Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-20
LOVE IN A CAB.

nized a girls face, frightened and pale.
Jump IMP he cried. The girl saw him
just in time, caught the extended hand
and was by his side, painting and safe, in
q moment.
"My dear Miss Chesterton," he said,
'why do you run such risks?"
II 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 WEI" she asked.
Sat the T~rocadero," said Cargill,
"where I hope you are going to dine with
me-"
"But I promised to be at Hampstead by
2, and I couldn't think of dining with you
as I am, Mr.. Cargill."
"You can't possibly reach Hampstead
by z. 1t is $3.50 now, and it's precisely as
you are that want you to dine with me-"
"Now," said Cargill, leone along. 1
insist on you coming. Remember, l saved
your life."
IF you put it like that, Mr.. Cargill,"
she said, you leave me no option"
Ginning" he said, sis an art. Not n
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 a great deal of pleasure. If you
hadn't jumped into my cab I should have
been dining NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
"You would probably have been quite
happy" Miss Chesterton said.
"Believe me-no," said Cargill. "To
tell you the truth, I was thinking about
you just before. I intended to call upon
you tomorrow"
Miss Chesterton turned her head aside
and sought earnestly for her pocket hand
kerchief.
II should have been glad to see you,"
she said.
~ suppose you will consider 1t will be
unnecessary to call now2" he asked.
ooh, no." she said; ''mamma will be
in"
~ say it with all respect to your moth
err he said, "but I didn't particularly
want to see her. I wanted to see you."
about the collie puppy you promised
to get for me2" Miss Chesterton asked
hurriedly.
"No, the puppy had nothing to do with
1t. Let me fill your glass"
"Then it must have been about-about
the bazaar" she said, trying to look un-
concerned and succeeded only in blushing
deeply at her own failure.
"About the bazaarp" echoed Cargill in
mild establishment. 81 don't know any
thing about a bazaar. Do you want me to
help you in something Of that sortS"
"No," she said. II made a mistake. I
was thinking that you knew all about 1t,
but of course you don't"
Indeed l 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 Pm going
to risk it. If you could only promise 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
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"I'm sure you wouldn't say anything to
annoy me, Mr.. Cargill," she said, finger
ing the stem Of her glass nervously.
"That's a kind Of permission for me to
go on, isn't it?",
Eyes, without you were going to pro-
pose something very dreadful"
II was going to propose, " said Cargill,
catching at the word, that you should
marry me-"
Miss Chesterton instantly felt that the
eyes of all the room were upon her, but o
glance assured her that she was as much
alone there as in a church.
"Is that 90 very dreadful" Cargill ask
cd.
"No; it's very kind" said Miss Ches-
terton.
II didn't quite put it in the form Of a
question, but I will now. I've been in
love with you for quite three months-of
course you didn't notice 1t. 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.
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should never get on together, should wei
! know nothing about 1t, remember"
"Ill take the risk, Cargill said.
"And the wines" she said. u am quite
ignorant of wine."
"Thatt Ia 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 ruiz a bazaar Of your own
and manage it all yourself"
Mot for the world" said Miss Chester
"Are there any other objeotionsP" ask
cd Cargill. Because, II there are we may