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PAGE TWO ' fcTHIR] MIAN ! | S & i / RLIPERTJ tcoiuuuud inull i.asi issue. I i J ? ! foi SYNOPSIS. ! 1'* 1 vhAPTFR I?Introducing flay Wtm%orn, young New Yorker on visit to se? Cleveland, and Mrs. and Miss Daphne bu *tlp" th: CHAPTER II?The acquaintance of the ur? Woung pi i?i? ripens who love and Wim- 1.1. burn and Daphne become engaged. ' as CHAPTER 111?Wlmburn icturns to hll< lew York, from whence he writes urging . , Daphne to marry him at once, She con- 00 Mnts, unci arranges to go to New York 1 Cor her trousseau. tlit CHAPTER IV? Rnyard,. brother of tol X>aphne. a riles telling of his recent mnr- fo ftage and his departure for Ktirope with his hride Delia. Daphne an I Iter mother ' are Installed In Bayard's llat at New ni, York CTTArTER V?'Wimhcrn Introduces his on affianced and her mother to luxurious nit Now York life. Daphne makes ueuualntance of "Tom" Puane, man about town. * He Is greatlv attracteiKby Daphne. Bay- ypl ard und his wife return unexpectedly. CHAPTER VI?The three women at 8tr once arrange a shopping excursion to se- pe| cure Daphne's trousseau. an CHAPTER VII? From Dutllh, fashion- bit able costuiner. the two younger women buy expensive gowns on credit. Itayatd ? 1 Is furious over expense, seeing hard tlmos 4 ahead, Daphne, Indignant, declares she will earn her own living, and breaks en- v gagement with Wlmburn. She has seen luti Miss Kemble, popular stage favorite, und g believes she has the ability to achieve n the same success. poi f ~"<Vrtnltily." said TDuTTlli. flKj "Send them, then," gold Leila, with Imperial brevity. be "Thank you," Dutllh amlled. "Yon tur thall have them this afternoon. And gir |>y the way, I've Just remembered ti fcnarvelous design by Paul Polret's. Let W"v u in j*ju. rh< "Come quick ; let's run," said Dnph* gri Ire. and she hurried out of the infernal 1 (paradise. ' gn) They dawdled on, down the avenue, of frmuslng at window after window, each to llluunrtng opportunities for self-lm Hct (jiroveraent. Hut Daphne's Joy In her hiew gown was turning to remorse. Shf 0tJ] Iwas realizing that that parchment- |a(j toned taffeta needed parchment-toned the toeklngs und slippers and a hut of tlit eH, (enme era as the gown. Hg, She was startled from her reverie* j the sudden gasp of Lelhi: "If there Isn't Tom Dunne Just corn- tjH, Ibig out of his club 1" llj{( "I met him last night," said Daphna . I 4'Vnii did? Did be say he knew met* "He said that Bayard stole you from .< P*!m " ' get Leila was flattered, but loyal: "Non ? beuse. I was never his to steal. 1 f , ^' " pro f a j< f*He's Awfully Rich, I Suppose," Sale 1 Daphne. dftr |?ever loved hlin, of course. It wouldn'i * jbave done any good If I had. Ton 'un tDuai?e'?j a nonmnrrier." ^ i "He's awfully rlcl?, I suppose," suit Kr" baphne. the "No, not rich at nil, as rich people nm go. Hat he was mentioned the other Uuy in the will of an old aunt he used nrK to lie nice to. lie's nice to everybody." Ihinne met them now and paused, 'hij bareheaded, to greet Itaphne with Hat- mo terin^ cordiality. Mie was greatly set Clp to be ieiiieniber.'d. She presented tin hi in In her mother uln. ? uo lar ly upset nt having to moot so famous ''OI an aristocrat right oat In the street H,r vhon she was still Mustered over the ferocious price of Daphne's n w dross. ? "Will you have a Into of lunch with "hi rne?" asked Duaiio. fro "We were Just going to have some- \ htn thing somewhere," said Mrs. Kip. "My hushand would object," said Leila. 1 "I'm not Inviting you," said Duane, ftn' "I'm inviting the genuine Mm. Kip. Th You may come along as old married rm> Chaperon, If you have to." 