Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-30

which of the two should be mistress. And
the baronet had of course previously as.
sured himself that Glare O'Gilvie had a
good seat and was accustomed to ride to
hounds. So he felt certain that, whatever
happened, and even If it came to the worst
he and she between them could perfectly
we'll manage Black Bess.
When they had proceeded two-thirds OF
the way on to Pevensey, sometimes trot
ting, sometimes cantering, the wicked
mare took unreasonable offense at a rather
rough section Of the road and then pre-.
tended to be frightened at some cyclists
who came whirling by in a cloud Of glory
and dust. And suddenly, without the
least warning, she was up the bank on the
left side like q cat and then over the hedge
before Glare O'Gilvie, who was day dream
ing, had fairly realized her position. How
ever, she retained her seat and her self
possession, with a firm grip of the reins.
1t must be admitted that Sir Marcus
was delighted at this second opportunity
of doing good service for his ladylove. His
chestnut thoroughbred followed the fugi-
tive and cleared the bank and hedge like a
bird and went in hot pursuit after the two
truants. But the runaways had got a cap
ital start, and Black Bess seemed resolved
to keep it at all costs. The style in which
she cleared her fences without a check
gladdened the heart Of the young baronet,
who, seeing that Miss O'Gilvie was in no
real danger, devoutly hoped that the hunt
might be indefinitely prolonged. He was
riding for q wife, and he meant to win
and be in at the finish-in the church.
Away they flew, the pursuer and the
pursued, mile after mile, across hedges
and bitches and palings and brooks and
banks, over n railway line, through one
or two gardens and harvest fields, yellow
with sheaves of corn, down dim hollow
lanes and up hillsides, through IN outly
ing and unused portion of the cemetery,
in spite Of two stone walls which had to
be leaped, the mare, game as ever, still
leading by several lengths. But fate in
the form Of a nasty, stiff piece Of plowed
land now confronted Black Bess. She
stumbled, made a desperate effort to re-
cover herself, but failed, and fell.
Sir Marcus was at the spot Immediately.
He found Glare O'Gilvie shaken a good
deal, bruised a little, but frightened not in
the least. And the mare fortunately was
not hurt and seemed too exhausted to bolt.
The Lady insisted pluckily on mounting
again and riding quietly home, but she
proved to have m~iscalculated her powers,
and, in making the effort, tainted away.
This gave the baronet his third o%pportuni-
ty, and he proved himself a mar of many
resources. And when, some hours later,
they drove home slowly together in a tum
bledown country fly, they appeared to be
on the best possible terms and were even
Though somewhat d~itfidently) calling each
other by their Christian names. Sir Mar
Gus wisely refrained from proposing yet
he had another and better and more daring
card to play, and the sun of 81, 1000, as
well as a wife, was at stake.
"Clare, dear, " he murmured softly, in
her shyly averted shell like ear, after break
fast next day, "let me row you out this
afternoon, as the sea is like glass, and it
is too hot for anything else"
"If you wish, dear, " she replied, blush
ing sweetly, "but remember l cannot
swim-in case of accident"
ga mishap is impossible in one of these
tubs and on such smooth water" And so
it was arranged, and another trick devised,
a little caddishly, at the expense Of poor
Miss O'Gilvie.
Lunch was over and Burdekin, the Ia
dy's maid proposed family, for propriety's
sake, by her mistress), had been rejected.
and the offer Of Thomas @. Sharples to
accompany them politely declined, and
they were fairly off. Sir Marcus had cum
ningly loosened the plug in the hole by
which any sea s~plashings were drained off
on the return of the boat, and as it was
close to his hand he felt master of the stu
alton and supremacy happy.
"You must not go very far from the
shore, Marcus, sighed Glare, "as an as
trologer told me to beware of water, as !
should meet my fate there"
"We will keep as near IS you choose,
dearest" he replied, stealthily withdraw
ing the plug.
Glare had shut her eyes conveniently and
drowsily whispered, II should love to float
like this forever to the music of the
waves"
mot alone, l hope"
"That depends on the company"
"But if something went wrong you
would want a helper"
Nothing could go amiss in such calm
weather and with SO valiant an oarsman
as you" AndSshe laughed merrily and
then jumped up with a Mortified start and
cry as the water rose In the boat.
"Just like these abominable old tubs"
replied Marcus coolly as he dropped the
SOULS and rose and put his arm round poor
Glare, who was now white with alarm,
but there is no danger, darling. Don't
cling to me! Be brave! l will support you
with n hand and swim ashore with the
other" And SO he did, cheerily.
"Clare, my angel" pleaded Sir Marcus
the same evening, 1--WE seem meant for
each other--will you marry mep'-Ex-
change.
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