The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-31

The one girl in all the world for him.
have had done for ten times what
N.illy's keep cost her.
Things being at this pass n day
when Mill- had reached the age of Is
and had stifed all the aspirations that
came to her and settled down to a life
time of benumbing service, the latter
decided to go across the city to make
a call and accompanied by her niece
boarded a cable car.
This was at 4:3O o'clock in the after
noon on the fourth day Of October IN
the year 1893.
Smoking his Havana somewhat snl
kily on the rear seat Of the cable car,
Theodore Van Aldine's attention was
attracted by an old woman, accom-
panied by a young girl, who boarded
the car. The woman was qucrulous
and complaining, the girl patient and
apparently cheerful. The woman was
nearly blind, and the girl took every
pains to see that she was made com
Portable, for which she received only
complaints. The girl did not show
resentment, but looked out upon the
sunshine and smiled at radiant nature.
And such a smile as it was! It rivaled
the sunshine itself. Van Aldine OBJ
served her curiously. Here was a
girl tied to a cross and selfish old
woman and she seemed to be extract
ing from the fresh air and the sun
rhHwa ranrn nnsaw~nanuN Nhon he Han
Aldine, millionaire and son of wealth
and luxury, could begin to understand.
What was it she had that he had not?
The question made him smile and
served to keep his eyes on the girls
face. The more he looked the more
she interested him. The play of color
and the panorama of changing express
sions not only fascinated him, but
gave him some suggestion of the alive
intelligence behind the mobile fOa-
lures
OF a sudden the thought came to
him; MY God, where alaong the
daughters of wealth and fashion in cur
set and who are so assidously making
themselves agreeable, is there one so
dainty and so intelligent? And whsre
is one who has the philosophy to carry
a load such as this girl is carrying, and
do It with a cheerful face?"
The more he ruminated the me re
interested he became. While he was
gazing at her with grave and intent
eyes she turned her eyes shyly rat
way and their eyes met squarely. Ahe
dropped hers and a slight flush suf-
fused her pale cheeks. Hardly less
soon than she dropped her eyes his
sought the floor of the car and a cloud
of embarrassment covered him.
OF course II was ridiculous, and he
realized it quicker than anybody. He
lit a fresh cigar and looked steadily
out Of the window. But he could not
forget and in the space Of two min
utes he had made up his mind that
the pretty little blue-eyed girl carry
ing her load so brayely was the one
girl in all the world for him. The
idea stimulated him and gave him a
grip on interest in life and affairs he
mad never had since he could remem
Der.
Well, that's about all there Is to
the story. He was too wise and eX-
%perienced. of course, to brighten her
by any bold moves. But he took very
good care-and eXpensive-to learn
her name. address and limitations. He
contriyed to meet her and become
familiar with all the humiliations OF
her position.
Then he became indignant and went
after the matter In hand with all the
force and directness that character
lied his paternal grandfather in the
upbuildlng Of his fortune. The result
was that within a month Van Aldlne
and Milly Conan were quietly narrled
much TO the disgust Of Vans imme
date family, but more to the dismay