Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-19

one wildly remembered figure, and
Captain Lee said:
Miss Lowell, Major Lorimer desires
the pleasure Of your acquaintance. Ma,
jor Lorimer-Miss Lowell"
Betty bowed, a wave of color dyeinq
her fair face crimson. Would he recog.
nize her? She dared not raise her eyes
as he asked:
cam too late for the honor of a
dance? Are you engaged for the next?''
q was, but my partner has been
compelled to take an important dowager
into supper. You--you may have it. if
you wish"
Il thank youn'
His voice was perfectly level and
composed, and Betty took courage, Why
should he remember a cook? On the
strength of this ASSURANCE, she looked at
him swiftly as he placed his arm light
ly around her waist, but his eyes were
fixed on her face with a ~curiously in
tent, puzzled scrutiny, and she lowered
her own hurriedly.
care You making a long stay?' she
asked hastily, as their steps glided
round in perfect unison to the strains of
"Beauty's Eyes"
"That altogether depends on circum-
stances, he answered quietly. 81 had
intended leaving tomorrow, but now-I
cannot say. Shall we sit DOWN.
He led the way to "a delicious little
corner framed in by palms and cut off
altogether from the laughing crowd be-
You'd. Sinking into a cushioned lounge,
she opened her fan lazily. The handle
caught and brought into prominence a
thin gold chain she wore round her
white throat, but at the end, instead of
the heart which fashion DEGREES, dan
gled a gold coin, cleaning brightly in
the lamplight. She made a hasty move
ment to thrust it out Of sight, but his
eyes had fallen upon it. Leaning for
ward abruptly, he took it between his
fingers.
"a curious ornament, is it not?' he
asked searchingly. "Surely it must
have some special interest to be far hon
ored."
"Oh, it has!' she said demurely. at
was once given ME asa tipl'
His eyes lighted up. "Ah, then-you
are indeed she?" eagerly.
"She? Who?" innocently.
Don't tease me! You know-I'll
swear you know! | recognized You at
once. Surely there cannot be two such
faces in the world! Tell me, did You
not last week act as-as Mrs. Hughes
cook?'
She burst into a peal of laughter,
though the color rose warm in her face.
II did indeed, and you must own
naively-"that / cooked well for her!'
Then frankly she told him the story,
adding: II was awfully hard up-we
always are, we Lovells-and it seemed
a heaven sent chance. You see, | never
dreamed l should see you'll
"No, SO you said, laughing gayly.
"Shall | make a confession? I sounded
Mrs. Hughes all / knew to learn some
thing more about you, but the old lady
was as discreet as a Hindoo idol. | could
get nothing out of her and departed
rather ont of temper, I'm afraid. I did
not Observation-Disclosures I should
see you again."
1t was ten days later, and they were
strolling idly among the roses in the
Lovells' big, old fashioned garden, Betty
holding one or two buds in her hand.
He was speaking quickly, earnestly:
Il can't stand it any longer, Betty. The
is always hanging round you,
and it makes me wild. I'm jealous
madly ~jealous!''
"Are you?" Betty asked shyly.
"Why?"
"Because I love you-have always
you since the moment | saw you.
Be my wife, darling! 1 swear I'll love
you and be good to you till I die!''
"Even if you weren't" Betty whis-
pered ~breathlessly, II should love you
just the same-always!"
Then, as he caught her in his arms
and kissed her, she added demurely:
"And I'll have that g~oldpiece franz
d !''-Forget Me Not.