Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-20
CHAPTER II.

and Jack de Clancy, with his silk hat,
stick and immaculate frock coat, sat
calmly waiting for his fiancee, Miss Maud
Pcnnstock Presently she came tripping
down stairs and entered the room, vision
of all that was beautiful, womanly and
attractive.
There DEAR" she murmured as she
put up her lips to be kissed, "I'm all
ready"
Fixing his steadfast gaze upon her and
summoning all the resources of his will,
De Clancy remained for u moment in 81
lence, then said quietly:
Aren't you going to wear your bloom
ers, dear?"
A Mortified expression came into the
face of the girl he loved, which slowly but
surely changed to one OF bewilderment
and then to utter helplessness as she re-
piled hcsitatingly:
II don't know. Shall ~
The long weeks of trial, in which De
Clancy, profting by his friends advice
had practiced his art cautiously and UNI
known to her-for he had never before
willed her to do anything which was not
good form--had done their work.
CHAPTER III.
The church was crowded The chimes
had died away, and the first notes of the
professional hymn were swelling through
the stately edifice.
A strange and startling figure moved
slowly up the long aisle Persons GRAINED
their necks at the sight Of this unusual
spectacle There was subdued murmur
the sound of suppressed laughter; but, all
unconscious, the girl moved with stately
step to her seat, while just behind her in
frock coat and with silk hat and stick fol-
lowed young man with hard, set look
on his face.
During tho services and the sermon he
never relaxed for moment this supreme
effort of his life, but as the occasional
hymn died away and the vast throng of
worshipers arose from their seats he NUT
tered:
Now will let her come back to her.
self"
No need to dwell on the despair, the
agony, Of that hurried exit from the
church There are moments in life which
are best forgotten and never referred to-.
But as they gained the entrance she whis-
pered to him MS she gazed in terror at the
tittcring crowd:
Jack, If you don't get carriage at
once will never forgive you.
CHAPTER ".
Jack de Clancy and his future bride
sat together that evening and discussed
the awful catastrophe of the day.
II don't know what it was" she said
sadly "but when you mentioned the word
boomers spell came over me. 1t seemed
impossible to resist 1t, and all the way to
church and until started to 60 out this
was upon me.
Then she added brokenly. "Why did you
let me do it?"
why, my darling" he answered, II
didn't know. merely mentioned 1t In
jest, and when you asked me If you really
should said, Why mott? in the same
vein. Then when you actually took me at
my word, how was l to know that it
wasn't right after allp The women are
introducing SO many innovations that
Mercy! Has 1t come to thisp" she ex-
claimed wildly. Are we really SO ridicu-
lous and under such q spellP Well, it has
taught me lesson Henceforth shall be
OH the safe side. !"
And never wear anything that is not
womanlyp" he asked eagerly.
Never" she replied.
Then" said Jack de Clancy, clasping
her to his heart, you are indeed the girl
I love best In all the world" And as he
left the house that evening an hour later
than usual he said iovouslv to himself.