The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-15
Daphne Tried Peel
ing Potatoes
By JANE OSBORN

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
90 by Mcclure Newspaper syndlcate.l
CWNU Service.l
NsT SHALL certainly have it,"
L Daphne Bronson had announced
ito her father as she stood before him
In the big timbered living room in
their mountain home. Il mean i'll
shall have a perfect it," end she
stamped her foot and shook her close
cropped curls at him. But the Obdu-
rate father-who looked abSurdly
young and decidedly good-natured un-
der the circumstances-tOld her that
ne wouldn't change his mind.
Perhaps Daphne was justified in
feeling as angry as she did. Perhaps
her father was behaving In brutal,
Nncivilized way, as she said. AS q
matter of fact he refused point-blaRk
70 give Daphne enough money to buy
q railroad ticket back to the city and
saw to it that none Of her friends who
were returning by motor should give
1ler lift. 1t was matter Of twelve
alours by rail. And Daphne had only
few dollars in her purse and never
had possessed such thing as bank
account. Mr.. Bronson knew, of course,
why Daphne wanted to go back to the
city. She wanted to see George Fisher
IA young man whom she had prom
Used to maryland whom Mr.. Bronson
regarded with complete and almost
violent dislike. Mr.. Bronson might
have told Daphne few things about
aher dear George that would have cured
der infatuation quite promptly.
So Daphne kept her promise and
proceeded to 'have fits"-which
process consisted of going one day to
che hotel in the mountains and with.
out announcing or trying specially to
hide her identity asking the chef for
work. She could work for several
hours every morning or every after
noon she told him and she accepted
sDosition as a sort of extra vegetable
peeier.
For a while at least no one did sus-
pect that the pretty young girl who
came every morning tt. the kitchen en-
%rance-clad in a neat but inexpensive
bingham frock-was the daughter of
Mr. Bronson, who was one of the rich
est and most distinguished of all the
city folk who frequented the noun
Gains.
It was in the pantry one day where
Daphne had gone with bowl of sliced
Cucumbers that she almost ran into
Tom Cramer-carrying pile of dishes
from the dining room.
They narrowly missed letting dishes
and cucumbers fall crashing and slip
ping to the floor. Matters must be
explained, but that had to be post
,p0ned. So Daphne arranged to meet
Tom that evening after dinner, after
ais duties as waiter were over.
Daphne, Daphne" said Tom eager
Iy when he Joined the girl In the dusk
&here by the kitchen lane.
And as Daphne explained that she
was peeling vegetables because she
wanted to get some money that her
Aard-hearted father would not give
,Aer, she really did not notice that Tom
was holding her discolored little hand
very tenderly in his.
''And how does 1t happen that you
are working as a walter?" asked
Daphne eagerly. "Why, Tom, your
Gathers got all kinds Of money-more
t3han mine-I guess"
~Yes," agreed Tom, "but my fathers
pretty obstinate, though | admire him
for it. I'm twenty-0ne but he won't
give me any money till l leave college
next spring-and we'll, Daphne" and
here the girl felt a curious thrill as
Tom drew her close to his side and
aShe felt his strong hand trembling
against hers. Daphne, love you.
told father and asked him to give me
enough to spend month or so up
here In the. mountains so | could see
you-and try to make you care for
me. And-well, father said that If
q cared enough for the girl, I'd manage
without his help. And II didn't
care that much for the girl. why then
4 was better off not to be wasting my
summer vacation playing around with
her. And you see. Daphne, cared so
much that got the only available
lob In all these parts"
"A week later Mr.. Bronson called his
daughter to him. He said he had
Aeard that she was working In the
hotel kitchen.
81 admire your pluck, my GIRL" he
said, though 1t has put your father
IN rather contemplate light. You've
set your heart on seeing this young
man. Well, Daphne, here's the money.
You may go If you want, but Daphne
promise not to-not to marry him
f1ntil you find out more about him."
~Him-him-you mean Georger
asked Daphne. "Oh, daddy, / don't
believe it's going to be George. You
see Tom Chamer-son of an old friend
ct yours-is working over at the hotel
%oo-and, we'll, If you've 40 objections
60 Tom, think we'll be engaged"
And Mr.. Bronson came as near
weeping for Joy as he ever had done
IN his not very long life.
Appropriately Named
Prof, NJ. j. Elrod of the Montana