The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
Of cOurse,' said Mrs. Kip.

"Of course,' said Mrs. Kip.
 "Of course not" said Mir. Kip.
 'Why nOt?" said Mrs. Kip
 The expense is the why not Whats the use of spending fortune on clothes? The money that goes out for these honeymoons might better be turned into the wedding fund Lord knows Daphne will need dollars more than she needs duds if she marries that young fellow
 Daphne broke out in revolt "Oh but I'll be glad to be free from this everlasting talk of money money, money 1 hate it. I hate to take it from you. If it weren't for the dis grace I'd bring to you and mamma wouldn't accept cent; I'd be mar ried in my old bathrobe Thank heaven, I'm marrying a man who doesn't hang onto every penny like grim death."
 In her own heart she did not realize what a grievous wound she dealt the battered old heart of her father till he sighed:
 Il was like him when I was his age. Maybe he'll be like me when he's mine. If l had been more of a miser then 1 guess I'd be less of one now"
 Then Daphne caught the hunted, bounded look behind his spectacles and flung herself in his arms, weep ing: Forgive me. daddy. I'm little beast to talk to you so. I don't mean it. I'm just excited. I'll get only the simplest things, and some day when Clay and I are rich I'll pay you back thousandfold
 He patted her and kissed her gawk- fly. and, manlike, having gained his point, threw it away:
 You get whatever is best and incest. You're the pirtiest girl in Ohio and you're going to have the finest wedding ever was seen in Cleve- land. And I'll find the money all right, never you fear"
 He had just remembered a bit of real estate that had not yet been deco rated with second mortgage He had bought it secretly with the proceeds of q windfall That was his double life Instead of spending money surrepti- tieusly on dissipations, when he had Il bit of luck he sneaked out and in- vested it ill something he could Dor row money on in crisis. The crisis never failed him.
 So Daphne wrote to her brother that she was coming to New York to buy q rousseau fer her wedding to the dearest boy on earth, whose name she would not tell him till she saw him.
 Her letter crossed q letter from Bay ard, who began it with his regular apology for his unavoidable delay in writing home.
 Dearest Mother Dad and Sis-Reeeived several sweet letters from you, mother, and meant to answer. but been very busy. Theseehard times forced us to cut down staff and threw extra work on men re- tained. But business has been so bad so long 1t can't get any worse. Bound to get better.
 So I'm going to-don't drop dead yet I'm going to get married. Found the an- gel of the world Known it for a long time: been engaged a year. waiting to get rich enough to place her where she belongs. Not there yet, but can't stand bacheorhood any longer.
 Wedding date not settled yet. but prob ably some time in June. That would make a good song, Some Time in June. " Will let you know exact date.
 Silence followed the document. And there are few documents that mean so much to every family as that bear ing the news that one of the children has gone into the world and found a mate and given up the ancient loyalty