Daily Republican., 1879-10-24
"Miss Hoyt,n Mrs. Cristow said, look.

to play, and l wish you to wear white
ruffles and white flower or two in
your hair. That will not interfere
with your mourning but You will look
q little leDs like mute at funeral"
To hear was to obey. Mrs. Bristow
was distant connection of Mr.. Hoyt's,
and when he died, leaving his only
child to poverty, the lady impressed
upon poor, stricken Daisy that she
was under an enormous weight OF
obligation by being permitted to bs
governess, lady's maid, and generally
useful factotum in her family.
For nearly year she had filed the
unenviable position of poor relation,
unsalaried and over-worked, and much
ofths bloom of the pure blonde beauty
had left poor Daisy's face.
But the soft violet eyes had lost
nothing of their sweetness; the golden
hair gathered into a rich knot, was
full of waves and ringlets, making
tiny baby curls around the delicate
oval of her pale face, aud the sensitive
moth was still expressive and lovely.
She sighed little as she put the soft
white ruiile into her black dress; aud
a few white flowers in her hair.
''lt seems like forgetting lear faith
err" she thought, but yet she knew
her appearance had been too gloomy
for 4 festive occasion.
The guests were gathering, and
Daisy had gone into q small sitting
room opposite the wide drawipg-rooms
to wait until che vas summoned to sing
and play.
She had never been in society in Al
bany, and knew none of Mrs. Bristow's
friends, so she was graciously excused
from taking any more active part in
the social gathering than to amuse by
her singing, or help willing feet along
by playing dance music.
She was turning over the leaves Of
a new magazine, quite sure of being
uninterrupted, when the door opened,
and looking up, she saw strange gen.
tleInan.
"Pardon me-" he said, 81 thought
this was the drawing-room."
Then, as she lifted her face, he
sprang forward.
"Daisy DaisyH' he said, aud not
realizing the familiarity of the address,
she arose to stretch out both hands, say
ing
jeff it is Juff!'
At is jeff" he answered, ''or rather
it is Willard Wharton"
Then, moving chair to the one she
had occupied, he told her of his grand
fathers legacy, and the change of
name.
Through good an ill, years Of pros
perity and the temptation that assails
all of US, l have carried golden tails
man, to keep my heart pure and true,
that might one day dare to bring 1t to
your feet" he said.
And through a mist of happy tears
she saw him open large locket hang
ing to his watch chain. No miniature
face, no lock of hair was there, but care
fully set, a twenty dollar gold piece
with IN. H." scratched with pin in
one corner.
In the drawing room Mrs. Bristow
wondered what detained her hero for
the evening; but when he came in late
she read nothing of the secret that was
in his happy eyes.
She saw his courteous attentions TO
her governess, but attributed them to
the innate courtesy of the young mil
lionaire, and Daisy sang as if inspired,
and threw shower of gleeful fantasies
into her waltz and galop music.
But when Miss Hoyt was asked ior
in Mr.. Wharton's calls, when the sty-
lish turnout that was the admired of
Albany stood at the door for Miss Hoyt
to drive, Mrs. Bristow grew saw
age.
"You are too forward with stran-
GERS" she told Daisy.
"But Mr.. Wharton is an old friend.
| knew him when | was little girl,
and-and we are to be married in the
spring." said FLUSHING Daisy.
And, considering Mr.. Wharton's
wealth and position, and his future
wfe's probable influence in society,
Mrs. Bristow wisely wade the best of
it, and Daisy was provided with a
trousseau and a wedding party, for
"Your great kindness to Allie" said
Mrs. Bristow.
Not until they had been some days
married did Willard Wharton say one
day, carelessly:
"By-the-by, Daisy, was that watch
ever found ?"
"Yes. Felix was arrested six months
afterward for stealing some of the plate,
and in his trunk was the watch. Papa
searched faithfully for you, but you
had vanished as if the earth had swal
lowed you"
81 knew that it would turn up some-
where" said Mr.. Wharton, quietly,
''and perhaps now it was just as well
i was missed. If had not left in dis
grace my darling might not have given
ne my golden talisman.'