The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28
CHAPTER v,

Mamma, I shall have to give it up!
thought could marry Phil, but can't, anG
I'm mSerable!'
The Pages are back in South Kensington
1t is the end of October and Daisy has beer
engaged nearly six weeks. She and hel
mother are sitting in the drawing room OF
their tiny house, Daisy abStractedly look
ing out of the window Mrs. Page engaged
in the perusal of one of the newest novels
At her daughters unexpected observation
the stately looking widow nearly drops the
volume into the fire.
What" she cries.
81 said, mamma, that shall have to ash
Phil to relase me- repeats Daisy, terrified
at heart, but resolved to speak. have beer
Wretched ever since engaged myself to hin
and it grows worse every day. 1 can't MARI!
him You knows he wants it in two NOR
months, and 1 hate the very thought Of it.
She has brought herself to at last ute
what she has felt for long time about he
engagement, namely, that it has been al
utter failure on her side, and has not at al
fulfilled her expectations. Phil may b.
happy, but she is miserable.
She does not look at her mother when sh
has finished speaking, but she is conscious
that there is first ominous silence, AM
that then Mrs. Page has crossed the room
and is standing over her in the window with
as the girl feels, a countenance that is no
to be faced.
Look here, Daisy" she says in a low
grating tone of fury, far more impressiV
than the loudest anger, 'if I hear a wore
more of this folly I will send you back t.
school, and you shall stay there until yol
come to your senses"
Back to SCHOOL, echoes Daisy, intensel.
surprised, and almost amused at the form o
her mothers threat
yes, back to Madame Colpaerts as pupi
teacher reurnS Mrs. Page, in a low, reso
lutte voice. Il will not be troubled any longe
with such a daughter. I have had NOTHING
with me- and if you are serious in what yo1
say, l am equally-in fact more-SeriouS il
what say. You will cease to be child o
NINE and after sending you back to Brus
sells an English teacher 1 wash my hand
of YOU"
But, mamma, I am miserable, wretched!
exclaims Daisy, bursting into a flood O
tears.
$50 am T." exclaims Mrs. Page, bitterly
Il thought the peace have had lately coul
not last. You engaged yourself to Phil
Carruthers of your own free will. You wer
not coerced in any way, and you talk calm
ly of diSgracing me and yourself by jlltln
| the man at this time of day.
Twill not people think l have either
madwoman for daughter or that you ar
still hankering after that wretched Tom Car
ruthers? If had forced you into it, eve
but when you entered into the engagement
| Daisy knows there is truth in this an
something to be said on her mothers side
Sllll, she IGGiS SO unhappy. lldL IL S6SLlS LII
possible to her to GO through with aher prom
Use to Phil. - A
BE sides that" goes on Mr.. PageA do yo
suppose Philip Carruthers has been enter
tanned here for the last two months TO
nothing? Has not everything been altered o.
his account, and for the sake of the matc
you were making? Where do you think tn
money"
"Oh, mammal" exclaims Daisy.
Its no use crying oh, mamma! Xix
that!'' says Mrs. Page, sharply. Il wa
deeply in debt before all this, but lately
have spared expense that your futur
husband might not imagine he was marrying
a little pauper. What is my reward? Yo1
say calmly that you will give it all up D
you want to be talked about by everybod
who knows you and hundreds who do not?
II really don't care about that, mamma
answered Daisy, sincerely. But what L d.
care about is disappointing you and Phil
felt sure 1 could get to be fond of him Whel
1 accepted him. Thought 1 could simpl.
make myself There seemed no reason VIII.
I uldn't-everybody is fond of him-bu
somehow I feel just as Indifferent to him a
OH the first evening l met him, and l simpl,
cannot bear the thought of marrying him. -
you will have to bear the thought" say
Mrs. Page. mo, 1 will not hear one NOR
word on the subject You know I mean wha
1 say. I will send you back to Madame Col
paert's if ever 1 hear of this mad idea again
and 1 will never forgive you as long as
live and she marches out of the room witt
a white, set face of anger.
Daisy sits on in the drawing room and erie
bitterly. She often cries now. She hate
herself for her GOODNESS to her kind anC
tender lover, but she cannot help it, anC
wonders that he does not perceive the stat
of the case.
After this fruitless, effort to free hersel
matters go on in the same hopeless way /un
til the week that has been fixed for the wed
ding-the first week in the new year.
you are engaged to be married to Daisy
Page You are going to be married a weel
tomorrow What can you mean? Why hav,