The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04

the carriage man saluted Duane,
pedestrian as he was, called him by
name, and seemed to be happier for
seeing him. The dOorman smiled and
bowed him in by name, and Duane
thanked him by name. The hat-boys
greeted him by name and did not give
him check. The head waiter beamed
as If long-awaited guest of honor
had come, and the captains bowed and
bowed.
Duane did not ask his guests what
they would have. The head waiter
told him In low voice what he ought
to have
Daphne rejolced All luxury was
music to her. Fine clothes, fine foods
on fine dishes, fine horses, motors, fur.
nitures. fine everything. gave her an
exaltation of soul like the thrill of a
religion.
New York was heaven on earth. The
streets were gold the buildings Of Jas
per, and the people angels-good
angels or bad. as the case might be,
but still angels. She wanted to be an
angel.
en- camped about the little tables she
made out Sheila Kemble again, In a
knot OF elderly women Of manifest i'm.
portance.
isn't that Sheila Kembler' Daphne
asked.
"Yes, that's Sheila," said Duane, and
he waved to her and she to him. He
turned back to Daphne. "Awfully nice
girl. Like TO meet herT
'T'm crazy to-"
I'D bring you together now, but
snes completely surrounded by
grandes DANES"
he named the women, and Mrs. Kin
gaped at them as If they were rroup
of Valkyrs I'm Valhalla. 1t startled her
TO see them paying such court to an
actress. She said so.
"All great successes love one an.
other" Duane explained. "Those old
ladies were geniuses at getting born in
the best families, and Sheila has
earned her place. She looks a bit
Ike your daughter, don't you thinkr'
Mrs. Kip tilted her head and studied
Miss kemble and nodded. She made
the important amendment. "She looks
like she used to look like Daphne"
That's better" said Tom Duane
Miss Kip might be her understudy."
How much does an understudy
get?" said Daphne, abruptly.
II haven't the faintest idea :" Duane
exclaimed. mot much, / imagine, ex.
cept an opportunity"
as 1t true that Miss KembIe makes
so much?"
I'D Ike to trade incomes with her,
that's all. Her manager, Reben. was
telling me that she would clear fifty
thousand dollars this'year"
Mrs. Kip was aghaSt. Daphne was
electrified. She surprised Duane with
another question: You said Miss
kemble was marrIed?"
''Yes, and has children. and loves
her husband. But she couldn't stand
idleness. She's just come back TO the
stage after several years of rusting In
a small city"
Daphne fired one more question
point-blank: "Do you think / could
succeed on the stage?"
have ith your mothers permission
great beauty and magnetism. de
lightful voice. and intelligence. Why
shouldn't you succeed? You would
probably have peck of trouble get.
ting started, but Do you know
any managers?"
81 never met one"
"Well. If you sever decide that YOU
want to try 1t, let me know, and / can
probably force somebody to give you
a job"
I'll remember that" said Daphne,
darkiy.
She said nothing more while the
luncheon ran It's course.
The women got rid of Tom Duane
gracefully-Leila asked him to put
them in taxicab, as they had still
much shopping to do. They rode TO a
department store. and Leila started
another account. They rode back to
the apartment. There they found
day letter from Daphne's father to her
mother.
"As you see by papers big Cowpei
firm failed today for ten million dol.
lars this hits us hard you better come
home not buy anything more situation
serious but hope for best don't worry
well love. WESLEY"
Mrs. Kip dropped into chair. The
shock was so great that Ii shook first
from her groan of sympathy for her
husband.
Your poor father And he's worked
80 hard and hepn 90 cnrnfnI