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

S2OnC keep you waiting long, and he selects
her a comfortable chair, and hastens away
to the refreShment tables.
Daisy cast a disconsolate look around.
Pleasant as Toms brother is he is not Tom,
and her heart is simply aching for a recon
Citation with her young lover.
Phil comes back laden with ices and cakes,
and Daisy is obliged to help to dispose of
them while her companion chats to her cas-
lily.
You were not out last year. 1 presume?"
he says looking at the pretty girlish face
rising out of the soft pink frock opposite
him. Il don't remember ever meeting you
anywhere"
mo, last year I at school in Brussels"
answers Daisy. Il came home and began to
go about last autumn but L was not consd-
cred properly introduced to society till this
spring, suppose. Then" looking up at him,
smiling, Everybody thought you were dead"
Yes" says Phil, I'm afraid that idea did
get about. Fortunately it was an erroneous
one, you See."
How glad your brother must feel says
Daisy, nervouSly.
Toni" exclaims Phil "He was over
joyed, dear old chap. We have always been
more than brothers to each other and can
imagine how he would feel when he had to
believe it was all over with me. Do you
know him?'
"Oh, yes!" answers the girl with little
feeling of dismay that her companion has
never heard Tom mention her. Il met him
months ago. 1t was he who told me all about
you. haven't been able to congratulate him
yet" laughing nervously, he is so busy talk
Ing to other people, but I shall have an OPP
portunity before long, I expect"
Congratulate me instead, Miss Page ex-
claims Phil, laughing, and seeing nothing of
the disappointment she is trying to keep hid
den. Most people would think was a more
fitting subject for congratulation than Tom.
His raptures have cooled down by now, but
can go finding out more clearly every
day how much more pleasant life is than
thought it."
Or how much more unpleasant" says
Daisy, with a little sigh, which bursts out
before she can stop it. Life is not pleasant.
Oh come, you're very young to affect that
style of conversation, Miss Page remarks
Phil, laughing. Life must be all that's de-
Hghtful to you yet awhile" He is beginning
to be attracted to this pretty, gentle, little
girl, who able to charm his ear for half
an-hour as very few girls have done before.
{" Gather your roses while you may, you
know. That ought to be your motto-it is
mine
Il think do gather my roses when there
are any to be gathered answers Daisy, half
laughing half petulant But 1 can't make
roses out of nothing, and-and sometimes
everything seems very fiat. What good for
Instance rather hurriedly feeling that she
has been foolish to expose any butnthe light
est of moods to this drawing room acquaint-
ance-''is anybody getting out @of tonight?
PEOPLE are talking to each other for the sake
of appearances, dreadfully bored perhaps
am wishing it would all come to an end as
speedily as possible
IdfuOn me, 90 you include me in these
sweeping observations" inquiries Phil, grave
ly 4 am getting great deal of good out of
tonight, Miss Page. I am enjoying myself
very much, and am very far from wishing
1t would come to an end"
oh, of course says Daisy, laughing
And are you so bored?' he goes on look
ing at the dark blue eyes opposite him
whose usefulness as they glance round the
room he cannot read.
I did not mean to particularly instance
tonight" saiys Daisy, blushing; 81 meant
there is often something very disappointing
about these society affairs-balls and AT
Homes and all the rest of them Oh balls"
she suddenly ends in a way that makes Phil
Carruthers brust out laughing, a vivid re-
membrance of her last dance striking her
ARE terrible!"
What can you mean?" he demands, thor
oughly amused and astonished. 81 find a
diff Guilty in believing you ever suffer from
lack of partners, Miss Page, and what other
misfortune could there be for you?'
They are horrid,' is all Daisy replies, en-
phaticaly Everything in anticipation and
nothing in reality
And you were at school last year, he OBJ
serves, laughing again heartily. He finds her
affected cynicisn-for he does not believe
ceedingly fascinating, and wonders why Tom
never mentioned he was acquainted with
such a charming girl
Oh that's nothing" returns Daisy, indif
ferently, L wonder how you've managed ?'
looking at him with a sort of interest, and
wondering if he really is in love with Mar
gaIet.
Il suppose you haven't ever been dfsap-
pointed, that must be it, T your brother
mean, told me how lucky everyone always
thought you, so I suppose you have it all to
find out STILL"
No, I have had my disappointments" re-
turns Phil, gravely, though he still feels an
intense desire to laugh over this world-weary
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