BED CLOUD, KKBKABKA, CHIEF iiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinMiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin The Thirteenth Commandment itiaiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiniiiini THANKS TO DUANE, DAPHNE GETS THE CHANCE TO BE COME AN ACTRESS-IF SHE CAN MAKE GOOD. Synopsis. Clnv Wlmbnrn, a younR New Yorker on n vlHlt to Cleve land, meets pretty Daphne Kip, whoso brother Ih In the fliuno olllco with Clny In Wall street. After n whirlwind courtship they become engaged. Clny buys nn engagement ring on credit and returns to New York. Dnphnc ngrees to nn enrly marriage, and after extracting from her money-worried father what she regnrda ns n sulllclent mini of money for the purpose she goes to New York with her mother to buy her trout scau. Daphne's brother, Bnynrd, has Just married and left for Europe with his brldo, Leila. Daphno and her mother Install themselves In Bayard's lint. Wlmburn Introduces Daphne and her mother to luxurious New York life. Daphno meets Tom Dunne, man-nbout-town, who seems grently nttr.ncted to her. Daphne accidentally discovers that Clay Is penniless, except for his snlnry. Bnynnrd and his wlfo return to New York unexpectedly. Tho three women set out on n shopping excursion and tho two younger women buy expensive gowns, having them charged to Bayard. Bayard Is furious over tho expense, seeing hard times ahead. Dnphnc, Indignant, declares sho will earn her own living and brenks her engagement with Clny. CHAPTER IX. Daphno bent her head so Qidckly that his pressed lips touched her hnlr. She flung backward and thrust him away and broko from his hold. "Aglil" sho groaned. "T suppose I deserve tho Insult for trusting you." "I didn't Intend It for nn Insult." no followed her with plendlng arms. She barked nwny and found herself In n corner, flushed, furious, nt bny. "How dnro you?" Bhe stormed, and thought with nnusea h6v often tho 'phrnso hod been used and with what hypocrisy. It seemed to fall familiarly on his car, for ho laughed comfortably. "How can I help It?" "If you touch mo I'll I'll hjt you." IIo pntised, stared deep Into her eyes. "Do you mean It?" "Of course I mean It." "I'm sorry," he nlghcd. "Hut won't you let mo explain?" "You don't hnyo to. It's nil my fault for Inviting you here." "Oh, no, I beg jou not to think that I'm such n end." "Please go!" "All right 1" ho murmured, and left tho room. Sho heard his stick rnttlc as ho took lit from tho umbrella Jar. She thought: "There goes my opportunity my ca reer I Well, let it go I It wasn't worth 'tho prlcol" , Duano appeared nt tho door again to sny: "Oh, by the way, that Intro Auction to Mr. lichen. Do you etlll want It?" "No, thank you, not from you. Good toy." Hq bowed farewell, then changed his mind, entered the room ami snt down, and motioned her to a sent as If It were his house. "Miss Kip, may T sny ono word to you? I don't pretend to understand you women people. I'm not suro now Just how elncero you nre, Just how much of n ninny you mny think mo for being rebuffed eo easily. Experience Is no guide. But well anyway what I wnnted to say Is this thoro Is iiardly any man that would even lothcr n woman unwilling to bo both ered If ho could only bo certain that ho was really bothering her. Do I ruako myself clear'" "Not In tho least" "Well, then, I ulvo up. But I must leavo you n bit of advice. You say you want to oarn money. If you do, "And May I Arrange for You to Meet Reben?" on tho stage or In any other business, you will meet a lot of men who will feel It their duty to try to kiss you at the first opportunity. It's not only because you aro so pretty, for I really bcllevo tho homeliest girls get tho most kisses. Perhaps It's because they're not so particular but, any way, It's not because men nro villains that they try to kiss women, but be cause they'ro obliging. Thero Is an old superstition I don't know how ?W'iiW',',''i'wi iwiywwt if; IHral false it Is, or how true; no man can know but thero Is n tradition that every woman expects every man she meets to offer her nn Insult that's tho technical term as soon as they aro nlone. "Thnt fooling Is