The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-11-24

he the inheritor of their reputed vast
possessions.
Handsome scarcely describedI him,
and as Daisy felt the spell of his bril-.
liant conversation, as we'll as admired
his beauty, she acknowledged Amy was
right in all she had said in his praise.
The acquaintance begun that night
developed very fast.
Amy's parents, pleased to crafty their
daughter, soon threw open their house
or magnificent entertainment.
Daisy's pride succumbed to the strong
desire to be beautiful and charming, and
she yielded to Amy's coaxing and con-
sented to wear one of her cousins cos
tunes. DIR. Allen would not have re-
cognized his little daughter as she
glided through the brilliantly-lighted
rooms on Mr., LIE Roy's arm. Her dress
was of silk, the color of the palest petal
of the musk-rose, with film of point
lace falling in soft folds down to the end
OF the sweeping train. Her hair was
powdered and cluster of pale pink
buds, Just the color of the dress, nestled
in the soft puffs just below the little
ear.
Charles LIE Roy, whose taste in such
matters was considered faultless, pro-
nounced her the most beautiful of all
the beauties he had seen. He scarcely
left her side, and many were the signif-
cant looks as one and another noticed
his attentions. He had hitherto been
particular to single no one lady for at
tention, but had been courteous to all.
" Now Prince Charley's caught at last, Z"
was the comment of his circle.
Daisy was in the conservatory, resting
after long waltz, and Mr.. LIE Roy had
gone to bring her an ice. Somewhat
wearied, she leaned back among the
perfumed foliage, which entirely
screened her from view, when some
words she overheard made her start erect
and listen with a compression of the
sensitive lips. This was what she heard:
90 only know that she is Miss Amy
Egbert's cousin-a Miss Allen. Yes,
she is beautiful. l thought, when I
first saw her, man would deem himself
lucky who won the love of such q
woman. Among that frivolous throng
she conducted herself in such a natural,
oneself only to watch her."
A few words were said she did not
catch, and the deep voice went on.
You see now, Adele, what a change
a few weeks in this kind of life makes
Look at her to-night-one of society's
most worldly votaries, exerting herself
to win a smile from the beau par-ex-
cellence.'"
The voice stopped, and looking
around the orange tree which stood be-
fore her, Daisy saw the tall, dark, stern
looking man she had noticed before, and
by his side slight, youthful figure
probably his wife.
When Prince Charley" returned he
for some time found rather distrait
partner. But he had noticed the costli-
ness of her attire, and the superb dia-
monds in her ears and on her neck, and
he had made up his mind here was
girl whose beauty satisfied him and who
must be correspondingly wealthy, so he
exerted himself to please, and was soon
successful.
Amy was highly delighted with Daisy's
success, and being herself engaged, made
up her mind her cousin should be, too,
before she returned to her country home.
And who as eligible as Charles LIE Roy.
So that young man found things play
ing right into his hands, and he made
the most of his opportunities. Daisy
was swept along in a dizzy whirl of
pleasure. Her imagination was dazzled,
her ambition pleased, and she thought
her heart was touched.
She wrote home frequently, but her
letters were cautioue. She knew in her
inmost heart her parents would not APP
prove of the course she was pursuing.
One afternoon-one of those when
the snow king smiles with the greatest
an elegant cutter, with team
of clipped bays, was drawn up in front
of the Egbert mansion. Daisy, muffied
in soft seal mantle lined with blue,
which Amy had wrapped around her in
the hall, descended the steps, and was
carefully lifted in by prince Charley"
Then, with a courteous bow and a gay
goodbye to Miss Amy standing in the
doorway, away they went.
1t was the first snow of the year, and
all the avenues were alive with innu-
merable sleighs with their gay occu-
pants. 1t seemed to Daisy like the
carnivals she had read of, as they glided
swiftly along.
Prince Charley" was used to it all,
but not evidently to the sweet beauty of
the face beside him, as his ardent looks
testified. And before very great
while he had read in the frank eyes that
his hopes were not in vain, and under
the cover of the robe had held for an
instant the little trembling hand.
But suddenly Daisy's eyes dilated
with horror, for right before the fiery
bays, endeavoring to run across the
road, was little boy. A scream, and
the bays reared high in the air, and then
dashed on, held by firm hand, and
urged faster and faster by firm voice.
Looking back, Daisy saw little dark
object in the road, and beside it, lifting
it tenderly, was the gentleman whose
harsh criticism upon herself she had
heard.
The whole occurrence took but few
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