'ny . "But Miss Kin is engaged." i from DilENT m HJGHfS V > m MMfb. QRJJTHTRS *1ui\s they turned east Into Fo irtli street and entered Delmnnl * carriage man saluted I>ut lestrian as he was, en lied liliu nie, and seemed tn he happier lug him. The dnnrman smiled wed him in by name, and l)u inked him by name. The hat-l) eted him by name and did not > n u check. The head waiter hem If a loug-nwaited truest of he il come, und the captains bowed wed. I >uuiie did not ask ids guests w ;y would have. The head wa <1 him in a low voice what ho oil have. Daphne rejoiced. All luxury ' isle to her. Fine clothes, tine fc One dishes, tine horses, motors, ures, tine everything, gave lier fdrntion of soul like the thrill c lgion. New York was heaven on earth. ' eets were gold, the buildings of r, and the people angels?g gels or bad. as the cuse might t still angels. She wanted to be gel. \inong the squads of men and w camped about the little tables ide out Sheila Kemble again, li at of elderly women of manifest rtanee. 'Isn't that Sheila Kemble?" Dap ted. 'Yes, that's Sliella," said Dunne, i waved to her and she to him. ned buck to Daphne. "Awfully i 1. Like to meet her?" 'I'm crazy to." 'I'd bring you together now, j'h completely surrounded inties uumos." lo named the women, and Mrs. ! >ed at them as If they were n pri Valkyrs In Valhalla. It startled see them paying such court to ress. She said so. 'All great successes love one icr," Dunne explained. "Those Ilea were geniuses at getting bori i best families, and Sheila ned her place. She looks a e your daughter, don't you think 1 drs. Kip tilted her head and stud <s Kemhle and nodded. She mi Important amendment. "She lo f? she used to look like Daphne." That's better," said Tom Dun iss Kip might be her understunj Flow much does nn uuderstt ?" said Daphne, ubruptly. I haven't the faintest Idea !" Dnt 'tainted. "Not much, I Imagine, it nn opportunity." Is It true that Miss Kemble mal much ?" I'd like to trade Incomes with ti t's all. Her manager, lleben, v ing me that she would clear ti usand dollars this* year." Irs. Kip was aghast. Daphne v trifled. She surprised Dunne w >ther (|uestion: "You said M uhle was marrletT?" Yes, and has ehihlren, and lo husband. Hut she couldn't stu ttess. She's Just oimi' hark to I ge after several years of rusting mall city." >aphne tired one more quest nt-hlunk: "Do you think I co eeed on the stage?" Why not?" he answered. "Y e- ith your mother's permlss real beauty and magnetism, a it fid voice, and Intelligence. YY mldn't you succeed? You wo ibnhly have a peck of trouble ji K start ?'fl, but? I>o you ku ir managers?" I never met one." Well, If you ?ever decide that j nt to try It, let me know, and I ( ihnhly force somebody to give j ob." I'll rememlier that," said I>aph 'kfy. >he said nothing more while 1 cheon ran Ita course, 'he women Rot rid of Tom Duf icefully?Leila asked him to | in In a taxlcab, as they had <* ch shopping to do. They rode ti inrtment store, and Leila star ither account. They rode hack apartment. There they found , letter from Daphne's father to 1 tlier. 'As you see by papers big Cow] n failed today for ten million i s this hits lis hard you better co ne not buy anything more sltuat ions hut hope for best don't wo II love. U I" sii u \ drs. Kip dropped into a chair. 'I irk was so great. I'"1' " shook ti m tier a groan of sympathy for I *band. 'Your poor father! And lie's worl hard and been so careful." hi yard caine home late for din I In a state of grave excltene e great Cowpcr wholesale establl nl 1 .?<! fallen 11 lc<> a steeple, cm ' many a house. Indirectly it I lied the windows of Bayard's IB THE LANCASTER Ihad stopped the hanks from granting tin Important loan. Bayard spent a had day downtown. The news of his father's distress was a heavy blow. Hut he tried to dispense encouragement to the three women who could not quite A realize what all the excitement was about, or why the disaster of a big a chain of wholesale stores would be of any particular importance to them. Bayard was Just saying: "I tell you, Leila honey, 1 was the wise boy when I grabbed you, for now I've got you, and 