Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-18

youth six years ago, when he was is. Be-
ing also wary, he talked no more with
Morgan about his romance on that Jour-
ney.
But when the trip was over and Pierce
back in the bosom of his family he sur
prised them by announcing that it would
be necessary for him to make a trip on his
own account, and alone. They were by
this time accustomed to regard him as a
licensed wanderer. So Pierce set out for
Boston.
l need hardly say that 1t tool him less
than no time to find first the school
where Miss Sherwood taught and then
Miss Sherwood's home address, although
there are many schools and female teachers
in Boston. The latter part of his mission
he performed by the simple and direct
method of calling upon the superintendent.
Pierce's urgent and probably hasty in
quiry, made a mistake.
81 went to the address that very even
ing" says Pierce, land when 1 sent in
my card everybody in the house was going
down to dinner, or supper, or something.
But I wouldn't put off acknowledgements
word that l was pressed for time.
''Of course" he said, II had got ready
a nice little speech. But when she came in
and said ! am Miss Sherwood 1 seemed
to lose my head for the moment. l couldn't
understand how this girl-oh, she was so
young and so pretty!-could have been II
20 years before.
SAT last 1 got started. 1 said, Miss
Sherwood, l have taken the liberty of call
ing about a matter that concerns the hap
piness of a very dear friend of mine
by that time l was fairly started. l
went on at a great rate. I believe you
were separated from the man who loved
you dearly 20 years ago. And she went
off into a fit of giggling that threw cold
water on all I had to say.
"Then there was a pause.
'"Then she said, Would you mind telling
me the name of the gentleman
81 said, L should have thought you
would ut least have remembered his name
Morgan
"'Oh, yes she said, and she had hard
work to keep down another fit of giggling.
"You want my aunt, the principal out at
Brookline.'
"You see, she evidently knew all about
the story. I wasn't going to be feazed by
little mistake like that" Pierce went on.
II made her give me her aunt's address
and went to see her. Both of them had the
same given name, you see, and the super
intendent had given me the wrong one."
"And you finally settled it?" I asked
Pierce when he had brought the story to
this point.
Eyes, of course, . he said. "That's how
the Morgans got married, you know"
"Of course" 1 said. 'And what about
the other Linda Sherwood-the wrong
one?"
"Well, now" said Pierce, "to be quite
candid, that was really why I told you the
story from the beginning. She was at the
wedding; so was I, of course. She was
maid of honor. I thought that, considering
all the circumstances, she ought to have
treated me in a friendly way. Don't you?
But she made fun Of me-"
what did she do? Tell them about the
mistake you made?"
"She got off the whole thing like a reg
ular parlor entertainment. She gave them
the opening of that COMPOUNDED speech of
mine, word for word. 1t made me SO mad
that 1 swore I would never speak to her
again"
"Well, you never have, have your"
Never"
"That's all right" 1 said. "She is not
less than 800 miles away, SO you needn't
trouble yourself about her. She won't
come out here to make game of you"
"No, butt
"What?"
"Well,'' said the astute and energetic
Pierce, smiling rather sheepishly, I
thought-you see, Mrs. Morgan has been
telling me that there are rumors of her
niece being engaged to marry some fellow
therein Boston,"
II see, II said. "And you are afraid she
will get off your speech for his amuse-
ment."
"Bosh! Don't you see, I'm in love with
her myself!'
"Oh!" I said. "Well, if that's it, Pierce,
you needn't expect me to travel 800 miles
to do for you what you did for Morgan.
There might be another superintendent
mistake, and this thing might turn out to
be an endless chain of romances. I advise
you to go yourself"
"You think I would - have some
chance?"
Didn't she make fun Of your"
eyes. That's it. 1 don't believe she
could ever care for me a little Bit"
eyes, she could, if she made fun of you"
And SO it turned out. Pierce went to
Boston and found that Linda aunt's "re-
port" was not we'll founded. And now
they are married. Frank Pratt in Pitts
burg Press.