what women nro going to run Into every tlmo they try to force their way Into business. It will dlo out, I suppose, to n certain ex tent, ns you crowd Into our field. It will bo one of the Inst privileges you'll lose. You'ro nlrendy permitted to stnnd up In street cars and go out after dartc alone. By nnd by you will have to make your advances to tho men yourselves In tho frankest man ner, Instead of subtly ns now." Daphno broke In coldly, "That will bo n very welcome day to most of us." Somehow It did not sound convinc ing to her. Thero wns grnvo convic tion, however, In his response: "It will bo n mighty welcome day to us poor men, Miss Kip. For most men haven't tho faintest deslro to spoon with women. It's hard enough for somo of them to keep their own sweethearts and wives suillclently ca ressed. Then there's another thing If I'm not boring you I haven't mado as long a speech slnco I was a school boy and recited 'Spartacus to tho Gladiators.' " "Go on, please," said Daphne. "A woman doesn't often get tho chance of hearing a man tell tho truth about' theso things." Ilcr sarcasm chilled him a little, but ho went on: "I Just want to sny this It's nn old man's advlco to a young woman go ing Into business: when a man asks for n Job ho brings references, nnd they uro Investigated; or ho answers a lot of questions, and ho Is given n trial. Or when two men meet In n club or elsewhero they shako hands. Thnt hnndshnko Itself Is a kind of in vestigation of chnracter. They learn each other's politics nnd religion und prejudices ns soon ns they can. "So when n man meets n woman ho is apt to bo thrown with n good deal ho Is npt to say, 'What sort Is she?' But tho thing that annoys n man most about having to do business with n woman Is tho fear that ho will either compromise her or disappoint her. That's tho llrt problem to get out of tho wny; nnd there's nothing easier for n womnn to do than to con vince n man thnt sho doesn't want him to try to lllrt with her If sho doesn't." Daphno cried, "In heaven's name, tell me how It's done." "Tho way to convince him is to bo convinced yourself. If you'ro sincere he'll know It." "But I wns sincere with you, and you didn't know It." "I didn't know It at first, but I soon did I think nnd now that's what I'm driving nt all this long while. If you'ro going Into business competition with men, play fair. Every now nnd then ono of them, as soon as ho finds him self ulono with you, will bo pollto enough to Insult you. But tho nverngo mn will let you alono If you'll let him nlone. Supposo ho docs make a mistaken advance, If you could bo s.enslblo enough not to get mnd, not to feel besmirched, but just tuko It as a matter of course and sny frankly: 'No, thanks, I'm not Interested. I un derstand you perfectly, but you needn't bother,' or something Uko thnt, and ny It honestly, tho rest would bo plain (railing. "And now, if you'll forglvo me for talking your arm off and If you'll provo It by letting mo help you, I'll proinlso never to kiss you or try to till till you ask mo to." Daphno laughed refreshedly at his Impudence, and ho laughed, as well as ho might. And they shook hands with comradeship. "And mny I arrange for you to meet Reben?" "I hato to nsk you now. I'vo no right to troubla you. But I'm terribly anxious ro get a Job." "And I'm terribly anxious to get you one." "You'ro awfully kind," sho said, nnd led him to tho telephone. Sho felt that it would ho Indellcnto to listen, and went Imcic Into tho liv ing room of tho apartment. There Dunne Joined her In a few moments Willi tJio terrirvini: n t icoltoti w - rtrixz'r?; "iw 'arwwBA had said that ho might hnvo a chance to place her nt once If she could come to his ofllce without dcluy. Opportunity bouncing out nt her Uko n Jack-lti-the-hox alarmed her. But sho faced It plucklly. She put on her hat with trembling hands nnd went down In tho elevator with Dunne. They went up In nn elevator nt ono side of the lobby of tho theater nnd stepped out nt Itehcn's ofllce door. A number of somber nnd despondent persons of a theatrical complexion wero waiting there nlso, tho wretched Lazaruscs of nrt. Dunne spoke to n respectful