Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-06
BEFORE | KNEW.

my immediate future. But all my tired
feeling fled when I gazed at the scene be-
fore me.
The owner of Dunsforth mansion was q
woman, a rich widow, and I had been en-
gagged as tutor to her two children. / had
not yet seen her, having been appointed
by her solicitor, an elderly, kind faced
gentleman, who told me that 7 would
surely be well. suited with my surround
ings and with my future employer.
My father had died recently, and as his
estate was in litigation, which was likely
to last for some time, 1t was incumbent
upon me to seek employment almost i'm
mediately. My mother had enough to live
upon for the present, but until we realized
OIL my fathers inheritance things looked
rather blue.
I unused IN our lot quite awhile and was
finally startled out of my reverie by voices
in the avenue. A beautiful woman with
soft, fluffy hair, q delicate, high bred face,
ROBBED in mourning garb, came up toward
with q little boy, whom she was leading
by the hand. I knew at once that the lady
was Mrs. Dunsforth. Her lips and eyes as
she smiled betrayed a genial nature, and
there was a cordially in the grasp Of her
hand that made me at once at home at
DunsfOrth mansion.
We ohatted about the weather as We
walked toward the house. She did this to
relieve me of my embarrassment, l knew.
"Charlie," she said before we reached
the hall door, "this is your new tutor"
The little boy whom she had been lead
ing by the hand came forward. He was G
years old, the very opposite Of his mother,
with hair that was almost black, large
brown eyes and a little, fragile body. I
stopped to greet the little man, and he
sprang forward and caught my hand.
"You are NICE" he said, blissfully ig-
norant of my vivid bushes. II like you
already"
My heart went out to the child. II am
glad to hear you say that" I replied. II
know we will be great fpiends."
"My little Charlie Ia q very stanch
friend once he has made up his mind to
like any one,'' said Charles beautiful
mother, with a proud look at her son.
"You are not at all like Professor Do
little. He was always cross and he had a
big wart on his nose," continued Charlie
;nnocant,v
1a,,ohad a,o,d caught tho ,,tt,e fe,,oy
NV tho Shoulders and drew him toward rns
'.What,s no,,r name - no asLod
".Tohn Middiehrool - T said I'M Via.
d,ohrooL y correotino n,vaelf
INT Middlehrook y ssid the child ,nus.
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We had reached the dra room bv
.h,. t,rrs fer tha hall door was onon 1et,
TING in the sweet. orisn ant,,mn air
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Nth his elder hrother who s~tronrlv ra.
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r,,,st than the v-o,noster + had hrst met
n,oro observ;no and t~bonuhtfnl
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hin, nm IN mo. tben t,,rn,ng tn his hrotber
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