Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-05

body that II there was a criminal there
unwhipped of justice it must be Strong
Martin himself. l talked to him, but
could make no Roadway against old See
phar's forensic eloquence. That is all
there is to the business. / had rather
not have spoken of this, grandpa, for
suspicious once voiced rapidly crystal
lie into convictions, and a strong case
against a man can sometimes be worked
upfrom the most inpalpable nothings.
A moment of admiring silence fol-
lowed this expression of fine feeling.
and rubbed them absently. Mrs. Strong
passed her gold thimble caressingly over
the daintiest of patches in her fine DAM
ask. Adrien was a great comfort to
them both.
every true and very creditable to
you, boy" said the governor, having
fully digested Adrien's remarks, ''but,
given your impalpable nothings, indi-
vidual bias must have something to do
with building up your case, and the
bias was with Martin, if I understand
matters"
"Yes-but''-
HE was not a gentleman. That ex-
plains it all. The plebeian strain per.
mitted him to feel ~uneasiness for fear
that suspicion might rest upon him."
This explanation Of Strong's attitude
was delivered by Mrs. Strong in her
mellow soprano. She could accredit any
amount of gaucherie and moral obliqui-
ty to a plebeian strain in man or m
After that Adrien had flung his cigar
away and, taking his cap and gun, had
gone down to the stables to counter
mand his orders for the drag. He had
lost all desire to renew his acquaintance
with Amy Chambliss Immediately. He
had struck a discordant note in the har-
mony OF the day and was out of tune
with the mild refulgence Of the October
skies, the searching fragrance of the
Mespilus plums, the vivid beauty of the
goldenrod the nutty pungence Of the
pecan grove. one and all of which chal-
lenged his languld notice IN that short
walk from the big house to the harness
room.
He had been reared in the school of
polite observances, however, SO he had
turned at the foot of the steps and, hold
ing his cap in his hand, notified his
mother Of his change Of programme. II
shan't go over to the Chamblisses this
morning, dearest"
II am sorry. 1 think they are rather
expecting you. You will find Amy very
much improved. She is one of the incest
girls we have" His mothers voice was
gently ~reproachful.
81 remember her as a gray faced lit
tie thing with big owlish eyes, a large
head full of brains and a maximum of
freckles. Is my memory correct"
Don't leave out the large heart full
of consistency, son."
"And she's not Il of your modern
girls, self reliant and courageous. A
grasshopper among her p~etticoats will
make her scream; feminine to the core,
sir. Your true woman is always a bit
of a coward, bless her heart. l love her
for it too" This from the governor.
II imagine men always love the wo-
men best who oftenest give them an OPP
portunity to show their own superiority,
don't they, grandpa"
"Of with you, sir. You are an i'm
pudent rogue. If was 90 years younger,
I would court Amy myself and outwalk
you for a shot at the cartridges too"
And now the distant peatield lay
trampled and despoiled before him, its
gray, green and russell lepose all in a
mellow tangle. Dolbear had told him
to penetrate the brandy footpath as far