The Monticellonian., 1919-04-04

Wesley took Leila by storm with his lavish and whole-hearted praise. He had not seen her before. He gathered her to his breast, then held her out at arms length to praise her and to praise Bayard for bringing her into the family.
 Mrs. Kip did not delay long the as sault on Daphnes position But Wes- ley said:
 We've had long talk and I guess shes pretty set in her way. She's a good girl, though, mamma. And she knows her own mind better than we do. Anyways, it's her own mind Let her have her way and if anything goes wrong she can always come back home"
 His wife boiled over It made her feel as much at home as an old kettle on stove to have her husband there to boil over on: "Wesley Kip, are you going to set there and encourage that girl 10 ruin her life and her reputa- tion without doing anything to protect herr"
 oh l guess she's not going to ruin anything. After all, the best way to protect folks is to trust 'em"
 It was bald plagiarism, but Daphne made no complaint. Wesley got into trouble at once. however, by making the suggestion that his wife remain as companion for her child. Mrs. Kip took it as Il sign that he wanted to get rid of her, and Daphne refused to take it at all.
 Wesley sat pondering in silence for a while; then he rose and, mumbling, Be back in little while" took his hat and went out.
 They wondered what mischief he was up to and what folly he would commit. He came back in half an hour with q smile of success.
 'I guess it's all right l been think ing about all the different things been said. We don't want Daphne living by herself and she don't feel like she ought to trespass on Leila's home so got an idea and went down and saw the janitor or superintendent or what ever he is, and l asked him mightn't
  ing wanted to rent q room 10 nice girl. And he said there was a young couple felt the rent was a little high and had an extra room. So we went up and took look at it. Right nice young woman, name of Chivvis or something like that; said she'd be glad to take my daughter in. 1 was think | f,ar could see Bayard and Leila when she was lonesome or anything; and she'd 1 be handy where they could keep an eye on her if she got sick or anything"
 The three women looked at him in amaZement. He had solved the riddle missed the irreconcilableS.
 I'll bet the place is sight and the woman freak" said Mrs. Kip. Lets go have a look at her"
 So all four went up in the elevator to the top floor. They were about to ring the bell of one of the big front apartments like Bayard'S but Wesley checked them.
 It's in the back"
 The women exchanged glances and smiles behind the important shoulder blades of Wesley, the manager. He rang a bell and q young woman opened the door. As Leila said afterward:
 "She had the whole map of New l England in her face, and her middle name was Boston"
 But she was young, in a placid, Pu- ritanical way, and she looked exceed l ngy clean and correct. Her very smile was neat, exactly adjusted be- tween those of the gracious hostess and of the landlady.
 Mrs. Chivvls led the way to the room that was for rent. It took Daphne at once. Spotlessness is the first luxury in rented room and Puritan beauty has q grace all its own. The mahog- any bed with it's twisted posts. the ex- celent linen and the honesty of ev- erythng won her completely.
 She felt sense of relief from the rather gaudy beauty of Leila's apart ment. She felt that Mrs. Chivvis, who showed such fine restraint in her fur I niture, would be equally discreet in minding her own affairs.
 "rn take it." she said that is, if you'll take me-"
 Mrs. Chivvis said she would She l said it with New Englandsh parsi- mony of enthusiasm, but her eyes were kindly and Daphne decided that she thought nice things but lacked the courage to say them.
 Daphne moved at once into the Chiv- wis apartment what belongings she had brought on from Cleveland, and her mother promised to dispatch the rest Of them as soon as she reached nome.