The Lamar register., 1913-09-24
WHAT MISS DAISY SAID
BY JANE sJoRNsGN.

Minglett's voice was q deep bass
with reverberant, booming quality
warranted to penetrate the din Of
0GEsst traffic, the racket Of q boiler
shop or the turmoil of ten thousand
baseball enthusiasts all yelling al
once. His most conversational tone
would cleave its way through any OBJ
stacle like bullet from a gun.
No matter how he lowered his voice
its carrying power was unimpaired
However, Minglett was blissfully un
conscious of this popularity. which
was SO strongly impressed upor
others by his thunderous bass.
Minglett is good looking and nc
girl is anything but proud to be seer
with him. Still, ordinarily, 1t is easier
to carry on a conversation II one does
not feel that half dozen utterly un.
known persons are breathlessly hang
ing on ones next remark.
Daisy Larke, perhaps was the most
hardened to the embarrassments due
to having Minglett for an escort. pos.
sibly because nine times out Of ten
she was the girl he chose to invite,
She herself had voice which might
be described as little, precisely suit
ed to cozy corners and condolences.
When they were out together their
conversation as heard by outsiders
was merely q monologue by Minglett,
for Daisy's voice couldn't be heard q
foot away. Minglett when close by
her had to bend his head to hear her.
This gave him an appearance Of great
devotion, well calculated to draw at
tention to them II his alarming voice
hadn't managed that.
Because Minglett had such q prodig.
ious voice 1t was particularly embar
RAISING to Daisy that he should have
taken 1t into his head to propose to
her one night at the theater.
"Be careful" Daisy warned him
nervously before the nrst act, when he
started in to tell her how lonely he
was. People can hear youi"
"They cannotl" doomed Minglett.
Indignantly. for he still labored I'M
der the delusion that he could speak
softly II he chose. II am merely whis-
peringi Anyhow, II anyone wants to
listen to private conversation let EN-!
I'm not ashamed Of what am sayingi
I've known you long time now. Dali
~, and I never knew before what It
was really to be head over heels"
The sixteen-year-old girl two rows
behind them gasped. "Oh. myl" and
leaned forward interestedly.
'Plsasel" protested Miss Lake.
The curtains going upi"
Hang the curtaini" growled Ming
1Att NIP v,r,,s ar~ Hvwan~ - ~H~A~ vnn
Cd, that's another thing. but II it,
Just nervousness I'm going to talk
right ahead. You do IKE me little
don't youi"
He bent his head to hear Whist sha
was saying. The curtain was NJ. bat
neither Of them knew II
"Of course" he said In Q hoarse
humble. But you must have known
cared more than Just ordinarily.
You must have seen It oomingi You
musti"
Miss Larke huttered her hands and
said something intensely.
well. you might Just a. we'll starr
to caring" Minglett announced to hei
and incidentally to every one around
him. because it's down on the cardR
that I'm going to marry you. Daisyl
You might a. we'll say yes. hrst -
lasti"
She talked to him and he wasged
his head, shifted his feet and hall
turned around In his seat.
"Since / care 80 much for you and
you like me, there's no reason foi
delay to think It overt You can decide
this minutel Are you going to mar
~ met Say yes!"
He listened again to Miss Larke.
"Oh. nonsense!" he said.
Nov, Daisy!" he said next
You're all right" he conflded to
her soon after. But your ideas ART
wrong. Still. see the point. You've
got to tell mel"
Fifteen minutes later, during the IN
Permission. when Minglett was buy
ing q box of candy in the lobby, he
was approached by q difndent youth
who gulped twice and swallowed
hard in an effort to open q conversa
ton.
well, sonf" Minslett's big voics
doomed forth.
II beg your pardon, SIR" stammeret
the diffident youth. I'm sure l don't
know how you'll take it-but the fac,
Is that the young lady I'm with this
evening won't give me any peace till