The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-23
DAISY AS GOOD AS GOLD
But She Led Her Husband a Dance
All the Same.
Across the Continent She Came Just
for Fun Henry Fitz Alan Her
bert Badly Sold.

Two welI-dressed men exhibited much
anxiety as the Congressional Limited
slowly steamed into the Pennsylvania
Railroad station last night.
Neither spoke To the other, ana both
were evidently unacquainJed, yet n com
mon purpose brought them both to the
same place.
The elder and taller man was James r.
Devine, wealthy mining man, or Chihua-
hua, Mexico. The younger, OF slight build
and medium height and weight. was a
man who is not unknown at Colorado
Springs and the Brown Palace Hotel, Den
yer lie is the II on. Henry Fitz Alan Her
bert said TO belong to swell English
family.
As the passengers came down the plat
form the excitement OF the watchers IN
creased: but when a very handsome lady,
richly costumed in a daTk-grecu travelling
gown, trimmed with gold braid ana paSse-
menterie, and wearing a jaunty little tCque
to match her dress, ma de her appearance,
both men rushed eagerly forward u greet
her. Mi. Herbert was the first to hold out
his hands in greeting. and 10 relieve the
fair traveller of dressing bag, and fur
wrap
Devine however, was the winner, for he
caught the lovely. wilowy figure in his
arms exClsimiBg: Daisy! what does this
mean?'
iIerbert dropped the bag nd jacket and
fled.
Daisy's reply to Devine's question was
little scream while between bySteriCal
sobs she said:
on papa! papa! papal Do forgive me.
l really meant no harm
An right, little girl, come along, re-
piled Dcyine, and he led her TO a seat in
the waiting rC0ID. Here, after some earn
est talk, both began 10 laugh heartily.
To representative OF The Times, who
is an old acquaintance OF Devine, the latter
said:
Tvs all right, old man; and the fun and
the chase are over Itwas mighty inter
csting game while it lasted, but had
most truupS. Daisy il as good as gold, Int
Just as full Of fun as a monkey. And, do
you know, she is the 'cutest actress yea
ever saw, just another Lolita We shall 20
to New York on the next train, after we
ill struck Chicago. There l passed my
lady, who staid off for a night, 30 that
got ahead of her here am very glad to
have this opportunity of little change, as
l have not been East for years"
Mrs. Devine said. Il wanted so much TO
come East this spring TO see what is going
on. but Mr.. Devine S so welded 10 his old
stamps and amalgamatOTs, that II is al
most impossible to get him TO take any
recreation. SO i Just made up my mind 10
slip AWAY alone. j left note in his loom
saying / was gone, and telling him my
route. / knew he would. follow quickly
Replying to a question about Herbert.
she blushed and said: ION, yes: L know the
silly boy. | met him at my sisters in Den
yer some time ago. He was very polite
and atten tive, and so l asked him to meet
me here, as had learned he was in Wash
lngton."
Herbert was seen for moment in the
Arlington buffet, pulling viciously at lis
long yellow mustache Between gnlps of
a high ball he said:
II did not mean any harm to the lady.
She wrote to me that she was coming East
/. on the sly. just for fun, and asked me to
meet her in Washington and take ler to
see the Capitol and other points of in
terest, and what could a fellow do in
such a case don't you know. especially
when she has been awfully good TO me,
don't YOU know? OfCourse, Devine has the
laugh on me, and it makes ME feel w
fully sold, don't you know; but it IS all
the fault of that seductive wife of bis"
Mrs, Devine is very beautiful woman,
under thirty. Her face is much like that
of Langtry's, but her eyes are larger,
darker, and seem to dance with fun. Her
BERT or Fitz Alan, is also very good
looking specimen OF humanity About five
feet ten inches in height his lithsome, but
muscular figure, is well set off by "A nicely
fitting suit of English make. His face is
quite striking, being very pale. but lit up
by large, bright-blUe eyes, shaded by dark
eyebrows and long eye-lashes, crowned by
clustering yellow curls, closely cropped
He left for New York at s O'Clock This
morning.