Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-23

Ald6Cs AACl AdAhSA 3AOdhNN
at the thought of the wedding ex
penses, but cOnsOled himself with 4;
Pisgah-sight of the Canaan when thu
last of his dear children should bt
living at another mans cost.
Mrs. Kip made one stipulation; %
won't let Daphne sneak away to New
York and be married by a justice OF
/ the peace or a coroner or whoever
does such things in New York. She
must have a church wedding and q
home reception"
Daphne accepted this unanimously
with one amendm@ctt.
81 must go to New York to get my
trousseau."
"Of course" said Mrs. Kip.
"Of course not ~ said Mr.. Kip.
"Why not?" said Mrs. Kip.
"The expense is the why not What's
the use of spending a fortune on
clothes? The money that goes out for
these honeymoons might better be
turned into the wedding fund. Lord
knows Daphne will need dollars more
than she needs buds il she marrieS
that young fellow"
Daphne broke out in revolt. "Oh,
but I'll be glad to be free from this
everlasting talk of money, money,
money! l hate it. / hate to take it
from you. If it weren't for the dis
grace I'd bring to you and mamma /
wouldn't accept a cent; I'd be mar
ried in my old bathrObe. Thank
heaven, I'm marrying a man who
doesn't hang onto every penny like
grim DEATH"
In her own heart she did not realize
what grievous wound she dealt the
battered old heart of her father till
he sighed:
f''I was like him when was his,age,
Maybe he'll be like me when he's
mine. If / had been more of a miser
then l guess I'd be less of one now"
Then Daphne caught the hunted,
bounded look behind his spectacles
and flung herself in his arms, weep
ing: "Forgive me, daddy. I'm little
beast to talk to you so. 1 don't mean
it. I'm just excited. I'll get only the
things, and some day when
Clay and are rich I'll pay you back
a thOusandfOld."
He patted her and kissed Aer gawk-
lily, and, manlike, having gained his
point, threw it away:
"You get whatever is best and
incest. You're the pirtiest girl in
Ohio and you're going to have the
finest wedding ever was seen in Cleve-
land. And I'll find the money all |
right, never you fear"
He had just remembered a bit of |
real estate that had not yet been deco
rated with second mortgage. He had
bought it secretly with the proceeds of
4 windfall. That was his double life.
Instead of spending money surrepti-
.iOusly on designations, when he had
| bit of luck he Sneaked out and in
rested it in something he could bor-
'Ow money on in a crisis. The crisis
lever failed him.
SO Daphne wrote to her brother that
he was coming to New York to buy
trousseau for her wedding to the
Iearest boy on earth, whose name she
would not tell him till she saw him.
Her letter crossed letter from Bay
I'd, who began it with his regular
pology for his unavoidable delay in
7riting home.
Dearest Mother, Dad and Sis-Receved
everal sweet letters from you, mother,
nd meant to answer, but been very busy
'hese hard times forced us to cut down
taft and threw extra work on men re-
aimed. But business has been so bad so
)ng it can't get any worse. Bound to
ct better.
So I'm going to-don't drop dead yet
m going to get married. Found the an
ell of the world. Known 1t for long
me; been engaged year. waiting to
ct rich enough to place her where she
elongs. Not there yet, but can't stand
achelorhood any longer
Wedding date not settled yet, but prob
bly, some time In June. That would
AXE a good song, "Some Time in June"
ill let you know exact date.
Silence followed the document. And
lere are few documents that mean
much to every family as that bear Il
e the news that one of the children C
rs gone into the world and found h
ate and given up the ancient loyalty b
II the new.