Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-20

people about whose disagreeing there Is
some shadow of doubt.
He Observation-Disclosures, for in
stance?
She Ito herself)-The dog in the manger
was a man-of that I am positive. No
dog would do such a thing as completely
throw over a girl for another and then
snarl because the first girl speaks onoe or
twice to another ma-dog!
[She perceives her smile is becoming
rather mixed, and laughs in spite of her
self.
He-You seem amused, Miss Neville.
She (mendaciously)-I was just think
ing. Suppose every one has filled up their
programmes?
He Ito himself)-As If she hadn't prom
ised that little cadl (Aloud, meaningly.)
l fancy there is no great danger of that.
She Ito herself)-Of course. wonder
how many she Is keeping for him? In
blue, too-the only thing those straw col,
ored girls look we'll in! Oh, If I'm not
very careful l shall say something-silly.
l shan't speak again; that's the only way.
[Silence again. Eventually they turn a
corner and come out OF the highroad.
He-We shall soon be there now.
She with an almost inaudible sigh)-
Yes.
He interprets the sigh as one of relief,
and relapses promptly into dignified 81
lence. The pace becomes more and more
rapid, and the rickshaw jolts from side to
side.
Hell am very sorry to bump against
you so, but
She growing nervous)-Oh-oh, never
mindl Don't you think we are going too
fast? Please tell him not to-(agitated)-
oh, please-I don't like it!
He shouts to the cody, who shouts
back in unintelligible Chinese.
He'll can't quite make out what he
says, Miss Neville, but I'm afraid he can't
60 slower. The rickshaw's got a bit too
much for him.
Then a part of the darkness suddenly
becomes solid and heaves up, and hits the
rickshaw full on the side. Presently the
girl sits up in the middle of the road and
looks round. Near her, at the foot of a
low wall. are the sad remains of the rick
shaw-one lamp Is smashed, the other still
burns dimly, and she sees lying in the
road a vague, dark heap. She looks at this
for a moment, then suddenly rises and
goes quickly to it.
She with a frightened cry)-Oh, Mr..
Davenport-Walter! Darling-don't look
like that-oh, don't, don'tl (To the cooly)
Run quick and fetch some onel Get
waterl And we've done nothing but quar-
rel ever since yesterday morning. My
fault, all my fault! He would never have
noticed that odious girl if I hadn't. Oh,
my dear! My dear! Oh, wake! Come back
IL can't bear it!
[She bursts into tears. The man comes
to and opens his astonished eyes in the
pitohy darkness.
He Ito himself)-Hellol What the dew
Where am I? Why, this can't be- 1t is
though. Crying, upon my soul!
She (sobbing)-Oh! Will no one ever
come? He will die, l know he will, and I
can do nothing for him, nothing!
He-Marion! Then d'you mean to say
you don't care for that little brute Ray
mond after all?
She-Oh, how you brighten me! (Cries
more than before.)
He (peering eagerly into her face through
the dark)-Don't cry. Tell me. Let me
hear you say you don't care for that little
brute-you didn't want his beastly ban
gle. 1t drove me wild to see you take it.
She (sobbing)-I th-'threw it away
d-directly after. Oh, oh, Walter! IL
thought you were d-dead!
He (vigorously)-Darling!
She (presently)-Then you're really not
hurt?
He (beaming)-Not a bit. Are your
She (blissfully)-Oh, no! Only my
frock's all over lamp oil and dust. l can't
60 to the dance, that's certain! But (mis-
chievously) you might go and-and sit
out, you know, with Miss Symes.
He (laughing)-Whatl That grip Oh,
you ridiculous
She Observation-Disclosures I call
her a very nice girl!
He (generously)-Oh, WE'LL She can
console Raymond, poor little fellowl He
he's not half a bad little chap, I think.
(They laugh.)
He (suddenly)-By Jove, here's that
fool of a cody coming back. Get up,
dear! He's got two rickshaws with him,
and your cousin, and, oh, confound the
fellow! What need he have been in such
an awful hurry for9
She-Yes! Rushing back like that, the
stupid idiot!-St. Paul's.