Jackson County journal., 1919-03-14
CHAPTER Vl-Continued.

CHAPTER VI-continued.
Her sympathieS would ordinarily
have been with her brother in any dis
pute between him and his wife. But
his was dispute between Bayard
md love. 1t was sacrilegious for him
% go on reading the Times when his
ride had so much more important
hings to discuss. He heard her dis
'uss them as through a morning paper
iarkly, and he made the wrong an
Swers, and finally he snatched out his
watch, glared it In the face, gasped,
md attacked the last of his breakfast
ike train-catcher at lunch-cOunter.
1t was thus that he heard Leila wall,
What's to become of me all morn
ingY
Bayard stared at her sharply, but
poke softly enough: "Why, I don't
know, honey. There ought to be plenty
for you to do. The Lord knows there's
enough for me at the Office"
"All right" sighed Leila. "Ill be
brave and worry through somehow, till
noon, with my sweet new sisters help.
But Wen come down and lunch with
you. About what time do you go out
to luncheon, By?"
Bayard's answer was discouraging
This is one of the three days week
when the heads of the firm always
lunch at DelmOnico'S in a private room.
I'm afraid / can't lunch with you to-
day."
And you'll leave me this whole ter
rible day? I can never exist so long
without you"
I'm mighty sorry, honey. But men
must work, and-so-forth. I've been
away too long. The office needs me.
And I've spent lot of money, and I've
got to go down and earn some more to
Duy pretty things for my beauty"
This frightened her in a way he had
not expected, and little too far be-
yond his hopes. Gloom left her face
like cloud whipped from before the
sun. She dazzled him with her smile.
"Oh, l know what to do! Daphne
ana your mother and I can go shop
ping"
Bayard's heart Topped. He won
dered what on earth more there was
IN the shops that she could want to
Duy. She had come to the marriage
with her trousseau only partly COM
pleted, on account Of the haste of the
wedding. But she had bought and
bought in Europe. She had made his
honeymoon anxious by her rapacity
Tor beautiful things to wear. And now
that they had come to New York with
their old trunks bulging and new
trunks bought abroad bulging, and had
paid a humping sum at the custom
house, now she was still eager to 90
shoppingl
What he wanted to do was to omit
buying for while and sell something.
He did not say this. Love was slim
ping the bandage off one eve: but if
had not yet removed the sugar stick
that stops the tongue from criticism.
Leila grew more cheerful at a fer
rlfylng rate: "Go on to yOur old
iuncheon, my dear child, and Daphne
ana your mother and 1 will go on a
spree in the shops. Then we'll all
nave banquet tonight and a theater.
ana II we're not too tired, a supper: ::
ana II you're very good I'll take Won to
one OF those dancing places afterward.
III buy the theater tickets myself. I'll
get good ones. / want to save Won as
much trouble as I can, honey. So run
along to your office and don't worry
about us. But you must miss me-
frightfully! Will yop?"
He vowed that he would. and be
meant 1t. She was a most mlssable
creature
He rose to leave, but she stopped
nm to say, What play shall we seer,
This was the occasion for elaborate
debate till Bayard gave signs of trum-
peting his wrath and bolting.
Leila graciously released him on1v +o
call MIN back to say that he had for
gotten his newspaper.
Il left it for you. Don't You want 70
read itT' he asked 81 can get another
at the subway station
She shook her head: There's moth
'hg interesting in the papers. I'm irst
from Paris, aad know move abou, tho
fashions thar they do"