The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-16
ATO JNClNG AN ENGAGEMENT,
ny REArRIcA sURGEs.


Daisy Leonard and Jack Rawlinson
had been engaged for two years and
nobody knew it, 1t was Daisy's own
idea to keep the affair secret: there
seemed to her a deep romance IN
having what the novels termed hid
den love-" and besides girl coulo
have so much more fun when she was
not ticketed as belonging TO some one
particular man. and so checked on
the list of possible girls TO be invited
to picnics and escorted 20 dances py
all the other nice young men.
She was sure OF Jack. who adored
her. and way down beneath the frivo-
lous surface of her heart she loved
him very much, but at the same time'
a girl who has always had her own
way and been the center or a crowo
Of admirers, does not want to give IL
all up.
At least Daisy didn't. She was a
spoiled child and was quite accustomed
to having her own way. All her NE
she had done what she wished rather
thar what her mother had told her.
FINALLY Mrs Leonard wearied of strug-
Cling along without husband ana
with a headstrong daughter for so
many wears In June she had married
again and gone abroad for the sum
me-. and Daisy had been sent to the
mountains with her aunt and fanny
of cousins.
Jack, who worked in the city, came
up now and then for a day or TWO,
wben Daia- treated him Just about as
| she did some half dozen young men
who were all her devoted admirers.
one dav she and Jack had stro'led
OF 10 q big rock, which overhung the
lake and was well SURROUNDED WIN
trees. and here Jack had protested.
st say Daisy, you ought to give
me a show"
| Goodness. Jack, how unreasonable
| YOU are, Didn't I give up trip to
the Glen this afternoon on purpose to
stay with you? They didn't like 1T a
! bit, either"
They? What are they to you and
me. Daisy? Aren't We everything to
each other? I'm sure you're the whole
| world to me-sweetheart," he added,
taking her hand.
She let him hold It while she pulled
| idly with the other at a fern growing
out of cleft in the rock. 1t was very
nice to have such splendid big fellow
as Jack so devoted to you and all your
own, but it was fascinating to go row
ing one day with Tom and riding next
day with Jim. golfing with VIII and
playing tennis with Dick. 1t made
| life exciting and she initiated as
I
much to Jack.
| "These fellows here are too fresh.
anyway, and I don't like the way you
go around with so many OF them he
| objected.
"yTouIa you rather have me go with
one all the time?" asked Daisy. mis-
cnievouslv, tickling mis- cheek with II
plere OF feathery gracs.
! ''Yes-and should be the me
I Dear. it's time we settled this thing
either you are engaged to me or you
are not II you are, then matters are
going to change. and i intend to
| look out for you and to have 1t un-
derstood by your aunt and everybody
at this place; IL not
He broke off and sat looking across
the lake With a firm line around his
lirs that the girl had never seen be-
fore.
she drew her hand away. Indeed
he had dropped it when he first be-
fean to speak. She stiffened although
her lips trembled. and il he had looked
at her, probably everything woul'
have been different, but he sat ant
gazed moodily at white sail acros
the blue lake.
IF the engagement is irksome 4
YOU, she began stiffly---
He turned to her now impauentiy
For Heavens sake, Daisy, don't tall
lnonscnse/ l want what is due ms
that's ali 1 came up this time chief
to tell you that I have been trans
ferred to the Western branch OF GU
business, and have to be there in 81
W eks. VIII you come with me, sweet
heart? You know how love yot