The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-14

wouiuut uo anvtn'ng wrong; put II
you lived alone you'd be misjudged,
and men would keep throwing tempta-
ton In your way"
II had plenty Of that when was
living ut home"
"Daphnew He cried out in pain at
the very thought.
She went on. educating him with a
vengeance: "Plenty Of temptation and
plenty of opportunity, daddy. 1t wasn't
your fault. You gave me all the pro-
lection that anybody could, daddy.
But you can't protect people all the
time. And 1t was when you trusted
me most that you protected me most.
People are just beginning to realize
that even In penitentiaries the higher
the walls and the Stricter the guards
the more prisoners try to escape.
They're sending convicts out to work
on roads now with no guards. at all.
And they do their work and come
back. Don't you think women can be
trusted as far as couvictsT
Il suppose So" he sighed But he
was convinced of the security of nei-
ther the cOnvicts nor Of the women
under these new anarchies. He was
convinced of only one thing, and that
was his helplessness.
Daphne took him home In a taxicab.
At the apartment they caught Bayard
just rushing for his office. He greeted
his father with whirlwind affection,
but he knew that he would please
Wesley better by hurrying on to his
office than by neglecting his business
for the purpose OF entertainment.
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 aud to
praise BayGrd for bringing her into the
family.
Mrs. Kip did not delay long the as
sault on Daphne's position. But Wes-
ley said:
We've had long talk and I guess
she's 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. 1t 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 to ruin her life and her reputa-
tion without doing anything to protect
herr"
"Oh, 1 guess she's not going to ruin
anything. After all, the best way to
protect folks Is to trust 'em."
1t 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 1t as a sign that he wanted
to get rid Of her. and Daphne refused
to take It at ALL
''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 i'm half an
hour with II smile OF success
81 guess it's all right. | 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 treSpLss on Leila'S home; so
/ got an idea and went down and saw
the jnnitor or superintendent or what.
ever ne is, and / asked him mightnt
IT be there was somebody in this build.
Ing wanted to rent q room TO u nice
girl. And he said there was n young
couple felt the rent was n little high
and had an extra room. So we went
up and took look at 1t. Right nice
young woman, name of ChivviS or
something like that said she'd be glad
to take my daughter IL. l was think.
Ing that If Daphne was up there she
could see Baynrd and Leila when she
was lonesome or anything; and she'd
be handy where they could keep an
eye on her IL she got sick or anything"
amazcment. He had solved the riddle
that bafiied them all and had comprO-
missed the irreconcilables.
''I'll bet the place is sight and the
woman a freak" said Mrs. Kip. Lets
go have 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.
ITS In the back"
The women exchanged glances and
smiles behind the important shoulder
blades OF Wesley. the manager. He
rang bell and young woman opened
the door. AS Leila said afterward:
"She had the whole map Of New