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know the truth. because. YOU see.
Hartley Vance has asked me 20
marry him
Hartley Vance ." trilled Daphne.
oh. darling that's simply Won
derful He's not as wealthy as
Dudley but he must make a great
deal Of money and Dudley said the
other night he was rapidly becom-
ing one Of the most important law
vers IN this state
Il know that. but would be able
to make him happy What I mean
is. could our marriage be successful
when I am not in love with him ,"
Faith inquired.
Daphne adjusted a golden cum
before she answered. We'll. if you
doubt it, look at me. You know as
well as ! do why married Dudley.
I was not the least bit in love with
hin but ne would never have mar
RED me If he hadn't believed that
I was
Il put on an act that should
have landed me on Broadway if
hadn't been playing for much
higher stakes. I deliberately made
up my mind to marry Dudley Man
ton because he was in a position TO
offer me the things I have craved
all my life.
But I used % think Id never
get him to propose.
You see Dudley was shy and
too many other women had tried
to get him. I can tell you the truth,
Faith, You've probably guessed it
anyway. The day we were married
even while was walking down the
aisle all ! could think about was
the jewelry and clothes and trips
would have as Dudley's wife"
AS she spoke a door banged shut
with a violence which startled
them. White-faced, Daphne ran to
the dressing room and into her
husbands rooms on the other side.
She returned smiling
Just the door into the hall blow
ing shut. For a moment I thought
1t was one of the servants. One
can't be too careful in a house like
this. Even the walls seem to have
ears"
You certainly wouldn't want
anyone else TO overhear what you
just said" Faith admitted
I'm say not" Daphne agreed
reaching for a crystal bottle and
dabbing perfume behind her pretty
ears.
Faith said thoughtfully, Yet in
spite of this. your marriage seems
to be a successful one"
1T is successful" Daphne as
serted with look Faith had never
seen before in her blue eyes, be
cause in spite of my selfish, silly
attitude I married the grandest
man in the world. That's what I'm
trying to tell you. I'm in love with
Dudley now, Faith.
He is so good to me. So gener-
Gus and considerate and sweet. In
the beginning maybe it was Just
gratitude but every day l live with
him I appreciate him more. ]
would do anything in the world to
make him happy"
We're the tears in Daphne eyes
real or was she still dramatizing
herself? Faith knew her too we'll
to believe in such sudden capuls-
ton to love as she had Just pro-
fessed Yet if it were true wouldn' t
it be wonderful? And if marriage
could perform such a miracle upon
Daphne, why wouldn't it also work
out for Faith?
She was still wondering about it
when they went downstairs. Disap-
pointed when the butler announced
that Mr.. Manton would not be
home for dinner. Faith had hoped
to see him again. She told herself
she could judge more from his atti-
tude than Daphne's words.
Yet certainly on the single occa-
sion she had seen them together
they had given every indication of
being mutually happy couple.
Soon after dinner she returned
to the rooming house where with
Sybil and Joan out of the way she
could tell Miss Van her experiences
during the holiday. They had de-
cided it was time to 90 to bed
when there came a prolonged peal
of the doorbell.
Faith asked, Want me to an
swer it p"
The Dutch woman shook her
head. The longing which made each
unexpected summons to door or
telephone the hope that it might be
a message from her nephew was
shining in her eyes.
Maybe this time. Miss Van was
thinking as she walked rapidly
down the stairs. But when she
opened it Daphne fell into her arms
sobbing Historically, "Oh, Miss
Van. what am goin gto do He's
put me out. Dudley is through. He
told me to pack my bags and get
out Of his house"
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