The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-03

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ever so long, with a consumptive moth
er; but she died a YEAR ago, and after
travelling awhile ~ has come home.
Did you know him?'
II never heard the name." -
"Come to think OF it, he left long be-
fore you came"
Alice's primer was put aside, and
Margaret accompanied Laura to the
room where her fnery was being pre-
pared for q brilliant party few hours
later.
miss Hoyt," Mrs. Bristow said, look-
ing up from the cloud of tulle under
her fingers. II wish you to come down
to play. and I wish you to wear white
lace RIFLES and white flower or two
in your hair. That will not interfere
with your mourning, but you will look
little less like mute at funeral"
TO hear was to obey. Mrs. Bristow
was distant conn, ction of Mr.. Hoyt's
and when he died, leaving his only
child to poverty, the lady impressed
upon stricken Daisy that she was under
an enormous weight of obligation by
being permitted 10 be governess, lady's
maid, general useful factotum in her
family.
But the soft violet eyes had lost moth.
ing of their sweetness; the golden hai1
gathered into a rich knot, was full OF
waves and ringlets, making tiny baby
curls around the delicate oval of her
pale face, and the sensitive mouth was
still expressive and lovely.
She sighed little as she put the soft
white ruf1e into her back dress, and a
few white flowers into her hair.
ut seems like forgetting dear father"
she thought, but yet she knew her ap-
pearance had been too gloomy for fes'
tive occasion.
The guests were gathering, and Daisy
had gone into small sitting-room op-
posite the wide drawing-rooms to wait
until she was 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
ty playing dance music.
She was turning over the leaves of a
new magazine, quite sure of being un-
interrupted when the door opened, and
looking up she saw strange gentle
man.
pardon me-" he said, II thought this
was the drawing-room."
Tnen, as she lifted her face, he sprane
forward.
"Daisy! Daisy!" he said, and not real
izing the familiarity of the address, she
rose to stretch out both han1s, saying
"Jeff! Is 1t jeff"
"It is Jef," he answered, "or rather it
is Willard Wharton"
Then moving chair near the one
she had occupied, lie told her OF his
grandfarther's legacy and the change
Of name;
Through good and i'll, years of pros.
perity and the temptation that assails
all of of us, I have carried golden
talisman, to keep my heart pure and
true, that / might some day dare to bring
it to your feet" he said.
And through 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 III. M scratched with pin in one
corner.
In the drawing room Mrs. Bristow
wondered what detained our hero fo1
the evening; but when he came in late
she read nothing of the secret that was
in his happy eyes.
She saw his courteous attention to her
governess, but attributed them to the
mate courtesy of the young millionaire,
and Daisy sang as if inspired, and threw
q shower of fantasies into her waltz gal.
op music.
But when Miss Hoyt was asked for in
Mr.. Wharton's calls, when the stylish
turnout that was admired of all Albany
stood at the door for Miss Hoyt to drive,
Mrs. Bristow grew savage.
"You are too forward with Strangers u
she told Daisy.
| Bat Mr.. Wharton is an old friend. l
knew him when was little girl, and
and we are to be married in the
spring." said blushing Daisy.
Aud considering Mr. Wharton's wealth
and position, and his future wife's prob.
able influence in society, Mrs. B1istow
wisely made the best Of it, and Daisy
was provided with g. trousseau and q
wedding party, for "Your great kind.
kindness to Allie," said Mrs. Bristow
gracefully.
Not until they had been some days
married did Willard Wharton say one
day carlessly:
"By-the:by, Daisy, was that watch
ever found?"
eyes 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 swallowed
you" -