El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-16
LOVE IN A CAB.

nized a girls face, frightened and pale.
Jump inp' he cried. The girl saw him
just in time, caught the extended hand
and was by his side, painting and safe, in
a moment.
sMy dear Miss Chetterton, - he said,
'twhy do you run such risks?"
81 don't know. Suppose I'd been
knocked down and run over"
"And by my cab, murmured Cargill.
Cargill, quite by accident, laid his hand
upon Miss Chesterton's
By this time they were approaching the
Trocadero, where Cargill had proposed to
dine. Miss Chesterton's fright had evil
IDENTIFY quite put her own destination out
of her head. The cab drew up impassive-
ly. Miss Chesterton suddenly awakened.
''Where are we?'' she asked.
cat the Trocadero,' said Cargill,
"where hope you are going to dine with
me''
"But I promised to be at Hampstead by
z, and couldn't think of dining with you
as am, Mr.. Cargill."
"You can't possibly reach Hampstead
by 1t is 80 now, and it's precisely as
you are that I want you to dine with me-"
"Now," said Cargill, "come along. I
insist on you coming. Remember, saved
your life.''
eff you put it like that, Mr.. Cargi1l,"
she said, "you leave me no option"
Dining he said, sis an art. Not one
lady in a thousand understands it. The
harmony must be preserved. 1t is not less
subtle than music Now, your misfor
tune this evening has been the means of
giving me great deal of pleasure. If you
hadn't jumped into my cab should have
been dining miserably-alone."
"You would probably have been quite
happy Miss Chesterton said.
"Believe me-no," said Cargill. "To
koI kh< in Ii oh
you just before. I intended to call upon
you tomorrow.
Miss Chesterton turned her head aside
and sought earnestly for her pocket hand
kerchief.
81 should have been glad to see you,''
she said
81 suppose you will consider it will be
unnecessary to call now?" he asked.
''Oh, no. she said; mamma will be
in
81 say it with all respect to your moth
err he said, 'but 1 didn't particularly
want to see her. I wanted to see you"
"About the collie puppy you promised
to get for me?' Miss Chesterton asked
hurriedly.
''No, the puppy had nothing to do with
it. Let me fill your glass"
"Then it must have been about-about
the BAZAAR she said, trying to look I'M
concerned and succeeded only in blushing
deeply at her own failure.
about the bazaar?'' echoed Cargill in
mild astonishment. 81 don't know any
thing about bazaar. Do you want me to
help you in something of that sort?"
"No,' she said. 81 made a mistake. I
was thinking that you knew all about it,
but of course you don't.
Indeed DON'T said Cargill "Ba-
zaars are not exactly in my line"
'No,'' Miss Chesterton agreed humbly.
II don't want to spoil such a pleasant
evening-pleasant to me at any rate. "
"And to me, too,' she said.
"'Thanks," said Cargill, ''but I'm going
to risk it. If you could only premise not
to be annoyed at what I'm going to say"
He felt his way cautiously and watched
her face sidelong He was very much in
love with Miss Chesterton, but he was still
well enough in hand to go carefully.
''I'm sure you wouldn't say anything to
annoy me, MIR. Cargill," she said, finger
ing the stem of her glass nervously.
"That's kind of permission for me to
go on, isn't it?''
Eyes, without you were going to pro-
pose something very dreadful"
81 was going to propose" said Cargil,
catching at the word, THAT you should
marry me-. -
Miss Chesterton instantly felt that the
eyes of all the room were upon her, but a
glance assured her that she was as much
alone there as in a church.
sis that SO very dreadful" Cargill ask
ed.
sNo; it's very kind said Miss Ches-
terton.
ST didn't quite put it in the form of q
question, but will now. I've been in
love with you for quite three months-of
course you didn't notice it. My dear girl'
he laid hold of her hand under the table
twill you be my wife?"
Her fingers closed upon his, and she
turned a flushed and laughing face to-
ward him.
"But the art of dining9" she said. "We
should never get on together, should we?
know nothing about it, remember.
"Ill take the risk" Cargill said.
"And the wineP" she said. 81 am quite
ignorant of wine.''
''That is more Serious" he said, "but
I'll risk that as WE'LL
''Then you don't take any interest in
bazaars," she said.
"None whatever, but If you particular
ly wish you can run a bazaar of your own
and manage it all yourself
mot for the world,'' said Miss Chester
ton.
care there any other objections?' ask
ed Cargill. Because, if there are, we may
as we'll settle them now"
CT can't think of any more at present"
"Then you say 'yes?' % ~ 80 ~
"Mr. Cargill,' she said, "don't you
think you have me at disadva ntage-
almost at your mercy? You see, you saved
my life this evening and then gave me a
very good dinner afterward.
"You admit the dinner was good?"
'Excellent'
"Then forget about the life saving-I
give that up-count it OUT
"But can't" she said.
"Then count it in,'' he said.
81 WILL said Miss Chesterton, land
say yes.''
There was a long silence, in which both