Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
Drawing by Emil Pollak Ottendorf

Drawing by Emil
w industriousy licking a stick of peppermint
candy. She had two plaits down her back,
each plat tied with beautiful pink ribbon. She wore
a little Bingham 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 he beginning Of and
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
see how much he and Daisy loved each other.
But don't like back porch said Daisy Den e
well, I'm going to build house with back
porch" said Dicky positively land if you want to
marry me that's the only kind of porch you getl'
And Daisy Denton looked him squarely in the eye
and said defantly, You're awful hateful-and I've
got good mind not to marry you'll
Then Dicky Holmes wrinkled his brows, looked
savage and said angrily, You got to marry me-
cause said SO, and there's no 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
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 goodby,"
he said to her in that masterful way of his.
"I'n do nothing of the knd!' she answered
stoutly, her very crimson.
Don't be a goose, Daisy. We won't each
other for SO long time, and the kiss will be
something to think Of when m IN my Anabas1s 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
So Dicky Holmes kissed Daisy Denton goodby
and went to college.
And all this happened when he nineteen and
she seventeen years old.
DICHARD STANTON HOLMES was graduated
~ number three in class of one hundred and
eight. He had correspondent off and on, with Miss
Denton. She was in Europe nova course of travel
to give the finishing touches to her education. But
there pretty little girl in of the stores of
the college town, and Dick had lock of her hair
and she had of his. She good girl too
full of fun and had locks of hair from nine other
in addition to d ks.
quietly sedate, and told her in a tragic tone that
forever and forever their paths lay in different direc-
tons and the girl had sobbed awhile his shoulder
and had told him he had broken her heart-why
then Dick felt very bad indeed and blamed himself
for being attractive, and for wrecl1ing girls
heart and for doing several things that he hadn't
done at all but only imagined.
AS he had gone, and the train safely
round the bend then the girl flirted with little
freshman who was lounging about the station. She
allowed him to buy her icecream and cakes, and
Used a 1Ock Of her hair he