The Taney County republican., 1919-07-10


about Daphne's presence in Wether'
ellis fatal car. lie was more furious
at her than ever and more incapaDie
Of hating her.
He saw Bayard often, but Baynrd
knew little and said less. One after
noon he invited Clay TO ride with him
to the hospital whence Leila was TO
graduate. He warned Clay not to be-
tray how shocked he would be at Lei
las appearance, which, he said, was
wonderful Improvement on what II
had been.
She was. indeed, mere SHE'LL ana .
Clay was not entirely successful with
his compliments.
Leila sighed: "Much obliged for
your good Intentions. I'm mere
sack Of bones, but I'm going to get
well. The doctors say that II take
rare of myself every minute ana 90
to a lot of specialists and so to Bar
Harbor In the hot weather and 10
Palm Beach IN the cold and spend
about a million dollars I'll be myself
some day. That's not much, but It's
all I've got to work for. Poor Bydle!
He didn't know he was endowing
hospital when no married me-"
"What do care, honey" Bayard
cried, with perfect chlvalry. "Thc
money is rolling In and I'd rather
spend It on you than on anybody else"
"The moneys rolling out just rs
Fast MS It rolls in," Leila sighed. "The
Lord seems to provide a new expense
Tor every streak of luck. And that's
my middle name-Expense."
She had actually learned one lesson
That was q hopeful sign.
Clay sought Daphne In her odious
ito hlm) place Of business. She asked
him what she could sell him. He SAID
he would wait till the shop closed.
She raised her eyebrows impudently
and gave him chair In corner. lie
eat there feeling as out Of place as
strange man In n hnrem.
Eventually the last garrulous GUS
fomer talked herself dumb; the last
sewing woman went. Mrs. Chlvvls
Oulled down the curtains In the show
syIndow and at the door and bade good
hlght.
Then Daphne locked the door,
dropped wearlly into o chair, and
sighed, swell, Clay"
II want to know why you don't give
up Tom Duane
? She shrugged her excellent shoul'
ners again, but she did not SMILE
She spoke instead: II don't ask you
TO give up your stenOgrapher."
= "Oh, It's like that, oh? Well, then,
why won't you let me lend you money
ipstead Of Tom DuaneT
/. Her answer astounded him with Its
feminine logic: II can borrow OF Mr.
Duane because don't love him and
never did and he knows II. can't
borrow of you because"
7 He leaped at the implications "Be
cause you love meT
because used to-"
"Don't you any more1" he groaned
'How can ! tell? It's been months
and months since ! saw the Clay
Wlmburn that came out TO Cleveland
and lured me on to New York. The
only Clay Wimburn I've seen fol
some time has been horribly pros
porous, domineering snob who is toe
proud to be seen with working
sSoman. he wants to marry q lady
I never was one and don't want t
be one. I'm business woman ant
( love It,"
"And you wouldn't give up you
shop for met"
p Certainly not"
He looked of her with bafled emo
tions. She was so deleCtable and 81
obstinate, SO right.henrted and 81
,wrong.headed. 1t was iptolernbls tha
she should keep shop. lie spok'
pfter long delay,
"May come and see you once II
d &bIleI"
Ctf you want to-"
= "Where you living nowi"
"Sull at tho Chiyvises'."
"You ought 70 take better care o
yourself than that. Surely you cai
afford q better home"
Il suppose so, but 1t would b
lonely anywhere else. 1t has beel
safe there--slncs you quit calling ol
me. II doesn't cost me much"
. rBut you're making SO mucl
money"
hNjt 90 very much~-yet, but IT.
all my own and made every cent o
and--gollyl how ] love to watel
~ grow"
Ef{ou missr."
SMaybs. I guess that's the OIL.
Eay d save mOhes--to make q pas
kiob out Of II and get kind Of 70
! 5tttuous feeling from It. But reall!
fhlnk that It's the fun Of making !
that interests me most. II certainl!
Keeps me out Of mischief and out o
T. xi..no Or thnra'a M frpCflofl