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Show THE NEPHI, UTAH. TIMES-NEW- S, rltanical way, and she looked exceed- tlte l'ov tXDther8 autobiography. She ence wrs strongely quiet A sense ofr ingly clean and correct Her very found It easy to tell him of ber vaulty emptiness oppressed her. She sinilo was neat, exactly adjusted beHe extracted encouragement went on with her lines. She undertween those of the gracious hostess or Indirect compliment out of all of stood at last that she was getting no 1 1 and of the landludy. them, laughs. She was not provoking those Mrs. Chlvvla led the way to the room When they arrived at her apartment punctuating roars thnt Sheila Kemble that wus for rent. It took Daphne at house she said, "Sorry I can't ask you brought forth. The audience had evionce. Spotlessness la the first luxury up, but I have no reception room, and dently had a hard wecl". in a rented room and l'uritan beauty I'm tired out." She decided that she must be playhas a grace all its own. The mahog"You hove wasted enough of your ing too quietly; she quickened ber any bed with Its twisted posts, the ex- time on me," be said. "I'll see you to tempo and threw more vivacity Into cellent linen and the honesty of ev- the elevator." her munner. She moved briskly about erything won her completely. As Daphne stepped Into the hallway the scene, to Eldon's bewilderment She felt a sense of relief from the she found Clay Wlmburn there, wnlt He seemed unable to find ber. rather gaudy beauty of Leila's apart- Ing grimly. He sprung to his She went through to the bitter end feet with 5 ment She felt that Mrs. Chlvvls, who a gasp of relief. He cuught sight of and spoke every line. But the audishowed such fine restraint in her fur- Duune and his Joy died ence was not with her for a moment Instantly, niture, would be equally discreet tn Wlmburn loved Daphne and wanted She used all ber Intellect to find the minding ber own affairs. but she could her for his own. He bad counted ber secret of its "I'll take It," aha said; "that Is. If his own, and still had neither refunded not surprise Itpleasure, She tried harder and you'll take me." the engagement nor paid for it. border, acted with the intense devot-Mrs. Chlvvls said she would. She Daphne was morering with Wlm-burn-'s tion of a wrestling bout, but she could pleased said It with a New Euglandlsh pars!- misery than with Duune's fe not score a point uiouy of enthusiasm, but her eyes were licity. The compuny looked worried and kindly and Daphne decided that she "Won't you come np, Clay?" she fagged. The audience would not rise DAPHNE GETS THE BIG CHANCE THAT SHE HAS BEEN thought nice things but lacked the asked. to anything humor, pathos, thrill. courugo to say them. He murmured, "Can we bo alone for When the piny was over everyone PRAYING FOR AND AT THE SAME TIME HAS FEARED. moved at once Into the Chlv a little talk?" Daphne seemed to avoid ber. vls apartment what belongings she had "I'm afraid not The Chlvvlses, you and reShe rubbed off ber make-ubrought on from Clevelund, and her know." sumed ber mufti. As she walked out mother promised to dispatch the rest Synopsis. Olny Wlmburn, 0 young New Yorker on a visit to Cleve"Will you take a little walk with me of them as soon as she reached home. In the land, meets pretty Dnphne Kip, whose brother Is in the siime ofllee with purkr In Wull street. After a whirlwind courtship they become engaged. Cluy Wesley could not be persuaded to "All right," she said as she led the Daphne goes to New York with her mother to buy her troussenu. stay over an unnecessary night. His way out Into the street "I'm pretty business was In a perilous condition, tired, though. I walked home from Dnphne's brother, Bnyard, bus just married and left for Europe with Ills The mammoth Cowper firm had gone the theater." bride, Lelln. Daphne and her mother Install themselves In Bayard's flat. Into bankruptcy owing him a hand who seems greatly atDaphne" meets Tom Dunne, "With Duane I" Clay snarled. "You some sum of money which he was not weren't too tired for tracted to her. Daphne iiccldenlnlly discovers tlmt Clay Is penniless, that' except for his sninty. Ibijnnrd and his wife return to New York unexlikely to recover. The failure also Daphne thought of the motor ride closed an Important and profitable and the supper she had declined. She pectedly. The three womeii set out on a shopping excursion aial the two market for his calculating maculties. said, "Are you drugging me out here younger womeu buy expensive gowns, lmvlug them churned to ISuyard. It frightened his banks as well, uml for the sake of a fight?" Bayard Is furious over the expense, seeing hard times ahead. Daphne, he bad wrestled like another Jacob Indignant, declares she will earn her own living and breaks her engage"There'll be no fight if you'll cut out ment with Clay. Through an lntroductloiby Dunne, Dnphno Induces with on almost invisible cashier for that man Duane." Iteben. a theatrical magnate, to give her a position In one of his commoney enough to meet I1I3 pay roll "Am I to have no friends at all?" Yet he