Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-15
HE LOVED BUT ONE.

$50, you sec, you'll como into your for
tune when you marry or on your thirty
fifth birthday" said Lawyer Patmore,
folding some papers and depositing them
in tin box which stood before him
"You understood that when the will was
read"
We'll, Mr. Patmore," said Howard, II
have this alternative, but it Is a very sin
gular fact that have never met girl
could fancy ever loving well enough to
marry but once in my life"
well, hunt that girl up and make her
an Offer" said the lawyer.
"Oh, I shall never see her again." said
the young man. 1T was very brief in
terview 1t was when was In Paris. She
was with a tourist party, and they had
somehow managed to lose her, and took
charge of her and returned her safe after
some adventures-for instance lunch at a
restaurant and some riding about in cab,
all highly improper in Paris, only we were
Americans and did as we pleased.
Il cannot forget her, but I only know
that her name was Rose, for the other
girls called her so. There wasn't minute
the train was off, the chaperon of the
party shrieked her thanks from the win
dow Of the car.
lone thing I'd like to have the money
for would be to look for that girl But at
35-why, she'll be IS, too, married and all
the rest of it,.
VERY likely" said Mr. Patmore, land
you can do as you choose, you know, only
as you are stranger in the city perhaps
you'd like me to introduce you to some
nice families There is Mr.. Honeybee-
seven children two grownup girls, II OF
Is, snowy girls, big black eyes.
'She had black eyes" said young Gran
vile, with sigh.
''I'll ask leave to take you with me next
Thursday. l generally play game of
whist with Honeybee and his wife, and
somebody else OH that evening, and you'll
have chance to get acquainted with the
girls -
And so it came to pass that on Thurs
day evening tho introduction took place.
Mr.. Patmore had told Mr. Honeybee all
about Howard Granvilles prospects.
eff he is passable, shall certainly set
my cap for him." Hetty Honeybee said in
apparent jest, but real earnest, while Min
hlC I'LL oilOuluSlS dllI otiu.
why you in particular" in the same
spirit.
AS for young Howard Granville, he was
young bright and handsome. They were
delighted with him and became rivals on
the spot. 1t was yelled rivalry at first,
but finally the love between them vanish
cd altogether.
Howard Granville had really made up
his mind that he could not wait for his
fortune. There was something disagreea-
BILE to him in Hetty's voice, and Minnie
had way of pouting that was not charm
ing. Otherwise, why not one of them as
well as any other? He should never find
his lovely Rose again.
And so one evening the young man
walked over to the Honeybee mansion,
with the intention of proposing to Miss
Minnie, for naturally women did not go
Oh pouting forever, while voice like Miss
Hetty's grew harsher with years.
And SO, being admitted by the servant,
he walked into the parlor to find it empty
However, beyond the portiere, which di-
vided the front room from the back, con-
versation was going on.
HE comes to sec me-" were the first
words he heard. Miss Hetty uttered them
in her most nasal tone However, the voice
in which Miss Minnie replied was by no
means dovelike.
He calls ON me, )" she said. every one
else knows that if you do not. often
think you might give us 10 minutes alone,
and you might as well do what ma asks
you you pla inE gre mt """""' "'' ~" '"''
"Really," said matronly voice, that Of
Mrs. Honeybee, I'm not the least of q
matchmaker, but if Mr.. Granville should
have word or two to say to either of you
he could not say it before the other. Poor
Miss Rose wants to go to her sick mother
tonight, and If Hetty would put the chill
dren to bed for once, WHY
II never saw such Partially, said Miss
Hetty, land / am the elder too Not
that the man is any more charming than
dozens know, but shan't be packed off
to the nursery to lose $500, 600 unless it is
by force"
Mr.. Granville at this juncture stepped
into the hall, opened the door and took
his departure.
Sauntering to the corner of the street,
he stood waiting for car, when slight
figure in black glided down the steps Of
the Honeybee mansion and came in his di-
rection.
1.-The governess, Miss Rose, 1 presume, ;"
he thought. Miss Rose; that was her
name"
The girl came nearer. He saw great
black eyes, check like wild rose leaf,
crimson lips, low white forehead on
which lay the loveliest waves of ebon hair.
He lifted his hat. Recognition sparkled
in her eyes.
1.-The gentleman who took such good
care of me that day in Paris" she cried.
The young man saw Miss Rose to the
door of plain little boarding house. where
he left her, leaving his card for her mother.
Miss Rose?" he queried.
"Miss Leigh" the governess replied.
IT am Rose Leigh"
But the Misses Honeybee waited in vain
for the arrival of the gentleman on whose
account they had quarreled SO premature
ly.
The servant did not tell them of his pres
ence in the parlor, while they, as she ex-
pressed it to the cook, were 'having q
row."
II don't think 1 shall wait for my for
tune until am five and thirty, Mr.. Pat
more" young Granville said, sauntcring
into the lawyers office one day. II am
going to be married next week, thanks to
your introduction t, the Honeybecs.
"Ah, ha!' cried Patmore. "And which
is it, Hetty or Minnies"
Neither, SIR" replied Granville.
"Kate and Lucy are only and g." said
Mr.. Patmore.
"But their governess, Miss Rose Leigh,
proves to be tho young lady told you
about whom met abroad, " said the young
man, flushing. II was not mistaken, and
I have you to thank for meeting her again
at the Honeybees, and you will come to see
me married, hope"
And as for the Misses Honeybee, when
the astonishing news burst upon them,
they cried in chorus:
UThat desiuninn creat,lrel We might