Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-02
AN EARL'S WIFE.

She was sitting alone when Sir Delmaine
Trevor saw her, and as he passed by she
raised her eyes from her book and met his
gaze. Then she blushed and dropped her
long lashes over "the blue windows of her
soul" and pretended to read with great
diligence.
But not for long. Suddenly there came
o gust Of wind that blew some loose leaves
out of the volume she held with flutter
right at Sir Delmaine's feet, where they
rested just long enough for him to stoop
and pick them up, and then he walked
across the pier, and bowling his best bow
restored them to their lawful owner.
But he did not speak as he held them
toward her because just then there was Q
loud crash of music from the band, which
rendered speech inaudible. So he waited
till the sound ceased.
Then he said quite naturally:
"Aren't you cold? should think you
must be, for you have been sitting there
quite long time, and theresa cool breeze
blowing"
The girl smiled.
eyes, am rather cold, +" she answered.
"Will you walk to the end of the pier
with me, them" he asked. "It will be bet
ter than catching cold"
The girl drew her brows together.
"Idon't mind. I may as well, " she said.
And she got up and gave herself little
shake.
Then they walked off together-she with
her head dropped as if tired and he the per-
soniflcation of well bred indifference.
"Have you been here for long," hs
questioned, looking down at her little face,
which was exceedingly lovely.
"No, not very long, perhaps week.
"And are you going to stay much Ion
gerp"
II don't know"
"Last year you were here very long
time" he remarked.
Eyes, very long time"
"And only soaid a week, but 1t was
on awfully pleasant week. / shall never
forget it. Do you remember it,"
ooh, yes, quite we'll. often think Of
it," she replied raising her eyes to his face
and smiling tenderly. IT enjoyed 1t very
much. At the time 1 didn't think should
ever enjoy another week so much"
"And don't you think so now9" he in
quired quickly, his mouth tightening al
the corners
81 will tell you some other time"
"But why not now? I want to know.
"Do your Why"
Sir Delmaine shrugged his shoulders.
"What tiresome little girl you are!
Just the same as eyer!" he said, with a
short laugh II remember last year you
used to try every way in your power to an
"Did p I forget. I only remember how
happy we were. "
"Ah, you admit that
eyes"
"You were really fond of my company
them" he asked.
'Oh, yes, certainly"
"And are you as fond Of it now, little
one?" Sir Delmaine questioned. And hi
bent lower over the jaunty little sailo1
hat and the dark rippling hair, which only
reached trifle higher than his elbow.
II don't know-perhaps," said she
with soft laugh. "What odd questions
you ask!'
yes. But then, am odd altogether
dont you KNOW KIM OF 1hooerh curi
osity IN fact, or shouian't De mere now.
Inc COLOR named up IN the girls iictl'
race.
why not!D she asked:
"Well, as you know, I'm engaged to al
exceedingly high and mighty damsel, ant
she might object to my speaking to you. I"
Since am not high ana mighVy, pu
IN the girl with half preathed sign:
wen, you aren't quite an earis oaugh
ter, are your said ne.
NO, not quite. And that reminds MI
I've never told you my name.
mo. What Is it"-he demanded
Smith, Brown, Jones or Robinson
Neither Then ! give 1t up. Besides, you
Christian name Is quite sufficient for me
Enid Is an awfully pretty name, and, b!
Jove, jolly uncommon as well was tire
mendously surprised when you told mi
you were the happy possessor OF IT,"
We're your Why"
"oh, hardly know. seemed strange
don't you know.
y suppose you expected plebeian one
she said, smiling up at him.
"Oh-er-I really don't remember.
say, suppose we sit down. lt's TOO peas1i1
hot Tor anything IN this sun.
AL right ! don't mind.
And then they found q shady seat, ant
Sir Delmaine looked at his companion re
dectively
You are just as lovely as ever, ne re
marked after q few minutes deliberation
"By Jove. You beat every other girl "
ever seen for beauty. Pom my soul, w
thought . good deal about you since las
year, and I've often wished I could see 70,
again. You aren't like the ordinary rur
OF girls either. You've got such a lot Il
back your prettiness up, and then you al