Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-02
MISS KENDAL'S FAN.


mind, body and estate. OF course they
both had bodies, else wherefore record
them in these pages? But she had the
mind and he had the estate, while, as for
those two attributes-well, to quote Miss
May Kendall, what a world apart they
are, my dear!"
Having spent all she had on her smart
est dress to go to her best party in, the
necessary shoes therefor nearly broke her,
and her mamma absolutely refused to ad-
vance her any more on her next quarters
allowance But her mind was quite at
ease respecting gloves and stockings, for
the army had supplied her with one and
the navy with the other under cover of q
little betting, which was strictly proper,
for are they not sister services?
But her fan was sadly broken. So this
economical young woman spent the after
noon before this special party sitting with
her back to the light to give her COM
plexion every chance, mending the i'm
proyident fan with weak solution Of
gum and water. Why weak solution?
Well, she knew what she was about better
than you would.
So she went with her estimable mamma
and she danced. As limited before, she
was ersonable-very-and she had tax
ing way with her when she liked, and she
had cool head, which is better than ru-
bies and sometimes leads to them, and,
though she did not have to live by her
wits, she frequently made them afford
various little additions to her toilet, and
that is no small matter to a smart young
woman.
So she danced and was sought after.
And presently while she was sitting out
her partner took hold of that guileless fan.
In an instant it was broken, and her little
cry of distress quite went to his heart
Being rather impeounious himself, young
Schilling knew how difficult it was to
raise the ready coin at every moments no.
tice.
Doesn't half match your Dress" he
said, as she examined it carefully, saying
she must try if it could be mended. Don't
bother about it. I'll send you another +"
"How awfully sweet And it's just like
you to think of matching my dress" Her
tone was charming.
Then presently she went into supper
with man whom she had met two or
three times and knew vaguely as one
knows quadrates of casual acquaintance.
But it was only that evening she had heard
him described as very rich, and it made
her thoughtful. This was the young man
with body and estate. He thought her I'M
commonly smart.
Glow slippery these silks are!'' she said
as they finished supper. 1t was sit down
one and of remarkable virtue. ''Do you
think you could pick up my fan for me.
1t has dropped down at your sideF'
He pushed back his chair and stopped.
"Oh, it's broken!' she cried, bending too.
At that moment Mr.. Gould lifted his
head. There was slight collision. She
blushed oharmingly and he held the fan
awkwardly in his hand. The sticks were
smashed across
Then that first young man passed on
the other side of the table. He took in
She blushed deeply The man Of opulence
suffered.
"Shall we go back into the dancing
roomp' she said softly, but she did not
put out her hand for the fan, so he car
ried it,
"I'm awfully sorry" said Mr.. Gould
for the second time when they were in tho
corridor.
"It was an old friend" she rejoined
plaintiyely. "Shall we turn into the IL
brary and cremate the relics? can't bear
the idea Of its being thrown on the dust
heap"
When they stood by the fire, he offered it
to her, but she shook her head, smiling
this time. "No. that is too cruel. You
did it, and you must burn the poor thing"
"I'm awfully sorry" he said for the
third time "May-er-may I not send
you anotherP"
"Oh, but this was Of no value really.
can get one myself.
mo. Do let me. 1t was all my clumsi-
ness. Let me have your address, and II
send you one"
She hesitated, paused expressively, till,
lifting her eyes to him, she murmured,
"Will you bring it, then?'
She went home that evening and
dreamed of having silver brushes with the
most elaborate monographs procurable.
But the rich young man fatuously con-
versed with his old schoolfellow, the poor
young man, who threw himself in his
way. So they became righteously indig-
nant together over the artfulness of her
scheming.
"Lets send her one of those Japanese
paper things" said young Schilling.
"Come around to my rooms. Well find
one there and do it up, with our kind re-
CARDS"
"All right" said young Gould, yawn-
ing, for he was half asleep and easily led.
So they made up the parcel together.
But Sohilling rather overdid his part, and
Gould, at the last moment relenting,
pulled his card out again while the other
had his back turned hunting for sealing
wax and kept his own counsel. After all,
he was a gentleman at heart, which the
other never was nor could be.
And the next day Gould sent her a love-
ly fan from the Burlington arcade, for he
was ashamed of the way they had talked
about her that night, and he avoided
Schilling, whom he saw in the club.
Then she wrote him such charming
little note. And then he met her unex-
pectedly at church parade one Sunday--it
was all the church he did In those days
And three weeks later they were engaged
to be married, and she had three sets Of
hairbrushes given her right of and did
not like any Of them.
Young Schilling thinks him an awful
idiot to have been taken In by girl like
that But she Is very pleased; she did not
want clever man at all. She has wits
enough for both any day.
She will make a very good wife for a
rich man, but young Schilling and she
would have swindled everybody and come
to grief in the end. New York Journal.