Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-24
AN EIIOPEMENT.


that she had task on her hands such as
she had not contemplated.
Mrs. Pilsbury was shortly moved to &C.
ton by the recalling Of the taunt Of that
hateful Mrs. January, that "she would
soon settle her husband, if he had eloped
with the servant girl, with something more
effective than tearsl'
Mrs. Pilsbury waited a moment till the
busy ticket agent seemed to have sec
ond's rest from the inquisitions of the ever
inquiring public, and then approached him
timidly with the direct question:
did you see tall, dark looking gentle
man, with side whiskers, get off the early
morning train from Cidervillep"
Accompanied by rather pretty looking
young lady-tall, and blond and"--
Mrs. Pilsbury had to catch her breath.
"Yes" was all she could gasp, though she
wanted to deny the "pretty looking" part.
land wearing light blue hat, with
large ostrich featheri"
"Yes' gasped the poor little woman
again, and this time harder.
And did she have a very pleasant smile?"
asked the ticket agent, evidently interested.
This was too much.
1.-THE hussyl' exclaimed the indignant
little Mrs. Bob Pilsbury, very much to the
establishment of the man of the tickets
Before he had an opportunity however,
to elicit further information than the mere
fact that the tall blond young lady was,
according to the sweet faced distressed lit
tie woman at the window, "hussy," Mrs.
Bob had disappeared through the door.
A sudden rush of the throng and some
screaming on the part of the female portion
of it had caused her to run suddenly out
into the street with the rest to see what the
excitement was.
Flames were bursting out of the upper
windows of large chair factory on the
block below, and engines were tearing
down the street, followed by the usual
crowd. Soon the street was black with
heads.
One of these heads belonged to the hus-
band of Mrs. Bob Pilsbury. Though only
a rear view was obtainable, the excited,
enterprising little mistress of Rose Cottage
succeeded by hard pushing in getting SO
good a rear view that she could almost
have thumped Mr.. Bob with the end of her
parasol.
But her moment of triumph had not yet
come. The derelict husband disappeared
from her field of vision quite as suddenly
rs he had appeared thereon, and Mrs. Bob
was bewildered.
The fire belched forth from the third
story, nd-horrors!-three girls faces came
for an instant to the windows of the fourth,
and then drew back.
Mrs. Bob was all Of tremble She had
never witnessed such sight before She
admitted, when afterward she recalled this
scene, that her graceless husbands esca-
pade did not exclusively absorb Ter
thoughts and emotions for that one mo-
ment.
But chance remark of benevolent
looking old gentleman beside her caught
her ear. and Mr.. Pilsbury and the prepos-
sessing servant girl quickly and exclusive
ly intlamed her imagination again.
1--WE must hurry" said the old gentle.
his companion. "or the happy couple will
grow impatient. An elopement, you
know"-
But the crowd swayed back before the
clubs of three policemen, and Mrs. Pits.
bury was pushed out of hearing, and the
benevolent old gentleman and the preacher
were pushed out of her sight.
She soon caught glimpse of them again,
however, on the opposite side of the pave
ment and swiftly followed them TOWARD,
the center of the town. She saw them enter
q gate next to church and mount the
steps of quiet red brick house, which she
was sure was the parsonage. How her heart
beat!
There were several persons in the street,
and she was unnoticed as she crossed over
to the church. Mrs. Bob was prepared with
her speech for the denouement Every word
of it was choice, dramatic and burning. It
would wither any man. Robert Pilsbury
would know the stuff she was made of.
She moved cautiously within the shadow
of the house of God, continually going over
her speech. She could see into the parlor
through side window.
Minnie was there! The impudent, shame
less mink, dressed up in stylish brand
new blue cashmere, with hat and trim
minRs to match, stood with her back to the
window. Mrs. Bob caught herself mo-
ment to regulate her breath.
The next instant the form of Mr.. Pills
bury appeared in the parlor! Poor little
wife! There are sudden crises in life when
indecision paralyzes us for an instant.
Then, without the guidance of reason, we
do exactly the opposite of what our reason,
our determination and our impulse had
agreed on, and we ever after wonder why
we did SO. Such experience came to poor
little Mrs. Bob
She dismissed her choice speech, her in
dignation and her courage. and with a
bosom swelling with emotion and two
great tears In her eyes faced squarely about
and started away
MARY! Maryl Nary"
Now she quickened her pace and fell into
q run.
"Maryl Maryl Oh, Maryl"
She knew that voice we'll enough, and she
fed from it like deer. But the strain had
been too great, and she had not gone a
block when she sank down on Q doorstep,
fainting.
Her husband was At her side at the same
moment
Yes, Minnie had eloped. So had Mr..
Pilsbury. That is, he had gone to Ports
mouth the same time his pretty servant
girl had and was there concerned In an af-
fair of the heart with a marriage license
and preacher as the sequel. But he didn't
marry anybody. He only assisted his pref
ty servant girl, whose hard hearted parents
had wrongfully attempted to interfere with
her happiness in aunion with very worthy
young man-said young man having been
in the employ Of Mr.. Pilsbury in New York,
and looking very much like him.
women can never be trusted in such
matters, you know" said Pilsbury, excus-
ing his conduct, ''or I should have told
Mrs. Bob. But there wasn't any time to
lose either, for you see Minnie's parents