Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-23

when I told him that she was used to a lot
of attention and would expect him to &C
company her in her painting excursions.
isn't she a jolly little thing? I'm awful
ly glad to find her here"
He took her out for four hours the next
morning, and she timed his running, and
stimulated him to fresh exertions in the
afternoon. In the evening he taught her
bezique, and she tried to make him learn
a song. | almost cried when | found that
they had arranged a similar programme
for the next day. The day after that she
went to see him play football, and the
next day he took her out from morning
till evening to sketch the old abbey, and
so they went on. BY the end of the week
she had learned bezique and poker, and he
could sing two songs. He had even dis
covered that it wa a Cousins privilege to
claim a kiss for good night, and l was in
despair. 1t was rue that she deniSd the
principle, but she always gave him al OPP
p~ortunity for the practice.
At the beginning of the second week,
however, the advice of the editor of The
Domestic journal began to justify itself.
They came home from one of those foot
ball matches, gloomy and silent, and
didn't speak to n another all the even
ing. The next day she went out alone to
her painting, and he trained without as
sistance. After dinner she went to bed
with a headache, and he went out to play
billiards. l am sorry to say that he had
not returned when I retired for the night!
This state of things continued for several
days, and l sent a letter to The Domestic
Journal, which called forth the following
reply:
"Anxious Mother-We are glad that our
plan has met with such complete success,
but we had no doubt upon the subject.
The clothed cream is much appreciated,
and we shall always be pleased to hear
from you"
I lay back upon the sofa with a graft
fed sigh and dropped the paper Oh the
floor with a view to a nap. Sometimes l
feared that it was only a lovers quarrel,
and Of course, if they were really in love,
1 couldn't stand in their way or wish them
to part, but this answer had set my mind
at rest. was Just composing myself to
sleep, with the rugs tucked round me,
when l heard Charles voice from the
conservatory, the doors being ajar, as tho
weather was SC warn for April.
"Addie," he asked, 'why were you cry
ing, my dear?"
81 wasn't!' she said quickly. Any one
could tell from her voice that she was.
"I-I-hoped you WERE"
"You are %singularly kind!'
"But I meantime, don't 60, please!'
II shall"
Just n moment"
81 will not. Let me go-how dare you
Obi" There was a sound of kissing and
a scuffle.
"You do love me, Addie. You do!'' he
cried triumphantly.
Eyes, I do" She was half laughing
and half crying, l could hear.
ut was all my fault, " he said penitent.
ly. II shouldn't have doubted you or have
insisted on your telling me anything you
didn't wish to-"
"No, no." she cried eagerly. "It was
my fault. I should have told you any
thing you asked.'
~ shall never ask"
IT shall tell you without" There were
further sounds of violent kissing, and
covered my head with a rug and groaned.
s'Of course IL was foolish, dear" my
boy was saying, when I uncovered my
head again. I knew 1 could trust you,
really. But 1t made me feel so savage tic
see you and Clarkson talking so confiden-
TALLY while I vas playing. He is such
nice fellow
Eyes, he u.s." she said emphatically.
II thought you might like him better
than me-"
$50 l might"
"Oh, Addie!'
"But Idon't." I lowered my head again
for a second or two.
IF you want to know why I was so in
terested, sir" she went on brightly, ''it
was because he was telling me all about
you,a and the cups you had won, and wha1
a splendid partner he found you before hi
left off playing, and-now be quiet"
IT was a fool" said Charlie remorse
fully.
"Then, when we got into the trap and
was feeling so pleased with you, you were
so cross with mo-" There was a little
catch in her voice. "Don't, dear"
Then they talked a little more nonsense
and at last they came to the subject of ME
"The dear old mater will be SO pleased, ,
said Charlie.
Yes" said Addie, II do think SHE
will"
''Ihere can't be any doubt of it,"
ut is so good Of her., Addie went on.
with a swelling in her voice. "Many
mothers would have thought me not near
ly good enough for you-oh, but they
would. Really and truly, Charlie, l shoult
have felt bound not to let myself care fol
you'-
"Oh, Addict"
"Well, not to let you know that I did i
dear auntie hadn't shown SO clearly tha
she approved of it. You think she does
don't you, dear?"
''I'm sure Of it, little one, " said he will
conviction. "Look how she threw us to
gether. It's my belief that she planned i
from the first"
I could stand it no longer. / jumped III
from the sofa and was going out of TIL
room, but the paper rustled IS I trod OF
it, and they heard me, so I took the bull
by the horns and walked into the con
servatory.
II couldn't help hearing something a
l woke up" I said, smiling, "and-an'
God bless you, my dears. l am glad"
And, illogical as it may seem, l was
The children are very fond of one another
and Addie is a good little girl.
I still take in The Domestic Journal
n gets to look forward to a paper afte
SO many years-but l wrote to the edito
and told him that he ought to be NOR
careful in his ANSWERS to Correspond
ents." He didn't print any reply, but
you see, l sent no cream.-J. A. Flynn il
Madame.
Anxious to Help.
"Do you know, l have half a mind t
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