ofllce boy, who disappeared through n door and returned to beckon him In. With heart bounding high nnd bubbling nt. her throat Daphno entered the theat rical world by one of Its most gilded portals. The grcnt Tleben sat bulklly behind an ornate table-desk and dismissed n still more ornate stenographer with n nod as ho rose to greet Duunc. Dunno did tho honors: "Mr. Itcben, I want to present you to Miss Kip, Miss Daphne Kip." Reben greeted her with sunvlty nnd his eyes wero even more enthusiastic thnn his words. Daphno was at her suporlntlvo degree nnd nnxlety gave her n wlstfulncss that was appealing to Reben. Women's charms nnd wist fulnesses made up n large port of his wares In trade. "Hnvo you had nny experience?" "None." "Studied elocution?" "Never. I never spoko n piece in my life." "Good I "Never, Amntcur theatricals?" I never seemed to caro for them." "Better yet l Whnt makes you think you want to act now?" "Money. I want to earn monoy get rich." "I see," snld Reben, nnd fell into n profound meditation, studying Duphne senrchlngly. Dunne seized the opportunity to rise nnd sny: "Well, I'll leave you two to gether to talk terms. It would bo In delicate for mo to know just how rich Miss Kip is going to be." Ho hnd no sooner gone than Reben's manner changed slightly and Daphne's courago vanished. Reben paced the floor as ho talked. His path kept slowly closing In around her like tho Walls In Poe's story. "You look like Miss Kemblo," he said. "You hnvo somewhat the same temperament. You llko her stylo of piny. Thot may bo your line. I can't tell. Of courso I don't know how well you can net. Perhaps you never could. Kcmblo Is grcnt, but sho comes of tin old theatrical family. Of courso you have ono grent capital your beaut; for you nro very beautiful, Miss Kip, very. Let mo seo your eyes I" Ho hnd a right to nsk If ho wero going to biro her eyes, but sho looked up cravenly, for tho burly sntrap was leaning over her. Ills left hand wns on the arm of tho chnlr, his right on tho hnck of It. Ills left hand was grad ually enveloping hers. It wns u fat, hot hand, nnd his faco was so close that It was blurred In her vision. Then sho remembered Dunne's words. Sho controlled herself enough to put them to tho test. She pretended to look coldly Into Reben's face, and she snld, with n bravo show of calm: "Mr. Reben, I didn't como here to lllrt with you nnd I don't Intend to. I came hero for ti Job as an actress. If this sort of thing Is a necessary part of tho job I'll go somewhere else." Reben bneked nwny nnd stared nt her. IIo was rendered foolish by her rebuff and ho stammered, "Why, I I meant no harm." Sho went on with the Dunno system of treatment : "I know you didn't. You mennt to bo polite, but you don't have to bo so pollto to me. I don't expect It nnd I don't llko It." "All right, nil right 1" Reben growled pacing tho floor ngnln, but In n con stantly receding path. Ho did not speak. IIo felt that ho had made a fool of himself, and ho was cmbur rasscd. Daphne was so frightened with her success thnt sho got to her feet, say ing: "I supposo this means that you don't want mo to work for you. It's true, then, what they say about tho stage." "Nonsense I Of courso not! Itot! I never see most of my people except nt rehearsals or performances. I've never spoken to three-quarters of 'cm. If you want n Job you can have It, and no concessions are necessary. You don't hnvo to niako lovo to tnc. You mnko lovo to tho audience, and If you can capture that you can slap my faco ovcry time you boo me." Daphno was astounded. Sho was engngcdl Sho was exultant and thrilled with gratitude to Duano for Introducing her to this marvelous op portunity and for tho wisdom of his counsol. Behcn said: "Tho general under study of tho Kemhlo company has grown tired of waiting for n chnnco to appear In public. She's quitting mo this week for a small p:irt In u road compi.nv Von cnii have her pluco If .i you?" you ( iir&r "Iwy -imn?T7T'f'Ji)tt ;'. -v By RUPERT HUGHES Copyright by tlarptr Brother "You bet er Indeed I do. How often does an understudy piny?" "As rurely as possible." Daphne's Joy turned to lead. Reben