New-York tribune., 1910-01-23


w industriously licking a stick of peppermint
candy. She had two plaits down her back,
each plat tied with beautiful pink ribbon She wore
little gingham gown and had two books under her
arm, when Dicky, who was also going to school and
had three books, came boldly up to her and asked
for piece of her candy
She said NO mol" angrily and stamped her foot.
But Dicky looked at her sternly and said, You
will gi' me piece!" and she did.
That the beginning of their friendship, and
also marked the beginning of Dicky Holmes
sumption of masterfulness.
TINY Daisy Denton and little Dicky Holmes
became fast friends, though it wasn't until
Daisy was fully eight years old that Dicky made
serious love to her Then he told her that she was
to be his wife and that he intended building house
with back porch to it, SO the neighbors couldn't
see how much he and Daisy loved each other.
But l11 don't like back porch said DAISY Den,
We'll, I'm going to build house with back
porch, said Dicky positively, and if you want to
marry me that's the only kind of porch you get!"
And Daisy Denton looked him squarely in the eye
and said defantly, 'Y You're awful hateful-and I've
got gr; a good mind |, not to marry you!'
savage and said angrily, You got to marry me-
cause said SO, and there's getting out of it,"
And little Daisy Denton, not knowing what to say
had burst out crying and ran home to be comforted
WHEN Richard Holmes had grown in knowledge
w and stature sufficiently to be sent to college he
told Miss Denton, who Just getting into the nor
NAL school, that he would write to her every week
and expected an answer to each of his letters.
Il hardly think mama will allow me to write to
you," said Miss Denton.
"Oh, yes, she will, answered Dick positively
Were not children any more Daisy, and then YOU
know we have sneaking regard for each other
Daisy Denton grew frightfully red and told him
not to be silly.
He made the color come again to her face the
morning he went away Come kiss me goodbv"
he said to her in that masterful way of his.
IN do nothing of the knd' she answered
Stoutly, her very ears crimson.
Don't be goose, Daisy. We won't see each
other for ever SO long time, and the kiss will be
something to think of when I'm in my Anabasis or
following Caesar in Latin across the Alps. Come dear
Just one!' and he held his out to her
She made up her mind not to cry-and not to
yield She couldn't successfully do both so she
yielded, and didn't Cry
So Dicky Holmes kissed Daisy Denton qoodbv
and went to college
And all this happened when he was nineteen and
she seventeen years old.
RICHARD STANTON HOLMES was graduated
number three in class of hundred and
e1ght. He had correspondent off and on with N;ee.
Denton She was in Europe now-a course of travel
TO give the finishing touches to her education But
there was pretty little girl in of the stores of
the college town, and Dick had lock of her hair
and she had some of his. She was good o;r1 too
full OF tun and had locks of hair from nine ot her No.
IN addition to ID ks.
ANA when Dies came to bid her goodbv and vcas
quietly sedate and told her in a tragic tone that
forever and forever their paths Law in different dire
tons and the girl had sobbed awhile on his sho,dar
and had told him he had broken her beart-yby
then DICK felt very bad indeed, and blamed himself
ior belng so attractive, and for wreckinp a pirl's
heart, and for doing several things that he b6in,+
done at all but only imagined
AS soon as he had gone, and the train was safely,
fouIld the bend, then the girl tirted with little
freshman who was lounging about the station Sbe
allowed him to buy her icecream and cakee amd
promised him lock of her hair as soon as he would
send her his " "'N'i
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