slipped a large bill into panies. Her first rehearsal Is a llnsco, Jut Iteben, at Dunne's request, "You can have all jnu want, prwhen he bndo her good ovided" Daphne's, hand gives her another chance. by at the station late In the after"Let me give you one little hint noon, nnd he whispered to her she Clay, for your own Information. Every CHAPTER XI Continued. back. Don't you think women can he should have other time this Mr. Dunne that you're so on whenever she called him. trusted lis far as convicts!" afraid of meets me be does his best "I suppose so," ho sighed. But tie Daphne reached the theater at seven to luip me get my chance and he tells "Well, I never!" ho gasped. "And all this trip of your mother's and was convinced of the security of nei- o'clock and sut In the dark 011 a can- mo only pleasant things. Every time yours and nil the expenses gone for ther the convicts nor of the women vas rock, watching tho stne hands you've come to see me lately you've nothing?" was bis first doleful thought. miner inc.se new unarcnies. He wus gather .and listening to their repartee. been either a sick cut or a roaring Batterson uriived at length, lie was tiger." He remembered the second mortgage convinced of only 0110 tiling, and that In one of his humane moods. He asked be hud placed on one of his properties was his helplessness. SJ10 was planning to urge him to to get the money for the vitally Impor Dnphno took him home In a taxlcnh. Daphne If she had memorized her Hues help her nud make their meetings tunt wedding festival. And now there At the apartment they caught Bayard and slio said she hud. Ho told her rosier. But, lover-IIkhe tisik was to be no wedding. The Just rushing for his ofllee. He greeted that he would give her another reand pain and despair from her hearsal next the who was to have assumed the burden hU father with whirlwind affection, day after breukfiut advice, and since they were at of Daphne's bills was banished. but he knew that he would please "After breukfust," he explained, was the vestibule he sighed, "Goodagain night. Dnpline was again her father's own Wesley better by hurrying on to his one o'clock p. in. Mrs. Dunne," and flung out Into the "Co Home and Get Married." Next morning Dnphne presented her- dark. child. office thnn by neglecting his business self to Butterson and endured one of He was glad to have her back, but for the purpose of entertainment. Dnphne sighed, and the poor eleva on the darkened stage she saw Batter- he could have wished that she had not Wesley took Lelln by storm with his bis rehearsals, with his assistant read- tor man who saw so much of this sort son. He tried to escape, but she cues in a lifeless voice. But- of gone away, since he paid the freight lavish and w praise. He ing all the thing sighed with her and for ber. checked hltn. In both directions. And now here was had not seen her before. He gathered terson was more discouraged thnn she "Tell me frankly, Mr. Batterson, himself In New York and nothing to her to his breast, then held her out was. He showed It for a time by a what was the matter with my perform- CHAPTER XII. show for nil the split milk of time, at arm's length to praise Iter and to patience that was of the sort one nce tonight" money and emotions. "Come to the office Monday and praise Bayard for bringing her Into the shows to a shy Imbecile. All this while Dnphne was kept In He was so restrained that Daphne readiness to take Miss Kemble's At the critical moment Daphne men family. have a little talk." ' well prrt tloned that the star whose understudy Sirs. Kip did not delay long the as- broke out for him, "Do you think I am In caae the Illness of ber child should "And I'll get my notice." she was would earn fifty thousand dot sault on Daphne's position. But Wes a complete Idiot, M. Butterson J" "I didn't say that" result In death and in the further case lars that year In spite of the hard ley said: "Far from It, my dear," snid Batter-so- that she should be unable to finish her "What would you honestly advise times. "Fifty thousand dollars" had a "You are a very Intelligent young performances. "We've bad a long talk and I guess With the theatrical me to dor musical sound to Wesley's ears. If shes pretty act la her way. She's a woman. The trouble Is that you are season In such bad estate and most of "I understand tbat you doo't have Daphne could earn a tenth of that he good girl, though, mamma. And she too Intelligent for the child's ploy of Bebcn's companies and theaters losing to act Go home and get married." would believe lu miracles. knows her own mind better than wc the stage. It's all a kind of big nurs- money heavily. Sheila Kemble was his "I won't" "Where were you planning to live. do. Anyways, It's her own mind. Let ery and you can't forget that facta are one certain Then go borne and don't get mar He called dependence. ried." With her have her way and if anything goes not facts In this toy game.. If you ber bis breadwinner. honey, while you're acting? "I won't go home." wrong she can always come back. could let yourself go and be foolish Bayard. I