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t PAG! TWO' BARNWELL SgJfTOTgL, BARNWELL, ftOUTH CAROLINA il ■nr / •..-as**' RUPERT HUGHES Copyright try Harper A Brothers looklhg odd and unreal in rh*£|; pnfat They seemed to be surprised thaT Daphne was still In existence, Eldon pave her a curious/smile of^greeting, tfhp heard Iht/orill boy crying “Oyer- Jowance we agreed on, you know?” j[tttre“about the corridors. She heard “You’re not the only one who CMn | open accounts. I started one for those." —— • '* i He r tohk from his pocke| a pale /, brochure and raid to Leila: “That al- »• DUANE AGAIN COMES TO RESCUE AS DAPHNE SEES HER CHANCE TO BECOME A STAR SUPPING AWAY. Synopsis.—Clay Wlmburn, a young’New Yorker/in a visit to Cleve land, meetsTfetty,Daphne Kip, whose brother is In the same offlc? with Clay In Wall street. After n whirlwind (Courtship, they become engugedj Clay^huys an engagement ring on credit nnd returns to jNetv York. Daphne agrees to an early marriage, and after extracting from her money-worried father what she regards/as a sufficient sum of'money for the purpose she goes to New York with her mother to buy her trous seau. Daphne’s brother, Hay and, has Just married and left for Europe with his bride, In-Ha. Daphne ami her pother- install themselves in Bayard’s flat. Wlmburn Introduces Daphne and her mother to luxurious New York life. Daphne meets Tom Duane, man-ahout-town, who seems greatly attracted to her. Daphne accidentally discovers that Clay is penniless, exeept for his salary. Itaynard and his wife return to New York unexpectedly. The three women set out on n shopping excursion and the two younger women buy expensive gowns, having them charged to Bayard. Bayard Is furious over the expense, seeing hard times ahead. Daphne, Indignant, declares she will earn her own living nnd breaks her engagement with Clay. Through un Introduction by Dunne, Daphne Induces Iteben, a theatrical mugnate, to give her u position In one of his companies. CHAPTER X—Continued. -7- Mlss Kemble went forward to Daphne nnd took her hand nnd petted It and said: “I’m so glad to see yon. You must meet my aunt, Mrs. Vlnlng. She won’t object -to your playing her parts, I’m sure.” / .’ . t Mrs. Vlnlng, who had played all mt-nm-r of roles for half a century, •ntl was now established as a famous player of hateful old prandes dames, spared Daphne her ready viucgar und chose to mother her. — Mr. Itehen hnd come down from his office to make up his own mind. He smiled with h kind of challenging cor diality and murmured: “80 our little business woman is going to open the •hop. Well, all you’ve got to do Is to deliver the goods and I’ll buy ’em at your own price." Batterson rapped on the kitchen table that stood on the apron of the atage under a naked bunch of light of glaring brilliance. “Places, please, for the entrance. Ready? All right, Eldon!" The noble matinee Idol put fils hat on the table, walked on. snt down on a divan composed of two broken chairs and read an imaginary news paper. Batterson said : "Doorbell! Buzz-z.” A well-dressed young man, whom Daphne recognized us the elderly but ler, walked across and opened an Imaginary door between two chaffs. This was the cue for Miss Kemble’s famous "How do you do?" Everybody waited nnd watched for the newcomer to make her debut In the new world. Then was a silence. Daphne stood' with heels screwed to the floor nnd tongue glued to the roof of her mouth. “All right, Miss Kip,” snld Bntterson with ominous patience. “Come on, come on, please!” Another silence, then Daphne laughed nnd choked., “I’m awfully stu pid. I’ve forgotten the line.” Batterson gnashed his unllghted ci gar and growled: "Bowjado 1 How- Jaflo!” "Oh, yen! Thank yon. Tm so sorry I" snld Daphne, and walked on at the wrong side of the chairs. Everybody shuddered to realize thnt she had entered through a solid wall. This miracle was Ignored, but thege was no Ignoring the peculiarly iuelo- quent note she struck when she bowed to the butler-rind stammered: “How are, you?” A sigh went through the vast pro found nfid vold^of the empty theater. Instinct told even the echoes that Daphne did notrbelong and never eo'ulik belong. Bntterson groaned, tragically. ■ | “Not to the butler,, pleasp-! Don’t ray ‘How are you? 1 to the butler. Don’t say ‘How are you?’ to anybody, please. S<?Ptp{ says ‘Hewjado?’ Say ‘HowjadoTi. to ; Mr. Eldori theft?. ‘ Say ’Howjado’ to Mr. Eldon there.”’ “How do you da?” said Daphne, bowing to Eldon and speaking with a soullessnriss of a squeezed doll. '"'-Kfdon fdsP, folded up his imaginary, paper, and came forward wjth a plty- IngJtfeslre to help her. He hoped that thqr«*8fed little Kip woman would win thrpji^ the same bitter trials to the ra^jpjprilous nnd always endangered khceeft -But he had a fear. He*aelfVfred her his line' with be- nerafebt gentleness. He, waited, then gave her her line with, exquisite tact. She did not repeat It after him. He . raid to hef:- “Doq^Phfe,afraid ; you’re all right” He ^rrWrilP line again and she Parroted It after khe leaped then tCf A Speech several minutes far- the^art. Hri tRrw'bef back to the cu$: "Partiop me, bul>I think I have a line befpre, that.- »*J!A ft fhgtWa,-ral blundered oa. It was not t>«phne;| fright that disturbed tbtf t&l ft waa. her complete fill ur- to tuggdlf the character, or any char- actra. »- n; vil j.k fv. 't!"t t But foand ootMoc^to ac.d Babe* tasted that Miss Kemble tried to help. She asked Daphne to step aside and watch while she went through the scene. But she was so unnerved that she forgot her Own lines nnd had to refer to the manuscript, while Eldon waited In acute distress and Daphne, looking on. snld: "Oh. I ace. I think I understand It now," Then she forgot It all again at the repetition. Somehow the n*- hearsvl was worried through to the end and Batterson dismissed the com pany with sarcastic thanks. Then lie went to Refien to demand a substi tute. | Daphne went home, dreading her fate hut not knowing what the verdict was. She felt sure that It would he not guilty of dramatic ability. She was worn out with the exposure of her own faults and uncertain which she feared the more—to he dismissed or to be accepted. The latter 'meant un ending trials. At the elevritnr she fnnnd Tom Dunne. He hnd Just telephoned tip to the apartment to ask If she were In. There was a welcome flattery In his frank delight She asked him up. Tom Dnane was eleetrlc with cheer. He praised Daphne with Inoffensive heart iness nnd Insisted on hearing the his-, tory of her progress. She gave the worst possihje account of her stupid ity. He would have none of her self- depreclntlon. “Everything’s got to begin," he snld. “Some of the grentest nctoik are had at rehearsal, and never get over It. Some, of the grentest actresses always are at their worst on the first perform ance. You’re hound to succeed. You have beauty and charm nnd grace and magnetism np end. Don’t worry. I’ll speak to Iteben and make him restrain Batterson. Wy'll make a star of you yet.” There was n fine reassurance In that word “we" In spite of Its pleasant tang of Impudence. It gave her strength to go to the telephone and call up Iteben. She came hack In despair nnd col lapsed on the diVan.'/ Tom Duane w as 'at her side Instant ly.- “You’re 111! -In heaven’s name, uluit can I »!<>?“— His solicitude pleased her. She smiled palely: “Mr. Itehen told me he was afraid I’d better give up the job. He Gave Her a Hand-Grip of Perfect Good Fellowship. He was very polite and awfully sorry, but he said he didn't think I was quite suited tirthe work. He said that later, perhaps, there \mlght be another chance, but—oh—oh—oh!" She was crying with all her might Gradually she realized th*t Duane's Banda were on her shoulder*.. He was squeezing them as If to keep her from sobbing herself to piece*. His face he m m*r- She flung herself free. “No, no; Tra- tut Imbecile—I’m 'no goody-that’s all.” Those big hands, -w ere at hef shoul ders again. ... -Thai soothing voice was ministering courage ami praise: “You are not no good. You shall succeed! I’ll make Iteben take vou , • . * * back. I've helped itehen out when he was in trouble. Tve lent him money and Til make' him give you your chance. Xpromlse that, on my word!” She .stared 1 at. him through her tears. They blurred him in dancing flashes of light as if he were a sun god. She caught his blinds from her shoulders, but she had -to hold them In hers. She was drowning, and she must- cling to whatever arms stretched down to her. She must not question whose they were till sho was safe again on (he solid earth. — r Duane was ihughlng now and pat- tin): her on the hack as If she were a frightened, child. She felt no rlghf to rebuke his caresses, f They were such as a brother might-give a sister. His arm about her was that of a com rade, sustaining another In a battle. He was the only one in the world who offered her courage and prnlse und help in her need. 1 Dunne said, with a matter-of-fact briskness: “I’ll call Itehen up at Once... No, I’ll go see him.” “But you put me under such obliga tion';. I’m afraid—" - 1 “Never l»e nfrsrid of an obligation.” "I’m afraid I can never repay it.” f “Then you're one ahead. But you . can repay me and you will." “How?” “Let's wait nnd see. Goodhy. Don’t | worry." He gave heK"a hand grip of perfect 1 good fellowship and went Into the hall. ! She followed him- to tell him again how Icfbd !