The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
WASHINGTON, d. c., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER lO 1900.

lovely princess, VINO was kept IN
captivity by an ogress and her three
daughters, while we leave these two
generous souls to talk about the sun
set and poetry and all the pretty
things young folks like"
SO Rosabel went eagerly away with
Miss Allyn, to listen, with tear
dmmed eyes, to the sorrows of the
captive princess, in whom she did not
recognize her pretty cousin, and Daisy
and Roy were left to talk.
And they took full advantage of
their privilege. Daisy hungered for
all beautiful things, and Roy had
Travelled extensively and seen all the
Old World loveliness with the eyes
Of an artist, and could talk about it
with the tongue of a poet.
"How beautiful it Isl" Daisy's heart
kept saying, in the pauses Of their
talk, as they watched the sunset fling
its surplus roses into the river and
drape the pale-blue sky with pink
and-gold banners.
How beautiful she isn' Roy said to
himself n dozen times, before the pale
moon crept up behind the pines like n
ghost, and Miss Allyn returned with
Rosabel and said it was time to go
home.
The twins were at homo when Daisy
and Rosabel returned, and Rosabel
Immediately proceeded to empty her
bursting budget of news.
$50 that's the reason you didn't
want to go to the lawn-party-you
preferred a moonlight tete-a-tete with
Roy Fabian? Oh, you sly mink" said
Ethel, white with wrath.
And she and Edith swept from the
room like two pale-green storm
clouds, utterly ignoring the fact that
! Daisy had been very anxious to go
to the party.
The next day Miss Allyn came, and
personally invited the three girls to a
lawn-party, insisting that Daisy
should go.
I've been a selfish old thing, never
giving a party, because it was too
much trouble; but l must brighten UP
things little for tnat nephew of mine.
| Besides, l owe him amends for keep
ing him at home from Mrs. Camp
| BELLS"
SO Miss Allyn's beautiful embrold-
cred furniture emerged from its
shroudings, the two stately peacocks
that had the great lawn to themselves
gave place to rainbow-hued groups Of
daintily-dressed ladies, and the old
elms rang with merry laughter.
But Roy Fabian had eyes only for
a girllsh figure in faded lawn.
Miss Allyn bloomed out unexpect-
edly as a protector of all sorts Of
gaietes. Picnics, teas and dances fol-
lowed each other in short and sweet
sequences, and in all the merry pub
lie meetings, the sweeter and quieter
private ones, Dalsy's heart was slow
ly opening "its red leaves lovelore' be-
meath the sunshine Of Roy's hazel
eyes.
DAISY Dacre is the sweetest girl in
the world l made up my mind, that
first night in the cemetery, that you
should marry her, if she'd have you;
and if you don't propose to her before
you leave, I've a mind to cut you off
with a dollar" said Miss Allyn to her
nephew, one evening, when the heavy
scent Of tube-roses betokened sum-
mers death ana Roy's fitting.
For once great minds run in the
same channels auntiew laughed Roy.
Il think that Daisy Dacre is the sweet
est girl in the world! l made up my
mind that first night in the cemetery
that I'd marry her if, she'd have me.
And I've already proposed to her and
been accepted he concluded triumph
antly.
"Bless you, my darling boy"
And Miss Allyn threw down her cane
and half smothered Roy in an ecstatic
embrace.
But the Adrlans were not so well
pleased with the turn events had
taken.
"How selfish of her to get married
and leave me when she understands
my ways better than any one else!"
moaned ROsabel.
$50 she had to have an artist and
that rich Miss Allyn's heir. AS If any
one wouldn't have been good enough
for that little beggar-" sneered Ethel.
"Warm a serpent in your bosom, and
it will turn and sting you," moralized
Edith.
"Ungrateful as she has proved, 1
shall never regret what 1 have done
for her" said Mrs. Adrian, with pious
satisfaction.
But little care Roy and Daisy for
unkind comments as they walk in
loves Daradise.-Saturday Night.