The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24

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XXI.

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CHAPTER XXI.
In those days the United States Of
America suddenly woke to the fact
that they could pull themselves out
OF bankruptcy by helping the benight-
ed states Of Europe into 1t.
There were sudden geysers Of for
tune and sudden collapses Of failure.
As in bonanza times, many were ru.
lined. while the few prospered. But
Clay and Bayard seemed to touch
nothing that did not turn to gold.
Bayard had gained immense prestige
with his firm because Of the huge
orders he brought in. He took all
the power that was accorded and
grasped for more. His most reckless
~audacities were rewarded with sue
cess. He rode a tidal wave and swan
with 1t so well that all his progress
seemed to be due to his own power.
Bayard astounded Dutilh with the
solution Of that old account, and with
a cash payment for new gowns In
celebration Of his new glory. He did
not forget his own people. He tele-
Igraphed his mother q thousand dol
lars and almost slew her with maze
ment. He telegraphed his father sim
ply the price Of a railroad ticket to
New York and a p~eremptory sum-
mons to take the first train east.
When Daphne heard this she had
ito sit down to keep from falling down.
lBayard resuscitated her with a check
for a thousand dollars. It meant
nothing more to her than abraca-
ldabra. The whole incredible altera-
ton was a fairy story to her. She
made a faint attempt to refuse the
gift, but Bayard forced it back into
her palm and closed her fingers on it.
She repaid Bayard with kisses till
she lost count and embraces till they
both lost breath. Then she borrowed
from him enough cash to pay her
moss-growa bill with the Chivvises.
Daphne could not wait for the ele-
vator. She q up several flights Of
0tOAAS,t SSAoISACu liz uOOA WALL ACA
,palsied latchkey and !. flung herself
into Mrs. Chivvis' arms and kissed
her-even Mrs. Chivvis. Her apology
was the money for the bill. She, fiaunt-
ed before her the check bearing the
heavenly legend commanding the Fifth
Avenue bank to ''pay to Daphne Kip
or order one thousand and no hun
dredths dollars on penalty Of incur
Ng the ~displeasure Of "Bayard Kip"
Mrs. Chivvis handled Ne parchment
Nth reverence, and permitted her
husband to touch it. 1t might have
been one of the golden leaves Of the
sacred Book Of Mormon, and she a
sealed wife Of Brigham himself.
"What are you planning to do with
all this? 2" she said at length.
II don't know" said Daphne. "What
would you s~uggest?"
'You were planning to 60 into bust
ness. Why not s this as capital?"
'sFine! What business ought I to
stArt-banking? or ~battleship build
ing, OF what"
There's embroidery" said Mrs.
Chivvis.
Daphne had to guffaw at that. Mrs.
Chivvis did not. laugh. Il mean IT"
she urged; "thdnk 1t over"
"All right, TIL think 1t over" /
The novelty of being rich lost It's
SAVIOR with Leila, and the m~onotony
Of being neglected began to prey upon
her damask soul. She and Daphne
forgot their mutual grievances for
their common grievance.
'sThat's the trouble with these hus-
bands" Leila grumbled. "When they're
In bad luck you can't lose 'em, and
when they're in good you can't find
EN-
TITS the same with h~ances," said
Daphne.
Daphne had the worst Of II, for
Leila began to wander again, leaving
Daphne to the society of Mrs. Chivvis,
who kept urging her to invest her
dwindling thousand before 1t was
gone. But in the environs Of noisy
riches the schemes Of Mrs. Ohivyis de-
manded such prolonged labor for such
minute profit that Daphne remained
cold. N
she began to resent Clay's neglect
mOrosely. The few attentions he paid
her only insulted her ; his mind was 50
Car away and his heart was all for his
business. He was dazzled BY the fierce
white light OF success, and he spoke
to Daphne In a kind Of drowsy hypno-
.6is. And he spoke necessarily OF the
details Of his business, o. his gam
blings. He could not e how deaf
me was to the very vulgar fractions
81 his apeculations, or the mad arith-
unetic Of his commissions. She yawned
III his face when he grew eloquent
Oh the dynamics of wealth, the higher
philosophers of finance. And re
never knew. He kissed her good-bys
b II be were kissing = government
bond, safe ana quiet and Az Ais own.
After one Of sClay's visits Mrs.s Chilly.
Nh sound Daphne n Z brown study.
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