Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-12
THE MATCHMAKER.

Miss Ferret was the chief dispenser OF
gossip in the town of Linwood. Hollis Har-
riman was the chief merchant of I4inwood
He was handsome bachelor Of 35, and he
had the nerve to call his place of business,
with its two counters and one clerk, an
emporium. He had inherited the business
and other property from his father and
was laying Midas touch on every enter
prise he took hold of.
At present he was building house
quite an ambitious brick, with more rooms
than the usual number of four down, and
two up stairs, which WAS the common for
mula for Linwood residences OF course
Lnwood speculated as to his purpose in
building it. When men passed the grow
ing structure, standing high in COM
manding position, on the grassy slope OF
a gentle hill, they nodded carelessly to
their companions and said: "Nice place!
Wonder what Harriman's going to do
with it? The women nodded, too but
with more decision, and oracularly, with
suppressed earnestness, remarked, "De-
pend upon 1t that Hollis Hartman is 60
ing to get married." The truth of the mat
ter was that Linwood industries were
bringing in an increase in population, and
Mr.. Harriman's house was being built as
what he called "a spec"
Miss Ferret was troubled with a keen
desire to solve the mystery, for, not hav-
ing any business OF her own, she dearly
loved to NEEDLE with that of others. So
one pleasant spring day, after having spent
an hour or two in pricing all the costliest
ing numerous samples supplied by the
law H. o1, If
''improved needle pointed pins'' and
cent roll of tape before turning to the pro-
prietor with the insinuating question:
"Who is the happy bride you will take
to the new house, Mr.. Hartmann"
''It's dead secret, " whispered he, with
a glance over his shoulder at the grinning
clerk, who Immediately assumed an ex-
preston Of deep solemnity.
"Come over here where he can't hear
us. Nowl You needn't be afraid to tell
me. never carry tales"
Mr.. Hartman thought it would be a
good joke to give her tale to carry and
see what would come Of it, So, without
taking that sober, second thought which
is often deterrent to the too free play of
the unruly member, he smiled and whis-
pered, "You certainly won't tell?"
HNovori Tim o1rQ IN hQ r10eQ q WAY
and mnm "a a oyster !"
"Well-now be sure you don't tell it
tia Judge Mavo's daughter Blanche y
Miss Ferret fairly flew along the street
on her way home, spreading the news as
abe went. for she was almost bursting
with a sense Of her own importance at be-
inc the first repository of this exciting in
formation. And those to whom she con-
f1ded II with many charges never to breathe
a single syllable Of II vent off at tanaents
in 40 MANY different directions carving
If far and vide
1T mnst on I'M and tel, blanche thu
iote and veil have a GOOD laugh over Il
hafora she beora from INV other quarter y
thouaht HolI;a Harr;,nan 90 ba SMILED Ia
h;,nself INT ona thing and another con-
sn;rsd to hinder and tha stony had wing
od tie INV tbro, gbont Tho community for
throe dovs ond RIancbe Mavo had receiv-
ed = dozen coneratulatorv calls from wo-
,,oa,, onyions 70 ho shown the trousseau
hofore tho mercbant made his annnear-
anao WA, ha enoI,,, d;d On no ,vos dum.
fn,,ndod ~ and +bot Mice Mavo raceived
h;,,, {. Nth n nowar If cool stare in her
cIaar hlua eves eoual to 40 brownstope
f,onts y
With tho homo NJ disre,,ino +bis cool.
ness ba told his f,,nnv story Int for some
roosor which ba failed r. comprehend
RI.ncbe did not Ianoh
t.So air - said sba .tvou made NV name
tho h,,+t ~ = ioLe ond cove a tn a med.
JIaso,na oId cossi, IN cerrv all over rhis
town am biobIv honored T assure Won
r. was n MANLY th;no tn do,n
"Rnt RIancben
ennis, Mavo ~ vo, n1ease -
uTI didn,t tbink vom would take n
+h.+ ,vov; ),
uNo dora COW Won didn't Tt,s very
omnsino M domht to SANDER a vounn
woman r. whom Won never-never',--
mSlander9 Rjancbe-NIiss Mavo-do
Won th;nL On reanlv of mo 90 to helieve
tbo+ + would slanda,. von,n
wwhot L. siandar mt tbo malicious ut.
+aronca of n faiss rsnort which ia always
danaarous wban r. involves n woman,s
nomsa,,
..Vo,, kro,, ~ oorrso tbot wo ,vere
not uot,, p,.ncha,s vo;ca fa,tsred and
died awav ~ . '' '''>
NJ Horr;ror,s +broat wos ve,v drv
10 clea nd - hafore sneaLin. uNot-not
forn,oIir non,
.tWho+ Whit do ror ,,,oor bv .fo-mo,.
,vyn 49, ~ ; w. '
No uor,;,o, bod not meant orvtb;no
sracial hv a. IL hod hlundorod unon the
himself Rut now. as he looked at Blanche
while she asked him this question and
saw little softening of the icy expression
of her countenance-a little flush of en-
barrassed pink color usurping the pallor
of her face-he thought to himself, for the
first time, that no other fellow should ever
| ho va her If he con1d nravent H.