added: "Hut we don't pay by performances. I'll pay you twenty live a week. You wanted money. There's n little of It for a start. Do you want It?" "Will It lead to anything better?" "It might." "Am I to understudy Miss Kenihle?" "Ye, und all the other women roles." "And when do you suppose I'll got a chance to play Miss Keinblc's part? Soon?" "Never, I hope." "That's encouraging I" "If Miss Kemblu fell ill we'd ordi narily refund the money, because she's the star. But sometimes we might have to give n performance at short notice. Chances in the other pnrts might come nny day." "And you'll give me n better chance when you can?" "Indeed I will. If you hnve the gift, the sooner I Und It out nnd the hnrder I work it the more money I make. The more you earn the more I make. I'd like to pay you ten thousand n week." "I'd like to have you. All right, I'll try." Ho pressed a button on his desk once, then twice. The olllce boy ap peared, followed by tho stenographer. Reben said to the boy: "Is Mr. Bat terson here? Send him to me." To the stenographer ho said: "Fill out u contract for Miss KIi Miss What's the first name? Miss Daphne Kip. Salary, twenty-five. Make it n three year contract." Reben motioned her absently to her chnlr and said, rather for Duaue's sake than for hers, sho felt: "Sit down, won't you, till the contracts come? nnd pnrdon mo If I " IIo finished the phrase by the deed. The ofllce routine went on and Daphne might have been tho chulr she sat In, for nil the attention ho paid her. She felt rather ungnllantly Ignored. Still, sho hnd usked to be treated on n business basis. Ho was taking her nt her word. Before tho contracts wero ready Mr. Batterson appeared. He was one of Reben's stage managers, n worried, emotional little mnn, worn to shreds with his task of stimulating nnd cor recting the emotions by which others earned their wages and fame. Reben Introduced him to Daphne nnd "explained her new ofllce. Batter- son seemed nono too well pleased with tho news that Dnphno was Ignorant of stngo work to tho last degree. He had found it hard enough to mnkc the experienced actors read their lines us they must bo read and keep on rend ing them so. To tench this dramatic Infant how to walk und talk was nn unwelcome labor. He took Daphne Into his ofllce nnd pulled out u set of parts. When she stumbled over them ho cast his eyes henvenwurd In his swift impatience. IIo explained them with u vinegary gentleness. He talked to her of the canons of Interpretation. He walked through her scenes and spoke her lines lor her again and again and yet again. But somehow he could not teach her. Ho tried everything but beating her. Ho llattered her, wheedled her, parodied, satirized, rebuked her, and occasionally he cursed her. She did not rebel even against his profanity, because she had no confidence In her self to support her resistance. She felt that she was far worsa than ho said sho was whea lie said sho was worst. Sho used all her funds of res olution In keeping froni throwing down tho part nnd running nwny In tears. Sho hnd nono left for asserting her right to politeness. Once Daphne wab out In tho street again and released from tho ordeal of pleasing Batterson, youth and ambi tion brought hope hack again. Broad- 1 way nt twilight was athrob with on thuslnsm nnd sho caught zest from the crowds. She was going home to study, carrying her little set of textbooks like a schoolgirl. But sho felt the wings pf conquest fledging nt her nnklcs or tho wheel of fortuno spinning under her toes. Her very tlrst effort hnd succeeded. Sho was a woman with a salary. She would bo no longer a pnraslto on any mnn. She had n career and a business nB well as the best of them. ner mother was at homo alone. Leila had gone from that tea party to, another to which Mrs. Kip was not invited, Daphne's mother greeted her with relief. Sho told her news with a gush of enthusiasm. It left Mrs. Kip cold, very cold. Sho was a pious, church-going wom an, Mrs. Kip. She had always looked upon the theater as a training school for tho still lower regions. Sho went to plays occasionally, but usually with a feeling of dissipation and