suppose." Miss Kemble's baby passed the cri and play doll ho.s jrcu might suc- sis and recovered. "There's one other place to go. "Oh, no." said Daphne; "we've ru home. And then the His wife boiled over. It tnndo hei ceed. It's bard even when you know Ined his honeymoon enough already.' worn out with the double Good night" mother, feet as much at home as an old kettle bow. But it's Impossible as long as "Who with. thenT' He walked off and she was left a chill that became on a stove to have her husband there you try to reason It out. It's like strain, caught little alone. She had the stage to herself. "Oh, by myself, I suppose." cold. She went blinding, She stood In "Good Iord! you couldn't do that to IkII over on: "Wesley Kip, are you music and fiction and all the arts. through the choking big void and felt Saturday matinee In a alien forever the alien. She shook her going to set there and encourage that You've got to pretend or you can't whisper, but the rery well a young girl like you." performance night head. Tills place was not for her. girl to ruin Ixt life and her rcputa feel and you can't make anybody else was Why notr she said. beyond her. He turned pale. This was like being tlon without doing anything to protect feel." now at last Daphne's chance ai She had been tried In the balance and And And that. Indeed, was Daphne's agfound wanting. She wondered If asked why babies were found under her?" rived. The night house was were anywhere a balance thatthere "Oh. I guess she's not going to ruin ony. She could not release ber Imagi- enormous In Saturday she cabbage leaves. He was an spite of the beat There could bring down. father, and be had never been nytblng. After all, the best way to nation or command ber clear vision to to make there enough people see what was not thore. She dreaded tb forlorn Journey able to rise to the new school of dis- protect folks la to trust "em." fourteen hundred dollars twenty-fivborne to her dreary room. As she It was bald plagiarism, hut Daphne Night after night she reported at hundred for the day. cussing vltntly Important topics with made no complaint. Wesley got Into the theater and left It when the curie.KMi out or uie door someone the children vitally Interested. Daphne, trudging to the theater for "Why, why," he stammered, "whyH trouble at once, however, by making tain rose. On one of these evenings her usual stupid rebuff, walked into moved forward with uplifted bat It was Tom Dunne. He looked very because nobody dues It, honey. Nice the suggestion that his wife remain Tom Duane met her outside the stage this crisis of ber life. as a companion for her child. Mrs. dooK Ills apology was that be felt It spick and span. Ills smile Illumined girls don't live alone." Iteben himself knocked at ber dress the dull street and his hand clasped lnpnnc studied mm with a tender Kip took It as a sign that be wanted his duty to look after bis client. room door where Miss Wlnsor was hers with a He Invited Daphne to ride borne In ing amusement. lie was so innocent In to get rid of her, and Daphne refused saving strength. It lifted make-up- . her with ber He helping her from the depths like a rope let his car, which was waiting at the curb. his way. In spite of all he must know. to take it at all. ber to be calm, and he was so Implorr-She understood what he was thinking Wesley sat pondering In alienee for She declined Hlth thanks. He urgd tremulous that he stuttered. He told down from the sky. Daphne would have been more conof. She was sophisticated In the man- a while; then be rose and, mumbling. her that If she made good he would let tent If Duane hsd been Clay Wlmburn. ner of the bice girl of her time and Be back In a little while," took his 'III tiln lha Komt.la her. tiart till (la was Clay's duty to be thcra at such i It , t , . she llled to treat submerged themes hst and went out. . . . hoi wen. ne uui,j in ncr a nani-aom- e a time, of all time. with el un condor. She thought that They wxnd.'ivd what mischief he bonus. He would put ber out Of course he did not know was up to and what folly be would was a form of slavery. prnd'-rat the head of a number two company tdght was to be crucial for that this her, but "If you've just got to stay In New commit, lie came back In half an season. nxt he should bsve known. Mr. Duane York r nd Just got to work your mother hour with a smile of success. Batterson came at lnt and ordered knew. It never occurred to PonM winy with you, I suppose." "I guess It's all right. I been think him off the Stage. Iteben obeyed him. that Keben had warned DuaneDaphne "TV-- ' of the what becomes of you and your ing slK.nt all the different things been Then Battrrson talked to her. He told debut of bis protege and bad Invited honv '; sal'U We want don't Daphne living her that there Was ho reason t.. fear Mm In fact, had dared him to watch v I'll get along somehow. " I don't by herself and she don't feel like she the house. A Saturday night audience the test of her abilities. tnati.r." ought to trespass on Leila's home; so was always easy. It wanted Its monAll she knew was that Duamt was This broke her heart. She cried out : I got an Idea and went down and saw ey's worth! It would help to get It proffering homage and smiles and the "But you do mstter, daddy; you mat- the Janitor or superintendent or what "I see." nld Daphne. "I'm not prefaes of courtship. Daphne might ter terribly. Can't you understand, ever he Is, and I asked him mightn't afraid of the audience." have failed to gain the heart of her daddy, that I'm trying to relieve you It be there somebody In this build"Then what on earth are you afraid audience, for all ber toll, but here waa and make myself useful Instead of a ing wanted to rent a room to a nice ofr a heart that was her without effort parasite? Thousands of women lire glrU And be said there was a young "I'm afraid of met IVrhsps Duane was ber career. He alone professional women, art stu- couple felt the rent was a little high Batterson laughed aoornfolly. "Oh, wa at least an audience that she could dents, music students, college girls, and bad an extra room. So we went you! You're going to arre a knock- away. And she wa miserably In need ftormal-s- r hool women, besides the up and took a look at it. Bight nice out. You're going to make a Mg hit V of some one that would pay ber the womn in shops and fsctorles. It's young woman, nnme of irhlvvls or "Yes." said Inphne, "so you've al- tribute ef submission. co tiling more rnd more." It" something like that; said she'd be glad told me," ways 80 no when be said, "Won't you "But yon're not brought up to a to take my daughter In. I wsa thinkThe curtain rose. Miss Wlnsor and let me take you horn in my car?" she trad"." was If she that ttcre ing iHipbne tip the young msn skipped onto their could hardly snub a heaven-sen- t mes t "I wish I bnil been." could see Bayard and Iclla when she 1 J'b; the butler stalked; Kldon entered senger. "Well, that's a rcw complaint any- was lonesome or anything; and she'd and made bis exit Mrs. Vlning spread She said. "Thank yot yon're very well of course you be handy where they could keep an way, but her skirts and sailed on. then Kldon kind but " Oh, alt right I" And wouldn't do anything wrong; but If rye on her If she got sick or anything." went back. Finally Daphne's cue she Itounded In. you lived alone you'd be misjudged, The three women looked at him in When Dunne said ! "Ton must be estop. and men would keep throwing tempta- amazement. He had solved the riddle She was startled a little as Batter-o- hungry after all tbat bard work. tion In your way." thnt baffled them all and had compronudged her forward. She went to Aren't youT she said, "Yes, I guess I "I hsd plenty of that when I was mised the Irreconcilable. the door and opened It eiti her nw am a little." living at home." "I'll bet the place Is a sight and the She Reached th Theater at Seven career to make her public debut with When he ssid. "Where shail we eatT "Daphne!" He cried out In ptdn at woman a freak," said Mrs. Kip. "Let's "How d you do V o'clock and Sat In the Dark on a the she answered. "Anywhere." the very thought. go hsv a lHk at her." Sh saw befWrs her th drawing room Canvas Rock Watching "Claremontf be suggested. Stag on. edif-nttnShe f,!m with a 0 all four went up la the elevator U lu a weird light Hands and Beyond It w This startled her. gave her paue. Gather, Leaning rncsnce; 'Tlenty of frinjrtatlon and to the top floor. They were about to Their Repartee. fiercely rsdisat fog and beyond that Yet there ws something piquant about tleniy of opportunity, daddy. It wn't ring the bell of one of the big front an seglorneration of face the mss your fnn'.t. fou gave me ait the pro- apnrtments like Bayard's but Wealey that she take tittle spin In the park. of tomato cans that she was not going th proposal. tection that anybody could, dnddy. checked f h"ttl. H Sbe declined without thank. to be afraid of. B'.t you can't protect people all th" "Tt'a In the back." sighed that It was a pity to bw the Her theatrical career cut And she ws not afraid. She was lime. And It was when you trusted The women exchanged glance and moonlight. afcort. Daphne turn t Cly. r was to Ph rurim, esri-them, study me moot tbftt you protected me mot smiles behind the She said she would get enough when to remeTTituT ber line. And Site re shoulder They plan ta eet married and I'ei pie sre just beginning to ftilliW! blvles of Wesley, Important tne manager. He she walked borne. He asked If he membered them. Th'n cue rsroe more live In soma fjshioei en Clay's time cvn In the higher rang a bell and young woman opened might "toddle along." She could hard- or less far srmrt srid each evoked from meager day a iry. The the mHi and the stricter th guards the door. As Leila ld afterward: new blew falls. The future ly refuse without ers1y Insulting him. mind the She appropriate be more prisoner 'Hhe bad the whole map of New ' They loitered try to escape. gain looms darV arj uncertain sloly up th quiet made never a slip, and yet she bersn Tb v're ting convict out ti wo",-- Ki'ftand In her face, and ber middle rcirh of Kven?ft avenue. 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