Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-25

1 hCNoA A"AA hAy AN - oho "bSn iic'
love any one else | will win her." SO he
drew a little nearer and said in low and
tender tones, Rose, do you guess the sub
ject on which we spoke:'
"No; haven't the least idea, - she an
swered.
May l tell your" bending forward.
sob, no, mop she cried, springing to
her feet hurriedly.
why not, dear?" he said. Rosie,
darling, I must tell you"
He arose and stood before her, and GER
tainly the mischief in his eyes equalad
hers as he continued, For you look so
very sweet today"
"I-look SWEET" she cried in a dazed
sort of way.
eyes, Rosie-always sweet to me. Won't
you marry me, dear, and mako my happi-
ness perfect?"
"No, nc, l cannot! What must l say?"
Say Yes, Harold, I will marry YOU"
"But I do not love you"
"Do you'love any one else?"
"No, of course not"
"Then why not give yourself to me,
dear, for l love you dearly"
II cannot, " she commenced; then, sud
denly remembering the conversation with
her father, she continued, 81 suppose l
must say Yes, with q frown.
"But that, Rosie, will not do. want
your love-"
"Why do you worry me2 You know I
don't love you"
"My dear, what has your father said?
Did he tell you l had spoken to him
about you, and that l wished to make you
my wife,"
"Yes."
"And what else, dear?"
HE said l ought to marry you, for you
are rich, and he"-
Rose got no further: but, hiding her
face with her hands, began to cry pitifully.
"Did he want you to marry me even II
you did not love mel"
Yes" Her lips were trembling, and
the efforts she made to control the sobs
were almost more than the lnan could bear.
How he longed to take her in his arms
and comfort her.
He looked quite aged and worn as he
stood there battling with himself and
thinking, "Shall l marry her and chance
gaining her love or go away and try and
forget herr"
The hungry, sorrowful pain would be
as bad for him either way, and If he
thought of her happiness he must leave
her.
The victory soon came; the better part
of his love rose uppermost. Just then he
thought only of what would be the best
for her, so, taking her hand in his and
gently stroking her dainty fingers, he said
in tender tones:
And this Is why you dressed so strange
ly. If you only knew how much l loved
you, you would know that whatever you
wore you would still be as dear to ME, still
my little rosebud"
Rose hung her head. How awfully silly
she must be to be found out SO easily!
There, dear, y he said presently. "FOr-
get all this and be your own light hearted
pretty self again. l shall not offend any
more"
"But dadt" Rose exclaimed.
"He need never know. 1 will go away
tomorrow morning IN most important
business. You understand, dearY"
"Oh, thank you, thank you'll she said,
and she pressed his hand for a moment to
her breast in sheer thankfulness.
She did not know how hard it was for
Harold Rodney not to take her in his arms
there and then and say he could not give
her up, come what would.
He went, as he promised, next day,
much to Mr.. Dare's disgust, for he felt
sure he had not spoken to Rose. She
would not be so silly as to send him away
after what he had said to her.
Only two or three days passed before
Rose found that she missed her gray eyed,
/ tender lover. missed his care and atten-
ton, and the place seemed very lonely.
Before a month had passed she wished
him back again, but the knowledge that
she loved him did not fully develop until
she heard one day that he was married.
Then it came suddenly to her with over
whelming force. Then she cried and called
herself naughty names and longed and
longed that she could live the past year
over again.
How many Of us, I wonder, have done
that2 But it was no good. Tho love of
her life had come and gone so quickly that
she had hardly time to recognize the fact.
She was sitting one day OH the same
tree where he had told his love, trying to
recall every look and word he had uttered
to her there, and unbidden the tears gath.
cred in her eyes and presently overfiowed
and fell one by IL on to her clasped hands.
"Oh, l wish-I wish he were here!' she
murmured sorrowfully.
"Whos" inquired a voice she knew SO
we'll.
"Some one who is not worth a thought"
"Rose, it was not ""
"You-a married MANI" with horror.
"You have been misinformed, " he said.
~ am not married, nor am l likely to be,
unless He paused, putting forth his
hand y%earningly.
"Not married2' she cried. "Unless'-
"Unless you love me and will marry
me, dear. / was going away tomorrow
far, far %awsy-to try and forget, and came
down today to get a last glimpse Of you to
carry away with me; something for my
heart to feed on, but now
"Now?" she echoed.
"Will you, dear?"
Eyes. Princes.
Scriptural Names.