Show some Is 0 0 1 16 F F the h thirteenth I 1 h r t e aa ii lil a L t h by ny commandment co aj JL t RUPERT HUGHES by fc lif III 1 DUANE AGAIN COMES TO RESCUE AS DAPHNE SEES HER CHANCE TO BECOME ASTAR A STAR SLIPPING AWAY CIRY wimburn burn a young new yorker on a visit to cleveland meets pretty daphne kip whose brother Is in in the eam sam office with cloy clay in aall al street after a whirlwind whirl ivind courtship court phlp they become engaged clay buys nn an mang ment ring on credit and returns to new york daphne agrees to an early marriage and after extruding extracting from her money worried father what she regards ae as a sufficient eum sum of money for th tit sir she goes goei to new york mitt her mother to buy her trousseau daphne daphnes brother bayard lia yard has fins just married and nod left for europe witti with bis his bride leila daphne and her mother install themselves in d a cat introduces daphne and her mother to luxurious new york life daphne nit duets ota tom duane man about tolvis who seems greatly attracted to hor daphne accidentally discovers that clay la is petin fless except for hie his salary claynard and hia ills uffe I eburn to N new ew york unexpectedly tho the three women tt hot out un on a exen ex curIn minn and the two younger women buy expensive gon gowns ns baving them charged to bayard bayard la 19 furious over the expense hard times ahead daphne indignant dec dehans larts rite fite will III earn eurn her on onn living and tind breake breaks her engagement will clay through nn an introduction by duane duan e daphne induces betters a theatrical magnate to give her a position in one of his ills companies Vom pailles CHAPTER X continued 7 ml 1 s hemblo went forward to daphne anil and took her het hand ant and petted it anol bald till im so glad to see you you must meet my nir junt sire mrs vining she sho wont won t object to your playing her tier I 1 in sure mrs ining who had harl played nil all manner of 0 roles for half a century and was now established as n famous player of hateful old grandes dames spared daphne her ready vinegar and thore to mother her tier sir had come down from his ollow to make up his own mind mino he ile mulled with n kind of challenging cordiality nn an murmured so our little moman ie Is going to open the 40 hop shop well all youve got to do Is to dehiser the nd III buy era at our own price Irl ce batterson rapped on the kitchen table that stood on the apron of the stage umer a n naked bunch of light of it glaring brilliance places please for the entrance steady all eldon I 1 the tho noble matinee idol put his hat in tin the he table walked on out at down on Is divan composed of two broken chairs and rend read an imaginary newspaper ps iller batterson Batte raon eald said doorbell I 1 buz buzz ap 2 A ell dressed young man hom daphne recognized ae as the elderly but ler walked and opened an imaginary door two chairs thia this was the cue for kembley Kem bled how do you do dot I 1 everybody waited and watched for the newcomer to wake make her debut in tn the new now world then tta uns a silence daphne stood with heels screwed to the loor floor and tongue glued to the root of her mouth all right miss kip enid batti rr ton on with ominous catle nee come on come collie on pl please easel 1 another silence ahn daphne laug laughed heil and choked ini im awfully aft fully etu stu pid rye re forgotten the line gnashed hia file unlighted clear and gro ledi how jaen oh yea besl I 1 thank you im so tild id daphne and walked on nt the wrong bide file of the chairs 14 Iver ver body ith to realize that aho pit had bad entered through a solid nall all thil thir miracle intrude was Is snored noreil but there wait was no ignoring the peculiarly incao quant note ehe she astruck when site ho bowed to the butler ana and stAin how itow are you youl A sigh went through the vast profound and nold ld of the empty theater instinct told even the echoes that daphne did not belong and never could belong batterson groaned tragically not to tho the butler please pl essell I 1 dont amy mow aro our to the butler dont eay any how art youl to anybody please script says say How jadol to str mr kidon eldon then there say to mr kidon eldon there how do you dot enid said daphne bowing to eldon and ppe speaking aking ith a of a squeezed doll dell eldon rose folded tip up his tilt imaginary paper and clime 1 forward with a pity ine inc desire it tt help tir fier lie hoped that ike he seared little kip woman would i win in through the same bitter trials to the umess time irilous and annys endangered nut but h he had it fear he delivered her tier hie ills line with be ne nerol gentleness he ile united then care cave her her tier line with exquisite tart tact jho did diet pot hot repeat repent it after him fjald ld to her don t be afraid youre yon re all lie gave her the line title coln and oho she parroted it after him she leaped then to a speech several ic verni minutes farther on lie ile drew her botek to the cue parlors Par dors me bat but I 1 I 1 havo have a line flag before that the rehearsal blundered on oil it waa was not daphnee fright that disturbed the mat it etwas waa her complete allure failure to suggest the character or ecy nay char acter but batterson Halt craun found nothing to amase him ecal reben