iAree-ish order. And II the
things were az al successful ! could
throw quite Httle trade your way.
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