world! I ncss. Besides It was ono thing to see plays and another to act them. Daphno tried to reason her mother out of her backwoods prejudices, but sho only frightened her tho more. Mrs. Kip retired to her room to wrlto nn urgent telegram to her husband de manding that he come on nt ouco und iMCTrww;-'&-iffMK rescue his child. She always called on I him in an emergency and he always responded. Leila came homo eventually full of gossip nnd triumph. Her Dutllh gown hnd mado n tremendous success; the other women wanted to murder her. Mrs. Kip broko In on her chronicles with the dismal announcement of Daphne's new insanity. Leila' wns al most as bitter In opposition ns Mrs. Kip had been, but from quite another motive. Lelln had aristocratic Im pulses nnd looked forward to social splendors. Sho would gain no help from the fact that her husband's sister was n theatrical struggler. Daphne escaped nn odious battle with her by referring to the need of close study, and retreated Into her own room, locking her mother out. She stayed there, repeating her lines over and over and trying to remember the action thut went with them ns Miss Kemlile had played It. She had a quick memory, but the Intonation of the lines gave her extraordinary dlfll unity. ' She remembered one of Miss Kern ble's most delicious effects. "She came on the stage unannounced nnd, pnus jug In the doorwny, smiled whimsically mid said, "How do you do?" That was i all Just "How do you do?" But she The Next Day Batter6on Telephoned Her That He Had Called a Rehear sal With the Company. uttered It so dellclously that n ripple of joy ran through the nudlence. , Daphne tried to master the trick of It, but with no success. She snld "How ! do you do?" In dozens of wnys, with no result except to render the phrases meaningless gibberish. Daphne Hung down the pnrt she wo studying and flung away ambition, nnd went out to tell the family that she agreed with them. Sho was confronted by Leila in a role of despair. Bayard hnd tele phoned thnt he could not get home for dinner. IIo would not be homo In tlmo to tnko Leila to the theater aa ho had promised. Lelln was in n frenzy. She had noth ing to do but wnlt for her man tc come and take her somewhere. Daphne understood the tragedy of the modern wife: dowered wlthTrccdom, pampered with amusements, deprived of the blessing of toll, unaccustomed to seragllnn torpor, she must yet wult on the whims or necessities of her h.is bnnd. Daphne reconsidered her decisions Better nil tho difficulties and heart aches of tho actress-trade than this prison loaflng of wifely existence. She had something to do. CHAPTER X. Tho next day Batterson telephoned her thnt he had called n rehearsal with the compnny. Daphne went to the theater in terror. The stnge looked utterly- forlorn with the actors nnd actresses standing about In their street clothes. Under the bright lights with the people made up nnd tho au dience In full bloom, like n vnst gar den, thero would bo Impersonality nnd stimulation ; but the present scone was ns doleful ns tho funernl of an unpop ular man. Courage wns largely a matter of her superself forcing her reluctnnt feet forwnrd. A soldier ordered to leave n bombproof shelter for nn ndvance, a playground of shrapnel, has Just th struggle with Ills vuso-motor system that Daphno had with hprs. With the kindliest smile an amiable wolf ever woro Batterson Invited the fluttering lamb to come to the stream nnd drink. Dnphno enmo forward In n trance nnd heard Batterson say: "Ladles and gentlemen Miss Kip, our new understudy, dlvo her all the help you can." Miss Kcmblo had graciously chosen to ho present for that purpose, though tho result was only to lncrense Dnph no's embarrassment. An Imitation In tho presence of the living model was n double load to curry. Daphne'o hopes of becoming great actress receive a rudo shock, but sho Is given a chance to show what she can do, and again It Is Duane to whom she owes the chance. She Is afraid of the obligation under which she Is placed, but Duane as sures her that she can repay him In the end. (TO BI3 CONTINUED.) 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