Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-15
HER CHOICE.

Miss Kitty Hurst ran out with an un-
finished break Of II. "Gloves all round,''
she said to the group Of men who had sue
cumbed to her prowess with tho cue.
"Bravo, Kitty!' exclaimed an enthusi-
astio youngster.
You have most extraordinary luck,
Miss Hurst, said Fanshawe of the Cold
streams. Fanshawe was voted q cad and
frowned upon.
Would you like me to play it over
AGAIN." asked Miss Hurst of Fanshawe of
the Coldstreams. "I1l give you more
points, just to compensate for my luck,
you know"
Fanshawe paved his mustaohe, and
Miss Kitty smiled at him like an angel.
She wore a white dress, cunningly devised
from pique, and at her waist nestled three
happy red roses which young Barker had
| picked at 8 o'clock that morning, and
| young Barker was always seriously indis-
posed by dinner time il he got up before
breakfast.
Well, what shall we dor" asked Kitty.
"No more billiards, eh?" The group Of
men uttered an inharmonious assent.
"You come into the orchard and flirt
with me-" said the enthusiastic young
ster, ''and these follows can go into the IL
brary and improve their minds. It'll do
them a lot of good, and me, too-in the
orchard"
said. "You have such a fascinating way
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of silly things"
"You're rather good at that, - said the
boy.
Barker and the boy were Miss Hurst's
most ardent admirers, and Barker consid-
cred the boy an ''impertinent young
Idiot" while the boy was loud and con-
sistent in describing Barker az a ''silly
ass"
"Well, then, come and upset the pro-
fessor's specimens" suggested the boy.
"He's got a new lot in-brought 'em
home In his pockets last night. There
were three ~caterpillars in the bath this
morning, but 1t didn't take long to drown
them"
"Shut up, Tommy!'' said Hemming,
the rising barrister. "By the way, has
any one seen the professor this morningp''
~ saw him groveling in the kitchen
garden" drawled Barker, land when l
asked him what he was UP to he muttered
CHASTITY things about some one having
seen a deaths head among the potatoes"
"He's a queer chap" said Hemming.
"He has a nice voice" said Kitty.
II believe Kitty Is in love with him."
said tho boy. II saw her stroking one of
his butterflies the other day. 1t spoiled it,
didn't 1t, Kitty"
81 didn't know the color came off,"
protested Kitty.
"Ah, that wa a female butterfly" said
the boy. 'Well, you fellows, If anybody
wants to relabel portions of a small mu-
scum, they had better come with me. It's
jolly slow here, and it's horrible to see
Barker yawning in the corner over there.
I wonder why Barker looks so dreadfully
unpleasant when he yawnsp Never mind,
you can't holp 1t, and hitting me with a
billiard cue won't improve your method
Of yawning."
you'd better leave Mr.. Sinnett's specl.
mems alone, " said Kitty.
"And SO had you, - retorted the boy. II
don't go stroking all the color off. You
know you won't get him to love you that
way. Entomologists are awfully touchy
people. I say, Barker, don't you think
you had better 60 to bed or cover your
face with a newspaper Hello, there IL
the professor. Don't look at him, Kitty.
His trousers are positively indecent-Bar-
ker said So"
Alfred Sinnett stepped lightly across the
lawn. A basket, swinging from a leather
strap, banged against his right hip, tin
boxes bulged from his jacket and in his
left hand he carried a stick conveniently
hooked to pull down the branches of trees.
He was tall, dark, clean shayen and appar-
entity about 40 years of age.
"Perhaps he has some beetles with
him." suggested Hemming, the rising
barrister. Every one laughed except Fan,
shave, who suppressed a shudder.
"Neyer mind, Fanshawe," said the
boy; "beetles can't run as fast as guards
men. Look out, here he is! Does anybody
know q few lines of Darwin as a reoita-
ton? He might consider it a delicate
compliment"
The professor raised his straw hat In
salutation.
"Any sport?'' asked the boy.
The professor raised his eyebrows inter.
negatively.
"Have you got anything to kills" went
on the boy. "There's nothing like drown.
Ing for caterpillars."
The professor smiled, and his smile wal
rather pleasant. "No; I have brought
home nothing alive this morning" he
said.
MAY l see what you have collected?'
asked Miss Kitty.
II shall be delighted to show you" The
professor opened one Of the tin boxes and
extracted a small specimen Of blue quartz.
This" he said, "is peculiar and different
from any ! have hitherto seen In this
neighborhood, but II you can spare me q
short time after lunch / shall be able to
show you my recent acquisitions with less
Inconvenience to your friends" And be
smiled pleasantly at Fanshawe of the
Coldstreams.
"It's 20 good Of you to take 10 much
trouble over me-" said Miss Kitty to the
professor.
81 am very glad II you ind my hobby
Of interest" said the man of learning.
~ always envy you scientists. livery
foot Of the road contains for you some OBJ.
ject Of study which the uninitiated never
dream"
"You must come with me one morning,
and ! win show you how 10 observe all
the curious minutiae which are lying
around you at every step. VIII you OK.
cuse me nowS I shall be rather busy till
lunchtime. Good morning, gentlemen"
Barker yAwned, the boy whistled, Fan
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