#• was. As she was clasp ing his hand again Leila opened the door with her latchkey. Now there was triple embarrass ment. Tom Duane had paid ardent . court to Leila before sfie married Bay* | nrd. Here he was Iri Bayard’s wife’s home, apparently flirting with Bay ard’s young sister. . t - Leila felt all the outraged senti ment* of Jealousy and all the Indig nation of a chaperon whri has been cir cumvented. Dunne retreated In poor order. Daphne stammered hfl expla nation too brief and muddled to suf fice. Then she went to her rnpm. There her mother found her when she came In later. Daphne had only a faint hope that Dunne could wofk his miracle twice, so she told her mother that she had failed as an actress. Vhe told her bluntly: “Mamma, I've been fired.” * To her comfort her mother caught her to her ample bosom nnd said: “I’m glad of It. I’m much oblige^-to who ever Is to blame. Not but what you could have succeeded If you had kept at It. But you’re too good for such a wicked life. A person couldn’t be an actor without being Insincere and n pretender, and my little girl Is too hon est. So now you come along home with me." “No. thank you. mamma.” Mrs, Kip gathered herself together for a vigorous assault when the tele- phone rang and the maid brought word that a gent'man wished to speak with Miss Daphne. It was Dunne, and she braced her self for another blow 7 . But his voice was clarion with success. "I’ve seen Reben. It’^all-tJght. ne’s promised to keep you on nnd give you b chance. He says for you to report .at the theater at seven-thirty tonight.” And now- again Daphne was morel afraid of her success, such as it was, 1 than of her failure. But It was pleas ant, to carry the news to her mother and Leila. It disgusted thVm both. They were S'llt trying to dlssuadp her from con- timilng on the downward path Witch a-telegram from her father came for her mother: “Taking beaver arrive Grand Cen tral tomorrow dom’t.meet me love. Bayard, was late, as nsnnl. and Leila's,temper hnd just begun to sim mer when the door was opened stealth ily and a hand was thrust In. It prof fered a small box of Jewelers size and, waved It like a flag of truce. Lalla. rushe^l forward with a cry of delight, seized the packet and then the hand, and drew Bayard into the room nnd Into her arms. ” “This Is your apology, I suppose,” she said. “Yes. the apology for being late, and that’s whab made ipe late.” Leila wnfc enraptured. She adored gifts nnd she had the knack of lnsplr- ~-~fTng~ them. The little , square parcel provoked heg_ .curiosity.— She^ opened It so-excitedly that the contents fell to 'the floor. She swooped for them and brought up a platinum chain with a delicate plaque of tiny diamonds and pearls on a device of platinum. Leila ran to Mra. Kip and Daphne, exclaiming: “Aren’t they beautiful? Aren’t they wonderful? Aren’t they floriocaF • ‘ Mra. Kip and Dftjyhne tried to keep the pace, but once mere they cou d not Corgrt prho U an that ‘Yes. I know. “Well, Instead of' paying it to you w'eek by week l decided to open* a bank account for you.; so I run/overW this.bank at the lunch hour and made a deposit to your credit—five hundred dollars!” Leila forgot her jewelry for a mo*- ment in this new pride. - She strutted about with mock haufpOf, waving Mrs. Kip n«d- Ibtphne aside and sayfrig: *T)oiff speak to me. I am a lady with a batik ty-count.” NERVOUS *x- ■ A. . < Mrs. Kip sighed in dreary earnest^ "TfiaT a mor^-tfifto-T-ever; ' Leila was poring over her hank hook, the blank pages in which so many dra mas, tragedies and' life histories could be codified in bald numerals. Her first question was ominous: “Do I have to. go all the wmy down tp. Broad strret every time I want to draw out some money?” Her first thought was already to at tack the Integrity of her store. '“No, dQnrestf” said Bayard, “there Is ah uptown branch, right arohnd the corner. But I hope'your'visits there will be more for a put-in than take out Every time I give, yon anything I want you to put some of it aside. Maybe some day I’ll want to borrow the orchestra playing “the king’s piece.” Then It struck up a march that sounded remote and irrelevant. There wns a loud sMsli which she sup posed to be.the curtain going up. An actor and an uctress in white flannels [ With tennis rackets under their/irrns linked {hands and skipped intrythe*v£ll of light. They bandied repartee for a time;-.