Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-07-19

love you, and
"Now, Tom Dalton, stop right where
you are. I've told you often enough
that / like you. You have been my
friend and playmate ever since | was
a little girl. and I shall always like
you as a friend. No. sir; | won't listen
to any lovemaking. / won't marry
you, sir, and that's the end ont. [
will marry no one but a brave man,
and I don't love anybody, and
"But, Mary, surely T.
''There you 60 again, sir. If you ever
mention love to me again. l will never
speak to you, as sure as my name is
Mary Hart"
"Oh, II you put 1t that way I'll really
have 10 retire. for l couldn't survive
the punishment. How do you know
I'm not the brave man?'
"And I've known you all these years,
and-but / won't have IL brought up
again, and there's an end ont, sir"
"Well, well! If Il woman win, she
viii, and If she won't she won't, and
ly. Every dog has his DAY, Mary.
What do you say to n sail down the
bay? Let's have that mother of yours
and take n run down to Elm island for
dinner at CObb's farm and a bath at
the short beach. It's a fine morning
for n sail, and III be bound I'll learn
10 swim this time"
'Tom Dalton, IL there ever was
well, l know there wasn't. And | really
lnnpn 10 fhfrL r-prt Vr.ova carfortg cir
But mother never would venture out
IN that crazy k%nockabout of yours.
Wouldn't It be jolly? I'd love to CO."
ut is all right about the knockabout.
She Is high and dry for n new coat Of
copper paint. Captain Doyle has his
new schooner Willie and told me this
morning he should run down to Elm
como food tide. What do you say,
Mary? And-you know 7 was in car
nest and
Say, I'm Off to mamma ut once"
And before he could declare what he
was in earnest about she was running
swiftly up the pier, shouting back to
him, You naughty boy. I'll bet you a
box Of chocolates | am first at the
house, sir"
Mary Hart was the only daughter Of
the widow Of Colonel Hart Of the In
dian service.
The colonel had been both soldier and
business man, and when he had been
killed in a jungle fight, soon after
Mary's birth, be had left his widow a
comfortable income.
She had come to America and settled
In II Of the quiet New England sea
shore villages in n coy cottage adjoin-
ing the estate OF Mrs. Dalton, who was
an old school friend. The young peo-
pie had grown up together and had
been friends since childhood.
Tom Dalton, n happy 80 lucky young
man. had Inherited an independent in
come from his father and now, having
passed his finals at the law school, was
about to practice his profession in Bos-
tom He loved Mary Hart with all his
heart. but in spite Of himself he could
not be serious about his lovemaking,
though bound to win her.
And the little mink herself threw DIFF
fculties enough in the way by bringing
him sharply to account whenever he at
tempted to breach the subject. She
didn't propose to love CT be loved. and
If she ever could be so foolish it must
be n brave man.
None but the brave deserve the fair,
and you aren't brave. You know you
are not, sir"
Flood tide found them sklmmine
down the bay ON the natty little schoon,
er Willie in n spanking breeze, jumping
Mt the sea like a mettiesome horse
while Captain Doyle stood at the whee.
extolllng her virtues to Mrs. Hart. TIL,
young people were camped comfortably
on tile deck at the windward side q
the malnmnst.
Great. isn't III" said Tom. "NoW
what would you say to a lobster chow
der for dlnnerT'
TON, you villain! You have beer
plotting this spree with Cobb. Yol
know ] dote on lobster chowder."
"Down there last week. Told 'en
we'd be down. Tried to get mother I,
come, but she worldp't step her foo
in anything smaller than n liner"
"And you never told? ! can hardl,
believe II. / never know when to be
neve you, sir"
Fact Sure enough this time, ism
II, Captain DoyleT'
Fact, sure" said the skipper. M
an Mr. Dalton had n bit Of a run dow
20 Elm last Tuesday. Tight bit O
weather coming home. too"
"Tbomas Dalton. do you mean tina
sou were down here 10 last Tuesday
gale aud never told? Aud you let u
think you had been detained IN Boz
ton ON business"
Got It straight from Doyle" quot
Tom.
The Cobbs were on the beach 10 we
rome them. Master Harry had hauie
tis pots that morning and there woul