The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-01-02
Daisy Archibald's
Intention
BY RUTH GRAHAM

bosom friend. papa is going away for
q month on business. His friend Mr.
Molynoux is going TO stay ut the house I
to protect US heard papa ask MINI
last night while was studying my
lessons and they were smoking to-
gether Did you ever see Mr.. Molly. |
noux2 He's awfully handsome. Papa
told him that h. needn't trouble him ,
self to stay at home evenings He
could come in at any hour" i
How old is Mr.. Molynoux?"
"He is thirty four; but, you know.
I'll be sixteen next month. Besides
I've always intended to marry II man
much older than myself. | don't care
bit for boys. It's all fixed"
whats fXedT
"Why. abudf Mr.. Molynoux's coming,
to be sure"
"Oh. | thought you meant that II
was all fixed about your marrying
him"
And so it was Nothing was further
from the mind of Mr. Archibald, who
had seen his daughter grow up from
a baby and did not realize the change
the last two or three years had made
in her, Indeed, the last Christmas he
had given her doll. She had recely'
ed it affably, but as soon as her IA
theirs back was turned had taken II.
ND to the garnet. where she left.ft. AS
for Mr.. Molynoux. he had no use for
schoolgirls. and his associates were
chiefly men. He was to take MS
breakfast at the Archibald home ana
his dinner at his club. a-
After having breakfasted for the first
time with Grandma Archibald ana
Daisy, the latter said. with smile:
"Nlr. Molynoux. which way do you
go when you leave the house"
Fright down the avenue. Can do
anything for your
"Why. no, go down the avenue to
school"
"Oh, you do
1t didn't occur to Ned Molynoux to
walk to school with little girl. but
when he came to leave the house the
little girl left it at the same time she
chirped at him like bird. as they
walked together, doing most of the
talking. incoherently. herself and look
ing up at him occasionally with pair
of soft childish eyes, but with an ex-
preston in them that surprised him.
Now, If there is that In certain girls
which attracts them to men much Old
er than themselves there is that In old.
or men which renders them apprecla--
tive of very young girls. A man ap'
preaching forty is conscious that ne Is
passing beyond the sphere OF young
ladies'. even those who have passed
well beyond the teens, and he Is be.
ginning to be highly appreciatiye OF
any notice whatever or attention
from them. 1t was not what Miss
Daisy said to him; 1t was the fact that
she looked very proud of having him
for a companion.
"Grandma told me to ask you TO
dine with us this evening" she said
when their ways parted. This was
true, but Daisy had suggested the In
vitation.
"Grandma is very kind You may
tell her that III dine with her with
| pleasure"
Molynoux dined at the Archibald
| home that evening and a number OF
| other evenings. After dinner he sat
chatting with the grandmother. some
| times smoking and reading the even
ing paper till Daisy had studied her
lessons-she didn't give them much at
| tention-then he would play checkers
| or dominos or some other game WIN
them. she chatting like magpie an
| the while. he falling under an lnnu
ence that he found very refreshing
Occasionally when Miss Daisy, VINO
was lowering the while between chlld
and woman, would give flashes of the
latter Molynoux would be frightened
| for he had been asked to afford pro
lection to child. and anything like a
complication would be terrible. Al
sucb times he would contemplate leav'
ing the Archibald home for good. but
he didn't see how he could desert MS
most, and yet If he stayed he feared
trouble. But he stayed.
What his friend Archibald learned
on his return of the proceedings al
home during his absence Molynoux die
not know. 1t may be that grandma
had been more observant than she ap
peared; 1t may be that Daisy herself
proud Of having captured a grown
man, made no secret Of what had beer
going on. Archibald thanked ms
friend for having accommodated hin
during his absence, but said nothing
further. But Molynoux received
note from Daisy stating that her IA
Their had decided to send her to board
ing school and she would 90 immedi
ately. She said she was broken heart
ed, whatever that meant.
For the next few years Molynou'
was In condition of mental unrest
His club. his men friends. were be
coming uninteresting to him. He lovet
to think of the evenings he had spen
with that little MINK Daisy Arch
bald. still thinking Of her as a littl
mink. Her father kept her at school
but she returned at last and he In
vited Molynoux to dinner. y,
Daisy was much changed. but retain
ed the same characteristics She wa
somewhat conscious on meeting tn
| Il. IL, rl...,