- . \ v [' / ' Eldon,, speaking earnestly to Mrs. Viping, suddenly bT*gntT*to laugh soft ly. He laughed 1 odder rind louder and then plunged into the hght.,. A Tittle 'later Eldon crime iff the stage InugUfhg. He dropped his laugh- t(d ns he crossed the border t.nd re sumed his'anecdote. "Asd was. say ing-" / , ; . • “But Mrs. Vining interrupted: “There comes my cue. How are They . tonight?”- and.adyise_ T-“Rather cold,” said Eldon; *lt’s so hot.” ... “The swine!” said Mrs. Vining. Then she-shook out-her skirts, straightened up and swept through jthe door like a dowager swan. One of the box lights bfgan to sput ter, 8nd Batterson dashefl round from the dther wing to curse the man In charge. He ran Into Daphne, glared, and spoke harshly: “You needn’t wait any longer." May be Overcome by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound —This fetter Proves It \Ve8t Philadelphia, fa.—“Duringth®- thirty years I have been marribd, I have been in bad health and had several at tacks ' of nervous prostration until it seemed as if the organs in my whole body were worn trot; f wUS finally persuaded to try Lydia E. Pinkham’a Vegetable Com pound and it made a well woman of me. I can now do ail my housework all ailing women to try Lydia E. Pinkham’S Vegetable Com-. S ound and I will guarantee they .will erive great benefit from it.” Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald, 25 Ni 41st Street, Wo9t Philadelphia^Pa. There are thousandsofwomen every where in Mrs. Fitzgerald’s condition, suffering from nervousness, backache, headaches, and other symptoms of a functional derangement. It wm a grateful spirit for health restored which led her to write this letter so that other women may benefit from her experienc# and find health as she has done. JFqe suggestions in regard to your con*. Daphne swallowed her pride afi(J dition write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicin® .. Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of their 40 years experience is at your service. ^ slunk out. CHAPTER XI. ti UU*i She Found Batterson Quarreling With a Property Man Over the Responsi bility for a Broken Vase. some {if It for a while. Maybe you can save me from a crash some day. Anyhow. It will be a great help to me to feel that I have a thrifty little wife nt home. A mnn has io plunge a good deni In business. It’s his wife that usually makes him or breaks him.” Bayard spoke with unusual solem nity: “Old Ben Franklin said, ‘A shil ling earned nnd sixpence spent, a for tune. Sixpence earned and a shilling spent, bankruptcy’—or something like that But Moses got ahead of him. When he handed down the Ten Com mandments he whispered an extra one" to be the privnte secret of the chosen people." “What was It?” said Leila with a minimum of interest. \ “Thou shnlt not spend nil thou earn est,” said Bayard. “It was—well, It wns the Thirteenth Commandment, I guess-—a mighty unlucky one to break. The Jews have kept it pfetty well. They’ve been the bankers of the world even while 1 they were persecuted? 7 Leila shrugged her handsome shoul ders and studied the.gems. “Let’s not ialk about' it tonight. Let’s dine sofiiewhere nnd go to the theater. I want to short-/off my new splendor.” . “Fine!” said Bayard, trying to cast away his forebpdings and lift himself by his own hoot straps. "Get on your duds mother, you and Daphne.” “I can’t go,”, said Daphne. “I’ve got to be at the fun-factory at half past seven and I’ve hardly tune to eat any thing.” T While pdln and Bayard and Mrs. Kip were putting on thelr festal robes Daphne was gating alone a hnsty meal brought up tardily from the restau rant. Before they were dressed she had to march out in what she called her working clothes. The hallman ran to call her a taxicab, but she shook her head. Her humble twenty-five dollars a week would not justify a chariot to and from the shop. v > She walked rapidly along Fifty- ninth street, but no£ rapidly enough to escape one or two murmurous gal lants. She found Bntterson quarreling with a property man over the responsibility for a broken vase. He Ignored heritlll at length she veptured to stammer: “Here I am, Mr. Batterson':”, “So I see.;.. Well, sit aown some where.” Fihdlng n seat was no easy task. Every piece of furniture she selected became at once the object of tl>e scene shifter’s attack and she had to take flight Members of the company strolled In. paused at