Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-11-20
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THE OLD AND NEW LOVE.
BY MABEL DEAN.

I" 1t would be nice to have real low
er, said Daisy Hewitt.
Well, then, here's one at your SER
vice." retorted Charley Stapylton, with
low bow.
Nonsense %
g And why do you say nonsense, with
such contemptuous toss of the head,
Miss Hewitt p
Because" said Daisy, 1--WE known
you all my life, and | should as soon
think of making lover out of yonder
old clock on the stairs, that has stood
ticking there for fifty years"
Charles Stapylton tried to laugh, but
it was evident that he was little nettled
II am not eligible to the position,
then p questioned he.
" No. said Miss Daisy in all good
faith. "My idea of lover is something
tall, and dark, and dangerously interest
ing; some one with history; some one,
for instance, with little flush of color
mantling his cheek, like Kenneth Croft
ton"
"Humph," commented Charles Sta
python. II presume Kenneth Crofton
has a history, if one could get at his
creditors"
Now you are STOPPING to the unworthy
passion Of Jealousy" said Daisy, with
dignity. Charley, | thought better of
you than that"
She went back into the house, her yell
low curls shimmerng an instant in the
sunny doorway, her white dress hutteripg
about her like the vaporous masses of
summer cloud, and Stapylton went away
with a slow, unelastic step.
"What a superb specimen of the genus
donkey am" he muttered between his
teeth, as he stalked along, twitching
furiously at his moustache Cant | so
much as speak to her without vexing her
Can't | exercise ordinary magnanimity
towards more fortunate rival AL
though, 10 my innermost heart, believe
Kenneth Crofton to be a villain dis
trust his smooth accents, his ready speech,
his conventional smile And it is very
hard that, after loving Daisy all my life,
this stranger is to walk coolly in, and
bear away the prize beneath my very
eyes"
But although he resolved for the fu-
turc to put bride upon his impctuous
lips, his resolution melted into empty air
within the next twenty-four hours
He met Daisy in the woods gathering
ferns
ooh, Charley. is that you q she cried,
gleefulIy. The very one wanted to
sec Can you reach that exquisite little
tuft of maiden's hair that grows high up
yonder ledge 7"
Daisy, think ! could achieve any
task you were to set me" he answered
fervently.
He swung himself up the steep accliv-
ity, and reached down the nodding plume
of slender-stcmmed ferns
'1'm much obliged. I'm sure" said
Daisy, arranging the leaves with ca
ressing touch.
But Stapylton stood beside her.
daisy, did you really mean that yes
terday p
'Did / really mean what?" she ques-
toned, with blue, uplifted eyes Of inno-
cent surprise.
"That--that you never could look
upon me in the light Of possible. lover 2"
Charley, don't be goose. Is this
masquerade or practical joke"
/" Neither, Daisy. Only love you"
Then you are fool for your pains"
said Daisy. impatiently. "When you
might have known that"
THAT what, DaisyY
His eyes were glittering now, with sup
pressed light, his brow darkened
THAT | was engaged to Kenneth
Crofton"
daisy !"
aye, and / am proud of it," she
went on, with rose-red checks and down
cast lashes 1--WE are to be married IN
the autumn, and go abroad. l meant
to have told you this before, but it only
happened last evening. when we stood
together under the old apple tree in the
So Charles Stapylton went away, try
ing to nerve himself to think that all was
for the best.