Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-09-10
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"By love! There she is at the window
Miss Lovett, Isn't she "A beauty? Isn't
she sweet enough to turn any fellow topsy
turvy? Look, Fred-there's the wife ]
picked out for you! Can your music teach
or beat that?'
And Mr.. TempletOn seized his unoffend-
ing nephew by the sleeve and gcsticulated
elnphatically toward the open window
where a girl sat, beautiful indced-mar'
~velously beautiful, fair and dainty, with
dark, lustrous hair braided on Ia proud
little head, and straight, heavy dark brows
that made the purity of her complexion
still more dazzling. A rosebud of a mouth,
q round, handsomely chiseled chin, a white
dress, with creamy lace and n pink rose
at her throat, made a picture fair enough
to indeed have turned any mans senses
''topsy turvy."
She did not raise her eyes from her book,
and she was unconscious Of their espion-
age or of Fred Warrington's transiixed
gaze.
$50 you're struck, Oh? Sc you'll give
the old man credit for having good taste,
will your You wouldn't mind having her
for your wife after all, I suppose. "
Fred drew a long breath, then quickly
linked his arm in Mr.. Templston's and
drew that gentleman away.
"She il the sweetest, most beautifulif
ever saw. III marry her tomorrow l
she'll have me, " he said.
And how the old gentleman laughed.
Emusic teacher Notwithstanding, chr
he said.
And then Fred laughed, and Mr.. Tenn
pleton generously decided not to be too
sarcastic on the poor boy.
Almost at the same moment a tall, love-
ly girl, several years Older than the fairy
in white by The window in Mrs. SaXOny's
drawing room, entered and went up to
her.
absorbed in your book still, Rossie'
1t is time for my lesson, isn't it,
And Rosie Fleming laid down her
| book, and for All hour she and Miss Bea-
trix Lovett devoted themselves to the mu-
sic lesson, to be interrupted by a gentle
man who had Eribed the footman to per-
NIT him to enter the music room unan-
nounced and to whom Rosie flew with a
little shrek Of delight.
"Fred, oh, Fred! How did you know 1
was in Brighton? l only came yesterday
to assist Miss Lovett with her music. This
is Miss Lovett, Fred-Mr. Warrington,
Miss Lovett.
And before he had finished his very de-
lightful call Mr.. Warrington related to the
ladies the mistake his uncle had made.
"And I am sure Miss Lovett will not
blame me If | insist that ! shall marry
you, little Rossio. and the sooner the bet
ter, before Uncle Phil discovers his mis-
take"
And the next week there was a quiet
wedding at the local registrars office
while Mr.. Templeton was taking his
snooze in his chair, with his handkerchief
over his face, dreaming of the days when
beautiful Miss LOvett would reign royalty
in bis nephew's home.
At s o'clock the same night he was cleo
tritled by the receipt of a note from Fred.
II have beun and gone and lone it, I'm
Gle Phil" ii said. II promised you l
would marry the lady you selected for me-,
and l shall present her to you in an hour.
There's nothing like striking when the
irons hot, is there?"
And punctually on time Fred appeared,
his bride on his arm, lovely as the morn
ing, blushing like q rose, her blue eyes
shining liko stars, her sweet red mouth
quivering as she looked wistfully up into
Mr.. Templeton' s face when Fred presented
her.
"We've quite stolen a march upon you,
but this is my wife, Unole Theophilus-
Mrs. Fred Warrington, fast and sure"
"I'm astonished and dunfounded and
delighted, my dear. However did you do
it, Fredf"
But before Fred could make the expla-
nation he deemed incumbent a servant an
~nounced a ludy, who came sweeping in in
garments OF deep purple veiyet-a girl
with starry eyes and hair as golden as
sunshine.
"Miss Beatrice Lovett!' said the serv-
ant.
And then well, the scene is indescrib'
able, but with two lovely Women beseeching
him to forgive, and the pansy purple eyes
making him feel the queerest around his
heart he ever had felt, somehow-he never
knew how-Theophilus Templeton sim.
mered quietly down and accepted the stu.
alton with the best grace at his command
until six months afterward, when he tri'
umphantly announced to his nephew that
the luckiest day of his life had been when
he mistook Rosie for Miss Loyett.
"For since you wouldn't have her fol-
your wife you shall have her for your aunt
and help yourself If you can!"
But as no one was at all anxious TO helI
1t Mr.. Templeton married his beautiful
young wife, and 1t is a question who Of
tho quartet Is the happiest.-Pauline Mon.
tague in Spare Moments.