Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
said, endeavoring to escape.

balu, oDOeaVOrlng 70 escape.
Then answer 1t negatively"
cried. "Look square in my eyes an,
} say: Max, don't love you
MAX, l don't" she began, thel
her eyes fell and in the moonlight
saw warm blush suffuse her face.
"You can't do it, 30 don't try"
said, calmly. Daisy, you and are il
the same boat, and I'm very glad Of it
for while yon love me you will neve
marry Harold Moore"
September had gone and October, il
all its blaze of red, and gold and green
amber and crimson, and wonderful
variations of color was almost past
when one day Daisy and decided tt
take q trip to New York. She had new
er been there knew every place of in
terest by heart, and was desirious o
showing them to her.
Daisy and I had renewed our social
intercourse much the same as before.
To do otherwise, situated AZ we were,
would only have occasioned comment.
Neither OF us had ever referred to that
moonlight night some six weeks pre-
vious.
We had strolled through or past many
OF the places of note in the city, and al
together spent delightful morning
and had finally found ourselves at a
table In Delmonico's elegant restau-
rant waiting for the attentive waiter to
fill our orders, when Il sound OF voices
struck upon our ears. Two gentlemen,
distinctly visible to me, but hidden
from Daisy's view by AL immense flow
or stand, were enjoying chicken salad,
champagne and conversation
" And you really think the Varien
would accept you. old boy % one of
them was saying In sleepy tone.
" Harren't doub of it," said the
other, young man of apparently
twenty-five, dressed in ultra fastidious
taste and having highly affected
drawl.
"Then why don't you AK the
momenteous question and claim the
prize at once ?" queried his fri'nd
" Well, for several reAsons," return.
ed the other. cone is be ,ause she's
so deuced ugly that 1 don't want to
claim her minute sooner than / need
another is that nearly two years ago
l left pledge on the finger of a lit
tic beauty over among the Hampshire
hills that I'm bound to think of first. |
The fact is, l was desperately in love
at the time, and really thought !
couldn't live without her and all that
but mans views will change, espe-
cially when he's seen as much OF the
world ~ have. However, the little
darling loves me to distraction, and ]
tell You, Saintley, it takes every one
Of the Varien's sixty thousand to enable
me to give up charming 9little Daisy"
looked at Daisy; to both of US 1t
was quite plain who one of the speakers
was. There was hot, indignant flush
in Daisy's fair cheeks, and her eyes
,hone like lamps, but her lips were
curved in resolute way as she quickly
irew off her gray kid glove, and walk |
ing composedly round TO the table where
sat Harold Moore, and laid sparkling
yemmed ring before him.
Here Is the pledge you gave charm
ng little Daisy two years ago, She
hegs to assure you she will never be-
come distracted at your loss. The
Harold Moore she knew two wears ago |
'he respected, never loved. The Har.
Did Moore she knows to-day she des-
oises, and would no. marry him were
10 even the happy possessor of the
Varier's sixty thousand"
Then she bowed in q graceful, self
possessed way and took my arm.
81 do not want anything to eat
Max, she said, 81 want to go home"
She was naturally panied at the
alse conduct Of the man whom she had
leemed SO true, and it took little
while to forget. But when she put her
land in mine and said: "Max, l love
'ou," knew that the heart of my
ousin Daisy was mine forever.