El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-24
By Philip BeaufOy.

~ AIsY was beginning to feel ex-
/ ceedingIy bored 1t had been
So raining all the afternoon, and
she had sat in the poky little room at
Pidge street, Bloomsbury, trying to
| find amusement in watching to soaked
people who hurried along the gloomy
roads
! How monotonous life was? For her
| it meant simply a weary round at the
! office, a little food. little drink, a
little sleep, and an occasional visit to
the gallery of a theater. Dozens Of
men would have been only too glad to
make her acquaintance, but thus far
Daisy had not come across any man
in whom she was able to feel an in
terest
She yawned again, and took up the
| evening paper. which she had bought
on the previous day on her way home.
Her eyes roved to that section of
the advertisement columns which is
! headed Personal" Daisy enjoyed
reading agony MESA ges-
The paper which she was now hold
| ing contained an unusually large num-
Der of agony" announcements. One
of them seemed to make an impression
! on her. for she read it several times.
The advertisement ran thus:
''Will the young lady with dark eyes
and fair hair, rather tall, wearing a
white hat and blue dress, and who sat
| next to a tall gentleman in dark suit
on Twopenny Tube between Oxford
| Circus and Holland Park last Thurs
day afternoon. communicate with A.
]. %, Park Mansions, W.. and make
an appointment.
She was about to pass on to the
next advertisement when a sudden in
| spiration flashed into her mischiev-
Gus little brain. She laughed and
flushed whilst her heart began to beat
more quickly than usual.
| ct would be a splendid joke, she
told herself, quite glorious It's ten
to one the girl it's intended for will
never see the advertisement; and if
wear a veil he might easily mistake
me for her. And if he didn't, L could
| easily apologize and let him think
I really believed that it was meant
for me-"
For some little time. she hesitated;
then she went to the sideboard, fetched
her blotting case and fountain pen
and sat down to write. After various
attempts she evolved the following
| letter:
'STo A 1.-The dark-eyed lady with
I fair hair has seen your advertisement
in the Evening Messenger and will
| be happy to meet you at the British
! Museum Tube station on Saturday af-
| ternoon at o'clock. She will carry a
| copv of The White Magazine in her
| right hand. and will wear a white
| rose in her coat. If this appointment
is not suita BILE. kindly arrange for an
other through the agony column OF
/ the Messenger
The week passed terribly slowly
The hours dragged their tedious length
along. Would Saturday never come
Ru+ If came at length, and found hel
half afraid. After she left the office
| she adjusted the white rose on hel
coat thrust the white Magazine un-
Ger her arm and set out for the Tube
station.
Daisy reached the statio- at five
minutes TO two.
Al one minute to three a well built
youth. with sunburnt face and fine
gray eyes. stepped up briskly to the
station entrance. He cast a swift lool
at the girl, and then raised MS nat.
q am A. j. he said with smile
and I imagine that you are the lady
who was kind enough to write to me-
DAISY nodded and blushed-s
eJ was almost certain I should recog
nize YOU" he went on, but not quite
You see. hats and dress make such {
difference. don't they? Have you ha(
any lunch YETI"
! Daisy could hardly find words to re
plv. This youth was undoubtedly ;
! most charming person.
'I can't tell you how delighted
am to see you gain he said ''Yol
remember my staring at youth
| afraid little rudely. in the tarin?"
"Sr-er-Fm not sure, she faltered