1 need you. Thank the Lord I'm not loaded up with debt. I've kept clear of that." Leila said nothing, hut thought hard. Bayard was silent. Later the door-bell rung una u young sowing girl brought two big boxes from Dutllh's. They S were so big that there was no concealJJ ing them. Leila made a timid effort to escupe with hers, but Bayard was full of a cheerful curiosity: rty- "What's all that, honey?" co's "Oh, It's Just a?a little thlug I ,IU>? picked up today at Dutllh's." by "What Is it, a scarf or something? ^or Give a fellow a look at it." and ii,, began to untie the knot. Sealed ane across the cord was an envelope, with lo>'s a statement. Bayai'd tore it free. *'vo Leila snatched at it. Bayard laughed ned dodged her. Leila pursued. It mor was ? ghastly game of tag for her, htul and Daphne and her mother looked on In guilty dread. Bayard, whooping with v..,* . milliliter, tlasliiMl into his room and her (-losod the door, held it fast while Leila ight pounded and pleaded with him. His laughter was quenched sharply, ivas There was a silence. He opened the ods door and walked out, a sickly pallor at f,ir' his lips, the statement in hiH hand: an "This can't he right, honey: 'Hayurd ? Kip to Dtuilh, debtor. I'onch-biow satin gown?two hundred aud seventyIho five dollars.' The price is ridiculous, Jas- and I have no account there." ood "He?he insisted on uiy opening be, one." > an "Hut I don't want to open any accounts. I pay my hills in thirty days om- or discount them for cash. 1 can't pay she this in thirty dnys. Every penny I Q a can see ahead of me is laid out." im- "I?I'm sorry," Leila faltered. "You said the times were getting better." hne "I thought they were. 1 hoped they were. Hut they've gone bad again. Hound sides, I was trying to cheer you up. He to give you a happy honeymoon. And lice I bought you everything you saw abroad. And it wasn't enough ! When will you get enough clothes I" hut Leila had stared incredulous at the hy calamitous result of her tender impulse to beautify herself in his eyes. K'h Then tears catne gushing and she run [>up to her room and locked the door, her -?i.? ----- ? * UIIJIUU will IIUl IUIIOW IH'r. MO an turned for comfort to tils mother and Daphne. lie noted the other box. an- Duphne hud not dared to open it. PHyard ripped tlie envelope from its ' 'd cord and read: haa "llayurd Kip to Duttlh, Dr. ParohbP tnent-toned gown, for Miss Daphne Kip, two hundred and seventy-five dolled lara." ude He was parchment-toned hlmaelf as ok* he shook the statement ut Daphne, and whispered, huskily, "What's this?" it? Daphne could not muster any courape. She explained with craven retdj morse, "I saw a gown that I?I needed there, and I?I? He offered to let It in? on your account till I could get the ex- money." Hayard was choked with wrath and kea a terror greater than hers. "I go to my office and work like a ler, fiend all day, and I come home to find t'Oi that my wife and my sister have run fty me into debt for?five hundred aud ttftV llnllnfJ A rwl ? *... " ...... ..iivi uir 111 ill, lilt* IIIK raa llrni 1 work for. had to extend a note itlj for Hcvt-n hundred and fifty because Iss wo couldn't moot It !" llis inolhor triod to stem the tide of res Hazard'* ratto, to turn his wrath with md a soft answer: thb "| gm-ss it's all my fault, honey. The In dresses looUod so pretty on the girls I tilled them to take them. You ought lou to see how beautiful they are. <?o put uld the dress on. Daphne, and let your brother see how sweet you look In It." 