The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-01-28
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had stopped the banks from granting
AMI important loan. Bayard spent a
bad day downtown. The news of his
fathers distress was q heavyphlow. But
he tried 10 dispense Acknowledgement to
the three women who could not quite
realize what all the excitement was
about. ar. why the disaster of n big.
chain OF wholesale stores would be Of
any particular Importance to them.
Bayard was just saying: II tell yo1,
Leila honey, ! was the wise boy when
grabbed you, for now I've gotL yod,
and / need you. Thank the Lord Pm
not loaded up with debt =. I've kept
cle& pf fhaty ATE
LpiA ssaids n6thing. but Thought hard.
BaJRfd |asl siteht Later TIE doofsben
rang ma young sewing girl brought
two big boxes from Dutilh.s. They
were 80 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: w ''''
"Whats all that, honeyf"o1 991hl
'Oh, It's Just ara little thing I
picked up today ut Dutilh's."d s7oru
"What Il II, q scarf or somethingf
Give q fellow q look ut IL" noi'EqiisI
He began 30 unite, the knot Sealed
across the cord, was an envelope, with
q statement. Bayaff tore Il free.
Leila asIatched at It. Bayari laughed
and, ydodgedl shef. 70 Leila pursued II
was CHASTITY game Of tag for her. and
Daphne and her mother looked on in
guilty dread. Bayard, whoopfng with
laughter. dashed into his room, and
closed the door, held II fast while Leila
pounded and blended with him.
His laughter was quenched sharply.
There was a. silence He opened the
door and walked out, q sickly pallor at
his lips, the statement In his hand:
'"This 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" ~
'Har-hej insisted on my Opening
one."", .t.,,..u 30. ,y.I,,,4 t,,.,s
But don't want to, open any ac-
counts. & Iopay my bills in thirty days
or discount them for cash. o D can't pay
this, in, thirty days., Every penny I
can see ahead of me Is laid out"
"IaITfn Jsorryy'b leila faltered. o'eYou
said the, times were, getting ;bettepnw
II thought they Were, hoped they,
were. But they've gone bad 'again.. Be
sides2I was trying to- cheer oyou apg
to give yppd "a happy holeyEmoop. Wand
bought you everything you saw
abroafo AAdsit ~nsnt 'eHouefit When
will you get ,enpugha clothhsF' holillh
Leila, had stared, incredulous at the
calamitous result of her tender i'm
pulse to beautify herself ID his eyes.
Then tears came gushing and she ran
to her room and locked the door.
Bayard, N did mot follow her. He
turned for comfort to his mother and
Daphne!p He noted the other box.
Daphne had not dared to opensit.aE q
Bay ardd 1r1ipped the the envelope from Its
cord and read:
"Bayard Kip to Ddtiih, DR.. iParch-
ment-tOned gown for Miss Daphne
Kip, two hundred and seventy-five dol
lars"
He was aforementioned himself as
he shook the statement at Daphne,
and whispered, husldly, whats thisi',
Daphne could not muster any cour-
age. She explained with craven re-
morse, II saw gown that FL needed
there, and IL He offered to let 1t
on your account till / could get the
money"
Bayard was choked with wrath and
terror greater than hers. Saii2ym
II go to my, office and work like, a
fiend all day, and come home to find
that my wife and my sister have run
me into debt for--five hundred and
fifty dollars. And the, firm, the big
firm work for, had to extend a note
for seven hundred and fifty because
we couldn't meet itFGG8 la8y gGiUan
His mother tried to stem the tide of
Bayafd's rage, to turn his wrath with
q soft answer: .gnioyaM ehJ .l"l5|
II guess les all my fault, honey. The
dresses looked so pretty on the girls ]
urged them to take them. You ought
W ocC hOW DCuutiAui tbCy uit. w put
the dress on, Daphne, and let your
brother see how sweet you look In it."
Sweet She looks sweet In 1t I It's
beautiful And that justifies anything.
Lord, what did you make 'em out of,
these womenp
Mrs. Kip nudged Daphne and whis-
pered, go on, put the dress on; let
him see you In it,"
She spoke with great cannlness, but
Daphne stared at her with derlsion,
and edged away and spoke in a tone
as biting as cold blue vitriol.
Put 1t on, motherl Do you think
I'd ever wear the thing? III send 1t
back tomorrow morning at daybreak.
And I'll never take thing that any
man pays for as long as live"
Bayard roared at her over his Shout
der: "You won't take anything that
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