laititi that and ashes of disappointment with which theatrical managers are po when they bite oa on the maid set sea fruit of beauty bc auty without droom apt telmont miss to help sho she asked daphne to t step aside and watch M 1 hile file went through the scene but ah xh shw R was uns so unnerved that site ie forgot hir own on lines ml hud to 0 o refer to the script while I 1 klon idon waited in acute distress s and daphne looking on enid said oh 1 I see I 1 think I 1 understand it now then phe he forgot it nil all again at ho the repetition somehow the re fi ellal was as wortley won led trough through to the end and aon ill the corn com with sarcastic thanks then he went to reben to demand a substitute daphne went homo home dreading her fate but not knowing what the verdict she felt sure that it mould ho be not guilty of dramatic ability she was worn out with the fx exposure of her tier own sown faults d and uncertain which ehe she eared feared the more to be dismissed or to be accepted the latter meant unending trials at the ho elevator ehe she found tom daone he lie had just telephoned honee up to the apartment to ask it if ehe she were in thero was a welcome flattery in hs his frank delight she asked him up tom duano duane was electric with cheer tie malsed daphne with e heart iness and insisted Insl eted on hearing the history of her progress she gave the worst post sible account of her stupidity lie would mould have none of her self depreciation depredation a cot irot to begin he bg said sald ome of the greatest actor actors are bad at rehearsal and amir get over it some of the greatest actresses always are at their worst on the farst performance youre bound to succeed you yon have beauty and charm and grace and magne tir ln no end dont worry ill 11 peal peak to lichen and make him restrain re well make a star of you jet et 0 I 1 dhere waa was a fine reassurance in that word we in spite of ita its pleasant tang of impudence it gave her ili to go to tho the telephone and egil up reben cho came back in despair and collapsed on the civan elvan tom torn duano duane was at her elde side instantly youre 1111 in havena h avena name what can I 1 dol dot I 1 ills pleased please her tier she emilei palely mr reben told me he was mas afdahl rd id better give up lift the job I 1 he gave her a hand drip grip oi of perfect good fellowship he lie wf 0 very polite and awfully orry sorry hut hat hf he aid paid he think I 1 vas was quite lulled visited to the vork ile said sald that later perhaps perham there might be another chaner but oh ob oh I 1 site nus wa crying with all her might gradually she realized that divanes Di ianes hands were viere on her shoulder dem lie ile as gitig them as if it to keep her from sobbing herself tn to pieces ills face was clow 1 to here hem and he waa wag pr p r inuring yoa you poor little you W ant grieve youve to fine line and too beau ticul for such rk she flung herself free no no im an imbecile im I 1 no good all ali those big hands were at her aboul ders dognin that soothing voice was ministering courage and praise lou lou are not no good you shall succeed I 1 III make laake reben take ou rou back ive helped reben out when he was in trouble ive lent bin him money and I 1 it make him give you your chonce I 1 promise that on roy my u word ord I 1 I 1 she stared at him through her tears they blurred him in dancing lashes flashes of light as an if he were a suo sun god she caught his bands hands from he shoulders but she had to bold hold them in hers she was mas drou drowning ning and she must cling to whatever arms stretched down to her she must not quest question lon whose they were till she was safe again on the solid earth duano duane was nas laughing lao ghine now and ting her on the back as if elie site were a frightened child she felt no right fight to rebuke his caresses they were such as a a brother might give a bister sister ills arm about her was that of a corn com mile fiu sustaining staInIng another in a battle ho ile was the only one in the world who nho offered her courage and praise and help in her need dunne duane eald said with a matter offart of fact briskness 1 I it call up nt at once no I 1 it go see him dut but you put me under such oblige lions I 1 im m afraid never be bg afraid of an obligation im afraid I 1 can cats never repay it then youre one ahead but ou on c cin its allow repay me and aou a will let wait and sec goodby don dont t worry he ile gave her a hind grip of perfect fellowship fellon ship and went into the hall she followed him to tell him how kind be was As she was clasp ing hia his hand again leila lelia opened the door with her latch latchley ey now there was triple embarrass ment tom duana duane had paid ardent court to leila before ehe she married bayard here be he was in tn bayardi home apparently flirting with bay day arda ards young sister leila felt all tho the outraged sentiments of jealousy lealou ay iy and all the indignation of a ch chaperon aVeron thohas who has been circumvented cum vented ouane duane retreated in poor daphne stammered an explanation too brief and muddled to suffice then she went to her room there her mother found her aber ohe she came in later daphne had only a faint hope that duane could work his intrude twice so she told her tier mother