The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-17
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otherportunity. What do yor
u mean that, Dais-I be- your par
don, Anstruther? Do you NEAR
III you VINE to go away-to give you
n up?"
i Vyou wouldn't speak SO loui
~ SAID ! Anstruther. people might
hear. for giving me up, l should
IS like t0ind you that We were never
formahgaged. And as % any ideas
II there have been on the subject
~ ch;d my mind, that's ALL"
S I sose there's some one else,
Faid pOick gloomily, helping him
self tot for the third time.
L. i stse there is." snapped Miss
Anstru. And for the remainder
C OF the ner she devoted herself ex
clusiveo the pom2ous young man
y who wafterward heard to admit
that shas most intelligent girl.
: AS after of fact, Daisy heard
rather than a quarter of what he
y said, anas wishing all tre time that
she hates in the back Of her head
to watcick with.
At th-afton Galleries she met her
mother | younger sister, who had
been dig elsewhere, and had the
satisfact of seeing Vandeleur prowl-
ing glocy about at the far ED Of
the roorooking as diseonsolate and
unhappy she had hoped even in her
most salne moments.
But, sehow or another. the situa-
tion vast as enjoyable as she had
imagined would be.
She led round for Dick, but he
vas nowe be seen; and her heart
sank. 'or boy!" she thought, "he
has goneme. l suppose l am rather
cat"
A gen feeling of remorse stole
over hennd on her way down to
supper was busy mentally con-
structingletter of reconciliation. A
letter, k, and redolent of conde:-
censicn, lveying an impression that
she miglbe willing to receive any
explanati or apology he had to Of
| fer.
It was touching epistle. Sne was
almost ned to tears over it herself,
when thwhole airy castle came 20
tie grou with a crash at the sight
OF IN abutely impossible situation.
In caer of the supper room was
seated arge and noisy party of four
girls an6ur men, evidently enjoying
themselv to the utmost, and cheeri-
est of TN all, seated next to the
prettiestirl, with whom he was ca--
rying on violent filtration. was Dick
Dick som she had pictured miser-
able. derssed, forsaken.
He Iced up as she passed, and
nodded the man with her, but,
horror conceivable, he took not the
faintest office of her.
After vain pretense Of supper she
returne.to the ballroom, and conf
plainodo her mother that she felt
tired. rs. Anstruther felt the same
and sal so, but then arose the per-
plexinguestion: How were they to
get hon? The small brougham held
but two Daisy wes originally to have
been teen home by Mrs. Barclay.
II dot see how we can manage it,
my dea' said Mrs. Anstruther We
can't alsQueeze in; your frock would
be crus.d to DEATH
'Perhos Dick could take me
home," lgscsted Daisy.
Poor car Mrs. Anstruther, who was
fat, plad and unobservant, beamed
affably.
pleas tell Mr.. Vandeleur that Mrs.
instrutir wants him." said Daisy
o the mn standinc beside her. You
will fine him in the supper room.
Thanks much!"
Dick aid a word-quite short
in stony silence. He was
N the vrge of open rebellion.
Mrs. Aastruther and the youngest
laughter drive off.
Dick hiileQ a hanson, and ushered
>aisy in.
''Bsrkston Gardens!" he called
through the trap, and rclapsed once
aore into silence.
I'm sorryto be such bother. It's
0 gOd Of .ou to come. l was too
red to wal for the Barclays" said
'aisy sweetk.
mo, at all' said Dick, grimly ire
want.
do smoke know you're dying for
c;garatte, md l like the smell of it,
OIL know"
Thanks" was the laconic answer
; he dived into his pocket for Gig
rette case
He brought it out, but at the same
me q small morocco case emerged
ith it and ell on to Daisy's lap.
Died said word-quite short
le, which il is unnecessary to write
'wn here-besides, he apologized the
oment after-and tried to grab it.
But Daisy was too quick for him.
What on earth's tais!" she said,
'lding it up.
"Nothing-nothiug at ell" groaned
,ndeleur.
MAY l nol at it?"
"If you like-you'd better not"
Daisy pressed the spring, and there
Is a sparkle Of jewels in the faint
11pl!ght.
"Oh! Diel:. how lovely" she ex.
l I'm al .tNcfu IL alnaocf holiaua 1: