The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-03-14
CHAPTER !.

As usual nowadays, instead Of
knocking at the door Fate called up
on the telephone.
Though the bell shrilled almost In
Mrs. Kip's ear she would not answer
1t. She WINGED, shook her head. agi-
tated her rocking chair with petulance,
embroidered ytndictively, and hardly
so much called out as sighed very
loudly toward the hallway:
Daphne! Ooh, Daphnel the tele-
phone again.
On the stairs there sounded a
muffied scurry like the rush of an
April shower chased down hillside
by the sun. An allegory of April dart
ed across the room and raised the tel
gphone to her lips as il 1t were
ceaker Of good cheer.
Her mother was used to this humor
Of Daphne's and paid no heed till
sudden frost chilled the warm tone of
the girls voice. The smile of hospi-
tality wasted on the telephone had
Eiven place to look Of embarrass-
snent.
Mrs. Kip whispered anxiously, "Who
10 it?"
Daphne motioned her not to inter-
Supt, and her voice grew deep and
important. 1t became what her brother
Bayard called her reception voice."
In her grandest contralto she said:
"This is Miss Kip. Yes, have. Yes,
be does. beg pardon? Oh!-oh! Oh !
How do you do, Mr.. Wmbwm."
"Mr. Who's" her mother keened.
Daphne whispered to quiet her, "A
young man from New York-friend Of
Bayard's-same Office. / haven't got
bis name yet"
Into the telephone she was saying.
and bowling and nodding the while
with her politest face. "Indeed I'll try
to be. OF course Cleveland's not New
York, but BY the way. do you
dancer That's good. That's right !;
might as well be deaf IL You DON'T
How long will you be In Clevelandf
Oh, Is that ALI Well, then. you must
come out here and have tea with us
.his very afternoon. I'll call for you
ut the hotel In my little car. No; it's
not one Of those; it's an electric. /
run 1t myself. Afraid to risk lit
Brave mani I'll be there In fifteen
minutes. snd you might be on the
steps. Goodby, Mr.. wmbwm."
This last was said In the fond tone
hf ancient friendship. and she hung
up the receiver with a gesture like
shaking hsnds.
She turled to find her mother thin
ming her lips in long, tight line; her
rhceks bilged explosively. Daphne
forestallec her:
Hes young fellow In the same
arm as lsayard. Says he's here on
business DOR ten days. Bayard told
him to coll me up and tell me to be
nice to Kim. That sounds like BY.
Also said ne hadn't time TO write. That
sounds liyer still. Bayard told him
to kiss yea for him. so he must be all
-. ! was going 10 take him to
the hotel 20 a tendance. but l thought
I'd better give him look-over first.
SO I'll roll him out here. Get out the
nice china and the NAPKINS l mono
grammed. and"
aBut. Dnphnel Waltz I can't"
Il haver's time TO arsue with you.
mamma. Please do as 1 tell you for
snce, and don't fuss. Mr.. Wmbwm
viii probably have a LOT Of news to
I ell you about your rrodigal son.
Ehy!-
She popped kiss 90 the forehead
that anxiety had turned to corduroy
nd ran upstairs Ike another April
shower chasing the sun uphill. She
eashed down again with hat and
siovez and. with noe rspovdered.
slaursed the front door gayiz.
snranuea the steps, and strobe across
- 4m..... A ga xf4#la a&af*Hzs car