'ou "Sweet ! She looks sweet in It! It's Ion beautiful! And that Justifies anything, do- Lord, what did you uiuke 'em out of, hj these women!" uld Mrs. Kip nudged Daphne and whls;et perod. "Oo on, put the dress on ; let ow him see you In It." She spoke with great eannlness, hut Daphne stared at her with derision, ro? and edged away and spoke In a tone 'no as biting as cold blue vitriol, row "Put It on, mother! Do you think I'd ever wear the thing? I'll send It n?. hack tomorrow morning at daybreak. And I'll never take a thing that any man pays for as long aa I live." Bayard roared at her over his shout* me der: "You won't take anything that pul anv man pays for, eh? What are you going to live on?air?" ^ " She answered him, grimly, "There h'd ure several million women In this country earning their own living, utul ' fl I'tn going to be one of them." ^e' Ills comment wan a harking, "Hah 1" She lugged the box nwny to her room. PeI Bayard (lung himself Into a chair and listened to the cauldron of his own m hateful thoughts. Gradually they '"D ceased to bubble and stew. He could rr* hear now the muflled heat of Bella's sorrow. He resisted It for a while, ' sneered at It, raged at It, and then at irH' the cruelty of the world. 'H'r Bella's sobs had stopped now and Bayard listened for them anxiously. <r<1 Perhaps she had died of grief. A lasso seemed to have caught him about the np| shoulders; It was dragging him to the door. He went there at last, and listened. Isl) He heard a low whimpering, unendur ,a<: ably appealing. Ho tapped on the dooi til -? I ? IEWS. LANCASTER. S. C. and ?.a"ed throigh It. "Leila, honey love, forgive ine. ecu the little gown. It's beau You shull have It?aud a dozen llkel^ Please forgive me niul love ine again. And I'll Imy you anything yon want. Please. Please don't keep me. standing outside, your door. Honey I Leila ( love I" The door opening, he slipped I through to take refuge with Ills Leila I A moment later the doorbell rang Daphne cheeked the maid whose ears had been fascinatingly entertained, and told her that If the caller were Mr. Wlmhum he was to wait outside in the hall. It was Wimhurn and Daphne went out to him. He greeted her with the zest of n young lover. Daphne gave him a cold cheek to kiss, and then, puiling her engagement ring from her linger, placed It In his hand. "What?what's this. Daphne?" he stuttered. "It's your ring. I'm giving It bark. The engagement is off?indefinitely." "For heaven's sake, why? What have 1 done?" "Nothing. Neither have I. Hut I'm going to do something." "What are you going to do. Daphne?" "I don't know?hut .something." "Don't you love me any more?" "Just as much as ever?more than ever. And I'll prove It, too." "Prove It by putting the ring hack on." "Never! Send It back and save your money. That's what I'm going to do with what I've bought. Kiss me good night ami go, please." She left Idm outside and closed the door as lovingly as she could. While Clay waited for the elevator to come up and take him down he stared at the ring with sheep's eyes, tossed it, and cauclit It awkwnrdlv and laughed and almost spoke Uls thought aloud: 1 "Funny thing. I haven't paid for It yet. Got nn insulting letter from the Jeweler, too, this very afternoon." But Daphne was thumbing the telephone book to see If she could find Tom Duune'a number. CHAPTER VIII. She failed to run Dunne to earth lo the telephone hook. She was at a loai for another source of directions. Hh? was new to New York and did not know how to set out on such a pur suit. She went to her room, and found her mother there, dismally engaged in She Went to Her Room and Found Her 1 Mother There, Dismally Engaged in Writing a Letter to Her Father. writing n letter to her father, breaking to him the dreadful news that the trousseau was to cost far more for far less. She was asking for extra money at once. Daphne smiled bitterly and said: "Rub it out and do It over again, v.w* mv --? ? * ? ?? ? 1 11hiiiimii. tufi?