Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-29

me, Who's Mr.. Maynards told her he
was good fellow, and then, just for kid,
I told her what he had said about her.
She blushed and said, The ideaf You
know how they can do 1t I amt been
running an elevator for two years for
nothing II you want to stand in with
women, just tell 'em anything you hear
real nice about 'em-understand? 1t makes
'em awful mad, but they remember you at
Christmas.
THE very first ball that Miss Proctor
went to she made a big hit. That's the
night Mr. Branford got stuck. could
see it, He marched her all around the first
floor here and nearly talked an arm off her
We run the elevator late that night, and
when took her up she asked me II Mr.
Maynard ever went to the Saturday night
dances. told her no-that he didn't care
much for girls. As soon as got chance
l told Mr.. Maynard what she had asked
me, and he wouldn't believe 1t at first. 1t
was none OF my business, of course, but
he's nice man and amt stuck up over
his money, and he's done me many good
turn, and thought I'd put him onto this
girl asking about him. Mr.. Branford's
all right, too, but he makes me kind Of
sick at times.
1.-THE first dance after told Mr.. May
nard he came down looking out of sight in
his full dress suit and loafed around the
Office like chump, instead Of going in
where she was. Purity soon she came out
with Mr.. Branford and saw Mr.. Maynard.
guess she must have asked for an intro
duction. Anyway they went over, and
Mr.. Branford gave her the knockdown to
Mr.. Maynard. Mr.. Maynard got as red as
beet, and she had to do most Of the talk
ing. s'pose he didn't ask her to dance.
Anyway some one else came after her, and
he went into the billiard room.
"That was about the time that Willie
CHATS what she called him when she was
with the girls) began to make hard play
guess she had lots Of fun with him and
was ready enough to wear flowers If he
wanted to send 'em, but know all the
time that she wasn't stuck on him. Whom
she'd leave him and get on the elevator,
he'd grin at her and say In that soft way
he has, 'Goodbyl' and she'd say 'Goodby!'
but as soon as we got past the first floor
she'd laugh out loud, and I'd have to laugh
too. She knew all the time that was on.
Mr. Maynard met her once in awhile
in the elevator, and she acted different
with him. I amt very keen, but think
could have caught on quicker than no
did that she liked him, but didn't want
to tell him SO in just SO many words. He
didn't really act like sucker. He's been
around too much for that. But she'd
throw out little hints, and he didn't seem
to understand what she meant.
"That man didn't know how strong he
was with the girl. She could see that he
was all right If he'd only get his nerve
About two weeks ago says to him one
day, Mr.. Branford's rushing Miss Proctor
pretty hard. He says, Yes, s'pose they
are engaged. RatsP says. She don't
care for him. Well, he says, she's
wearing his flowers all the time. told
him that was because no one else sent her
any. Next evening she came to me and
said If saw Mr.. Maynard to tell him that
she wanted to see him. took him up in
little while, and she met him in the hall
wearing big bunch Of roses, and saw
her take one and pin 1t on his coat. That's
something she'd never done for Willie.
"Mr Maynard was jollied up that even
ing but the next evening he came In
from the billiard room and found Miss
Proctor and Willie promenading around
here, and could see in minute he was
sore. Then he done something that para,
lyzed me. He walked over to sofa and
began to talk with that Miss Morrison
that wears the glasses guess she was
surprised, too, but she was tickled all
right. I'm here to tell you there amt o
woman in this hotel that wouldn't have
been tickled. could see Mr.. Maynard
look at Miss Proctor when she went by,
and then she'd look at him. Willie and
Miss Morrison didn't cut any figure at all.
They thought they did, but they didn't
Now, the rest Of this Is on the q. I. 4,
and Mr.. Maynard would kill me II he
thought told any one. That same night
when no went up says, Mr.. Maynard,
excuse me for saying 1t, but Miss Proc
tors stuck on you. He looked foolish and
says, Who told you thatS' said Id had
my eyes open, and that she went around
with Mr.. Branford because she couldn t
get away from him. Next night he faxed
up and went to call ON her, and that &
how he got her before he had taken her to
show or dance or anything. Did you
hear about Mr.. Branford giving up his
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