The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-02-13

TO Bayard..
CHAPTER vIl-continued.
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Leila said nothing. but thought hard.
Bayard was silent. Later the door-bell
rang and q young sewing girl brought
two big boxes from Dutilh's. They
were so big that there was no conceal
ing them. Leila made q timid effort to
escape with hers, but Bayard was full
OF a cheerful curiosity:
whats all that, honey7"
'Oh, It's Just IA little thing !
picked up today at Dutilh's."
"What is it, q scarf or something's
Give q fellow q look at tt"
He began to unite the knot: Sealed
across the cord was an envelope, with
a statement. Bayard tore it free.
Leila snatched at 1t. Bayard laughed
and lodged her. Leila pursued. 1t
was q CHASTITY game Of tag for her, and
Daphne and her mother looked on in
guilty dread. BayaFd, who0ping with
laughter, dashed into his room and
closed the door, held It fast while Leila
pounded and pleaded with him.
His laughter was quenched sharply.
There was q silence. He opened the
door and walked out. a sickly pallor at
his lips, the statement In his hand:
'sThis can't be right, honey: 'Bayard
Kip to Dutilh, debtor. Peach-blOw
satin gown-two hundred and seventy
five dollars The price is ridiculous,
and / have no account there"
"He-he insisted on my opening
one"
'.But / don't want to open any ac-
counts. / pay my bills in thirty days
or discount them for cash. I can't pay
this In thirty days. Every penny ]
q see ahead Of mi is laid out"
"I-I'm sorry" Leila faltered. 'You
said the times were getting better"
II thought they were. 1 hoped they
were. But they've gone bad again. Be
sides, / was trying to cheer you up,
to give you q happy honeymoon. And
{ bought you everything you saw
xbroad. And 1t wasn't enough! When
will you get enough clothes!"
Leila had stared incredulous at the
calamitous result OF her tender i'm
pulse to beauty herself in his eyes.
Then tears came gushing and she ran
to her and locked the door.
Bayard did moi follow her. He
turned for comfort to his mother and
Daphne. He noted the other box.
Daphne had not dared to open 1t.
Bayard ripped the envelope from Its
cord and read:
..Bayard Kip to Dutilh, DR.. Parch-
mentioned gown, for Miss Daphne
Kip. two hundred and seventy-ave dol
lars"
He was parchment-toned himself as
ne shook the statement at Daphne.
and whispered, huskily, whats thisf''
Daphne could not muster any cour-
age. She explained with raven re-
morse, 81 saw q gown that IL needed
there, and IL He offered to let 1t
on your account till ! could get the
money"
1&aSE In 4AA W06A AAVAO0 SW4SA WA0SAA Ia
u terror greater than hers.
81 90 to my Office and work like q
nend all day, and I come home to find
that my wife and my sister have run
me Into debt for-hve hundred and
fifty dollays. And the Arm. the big
flrm I work 1or. had to extend note
for seven hundred and nifty because
we couldn't meet itl'
His mother. tried Ia stem the tide Oi
Bayard's rage. u turn his wrath with
q soft answer: Eg
q guess It's All my fault, honey. The
dresses looked so pretty on the girls y
urged them to take them. You ought
to see how beautiful they are. Go PM
the dress on, Daphne. md lit yonx
brother zee how sweet yoaS look hi II,
Sweet she looks sweet III It'll It'll
beautiful And that justifes anything,
L.ord, what did yon make ca out Of,
MN kip nudged Daphne ma Wills.
lpered, on. put The dress ON lei
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