Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-11
DOLLY'S STORY.

entered. A very fetching Dolly 1t was in
q dark blue serge gown, with the bodice
covered with eoru embroidery and the
sleeves composed of tiny puffs. She wor,
a spray of godenrod at her belt.
Dolly was quite delighted with herself
and the world; that was evident. Her eyes
were sparkling and the dimples about her
mouth were visible even through her
white lace veil
II determined not to tell you," she be-
| gan.
"That is why you got up so early and
dropped in" said
" Ii you are going to be horrid, I won't;
but 1t is really amusing said Dolly as
she raised her veil and the dimples stood
out in bas-relief. "You remember | told
you about that youth who was SO nice to
us last year in Florida when auntie broke
her ankle9''
And you repay his devotion by MAX
ing him miserable for life, l suppose, -
answered.
Dolly made brave effort to be demure,
but the dfmples threw down the barriers
and ran rampant over her small chin,
Let us not anticipate" she said, with a
wave OF her hand. TO begin at the be-
ginning he was quite attentive to aunte
and me"-with heavy emphasis on the
auntie-" during that awful time. could
not leave auntie to suffer alone in a hotel
sitting room, so was as much confined
as she.
He suggested getting hammock and
putting 1T in a sunny corner of the bal
cony, which was shut in by stained glass
windows. He superintendent the hanging
OF the hammock, and every morning he
would see auntie safely ensconced before
he went to breakfast
"Afterward he would come I'D with the
papers, mail and fruit or flowers and stay
with us instead of hunting or playing
tennis or attending the morning german.
he knows lot Of nice people, particularly
in the literary set, and his mail was usual
~ very interesting gossip, which his clever
correspondents wrote him, and auntie
quite swore by him. you know -
1 could not fancy her naughty aunt
swearing at anything-not even by her
most distinguished ancestor-but did not
interrupt Dolly.
"Auntie called him quite a pleasant
person, continued Dolly, land that was
saying great deal for her. When he found
We would have to return to New York
alone-since Jack could not come for us
he lett two weeks earlier than he intended |
because he feared auntie might Jar her |
foot in changing cars We lost sight of |
him when we returned. OF course auntie |
made it a point to invite him to her first |
dinner and sent him cards for her regular |
at homes
:" He came to dinner. believe, and called
just before he sailed for Europe the next
week. | had forgotten his existence till l |
went to stay at the Blankfords' last week
He is cousin of Mrs. Blankford, it seems
lie was there, and was quite ill-so ill, in
fact, that once the house party came near
breaking up. But he got better soon.
Now, thought, here is the time to re-
turn the kindness he did us. My dear, 1
exerted myself, and fancy can be quite
agreeable when try" said Dolly de-
Quite" answered briefly, thinking
of the poor souls to whom Dolly had been
agreeable.
wrote him little note each day be-
fore going on some expedition the hostess
had planned and marked the new books
and sent them to him. One day when I
heard he was worse sent him my photo
graph"
Gould mortal man ask moref'' said
When he came down. said Dolly, II
tried to amuse him. In fact, grew to
like him as oneswonld dog one feeds
But on my honor there was not the vaguest
shadow of Irritation between u.s. and
ancy know what filtration is with
'ardonable pride) suppose he based his
suspicion on conversation we had about
"Ah," murmured.
Dolly resented the infection.
II tell you there was no Irritation, /" with
N impatient tap of the high heel Of the
title foot. "We were just discussing in !
'urely analytic way the cause of so many
Unhappy marriages and so drifted into our
wn idea OF happy marriage He said he
'ould prefer to marry Il literary woman.
le writes, you know, but is an artist. r
. said would like to marry man .
'as good chums with, thinking what y
'apital pals Jack and I are, as he says. y
hen thought it would be nice to marry v
literary man who understood all about y
and such, and said so.
MY dear, he acted very strangely all
lat day, and when we came to breakfast
10 next morning we found he had gone
he feather Drained Teddy came in Ill. =.
hirlwind the other day and roared with p
lighter so that thought the long expect !.
had happened, and he had gone crazy at 81
at. He said''- "
Dolly buried her face in her handker- n
lief, and lost the rest of the sentence. ~ ",
do not initiate him. I said impatient u
THAT l was a nice girl, but growing too s T
nd OF him. Some men would be bad '-'
ough to lead the little thing on, but not go
!. He pulled out when he could do so T., ~
lth honor" gasped Dolly behind her o ~
VI
Now l suppose the world is full Of n ne
lots just as conceited, who think women
10 barely tolerate them are in love with -.
en-. If lie met me now, he'd think me q; ~
nsumed with grief" as she dabbed away ~,
0 tears with her excuse of u handker. -,
ief. Exchange. =,
Du Maurier's wit.
A gentleman, himself very witty man,