The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-11-19
DAFFODILS IN TOWN,
They Brought Back Memories Of
Home and True Love.
BY HENRIETTA CRAWFORD.


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Everybody was slipping tea and nib
bling cakes save Mildred For her tea
and cakes had no charm perhaps be-
cause she had poured the one and dis
pensed the other steadily for the past
hour
She leaned back in her chair behind
the tea table absently watching the
little crowd Of fashlonably dressed
men and women that were moving
about the parlors, yet conscious never
theless that the man beside her was
observing her and enjoying her expe-
rience from his own standpoint. which
was so different from her own that
she often wondered how he could find
anything in her to interest him.
In low voice he was telling her
about the people before her eyes-how
the woman IN gray velvet had recently
come into a fortune. how another wo-
man in rather shabby silk with won
derful silver fox furs had lost hers
how Mrs POynter had been Mrs.
Somebody before divorce released
her and how the girl i'm blue was sad
~ puzzled as to whether she would be
happier with an American because she
loved him or with an English cid
est son because he was heir to
title
She listened carclessIy. scarcely re-
plying In reality her mind was busy
with its own affairs. What did she
care about these people, most of whom
she had not seen before and might not
see again? And what did they care
about her?
She was merely their hostess coun-
try cousin who poured tea and TO
whom Hills Hubbard was somewhat
attentive. Cousin Nell had seen that
her frock was appropriate, and she
herself had been long enough in the
gay world to learn that the majority
judges one by ones raiment mainly.
Yet Hills Hubbard seemed to judge
her in different wise.
You must be very nice to him.
Cousin Nell had advised the first day
Mildred was in the house.
And why" the girl had inquired.
Because he is a good match, as good
as there is to be had That counts
very much in my world, Mildred. 1t
may be that you will charm him. be-
ing a type that he is unacquainted
with"
Certainly it seemed that she had
charmed him. Since the first day she
met him he had been attentive TO her,
sending her flowers, taking her TO ride
in his motor and to lunch at the best
places. Cousin Nell was delighted.
And Mildred thought it fascinating
business to be thus sought after by
man whom SO many girls had tried un-
successfully to capture
She had been quite frank with him
from the first in spite Of Cousin Nell,
telling him that her father was only
poor country doctor and this was the
first time she had been asked to visit
her cousin He had seemed not 10
mind. Perhaps he had so much money
himself that he did not care whether
the woman he married had a dowry
or not
As she leaned back in her chair she
was wondering how it would seem to
always have plenty Of money. to buy
ones frocks at the best shops. to live
I'm house where the work was done
rs by magic. To go about I'm n blue and
gold motor and be able to hear all the
best music
Just that afternoon Cousin Nell had
said when she came IN to inspect her
toilet.
You understand, Mildred, that Mr.
Hubbard viii have something 10 say 10
YOU before you 90 home. There is but
one answer for YOU to make and | am
sure ne expects that one"
"But-but I'm not certain l care for
him enough. Mildred had stammcred.
Nell had stared at her.
My dear child, DO you think that
any one in these days marries for love
lloneT
Il didn't know" the girl said hum-
bly,. Then she thought Of her cousins
elderly husband. who was seldom Wis
Die save at breakfast time. and the
hitherto concealed reason for NELLIE
strange marriage was suddenly reveal
I'd to her.
Mildred had indeed experienced
much since coming into her cousins
louise. None Of the golden rules which
Ter parents had taught her were app
,licablc here. Other ideals were cher
shed. other aims kept I'm sight At
rst it had heea very mystifying to the
.irl 10 find that the teachings Of her
Whole lifetime wore Of no account. II
vas as If she had taken great pains TO
cquire Latin only 10 find that French
-as demanded of her