that she bud had failed as an actress she told her bluntly mamma ive been fired to her comfort her mother caught her to her tier ample bosom and eald said im glad of it IL I 1 im in much obliged to whoever Is to blame not but what you could have succeeded it if you had kept at it but lot youre too good for such a wicked life A person perron be an actor without being insincere and A pretender and my little girl Is too honest so now you come along home with me no thank you mammal mamma ma kip gathered herself together for a vigorous assault when the telephone tel e rang and the maid mald brought word that a gentina wished to speak with miss daphne it was duane and ani she braced herself for another blow but bis his voi voice A was uns clarion with success ive seen ite its ah all right lies iles promised to keep you on and give you a chance ile nessya says for you to report at the theater nt at seven thirty tc night V and now again daphne was more norald of her success such as it was than of her failure but it was pleasant to carry the news to her mother and leila it disgusted them botn butts they were still trying to dissuade her from continuing on the downward path when a telegram from her father came for he mother taking raking beaver arrive grand central tomorrow dont meet me love WES bayard was late into as an usual and ana leila leilas temper had just begun to simmer when the door was opened stealthily and a hind was thrust in it pro a box of jewelers Jen elees size ize and waved it like a lag flag of trace truce llla leila rushed forward with a cry of delight seized thu packet and then the hand and drew B byard into the room and into her alq this is your apology I 1 suppose suppo 4 she he rak ald yei ye i the apology for being late and that bat hat made roe me late inte leila lella was enraptured she odor adored ed offit and she had the knock of in ing them the little square parcel pro provoked aked her curiosity she opened it so lie excitedly that the contenta contents fell to the floor she swooped for them theta and brought op up a platinum chain with a delicate plaque of tiny dl demonda monda and pearls on an a device of platinum leila ran to mrs mm kip and daphne exclaiming arent they beautiful I 1 arent they wonderful arent they clor clorious gl orlou lous mrs kip mis and daphne tried to kep the pace but or orce ce more they could oot not forget who it was that atiat was raining down cod gold on pread et st fair their 1 was not ul ulu w baab add to leila lelia t toure not the only one who can open accounts I 1 started one tor for those 1 ile took from his pocket a pale brochure and eald said to leila lelia that allowance we agreed on you know knowl yes I 1 know well instead of paying it to you week by week I 1 decided to open a bank account for you eo so I 1 ran over to this bank at the lunch hour and made a deposit to your credit fife five hundred dollar dollars I 1 leila lelia forgot her jewelry for a moment in thia this new pride she strutted about wl with th mock hauteur waving sirs mrs kip and daphne ased and saying dont speak to roe me I 1 am a lady alth ft ath a bank account mrs kip sighed in dreary earnest earnet that a more than I 1 ever was us leila lella was poring over her bank book the blank pages in which so ninny many dra inns tragedies and life histories could be codified li it b bild ad numeral numerals her firt question was ominous do I 1 have to go all the way nay down to broad street every time I 1 want to draw out some money her first thought was mas already to at tack the integrity of her store no a dearest said bayard there W 1 an tin uptown branch right around the corner but I 1 hope our visits there will ho ile more tor for a put kutlu to than take out every esery time I 1 give gise you anat anything hing I 1 want you to put some of it aside maybe some duy day want to borrow ma 1 4 she found Bat batterson lerson quarreling with property man over the Res respond ability for a broken vac vase some of it for a while maybe you ran can save me from a crash some day anyhow it will be a great help to me to feel that I 1 have a thrifty little wife at home A man h bis his is to plunge a good deal in business its his ills wife that usually mikes him or breaks him hinic bayard spoke with unusual solem anity I 1 old ben den franklin said A shil ling earned and alipe sixpence nep spent n fortune sixpence earned and a shilling spent bankruptcy or something like that thal but hoses moses got ahead of him when he be handed down the ten commandments mand ments monts he whispered nu ail extra one to be the private secret of the chosen people what was it said leila with u n tat minimum n icum 0 of f inter interest C st thou shall not spend all nit thou earn est eat said bayerd it was nall vs ell it was tha the thirteenth commandment I 1 klessi n mighty unlucky one to break tho the jens have kept it pretty well been the bankers of je world world even een while they were persecuted leila shrugged her handsome shoulders and studied the gem gems lets levs not talk about it tonight lets dine somewhere here and nod go to the theater I 1 want to show ort off coy my new splendor fine I 1 I 1 said bayard trying to cast away his forebodings and lift himself hira gelt by his fits own boot straps get on your duds mother you and |