Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-05

oecIueoIy. Il am poor, out oon
mind in the least F." The admission was
like wine to me. took deep breath
and buried one hand in the hot grass
"Rut you are woman," l said.
"That makes it all the worse, doesn t
it:'' she asked
"Not at all. You are woman, you
are young, you are beautiful. :"
"That's very pretty" she said, but
what them"
"Now l." hurried on, "am man
with nothing but my brain to earn mon
ey with, brain that has the trick of
getting added with overwork. " She
looked at me again and laughed.
"You are giving it rest down here
anyway" she said.
"I'm not so sure about that. Now, if
were not poor, there are all kinds Of
things should like to say today. am
going to say them as it is, butt
"Shall we move little farther down
the hill?" she said. helped her to her
feet, quite satisfied with the progress
was making. My resolution had grown
SO rapidly that I forgot how perfectly
innocent I had been Of it an hour before.
My own youth, the girls delightful
grace and candor, and the intoxication
Of the sunlight had all combined to
make me forswear prudence and take
one Of life's chances at it's best.
As we went down the hill she started
running, in sheer joyousness, and being
suddenly confronted with gorse bush,
had no course but to jump over it. Her
dress caught, and there was the sound
Of sudden rending.
"Oh, you have torn your frock"
cried.
cit was your fault" she said, with
sweet illogic.
"It was" I said penitently. "Let
ME pin 1T up for you. With the aid Of
three pins succeeded in making hel
presentable, and then we sat down again
to rest.
"I'm going to finish what I was say
ing now" I said. She looked at me and
pouted little, but was not displeased.
Her hand was resting on bed Of purple
bugle near me, and took it in one Of
mine.
"What a pretty, brown band this is 7
I said. GLOW wise you are to let the
sun play with it When I met you first
two months ago, it was quite white. "
81 hate Gloves" she said.
"Of course you do. Have you evel
noticed that the veins are like thu
shadow Of branch on short grass?"
lifted her own hand up to her for in
spection, and so brought it to the leve
Of my lips.
EDO yon know" she said, "that yot
are being rather foolish?"
eff am" I answered, sit is you
fault. Forgive me-. I would have kiss
ed the hand if she had not suddenl,
withdrawn it.
"Oh, look" she cried, "there il
mammal and indeed that discreet lad.
was following my track across TIN
meadow with truth Of instinct tina
did her credit. But was not discom
posed. took the hand again.
"She cannot be here for ten min
utes," I said, "and have not finished
what I meant to say
"Oh, be quick, then!' she cried
"Be quickg'
"Let us unite our povertics, ! said
land see whether we cannot evolv
riches from the union. The experiment
has, I believe, been tried before"
She turned to me, and her eyes toll
me that she understood.
''If you only knew how funny 30
look!'' she said. "Do put your ha
straight. No-let me do it for you. -
She did it for me, and somehow on
lips met.
"This has been great day for me,
said. There was a rustling in til
bracken moment later, and Mrs. Bur
sar emerged upon us. rose and bowed
"Good morning, Mrs. Bursar"
said. New Budget.