Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-09-04
THE DAISIES KNEW.

One afternoon we sat on the little
farmhouse veranda, looking down the
road, as city boarders will, ~ though
expecting something to come along and
relieve Ito monotony, when something
did come. Over the hill In the late sun
shine Of 8 o'clock came Pink and Har-
~, walking and talking, he hatless and
smiling, she grave; both desperately
interested. Pink held a daisy In her
hand.
Within ten yards Of the house they
seated themselves upon rock, Pink
still twirling the daisy.
l saw that Pink was pulling It to
pieces and that Harry's face grew BY
turns hopeful and sad. mot" l heard
him exclaim once, then be reached out
and got another flower, which Pink
pulled to pieces. "Notv' again, he
echoed, as Pink parted her pretty lips
and shook her head. 1T Is all nom
sense, anyway" be added. But ! could
see by Pink's face that she did not
agree with him.
"I'll leave 1t to . mutual FRIEND" said
Harry at last, as Pink continued to
shake her head. Come down." calling
to me, land settle the dispute-and my
fate" l heard him add.
On q big rock sat Pink with Harry
beside her, the daisy petals scattered
around her. There was an awkward
pause as l stood at the rock. Pink
looked at Harry pleadingly, but found
no mercy. "Its this way, you see,"
said Harry, nervously. II know it isn't
-well-you see-the fact Is that have
asked Miss Pink to marry me and she
has"
asked the daisies" put in Pink,
softly.
"And they said," ventured I.
THAT he loved me not" almost
whispered Pink.
And then the whole plot dawned up
on me. These two silly young persons
had been trusting their future happi-
ness to the petals Of 4 daisy.
II picked them OF, one by one" said
Pink, gathering courage, land said
He loves me, be loves me not and II
came out, He loves me not"
"Try again. I ventured.
II did try-three times" said Pink.
"And 10 she has refused me-" said
Harry, lifting an injured face from the
rock on which he was leaning.
There was nothing more to be said,
for before I could put In a word Pink
sprang up and ran toward the house al
fast as she could go and we did not
see her again until evening. Then she
appeared In long pink cloak, desper-
ately becoming to her, and walked the
veranda for half an hour alone. Harry
spoke to her once, but she hung het
head and did not answer him, and
there were tears on her lashes.
OF course that sort Of thing could
not be endured long, 80 next day Har
~, after vainly watching and waiting
for Pink to put In an apprenticeship
breakfasted In her room-sauntered
down to the rock and seated himself
behind It. Soon there was a rustic,
and to the self-same place came Pink,
flushed as from crying, and not seeing
him at all.
Nevertheless, 1t was to the same
rock that they both called me later to
hear a new chapter in the daisy story.
Harry held the bunch, and l noticed
that he carefully selected a daisy, rum
ming over the petals with his fingers.
"See how this one comes out" said he;
and as he spoke thought | saw him
pull out one of the petals.
Pink took 1t, Harry looking on, but
I thought he seemed less nervous
about results.
Carefully Plnk's pretty fingers trav.
eled over the petals, pulling them out
as she said: "He loves me; he loves
me not
SWELL" said Harry.
"He loves me-" announced Pink.
"What did l tell your said Harry.
"But-yesterdayw
mo matter" insisted Harry; 1.-THE
daisies know-today."
And from their happy faces, when ]
saw them walking together In the
evening on the veranda, l knew that
Pink thought 80, too.-New York Ev.
ening World.