The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-05-16

s nothing more to her than abrac
t dabra. The whole incredible alters
ton was a fairy story to her. Sh
/. made faint attempt to refuse tn
/ gift, but Bayard forced it back int
: her palm and closed her fingers on Il
, She repaid Bayard with kisses til
r she lost count and embraces till the
: both lost breath. Then she borrowe,
from him enough cash to pay he
moss-grown bill with the Chivvises.
Daphne could not wait for the ele
vator. She ran up several flights O
stairs. scratched the door with he
palsied latchkey and flung hersel
into Mrs. Chivvis' arms and kissed
her-even Mrs. Chivvis. Her apology
was the money for the bill. She f1aunt-
ed before her the check bearing the
heavenly legend commanding the Fifth
Avenue bank to "pay to Daphne Kip
or order one thousand and no hun
dredths dollars" on penalty of incur
| ing the displeasure of 'Bayard Kip"
| Mrs. Chivvis handled the parchment
! with reverence, and permitted her
iidSOdnu " tOuCA IL udN Z
been one of the golden leaves of the
sacred Book of Mormon, and she a
sealed wife of Brigham himself.
"What are you planning to do with
all this?" she said at length.
II don't know" said Daphne. "What
would you suggest?"
'sYou were planning to go into bust
ness. Why not use this as capital?"
"Fine! What business ought 1 to
start-bankIng? or battleship build
ing, or what?"
there's embroidery" said Mrs.
Chivvis.
Daphne had to guffaw at that. Mrs.
Chivvis did not laugh. II mean it."
she urged; "think it over"
Gall right, I'll think it over"
The novelty of being rich lost its
SAVIOR with Leila, and the monotony
of being neglected began to prey upon
her damask soul. She and Daphne
forgot their mutual grievances for
their common grievance.
''That's the trouble with these hus- |
bands" Leila grumbled. "When they're |
in bad luck you can't lose 'em, and
when they're in good you can't find
'em.n
@It's the same with fiances,' said
Daphne.
Daphne had the worst of 1t, for
Leila began to wander again, leaving
Daphne to the society of Mrs. Chivvis,
who kept urging her to invest her
1windling thousand before it was
gone. But in the environs of noisy
.iches the schemes of Mrs. Chivvis de-
handed such prolonged labor for such
minute profit that Daphne remained !,
.old.
She began to resent Clay's neglect
The few attentions he paid
Ter only insulted her; his mind was so J
ar away and his heart was all for his
He was dazzled by the fierce t
White light Of success, and he spoke t
o Daphne in kind of drowsy hypno- S
is. And he spoke necessarily of the a
etails of his business, or his gam b
lings. He could not see how deaf a
he was to the very vulgar fractions t.
his speculatiOnS, or the mad arith- b
letic of his commissions. She yawned n
/ his face when he grew eloquent d
q the dynamics Of wealth, the higher
OF finance. And he II
ever knew. He kissed her good-by II
8 If he were kissing a government II
ond, safe and quiet and all his own. II
After one of Clay's visits Mrs. Chiv- II
is, found Daphne in brown study. II
rs. Chivvis explained her own af-
irs; and Daphne was so exhausted
18th the suItry problems of love that IN
RS. Chivvis' business gossip was COM al
etely refreshing. in
"Tve been down to the Woman's ex I'll
ange," she said trying to sell some Ia
my needlework They were very w
ce about it, but II means terrible m
Mount of labor for a pittance of
,ney. You have to pay them so w
1ch a year for the privilege of put tn
lg your things on sale there. Then pc
ey don't guarantee to return it in s"
cd condition, and they don't guaran- &c
: to sell it; or if they do they charge III
u 20 per cent for their end OF 1t. We
I couldn't see any profit in that, so Ia
vent to one OF the jobbers. He said
: style of work brought good prices tn
the big stores. But they won't pay ms
n much and he'll pay me less. thu
I was thinking There's money rel
these things and In all sorts Of pa
sdle things If you have little capi-
:" str
That's different" said Daphne. or
nd I've got some capital now. Do we
i remember suggesting to me once
t we might go into business to- Da
her-you to furnish the brains and pa.
re money!" she
on. + didn't put 1t that wayl"
anyway, It's true. Well, would gn'
II" 70
Lands sakei II you're mind to
nish the money and the ideas and to
me count the pennies, I'd like moth Is
better" tr0
Greatl What could We 30 into" An
What would you PREFER bus
Oh. any old business that will I'm
, mo busy and make : lot OF :
ley." Chi
~ Husband says that you can't our
i 1t e noasy without putting left