Show at e v vc c eli Ic 1 APPY New Year daddy I n Helen Helena e I en a ry Danvers c called a I led a out as she ran ran to 3 i where her father h tit was seated at the breakfast tab table 1 e. e Then noticing the t I gloom upon his usually cheerful face she cried out Why daddy where Is your smile and ands ti s on New Years Year's too VJ I f Robert Danvers Damers raised a white and andl andl t l l c face to meet his daughters daughter's a kIss BS then his eyes yes fell upon his plate Whatever Is the time matter Hilda persisted You know you OU have alb al always al- al b. b b f ways said that the best thing g to do doi dowhen i 15 when something Is troubling you OU is to et it out of your system Why not w practice what you OU preach daddy for forIt forit It cant can't be e anything very dreadful Je 1 Robert Danvers however did not 4 jl seem eem Inclined to speak Instead he be sat sat stiff and tense fr in his chair for fora forlong a a anit long time then nit he raided his head and made a mo mno- motion r c tion n to speak ButHilda But ButHilda Hilda could see seethe that the effort was costing him t dearly w j Lovingly she sher r went over to his chair chair and pressIng press press- z Ing her cheek against his said i softly N e ever v e r mind telling me daddy Jaddy If f you T lont dont want tos to s' s Maybe It will be alright in a little tit g ga te a hire and then we can talk about It y With a relieved look upon his face Robert Bobert Danvers left the breakfast p table and went to his room There 1 ji h he struggled with himself for a long tIme Why should he be tell toll Hilda he III reasoned th there re was a chance things would auld come right and even If they r lId did not perhaps he could make mane good i the he loss within the year He lie was really reull being kind to keep the knowledge knowl- knowl l edge dge of her loss from her It would be a shame to tell it and Just at the New Year too He would have baye to toan tot toe t e make an effort to be ch cheerful erful If Somehow the thought of the New Year brought Robert Danvers to himself hIm hIm- self What a coward he was trying t tj to 10 soothe his conscience as he was doing starting out on the New Year e with deceit and subterfuge for com- com t pan Ions He would tell Hilda even 51 If she despised him for tor what he had 1 I even done on even en that would be better than to feel that he ho was acting the part parta a ot of a coward The truth was best besten best best- even en though Its telling should wound them both I s l' Going downstairs again he found f Hilda gazing pensively out of ot the win win- r dew ow This was unlike her and he knew that she was troubled Timidly he approached the chair Hilda BlIda he said going right Into the heart of the time matter You remember that stock we talked about last week week week- ti tx the ithe stock where I had you put the money your our mother left you yon Well Vell dear Tin rm afraid It Is all lost that lost that t every cent of It Is gone gone and and I know I am all to blame about It for I I- Iad adI ada ad- ad I a and counseled you to do It it r l Is that the thing that Is troubling you ou daddy There was a queer light In Hildas Hilda's e eyes es as she spoke Yes tYes dear her father answered ever eer since I heard about It last night ht I have been almost crazy To think I of all people should advise you ou to do thIs foolish thing But I thought It it 1 was as so safe so sure i t Then dadd daddy cease your worrying ln at once Hilda cried jo joyously for Cor I never mailed the tho i letter you OU wrote It t and the check are still reposing ht in the desk I felt rather afraid I Id d 1 of It you will rem remember re re- ei m member e m b e r so I Iu u I thought I would l 1 wait some time i before sending Jt It lt In ilL You see daddy i I have Inherited d some Scotch can can- b from my mother and I 1 am rather ruther fearful of ot y the things thing os that I t 1 promise big i t ty p profits refits But even en C If the money hud had b been n lost 1 l ue er would have blamed ilk you ou and we could ha e gotten along without It Robert Danvers looked ten years 7 3 oun her before finished speak speak- ii ins ng Catching her hands bunds in his he heher Bt pulled her to her feet and cried cried- Hilda I feel so happy that you Just Justus must us t conic come with m me e and celebrate Look up the best show in town and ff phone lione the hotel for dinner reserva- reserva i l ns l' l Forget orgel about expense f today today- C make It a real New Year fear celebration Ant Antl Hilda l In m i spite of her Scotch s did loll 1325 Wa t rn Kew Newspaper pap r Union |