- inn i goin in oe no trousseau. No wedding bells for me." Mrs. Kip rolled large eyes In Daphne's direction and looked deaf. Daphne held out her denuded engagement Anger In proof that she and Clay were det rot tied. "(lood gracious 1" was Mrs. Kip's profane comment. "Why on earth did you?" "Because I'm too expensive for him." "What are you going to do?go hack to Cleveland and tell everybody that you're not going to get married, after all this trouble?" "No, I'm not going back to Cleve land, and I am going to get married? but later, much later." "I hate couundruiuH," Raid Mra. Kip. "Better tell me the answer, for I won't guess. What ure you going to do?" "I'm going to lend a hand," Raid Daphne. "Do my share. (Set a Job ind earn my hoard and keep." "Heaven help us I You've gone crazy I" .Mrs. Kip exclaimed. "You'get to bed and you'll feel better in the morning. I'll finish my letter." She added, unbeknownat to Daphne, a postscript as long its the letter, con- | tradlcting all she had Just written and | orging her husband to come East at )uce and take charge of his unruly laughter. She dropped It In the mull thute, and It fell Into a bottomless pit, tlong with her other hopes. Daphne and her mother were uneasy : it the prospect of the breakfast entounter with the bridal couple. Thero tad been a sense of strain the first naming. Hut now a hitter quarrel hud nterveut'd?that (Jrst ugly uuurrtl Nku 'VT'OU will never begin t * out ot your land unti Sfl soil-washing problems. Begl to raise really big crops aud Efl '-Sa- Farr.* Ditcher, Tcrrj 1 pi11 M i I |^yj| )f ' V' r. * wu- h.'o '^J tr* Lwtoiboro, Jvj. jSij? Sold bj LANCASTEI yhen the wedge of finance Is ilrlvei letwecn unfted hearts. Bayard and Leila, however, arrive* it the t:?nle all smiles, more amoroui hau ever. Leila wore a trlumphan anile, such as Delilah must have won the second time she went out wnlklni with her big beau. It was plain to the anxious eves rr Mrs. Kip and Daphne that Leila ha* emerged from the quarrel with all thi loot and aggravated power. She had taken advantage of her hus hand's trust and abused his generoslt] recklessly, with no more evil motive Indeed, than the wish to beautify her self In his honor, and yet with reck lessness. It wub not altogether Leila's faul If the lesson she learned, perhaps un consciously, from the combat wai something like this: "I ran my husband Into debt with out consulting hiin. Ills listless lovt volra fmrn 11 u inriutP on/I onchnntm me with u first-class demonstration o Its energy. Hi) stormed. I wept thrill Ingly. He apologi/.ed, begged to bt permitted to bring in? Home more nlci things. Ergo, when home life growi dull. I run alwnyH stir up the fire bj buying something we can't afford When I want anything I must got It I shall be acohled, then kissed ant! treated with awe. If I hadn't houghi it I wouidii'i have huu it. uor tut bonus that goes with It. If we had nol quarreled we should have missed th< rapture of 'making up.' " This la one of the first lessons thai certain sorta of husbands teach to cer tain sorts of wives. When the man of the house hnd de parted for his otjiee, and the waltei aid carried off the ufeiikfast fc-liOn the three women were left alone In f completely femiidnu conclave. Thej faced life like three Norng: the ok mother, the new wife, and the defer ret wife, each from her coign of dlsudvun tage. The two married women turned or the maid, with common resentment They were married and dependent ant she had her Independence. They weri Tories and she a Whig, it was theli privilege to rail at things as they were but It was their religion to frown or changing them. Mrs. Kip senior sis>k< for Mru K I r> 1nnl..r "Now, Daphne, tell uh what la thli new foolishness all about?" (Continued in Next Issue.) WORN NKItVIvS, Nervous troubles, witit backache .ti/./y spells. i|UOer pains .1 <1 irreg !ar kidneys. Rive reason to -u pe. kidney weakness and to try tti?- rent edy that has helped yout neighbor Mrs. T. J. Hunter, Klin St , Kan aster, says: "I can certainly recent mend I)oan's Kidney i'ill . foi tie have done tne a wonderful lot o Rood. About three years ago, 1 wa taken with a sharp pain in 'h< steal of mmy hack and 1 could hard; draighten up. The pains were situ ply terrible. My nerve were all tin tiling and I thought I would r> wild. Dizzy spells bothered m? i/>> mi! I f? 