San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-04

How did You find me, Mr.. Ravy' ]
asked, trying iu give the conversation
reasonable turn.
instinct. But. Olive. I'm not going
10 be called MIR. Ray" any longer
- don I know your Christian name
yet. | said.
Why. Olive, You have never called
me by any OtLer!'
What do you mean?' | asked, per
picked. 'Auntle puzzled me by saying
that | had heard il again and again,
but don't remember having heard it
mentioned once
al won't puzzle yOu any longer then.
My name in full is Raleigh HAYES
Il opened my eyes to the fullest eX-
tent.
"'And that is your yacht l gasped
at last.
ayes, little woman
"'But you told me Mr.. Raleigh HAYES
hardly ever left the yacht
But | said Mr. Ray did-there you
see the result of ones having an elder
brother. While Albert was alive.
was mfr. Ray" and. though he has
been dead these six years. the old
name ClingS to me. | cant deny | gave
that name to mslcad YOU. because a
little bird whispered to me that the
certain young lady rs the name of an
Objectionable suitOr.
"HOw did you know that?' | asked.
Oh, matchmaking lady let the
cat out of the bag in my presence
Once!'
"'Grandma?' Iqueried.
Eyes, grandma. What a terrible
old lady she isl
Il agreed with him. and then re-
turned to my questions.
You are not poor man thenY
Il never was. Who told you that?'
al don't know that any one did [
confessed; but got that idea some
how. So you are Mr.. Raleigh Hayes,
and, Notwithstanding the choice before
you, as the best pNrii of the season, you
are going to marry Il nobody.
a nobody, indeed. DO you not
know that your picture has been ac-
cepted?'
HAS it? Oh, Ray, | am gladl No
wonder you thought it would be joke
for your friends to meet you there as a
simple fiSher-lad.'
'By-the-way, speaking of your pict-
ure reminds me that | had letter,
Just before left about your model
what about himY
81 was to see that you were not
swindled or taken in in any way by
him-that was all
"'Who told you to do that?'
"a very good sort of fellow, a chum
of mil ;, who takes an interest in you
"'Do l know him?'-"'I believe he is
friend of yours and of mine
"'A friend of mine? All, | know
Mr.. Trevalyne! IIilarie must have
shown him my letter! What did you
answer?'
"'Lauded your model up to the skies
as pattern of goodness and honesty.
And l must now let them know that,
taken in by your goodness, you are 60
ing to marry him
az suppose | must, responded, with
a smile; and the only consolation 1
shall gain from such an event is the
fact that it will be the first time | have
ever done anything that my terrible
grandma would praise me for.
"'What did grandma do to make you
desert society and bury yourself here?'
"'Ahl' | exclaimed, not quite relish
ing the confession. You know it was
my first season, and grandma was cross
with me for throwing away what she
called "a splendid chance; but L
thought it was only an Objectionable
old man, and she told me that | was to
Try NY DeSJ anu Btl-lldJ lS-Ille DpSL
part, in factor leave the house
"'And you thought it was better to
meet that Objectionable young man in
StillwOrth?'
l took no notice of the interruption.
al went to aunt PrisSy at once, and
have been with her ever since.
"'NOw I'll confess, While that very
wrathful scene was taking place, | was
in the next room waiting to see GeOff-
rey Trevalyne; and. after hearing a
few words from nOt-tOO-politc young
lady, | did not wait any longer. but
marched out of the house in disgust.
"'Oh, Rayl'-"'Oh Oliye-what will
grandma say nOw?'"
l wrote the foregoing some time ago;
but, when | saw what pile had writ
ten, took pity on Mrs. TrryaIyme, and
decided not to send it. On the first
visit paid me by Mr.. and Mrs Treva-
lyme, after | had changed my name
from Olive Dallas to Olive Hayes, |
was turning over drawer full of old
sketches and papers. when came up
on this budget; and lIilarie seeing her
name on the first page. took possession
of it. Since that time | have often
heard quotations from the above. and
some of my fashionable friends look
puzzled when Mrs. Trevalyne or her
husband twit me on my liking for
certain NEW MODEL"