The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
DAFFODILS IN TOWN.
They Brought Back Memories Of
Home and True Love.
nx AENRlETTA CRAWFORD.

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 fashionably 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 a 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 in blue was sad
ly 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 carelessly, scarcely re
plying. In reality her mind was busy
with It's 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 herr
She was mcrely their hostess coun.
try cousin who poured tea aud TO
whom Hills Hubbard was somewhat
attentive Cousin Nell had seen that
her frock was appropriate, and she
herself bad bcpn long enough IN the
gay world TO learn that the majority
judges one by ones raiment mainly
Yet Hills Hubbard seemed 10 Judge
her In different wise
you must be very nice 90 him. ["
Cousin Nell Ind advised the FIRST day
Mildred was IN the house.
And why ?" the girl had inquired
"Becauae be is a good match. as good
as there is 10 bc had That counts
very much Ia my world. Mildred. II
may be that you VIII charm him. be-
Ing q type that he II unacquaintcd
with"
Certainly II seemed that she had
charmed him. Since the FIRST day she
met him he had been attentive 20 her,
sending her flowers. taking her TO ride
Ia his motor and 10 lunch at the best
/ places Cousin Nell was delighted,
And Mildred thought u fascinating
business 90 be thus sought after by a
J man whom ~ many girls had tried an.
/ successfully TO capture
She had been quite frank with him
( from the frst IN spite Of Cousin Nell.
telling him that her father was only a
4 poor country doctor and this wns tbs
/ first time she had been asked 60 visit
/ her cousin He had seemed not 90
mind Perhaps be had 80 much money
/ himself that he did not care whether
! the woman be married had a dowry
or not
/ As she leaned back IN her chair she
+ was wondering how Il would aecm "a
always have plenty Of money. 60 buy
ones frocks az the best shops. 10 live
/ IN house where the work was done
/ as by magic 60 50 about IN blue aud
gold motor and be able 60 hear all the
/ best music.
just that afternoon Cousin Nell had
said when she came In 10 inspect her
toilet:
You understand. Mildred, that Mr.
Hubbard win have something 90 say "a
you before you so home. There IL but
one answer for you TO make. and l am
sure be expects that one"
"But but I'm not certain l care for
him enough" Mildred had stammcred
Nell had stared at her.
MY dear childl Do you think that
any one In these days mhrries for love
alonef
II didn't know" the girl said hum
bly,. Then she thought OF her cousins
elderly husband. who was seldom Wis.
ible save at breakfast time, and the
hitherto concealed reason for Nell's
strange marriage wns suddenly reveal
| ed TO her.
Mildred had indeed experienced
much since coming into her cousins
house. None OF the golden rules which
her parents had taught her were ap.
piicable here. Other Ideals were cher
ished. other aims kept In sight A,
first 1t had been very mystlfylng 10 the
girl to find that the teachings Of her
whole lifetime were Of no account. II
was as II she had taken great pains q
acquire Latin only to find that French
was demanded OF her.
Her father and mother had married
for love. Money they knew TO be {
great good which one could yet bs
happy without The poorest person
was as good as the wenlthiest, proyid
ed he was OF moral character. Yet
after all. when one was constantly
meeting strangers how could one know
more about them than their appear
ance revealed7 Who cared whether
Mrs. Poynter's first husband was liv
ingf
She was the wife of notable ricl
man and very agreeable. In Harlir
she would have been looked upon with
suspicion, but here she was courted
Yes, money was wonderful thing
1t brought one 50 much. Ewes IL she
did not love Mr.. Hubbard she could n,
doubt be very happy with him. To b
able to wear dress like that gray-vei
vet and black fura with long sIIye,