New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-07-25

Wesley took Leila by storm with hi
lavish and whole-hearted praise. III,
had not seen her before. lie gathere,
her to his breast. then held her on
ut arms length TO praise her and {,
prai~ Bayard for bringing her into tn,
family.
Mrs. Kip did not delay long the as
Sault ON Daphne's position. But Yves
ley said:
We've had a long talk and | guess
she's pretty set in her way. She's !;
good girl, though. mamma. And she
knows her W mind better than We
do. Anyways, it's her own mind. Lei
her have her way and If anything goes
wrong she can always come bach
home"
His wife boiled over. II made her
feel as much at home as an old kettle
on n stove 10 have her husband there
To boil owe on wesley Kip, are you
going to set there and encourage that
girl to ruin her life and her reputa.
tlon without doing anything to protect
herr"
"oh, | guess she's not going to ruin
anything. After all, the best way to
protect folks is to trust EN-"
Ii was bald plagiarism, but Daphne
mnde no complaint. Wesley got into
trouble at once, however, by making
the suggestion that his wife remain
as u companion for her child. Mrs.
Kip took it ns II sign that he wanted
10 get rid Of her, and Daphne refused
10 take it mt all.
Wesley sat bordering In silence for
Il while then he rose and, mumbling,
"Be back IN IA little while" took his
hat and went out.
They wondered what mischief he
was up To and what folly he would
commit. lie came back in half an
hour with n smile of success.
Il guess it's all right. | been think
ing about all the different things been
said. We don't want Daphne living
by herself and she don't feel like she
ought 10 trespass on Leila's home: so
| got AN idea and went down and saw
the janitor or superintendent or what
ever he Is, and | asked him mightn't
IL be there was somebody in this build
ing wanted TO rent a room to a nice
girl. And he said there was a Young
couple felt the rent was a little high
and had an extra So we went
up and took a look at it. Right nice
young woman. name OF Chivvis or
something like that said she'd be glad
10 take my daughter In. | was think
ing that II Daphne was up there she
could see Bayard and Leila when she
was lonesome or anything; and she'd
be handy where they could keep an
eye on her II she got sick or anything"
The three women looked at him In
amazement. He had solved the riddle
that bafled them all and had compro-
missed the irreconcilables.
'Ill bet the place is a sight and the
woman a freak" said Mrs. Kip. Let's
go have 4 look at her"
So all four went up in the elevator
to the top floor. They were about TO
ring the bell Of one of the big front
apartments like Bayard's but Wesley
checked them.
Its in the back"
The women exchanged glances and
smiles behind the important shoulder
blades Of Wesley. the nag He
rang a bell and a young woman opened
the door. As Leila said afterward:
"She had the whole map of New
England in her face, and her middle
name was Boston"
But she was young. In a placid, Pu-
ritanical way. and she looked exceed
lngly clean and correct. Her very
smile was neat. exactly adjusted be-
those of the gracious hostess
and Of the landlady.
Mrs. Chivvis led the way to the room
that was for rent. 1t took Daphne at
once. SpOtlessness is the first luxury
In a rented room and Puritan beauty
has a grace all its own. The mahog-
any bed with its twisted posts, the ex-
linen and the honesty Of ev-
erything won her completely.
She felt a sense of relief from the
gaudy beauty Of Leila's apart
ment. She felt that Mrs. Chivvis, who
showed such fine restraint In her fur
niture. would be equally discreet In
minding her own affairs.
I'll take it." she said; that is. IL
you'll take me"
Mrs. Chivvis said she would. She
said IL with a New Englandish parsi-
mony of enthusiasm. but her eyes were
kindly and Daphne decided that she
nice things but lacked the
to say them
Daphne moved at once into the Chiv-
Wis apartment what belongings she had
brought on from Cleveland. and her
promised to dispatch the rest
Of then as soon as she reached home.