Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31
FOR | have no recollection OF any

III necessary, sacflIice my SOIL 10 sense
of honor. But believe my cous n is
too Just to requ re- tn :, and too scnsi.
bic to believe that man and woman
could marry happily upon the mere
remnant of boy and-glrl Irritation. 1t
is not that any other love has filled my
heart have never really loved My
art is my love. and my life's one aim
and hope is-ambition.
And To himself he SAID:
MARRY. indeed! Tie myself down
with wife and family. to be clog
upon my best endeavors! No. Indeed!
Aud for DAISY. too-a poor, little. SIM
pie country girl. as sweet and insipd
as the flower | named her after Will
she hold me bound9 Have | ruined my
whole career by IA moment of thought
less folly?'
Not il 1.-The ruin of his whole career"
meant marrying Daisy.
by return of post came letter that
set him free. 1t contained but few
words. simple and TO the point, and
was quite preuily written. lie turned
il over and over curiously. his first
feeling OF elf-gratulation giving way
to All odd sense of annoyance and loss
tool cuOuSh' Wi bo'HiN' pHO
couldn't have been so fond of mo as
mother thought. Aud nicely written.
She must have improved a good deal
He glanced at the picture again. 'rShe
WAS a lovely creature in those days.
certainly, and with proper training.
and culture and dress and all that
might have developed INTO beauty;
but pshaw! don't know how these
country girls grow up. Freckled. and
tanned. coarse and awkward. tow
headed, ignorant and narrow minded.
/ am well out of n troublesome scrape
and have good reason to be thankful
He thought so in good earnest when.
in the follow winter, he met at last
the woman whom he called "his fate;
at sight of her the light and ambitious
heart-that Daisy's simple loveliness
had touched. indeed. but never really
won-was stirred TO its hitherto ul-
suspected depths and awoke 10 real
passion.
They tell me am like your statue
of Marguerite" said Miss Raymond to
him. with her calm and gracious SD lie.
IL should like TO see it, aud Judge for
IN, self. if you have no objection.
He had no objection, though he
dared not say so. it was such fanci-
full and idle one. In S soul he shrank
from allowing the woman whom he
loved to look upon the modelled face
of the girl who had loved him. and
whose trust he had betrayed.
For he could better appre ciate now
what he had made Daisy suifer-now
that his own heart was awake.
IF she loved me as love this queen
of hearts, he thought. what must
my inhdelity have cost her? Poor lit
tie, innocent child! Heaven grant that
this woman. who holds my heart in
her far hands. may not ding it away
rs did Daisy 81"
And mentally he vowed. standing
beside ''his fate" and gazing with her
on the Marguerite" TO seek out the
poor crushed flower he had worn so
lightly. and ask her pardon. and to be
to her always true friend aud brother.
Aura Raymond. the beauty and heir
ess. stood long before the statue with
out word. II may have been the
memory Of Marguerite sad story. or
it may have been the purc and simp fc
loneliness Of the fower.like face. In at
touched her heart-but, rs she gazed.
her own face grew clouded AMI look
of pain and trouble grow in her deep
violet eyes.
Then suddenly she turned to Cyril.
She was stately always. bat she SEEM
ed imperious now.
What was her name?" she asked
him.
For his life he could not have re-
a
win her. deceive the woman he adored.
IL call her Daisy" he said. hum
bly,. lit was a ret name. only she
was n sort of distant cousin-I do not
remember her rtai name Daisy
Vane.'
And did you love her?-I know
that she loved you-no need to tell me
that; can real j; in those candid. in
nocent eyes. DID you love her. Cyril
Danton?'
Then he told her all. His vanity.
his falsehood. his awaking TO real love.
his penitence far the wrong he had
done Daisy.
IL never knew how great it was till
l loved you" he cried. For until
then never knew what love was! Oh.
Aura, you ARE dearer to M than my
life! have no wish TO We unless /
WIN you!"
And so feels Daisy still for you,"
she cried. with her lovely color mant-
ling high. and her violet eyes growing
deep and dark with emotion.
''Or 40 she dill feel few months
ago. when | saw her and Learned her
story. i know what her sorrow was!
1t wa. TO win you back to her that 1
first sought TO meet and know your'
Face to face they stood. looking into
each others eyes. the woman flushed
and proud. The man pale as death.
"You have deceived me. then-as |
did Daisy he groaned. Thrilled with
my true helrt-as did with hers.
Well!'-he turned away and covered
his face with his hands Il am Justly
punished'
She laid her soft white hand upon
his arm and looked up into his face.
with smile like that of Marguerite
herself; the proud imper Gus air was
gone-she was gentle. plead ny. ten