The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-02-06
CHAPTER vl-contInued.

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Her sympathies would ordinarily
have been with her brother In any dis
pute between him and his wife. But
this WIS a dispute between Bayard
md love. It was sacrllegious for him
to go on reading the Times when his
bride had SO much nor important
things to discuss. He heard her dis
cuss them as through a morning paper
darkly, and he made the wrong an
stters, and finally he snatched out his
, watch, glared it In the face, gasped,
and attacked the last OF his breakfast
like q train-catcher at q l~unch-counter.
It was thus that he heard Leila wall,
sWhat's to become OF me all morn
lngT'
Bayard stared at her sharply, but
spoke softly enough: ''Why, ]. 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. 'T1l be
brave and worry through somehow, till
moon, with my sweet new sisters help.
But we'll come down and lunch with
you. About what time do you 60 out
30 luncheon, By2"
Bayard's answer was .discouraging:
ss.This is one Of the three days a week
when the heads Of the firm always
tunch at Delm0nic0's In q private room.
I'm afraid I can't lunch with Won to-
day,
tAnd you'll leave me this whole ter
tib1e day? l can never exist $ 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 a lot Of money, and I've
got to go down and earn some more to
buy pretty things for my beauty"
This Frightened her in a way he had
not expected. and q little too far be-
yond his hopes. Gloom left her face
like a cloud whipped from before the
sun. She dazzled him with her smile.
"Oh, / know what to do! Daphne
and your mother and I can so shop
ping"
Bayard's heart Topped. He won
dered what on earth more there was
ln the shops that she could want to
buy. 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
for beautiful things to wear And o
that they had come to New York with
their old trunks bullying and new
trunks bought abroad bullying, and had
paid a humping sum at the custom
house, now she . still eager to 60
shopping!
What he wanted to do was to quit
buying for a while and sell something.
he did not say this. Love was slip
ping the bandage df one eye; but 1t
had not yet removed the sugar stick
chat stops the tongue from criticism.
Lella grew more cheerful at a ter
rifying rate: "Go on tai your old
luncheon. my dear child, ana Daphne,
and your mother. and I VIII 10 q q
spree Ia the shops. Then well an.
have . banquet tonight and 4 stheater,
and IL we're not too tired, b supper;
and II. you're very good It'll TAKE you To
one Of those dancing places afterward.
I'M buy the theater tickets myself. I'm
get good ones. ! want to save you Al
much trouble an I can. honey. Serum
along to your once and don't worry
shout ID. But RON must miss me-
1r4ghtfullyl viii youl'
He vowed that he would, and he
naeant IL She was most missables'
creature. sS
he rose to leave, but she stopped,
him to say, 'sWhat playsshall w seer
Tahis was the occasion Tor elaborate
debate TIM Bayafd gave signls Of trun-
peting his wrath and bolting.
Leila grracioepsly released him only to
calls him back to ssay Tint Az had for-
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