Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-07-23
CHAPTER Xl--Continued.

swell, I never" he gasped. sand
all this trip of your mothers and
yours and all the expenses gone for
nothing?" was his first doleful thought.
He remembered the second mortgage
he had placed on one Of his properties
to get the money for the vitality impor-
tant wedding festival. And now there
was to be no wedding. The son-in-law
who was to have assumed the burden
Of Daphne's bills was banished
Daphne was again her fathers own
child.
He was glad to have her back, but
he could have wished that she had not
gone away, since he paid the freight
In both directions. And now here was
himself in New York and nothing to
show for all the split milk Of time,
money and emotions.
At the critical moment Daphne men.
toned that the star whose understudy
she was would earn fifty thousand dol
lars that year in spite Of the hard
times. Fifty thousand dollars" had q
musical sound to Wesley's ears. If
Daphne could earn a tenth of that he
would believe in miracles.
"Where were you planning to live
honey, while you're acting? With
Bayard, suppose"
"Oh, no." said Daphne; "we've ru.
ined his honeymoon enough already
"Who with, them"
"Oh, by myself, suppose"
Good Lord! you couldn't do that
very well-a young girl like you"
"Why mott" she said.
He turned pale. This was like being
asked why babies were found under
cabbage leaves. He was an old-fash
toned father, and he had never beer
able to rise to the new school of dis
cussing vitality important topics with
the children vitality interested.
"Why, why" he stammered, "why
because nobody does it, honey. Nice
girls don't live alone"
Daphne studied him with a tender
amusement. He was so innocent II
his way, in spite of all he must know
She understood what he was thinking
of. She was sophisticated in the man
ner Of the nice girl of her time anC
she liked to treat submerged themes
with clean candor. She thought thai
prudery was form Of slavery.
"If you've just got to stay in New
York and just got to work your mother
could stay with you, I suppose"
"But what becomes of you and you
homer
"Oh, I'll get along somehow. / dom
matter"
This broke her heart. She cried out
NBut you do matter, daddy; you mat
Ter terribly. Can't you understand
datdy, that I'm trying to relieve you
and make myself useful instead Of ;
parasite? Thousands of women liv,
hlone-professional women, art stu
tents, music students, college girls
hormal-school women, besides tn,
women in shops and factories. IT.
coming more and more"
But you're not brought up to 1
trade"
81 wish had BEEN"
swell, that's new complaint, any
way, but - well - of course 70,
wouldn't do anything wrong; but
you lived alone you'd be misjudged
md men would keep throwing tempta
hon In your way"
II had plenty Of that when I wa
living at home"
"Daphnew He cried out In pain q
Ihe very thought.
She went on, educating him with
vengeance: "Plenty of temptation an,
benty of opportunity, daddy. It WASH
POUR fault. You gave me all the pre-
lection that anybody could, daddy
sut you can't protect people all tn
time. And 1t was when you truste,
me most that you protected me most
People are just beginning to realiz
that even in penitentiaries the highe
The walls and the stricter the guard
he more prisoners try to escape
They're sending convicts out to wor
~ roads now with no guards at al
Ind they do their work and com