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"I have only lost, without any other being the gainer," said

papa a little bitterly

"No, papa, you have not lost; you cannot; I aed? I am yours, just

as I alas, - only more, papa"

Papa kissed me, but it cut me to the heart to feel there was

pain in the kiss I did what my lips could to clear the pain

away

"Half is not as th

"It e as it

used to be?"

"That is a good speci But you have

not told me all yet, Daisy Who is it that holds the other

half?"

There was so much soreness and disappointment shown in papa's

words, rather in the manner of them, that it was extremely

difficult for me to carry on the conversation Tears are a

help, I suppose, to other women They do not come to me, not

at such times I stood still in papa's arms, with a kind of

dry heartache The pain in his words was a terrible trial to

ain and kissed me over and over, and

then whispered, "Who is it, Daisy?"

"Papa, it was at West Point I never meant it, and never knew

it, until I could not help it"

"At West Point!" said papa