Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-29

There was Il pause, which we en-,
ployed in contemplating the fire an6
thinking of our island,
perhaps it might be better,' I re-
marked, 'to put the bicycle man in an
| other house about mile away from
ours -.
He might live with the accompa
mist. "
And, of course, we should require
servants.
$50 they could all live together be
hind the wood that divides our half o.
the island from theirs. y
with telephone laid on" J. muir
| INJURED, but not ironically, though | be
gan to think our island was becoming
rather densely populated.
''The very thing'' cried Cynthia
clapping her hands. "Only we SHOULD
want somebody to examine it when i
got out of order.
$50 we Should, agreed. But per
haps we could arrange for a boatload O.
| GCCllulCul uSSISluItt W Nlolu Oul lSluDt
each week. p"
''The tradesmen bringing the gro
ceries.
"And the postman with the letters ,
Cynthia hesitated, in doubt for mo
| ment or two. There seemed to be move
and unorthodox particulars creeping
into our vision of insulated bliss. We
both felt it,
- At length she said: 'Do you know,
am not sure that it would not be more
heroic Of us, more like Robinson Crusoe
to forage for ourselves You could shoe
| goats :"
81 could shoot at goats" corrected
"And no doubt it would amuse botl
the goats and myself
"And I could cook their flesh," OBJ
served Cynthia valiantly.
"You would do it delightfully."-" sale
I, with few days practice.
eyes; while you were fighting the
savages."
II doubt the ACCESSIBILITY of savages, ,
I replied "The interruption of toma
hawk flung at us would be worse thar
one occasioned by rattle of the dool
handle"
"And, after ALL" added Cynthia,
giving up the savages, ''there would be
no knowing how long they might have
been peeping at us from behind the palm
trees"
Con the whole civilized desert is.
land would suit us BETTER
Is such q thing ever advertised?'
asked Cynthia.
with 80 years lease. We might
inquire.
There was silence in the library for 9
space Of 20 seconds. Then Cynthia said
"Ninety-nine years is rather a long
time"
eyes" agreed. 'If we talk hard
the whole time, we shall have said {
great deal. -
81 think we might allow callers.
It relieved me to hear her say So but
chung to the original proposition az
long as could.
"We might be at home" I said, sol
Wednesdays. "
ITO the officers from the barracks. :"
'And the charming Miss Carruthers >
''Unless they stopped the night >
meditated Cynthia, 81 don't see how
they could admire the Crown Derby
dinner service Uncle Joseph sent us. +"
There was not suspicion of inter
ruption about, either at the door Or a
the window. We heard not SO much a
a furtive rustic i'll the passage, and on
distaste for the rest of the world wa
ebbing away. With Cynthia's pretty
head resting upon my shoulder some
how had the patriotism to feel thai
England was good enough for even Sc
absorbed a couple as ourselves
II am not, she whispered in my
ear, Every good in boat, you know.
don't always look my best''
"There are not many islands attached
to the mainland, I am afraid" an
swered.
Then we looked at each other and
laughed aimlessly, but happily.
1.-THE island problem" said Cynthia,
''is more difficult-not that I do not
care for. you tremendously; still it is
more difficult than 1 thought. F"
II am devoted to you," was my gal
liant answer, ''but I am prepared to
treat the Robinson Crusoe question like
other riddles.
How do you mean?" she asked.
'"To give it up" T. replied.-St.
James Budget.