The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-02-04

Lets wait and see. Goodhy. Don't
worry"
He gave her a hand-grip of perfect
good fellowship and went into the hall.
She followed him to tell him again
how kind he was. As she was clasp
ing his hand again Leila opened the
door with her latchkey.
Now there was triple embarrass-
ment. Tom Duane had paid ardent
court to Leila before she married Bay
ard. Here he was In Bayard's wife's
home, apparently flirting with Bay
ards young sister.
Leila felt all the outraged senti-
ments Of jealousy and all the indig-
nation OF a chaperon who has been cir
cumvented. Duane retreated in poor
order. Daphne stammered an expla-
nation too brief and muddled to suf-
fee. Then she went to her room.
There her mother found her when
she came In later. Daphne had only
faint hope that Duane could work his
miracle twice, so she told her mother
that she had failed as an actress. She
told her bluntly:
mamma, I've been fred"
To her comfort her mother caught
her to her ample bosom and said: "Pm
glad of It. I'm much obliged to who
ever is to blame. Not but what you
could have succeeded If you had kept
at IT. But you're too good for such
a wicked life. A perscu couldn't be an
actor without being usincere and a
pretender and my little girl is too hon
est. SO now you come along home
with me-"
mo, thank you, mamma"
Mrs. Kip gathered herself together
for a vigorous assault when the tele-
phone rang and the maid brought word
that gent'man wished to speak with
Miss Daphne.
II was Duane, and she braced her.
self for another blow. But his voice
was clarion with success.
I've seen Reben. It's all right. He's
promised to keep you on and give you
chance. He says for you to report
at the theater Mt seven-thirty tonight"
And now again Daphne was more
afraid of her success, such as 1t was,
than of her failure. But II was pleas
ant to carry the news to her mother
and Leila.
1t Disguised them both. They were
still trying to dissuade her from con-
tinuing on the downward path when
a telegram from Ter father came for
her mother:
Taking beaver arrive Grand Cen
trail tomorrow don't meet me love.
"WES."
Bayard was late, as usual, and
Lila's temper had Just begun to SIM
ner when the door was opened stealth
lily and a hand was thrust In. 1t prof
fered a small box of jewelers. size and
waved 1t like flag of truce.
Leila rushed forward with cry of
delight, seized the packet and then
the hand, and drew Bayard into the
room and into her arms.
"Thls is your apology, suppose
she said.
Eyes, the apology for being late, and
that's what made me late"
Leila was enraptured. She adored
gifts and she had the knack of insplr-
ing them. The little square parcel
provoked her curiosity. She opened
1t SO excltedly that the contents fell
TO the floor. She swooped for them
and brought up platinum chain with
delicate plaque of tiny diamonds and
pearls ON device of platinum.
Leila ran to Mrs. Kip and Daphne
exclaming: "Arent they beautiful
Aren't they wonderful? Aren't they
gloriousf
Mrs. Kip and Daphne tried to keel
the pace, but once more they could no
forget who 1t was that was raining
down gold on this greedy stranger
Their alarm was not diminished whel
Bayard said to Leila
you're not the only one who cal
open accounts. / started one 70
those"
He took from his pocket pal
brochure and said to Leila "That al
lowance we agreed on, you known"
"Yes, I know"
SWELL instead of paying 1t TO 20
week by week / decided to open
bank account for you; so ran over I
this bank at the luach hour and mad
deposit to your credlt-ive hundre
0oIlarsr
Leila forgot her jewelry for M
ment in this new pride. She strutte
about. with mock hauteur, waving Mr.
Kip and Daphne aside and saying
"Don't speak to me. / am a lady wit
a bank account"
Mrs. Kip sighed in dreary earnes
"Tkat's more than ever was"
Leila was psrlng over her bank boo
the blank pages In which SO many DIR
mas, tragedies and life histories cou
be codlfed in bald numerals.
Her hrst question was omlnous: 81
] have TO go oil the way down
Broad 'street every time l. want
draw out some money!"