't tired out "lo^-t of 1h tnn My kidneys aa in a !<>t o trouble, also. Some lin-, i Moan's Kidney I' II ;t all using them It o:.l> too n's a short time to give tin* splcn relief and after I hitd tim in ,1 on , I was entirely cured " 'l ice 60 i cuts .it all dealci*. I > > 11 .ply ask for a kidney remedy . < I loan's Kidney Fills the Hi.'n that Mrs. Hunter had Fostfti Mil he a Co., Mfgrs, Kuffalo, N Y. L'j You Git The News' TUESDAY, FEB. 4, 1919. 0 pet the most possible profit J|J| f 1 you solve the ditching and V n now. This month. Get ready bb make sure o{ a crop every year. ?cer and Road Qjrader EhB The lies* tool in the world for 1Kb l>uil< ir.g terraces to stop the Rnl w.ishit g a'vay of top soil on I^B hillside and rolling farms, he j?'l I > i t for cutting new ditches, PR I , 1 iling after tiling, cU;an? Kfl t'.l'ini; k;titlit s, lev- Fwl i . .; I- I'.-ps KoiUtnK roads. The n -ititiip it .nt'"' -viTt roin; lit onto tli' ?Vi'stu< 1<"1 be(or<-the plow. lion Work of 100 Men i i f stei' an i cant HR u ii \". 11 w r'; anywhere and B^B i w .':rt < ''her way. Adjustable Bfl A 10 Days' Trial at Our Risk K4 I MERCANTILE CO. M I ASTHMA M Thrr? la no cur** J^&L but relief la often ? brought by? IA 1 NEW PRICES ~ 30c, 60c. $1.20 9 MITICK OF IHSCllAlUiK. T ' N At ire Is hereby given that the undersigned will. as administrator " of the estate of F. M. Hell, deceased, on the loth day of February, 191'J, t make his tinal return as such admin istrator and apply to the Probate 4 Court of Lancaster county for letI ters dismissary. W. H. TWITTY, _| Administrator estate of F. M. Hell, |deceased. J J Jan. 10. 1919. S2-4t. f \orui; oi IUSCHAittiF. i Notice is hereby given that the ' undersigned will. as adminf-.trator 1 of the estate of W. N. Hilton, de ceased, on the UKth day of February. . 1 ?. 19. make their (lual return its 1 surh administrators and apply to t the Probate Court of Lancaster . OQi|ntv fnp lottors rtlamUanrv t It. N HILTON and l^KWIS HILTON. Administrators estate of W. N. Hilton Deceased. 1 Jan 2?. 19 19. TAX NOTICE. r i * The tax books will open October k 150. l!? 18. ;,nd close Match 16th, t l'.tl'a. After December 31st the 1 i! I penaltii s will be < ollected. 1 I bo \ ,.s as follows: i-'er State pu.poses 8 14 mills. '>id nary county put poses 3 3-4 nulls ' beads and bridges 6 3-4 mills 1 en titutional s< hool tax 3 mills ? lntei est on past indebtodne-s ? i 'onds 1 mill. r I'or o <v C. Railroad bonds 1 1-4 , 1 mills. i lntei e^t on borrowed money 1-2 5 mill. For interest on Township bonds in P so-ant H II. 3-4 mills; in fane reek, 13-4 mills; In (Jills Creek. 1 1 2 mills. Special taxes are levied in the ramus districts are as follows: In Districts 6 and 13, two (2) mills. In !)lulriet? OO oo * m ' * - *. ., (] nna <3, mree 1) ir.!!ls In District* 1. 3. 5. 21. 30. 9, 23, 4n. _'(> 26. 4 1 and 47 four (4) mills In District 7, si* (6) mills. In District 4, seven (7) mills. In Districts 10. 11. 12. 14. IB. 17, 1 1R, 19, 24, 2ft. 27. 31, 32. 33. 34. 39. 42. 43. 46 and 49. eight (8> v mills fl In District 33. ten (10) mills. * In District 40, eleven (11) mills ' I All male citizen* between the ftget ^ ' of 21 ami 60 years are liable to a .' I * ?! I Tax of $1.00, except those ex' ernpted by law. All citixeps between the ages of 1-1 and 5f> years aie lluble to a capi' t.11. n l;..a?] Tax of $3 00 el _ \ I hll'l >|;\S NOTN'K. k | \.i in.i'i' till/ens between tbe aRO i of 2 1 ami Tifi are liable for $3.00 ( road tax All male citizens between the ages of 2 1 and 60 nre liable for $1.00 poll tax. 1 Returns shall be made of norsonal property and all traiiHforH of real es? tate should he made. JOS W KNIGHT, County Auditor. WYTHING In (Engraving, Idthograhtng. Printing or Ruling. Th? I I,;: i a-1> r Now *. ? w ?