The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-01-23


She marched ON doggedly, growing
more and more gloomy and decrepit.
Her little slippers with their stilted
heels plnched and wavered, and every
step was a pang.
Lets go over there and get on a
street car. and dare them TO put us
off," she suggested.
"It's pay-as-you-enter car" he
groaned.
The Yorld was a different world
now. The drive that had been 80 tire
mendously lovely as she sped through
II In q taxicab was pathway 10 Mo-
jave. She limpsd through the hideous.
hateful. objectionable length. and felt
that Il was q symbol OF the life ahead
OF her. She had counted on escaping
from the money limits OF her home.
She was merely transferring herself
from one jail to another.
Her young lover had -dazsied her
with his needless courtship. flown away
with her on motor wings, dipping to
earth now and then to sip refresh
ments at n high cost. and then swoop-
ing of with her again.
And now his wings had broken; his
gasoline was gone; his motor burnt
out; and the rest of the journey was
to be the same old trudge.
She had been leaning heavily on
Clay's arm. Now she put It away from
her In a mixture of pity for him and
of self-reproof. When he protested,
she said: 81
81 think I'll walk better alone for a
WHILE"
so she hobbled and hobbled by her
self. he pleading to. be allowed to help
her. But she kept him away.
And they crept on little farther.
loving each other plteously. go
y In the course Of time they reached
The Soldiers, and Sailors monument,
\ and Daphne sank down at, the base of
1t.
II can't go any further" she said.
mot IL die of starvation" He sank
| down at her side. The moon peered
/ Mt them between the columns and the
celia of the monument, and seemed
to tilt its face to one side and smile,
| A motorcar went by with the silence
of a Looping panther. Another car pass
ing II threw calcium light on Tom
Duane and his guests and his chauf-
fenr, How gorgeouslya they sped If
/ Daphne had had bit of luck she
would be with them. soaring on the
piniors of money, instead of 'hobblins
on without It.
Daphne took off her slippers and
fondled her poor abused feet as If they
were her children. But when she tried
to thrust them back into her slippers
forsn final desperate effort she almost
shrieked with the hurt. "
"I'll have to go the rest of the way
In my stocking feet" she moaned.
mot If have to carry you" Clay
growled.
Before he had a chance to carry out
his resolution taxicab that had de-
posted It's fares at an apartment house
above went bowling by with its flag
up.
Clay ran out and howled at It till 1t
stopped, clrcle1 round, and drew up by
the bridle-path. Then he ran to Daphne
and bundled her into 1t. and gave her
address to the driver.
"But how are you going to pay him?"
she sighed. bllssfully, as they shot
along. "Not that / care at ALL"
~ haven't figured that out" said
Clay. "rll drop you at home and then
take him to my club and see IL l can't
borrow from somebody there. If l
can't, I'll give him my watch or the
fight of his life"
"That's terriDlep Daphne sighed.
ITO think how much have cost you ~
swell, l wanted to give you a good
time on your little visit" said Clay,
land it's only two days till my next
salary day."
Her heart sank. Her guess was
right. His bank account was dry. 1t
had gurgled out in amusing her. She
felt that there was something here
that would take bit of thinking about
when she had rested enough to
think.
The taKlcab swung into Fifty-nlnth
street and drew up to the curb. Clay
helped Daphne out and said to the
chauffeur, "Waiti"
He said 1t with just the tone he had
used when he said to the waiter,
Check"
| When Clay had kissed her his seven
teenth farewell and was wondering
how he could tear himself away from
her without bleeding to death, Daphne
pressed the bell.
Instead of her drowsy mother open
ing the door half an inch and fleeing
in her curl-pOpers. Bayard himself ap-
peared In his bathrobe and pajamas.
"Bayardr Daphne gasped as she
sprang for him. "What on earth
brought you home so soon?"
Money gave out" he laughed.
"Hello, Clay" he said as he put
forth his hand. Mother tells me
you've been secretly engaged TO my
sister all this time, you old scoundrel
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