Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-06
FIVE THOUSAND.


"My dear girl. you'll have to LEFT me off,
TIM awfnllv sorrv hnt tho GOV womb ,;ve
,rar ~, naaI,,, 49, 20 w. so'. w." ~, 81
"a'' - io"y 4onA VI you "iio : '''inA
you aio Vi ING, puo
On why didn't L want to marry de-
cent barrister doctor, or even journal
ist instead of an earl's younger SOM" said
Miss Muriel Mallett, with q frown on her
pretty face and tear or two in her large,
limpid eyes-eyes which made all the men
think, wrongly, that she was poetical and
sentimental "But seriously, can Won
give me up"
The Hon. Bob Martindale looked at her.
She was just his ideal-tall, well built, but
with saucy face in which the big black
eyes seemed out of place, if fascinating
There was in her countenance the strange
ness which, according to Bacon is neces-
sary to great beauty. She affected a tailor
made gown and was always well groomed.
Yet, though her dress was trifle man.
nish, in the brusoue movements which
showed that she was fidgety glimpses Of
gossamer stocking and fine valenciennes
revealed themselves and showed that she
had a conscience in costume that would
have delighted the hero of Gautier's novel
with the famous preface.
"My dear girl, if it were a question of
risking my life or ANYTHING like that I
wouldn't hesitate. If it were even one of
those affairs of fellows who, for a few
hours of-of-well, YOU know, gladly die,
I'd be there but-but 1 can't be q cad,
They have brought me rp as O swell with
out any profession. and I'm a bit of a fool.
and 1 couldn't live on your earnings az
actress SO there YOU are"
Miss Muriel sighed. Rob was n hand
some fellow and manly. and he would have
the title and estates some day if two OBJ.
stacles were to disappear.
II did like YOU. Bob. and do. and Won
were always straight I should like to have
been your wife. If only we'd some money
to run a theatrical company withr'
eyes, if I hadn't been such iugeins az
to blue the five thou. old Uncle Tom left
mel didn't know Won Them
"Yes, If we'd the five thou. p She start
ed little "You will marry me If ever
have eh O0Op oh vou,d have To WORK.
horo - ~, NV, ,,,o,,o..o,, >,
r. W. oJ5aa
uo houueu'
It's promise Tor two years."
Yes"
Honor bright"
Yes, OF course, IF
III l run stralghR well, look here
we've been OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES you
want TO break ~ on
he lowered his head
I'm young, only ~ even at somerset
House. Ia ike TO nave married you, ana
should nave peen good wife TOO. How
ever, some Gay may want TO marry some
one else.
Inc man shudoereo.
"A broken engagement isn't a certifl-
cate OF gooo character. You must give me
one: Iha0 s lalr 49,.
she got up ana wheeled TO nm little
round table, on which was crocodile skin
writing pad with silver edges. she opened
1t, took out writing paper and found him
pen and INK.
NOW, then, write thls:
"MY DEAR Miss MALLETT-1t is my painful
duty to tell you That l nave made ruthless
y aesperaue enole 10 gam my .a. s CON
;nn tS to he s 90 ng ,asb;onad ~ ~ nh;sct 4
have an actress az dauohter.in.,aw. Therefore
lam compelled to break off my engagement
with woman whom still love and esteem. -
The Hon. Bob signed the letter sadly.
"Now be off. I've to 90 to rehearsal.
No, YOU mustn't drive me down. Once
more, il within two years have five thou.
as capital you promise you will marry
me9,
eyes. darling, on NV word Of honorp'
With n swift movement she threw her
arms around his neck and kissed him pas.
sionately. A minute later he found him
self in the street. sad and bewildered.
That evening there was rejoicing in the
big mansion in Belgraye square, and the
Farl Of Hexham drank too mnch in honor
Of the return to responsibility Of the prodi.
gal Bob.
"We,ll soon find Won n wife. INV how -
he said over the mort. which he drank in
honor of the affair and in defiance of cont
and doctor's orders. "None Of your rich
American trash. hut come one Of decent
family and the sort az solid. reasonable
dowry that a Younger son deserves
Next morning nt 10 O'Clock. when the
earl was vainlv IRVING to mt IN his boots
without swearing at the main the Hon
Bob entered the library with a document
in b,s hand "I never Thought she,d HAYS
done Il. sir. - he said.
"Done whatpn
"Iookl The beastlv thing saws .The
plaintiff claims damaoes for breach Of
promise Of marriaUe -
"Brnr me INV si,nnarspo shonted the
carl "D-n the horsaI Sand ronnd the
hrouphamp,
on he went to Tanco,n,a TIM F,elaa
1Yon,d better settle - sa,d NJ ponder
the old family LAWYER
uSettle. - he shouted "satt,a, III, show
nm the baggage the - III mt every do.
tact,ve IN fnndon IN tho tx TIN no+
Afraid Of court and whan tba inv hears s
What sbe really ,s,,-
~But The scandalpn