Show A A e ka al e 4 4 APPY aily new year daddy 1 11 helen e I 1 e n V danvers cal called led out ns as she ran to where tier lier father was vas seated rented at the tab table I 1 e then hotl noticing cing it the ie gloom upon ills his usually cheerful face site she cried out why daddy where Is ii your smile anille and on new years too robert danvers raised a white and strained ned face to incel ills his daughters kiss then hin eyes tell fell upon hla his plate whatever la Is the mutter matter hilda persisted you know you have a always said that ahat the best thing to do when nhen poni something ething Is troubling you Is to act get it II out OIK of ybur y our system why not practice what you preach daddy for it cant be anything very dreadful robert danvers Dan vera however did not seem inclined to speak instead lie he sat stiff and tense in ills his chair for a long time then lie ho raised tits ills head a and n d made a motion f to speak but hilda could see that the effort was costing him dearly lovingly she went over to ills hla chair and pressing her check against his said softly N never e v e r mind telling telling tile me daddy if you dont want to maybe it will be alright in a little while and then we cala cai talk about it with a relieved look upon ills his fafe face robert danvers left the breakfast table and went to ills his room there he struggled with himself for or a long time why should lie ho tell hilda lie he reasoned there was a chance things would come right and even if they did not perhaps lie he could gitil muke te rood good the loss loas within tile the year lie he was really being kind to keep the knowledge ef cf tier her loss fa from rom her it bould ile bo a to tell it and just tit at the now new year too ile he would have to make nil an effort to be cheerful Solli somehow ellow tile the thought of ofa the nev nely year brought robert hobert danvers to himself what a coward he was trying to soothe tits his conscience as lie he was doing starting out on the new year with deceit and subterfuge for companions pan ions lons ile he would tell hilda even if she alio de despised spIked him for what tie he had done would be better than to feel that lie he was acting the part of a coward the truth was best even though It its belling stelling should wound them both I 1 going downstairs again he to loynd and hilda gazing pensively out of tile the win 1 dow tills this was unlike tier her and ho he knew that she was troubled timidly he approached the chair hilda he said going right into the heart of the mutter matter you remember that stock we talked about last week the stock where I 1 had you put the money your mother left you well dear im ilin afraid it la Is all lost that every cent pf af it Is gone and I 1 know I 1 nin am nil all to blame biame about it for or I 1 advised and counseled you to do it Is that the tiling thing that Is troubling ng you daddy there was n queer light in 1111 hildas das eyes eves as sie she spoke yes dear her father answered ever since I 1 heard about it last night I 1 have been almost crazy to think 1 I of ef all people should advise you to do tills this foolish thing hut but I 1 thought it was so afe ufe so sure then daddy cesse cease your worrying at onee hilda fried cried joyously joyous y ii for r I 1 never mailed the letter you wrote it und and tile the check tire still reposing in n the desk I 1 felt elt rather afraid of it you will rein ember so I 1 I 1 thought I 1 would I 1 wit some time ILI before sending it in you see sec daddy it aa 1 I linae I 1 inherited it I 1 walte some ine scotch can illness froni my iny mother and I 1 urn am rather fearful of the lie thinas alint p promise r 0 in I 1 s e h t 19 I 1 g but even it if the money had bud been lost I 1 never would liue lime ld aulta il you ind and we could have gotten along without it robert danvers looked ten years younger before hilda finished hed speaking in catching her hands in ills lie he pulled tier lier to tier her fuet fret and cried 1 feel so happy that thai you just must come me and celebrate look up all the lost best show in town anti and phone hone tile the hotel for or dinner reservations eions forget about expense today make it a real new year celear celebration aaion anti and hilda in spite ut her scotch ra rint ness did Q la 12 1926 wao Wr frn ern newspaper union |