the mailbox and went to their various cell*. Eventually Batterson found that ail the company was on hand and in goo4 heafth. He raid to Daphoe. “Every body Is here tad nobody sick, so yon needn’t stay after the curtain goes - Bat wanted to learn her trade, m ehe loitered abotrt. feeling tike an T>e She woke early next morning. Jt was just six o’clock. She remembered that her father woulfi be arriving In two hours. She derided that It would he a pleasant duty to surprise the poor, old, negjeeted codger by meeting hi in. At the Grand Central Station Daph ne found that she wns nearly an hour too early for the train. .It amused■ her to take her breakfast nt the lunch counter, to dumper on the high stool nnd ent the dishes of haste—a cup of coffee and a Jiatn sandwich. It was pleasant to wander about alone In this atmosphere of speed, the suburban trains,. like feed pipes,’ spouting streams of workers, the out-bound trains drawing their passengers to fay- off destinies us if by suction. At length It was time for the train'. Daphne went to the rope barrier op- poslte the floor of entry ami waited in ambush for her father. At length she made out n rather shabby man carrying his own luggage. It was her futher. Ib* looked older and seedier 1 than she remembered. He did not expect to be met. He was' looking idly at the new stathm. He had not been to New York since rt had been thrown open. She r;in to him. He dropped his old suitcase on the toes of the man follow ing him and embraced Daphne with fervor, lie devoured her with his eyes and kissed her again und told her that she was prettier than ever. All about them there were little groups embrac ing nnd kissing. There twas a wonder ful business In reunions. Whfn her father snld. “I haven’t had my breakfast: have you?” she lied affectionately, "No.” "Let’s have some breakfast to- _getlier.” ... ~ * “Fine,’! said Daphne. “We’ll go to the Biltmore.” » “Kind of -expensive. Isn’t it?” he asked anxiously. , "It’s my treat/” she said. This amused him enormously. “So you’re going to treat, eh?” —“Yep,” she sttltf.—— — ; “.Where did jpu get all the money?" “I’m a working lady now.” % He laughed again nnd shook hti head over her. “What did yon mean by saying you were a working- lady?” .said Wesley! when they were seated at the table and. breakfast was ordered. “Your mother wrote me something about hav ing a little disagreement with you. She seemed to be right worried, so I thought I’d better run on to see if I cquldn’t sont of smooth thiqgs over. I’m glad you came to meet me. Wo can talk without interruption for once. Tell me all about it.” She told him the whole story of her decision to join the great social rev olution that is freeing women from the slavery of enslaving the men- Her peroration w’Hs her new watchword: “I don’t want to take any more money from you.” “Why, honey,” he protested, “I love to give it to you. I only wish I had ten times as mueji. I couldn’t dream of letting you work. You’re too plrty. What’s that young Wlmburn cub meao by letting you work?” “Oh, he’s bitterly opposed to It, SO I gave him his ring.” Horse Owners Keep a bottle of Yager’s Liniment in your stable for apavio, curb, splint or any enlargement, for shoulder slip or sweeny, wounds, galls, acratches, collar or shoe boils, sprains and cny lameness, It absorbs swellings and en largements; and dispels’ pain and stiffness very quickly. YAGER’S LINIMENT? This liniment is the most .economi cal to use as a large bottle coQtains twnce as much as the usual 50 cent bottle of liniment. SoH bv ah dc.ttersl Price 35 cents. GILBERT BROS. & CO. BtlTlMOKe, MO. Gout, Eczema, Hives, etc. Ripht In your own home and at trifling cost, you can enjoy the benefit of healing sulphur baths. Hancock Sulphur Compound nature’s own blood purifying and skin healing renvedy—SULPHUR -prepared In a way to make its use most efficacious. Use it . In the bath^use it as a lotion applying to affected parts; and take it Internally. 50c and $1 the bottle •t your druggist’s. If he can’t supply ypu. . send his' name and the price in stamps and we will send you a bottle direct HANCOCK LIQUID §ULPHUZ ‘ ' COMPANY . •' .. ’ t- Baltimore. IM. Bsnctti Sulphur CtmptumJ Otni- meni—25 and 50r—fn me vMlh the Jjfutd Ctmptund. — At last Daphne gets the chance that she has hoped for and at the same time has dread ed—the chance to gain a place that will give her the independ ence she seeks. What Daphne did with the great chance when it came is told in the next in stallment. 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