Telegram-herald., 1890-11-15


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o1lstts.
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bs@a xiFiax = Sss1ea-p@rty. sad so1as 81
ths 1sst lsAz4ts hlss1s. afbeF mai -
the g4es1s AAa departed. I'D s421tsFe2
inso tas ~s1s 1rz-taz goa ~ . sA41.
1sday AHe~ 4A A3llieeass ssRAre-
t-ons ~ rise above s1s 9sslas - -
called ~9Esa's ~ork 1s4df 6zd grave
y considered TIE eonaiesinz sttrsst.2as
% srt-s-adlss. alsdts@l course ~ i&~-
rea1iag fsday wiped awsy s1e seArs
S-sa Aaat bsrtn4 posi avely forbade
Ailiiceat - s4ss nasty ska4is" IA nsr
rooal. ~ ~ Examine al shs sores ~ tns
children Ia t5s village /. ~4s Teddy
aho coAsoied Ailfieent saen her nrst
oii-paAAsing AS pronounced a dreadful
14ab" - ne few critics ~h0 vie ~sd IL
and Teddy presided over ths funeral
pyre 0f the work. and e0nforted tAs
chief mOaFnsf.
After that Teddy wens abroad sad
Millicen. studied neEeely, taking Latin
In saofnoas doses, reading Greek Like
= professor. plsyiag uPoa the grand
piano only the most aisaoult OF classic
music. Aad sryiag " shiak ste under
stood and sajoysd II
When Teddy came home. VIII Kraft
had bees slx months IA Eyerdsle, hA'-
ing won his nrst eases in New York.
and being q fail-asdged LAWYER ksor-
dale gossips we're prone 10 speak Of the
two Young men as rivals, although VIII
had lately taken rather savage tone In
speaking OF women Who were not con-
tent 20 Do sinply domestic angels and
consider the broihng Of beofsbeak and
daruing OF ssoc kings As the chief end OF
woman.
But al this time, while conversation
was lively IN the rawing-room. and
many merry voices favored one or the
other Of the opinions quoted above.
Daisy Whyts was walking rapidly
across the wide lawn past the tables
where busy servants were clearing
away the debris OF the late feas :
ing, through the ross-garden down 70
the old summer-house, where already
she could see the glory OF the western
sky in the sunset
II was shabby. old summer-house.
built right over the river; underneath
was tho boathouse. bat Of late years
the only boat was q small one, in which
Millicent often rowed about when
weary OF brain-work.
Here Daisy was AlonS, hidden from
the river by the ivy-clad walls. hidden
from the house by q grove OF trees.
With nobody 70 see her. the pretty face
lengthened. the blue eyes grew misty
and the golden head dropped.
Nobody viii miss mo-" she thought,
with a forlorn satisfaction. There is
Millicent and Carrie Tilbourne and Josie
Payne and all the other girls, all rich
enough TO have new dress for the
party, too 10 wonder nobody cares for
me, in this old thing" and she gave her
FOOT swing against the crisp folds OF
the blue muslin dress. IL might not
have been quite new, but it was most
exquisitely laundried by Daisy's own
deft fingers, fitted TO perfection and had
rufiies white as snow at throat and
wrists
"A cheap affair" Carrie Tilbourne
rustling in a new silk, had called 1t; but
Daisy was az an age and had a face that
made cheap affairs in dress secondary
consideration. With her peach bloom
cheeks, her soft blue eyes, large and
golden lashed, her dainty figure, her
baby mouth, and cluster Of feathery,
yellow curls, she made the blue muslin
appear the robe above all others suited
to her beauty.
"All rich. or with rich relatives" she
thought presently; ''and they all let me
feel that am only here because Nilli-
cent is 50 good-natured. She is kind to
me, and II wish | loved her more. /
dol l am a wicked girl, know; but
but she has every thing, and / want SO
muchl 1t is nearly the end Of August,
and in September must go back to the
seminary and toach scales and exer-
cises to beginners. l cam even have
the pleasure of finishing my work. just
as soon as my scholars begin to be g
littlo credit TO me, they are whisked of
TO Signor Folderollis, and he gets all
the praise have earned Oh dearl life
is so hardV
''Of course Millicent will marry Ted
d., though do not think she ought to
firt 50 much with VIII Kraft, and
Teddy adoTos her. He is always talk.
ing about her great intellect, and heI
wonderful power, and quoting her to me
as a woman 1t to wear crown. | know
l can't talk Greek, and I'm little and
shy, but | don't think l am quite an
idiot. I wish was tall like Millicent,
and had brown hair and eyes like Mill
cent and could read Greek and Latin
and"
The gay party in the drawing-room
was thinking OF breaking up, and some
were already standing saying fare we'll
70 the hostess, when two men came in,
white and panic-stricken.
The Old sumDer- house has given
way, ma'am." one said 70 Mrs. Furber.
'and there was some one there WO
saw one Of TIC young ladies go down
"Who2' was the cry from all.
OH said MIliceut wringing heI
hands, lit must be Daisy Teddy dear
-
But Teddy Was gone. swift ss fash
Teddy had missed the baby face long
haf0ra Teadv had hoou liateui n a