The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-06-27
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There war scarcely breeze enough to
rustic the leaves Of the wfstaria vine
which shaded the piazza where Doro
thy Bennett was embroidering impossi-
BILE strawberries on q dolly. A small
brown sparrow perched ON the rail-
viewed the work critically for several
moments and then futtered noisily
away. AS her eyes followed its flight
to q neighboring cherry tree she heard
the front gate bang and, turning, be-
held coming up the path Mr.. James
Dent, better known to the summer colo
smallest urchin, az Jimmy.
He came up to the veranda. stretched
himself comfortably in a steamer chair
and mopped a perspiring brow.
"Sorter warm like, isn't It'll" he said
cheerfully.
Dorothy nodded.
"What variety OF vegetable are you
making nowY' he inquired amiably.
bending Y her work. Strawberry
! thought 1t was q tomato"
Dorothy made a feint at him with her
needle. which he discreetly lodged.
There's a polo game at the club to-
morrow" he ven on. want to Gomez"
Indeed l do, II you'll take me-" she
said.
I'm yours to command. as usual" he
answered.
He lighted a cigarette and smoked for
several moments in silence. his brows
puckered in thought. Presently he
Strengthened himself In his chair.
Dorothy" he said gravely, what
have you been doing to young Ash.
ford 2"
$50 after all 1t was partly curiosity
that brought you here today" she said.
But despite the nonchalance OF her
words she colored slightly. "What have
l been doing to young Ashford? Why,
I've been acting my prettiest for him.
OF course"
"Um-m," Dent unused. so | feared"
he said laconically. doll, it's too bad
Ashford is really a mighty nice kid.
and he's taken it very much to heart
too
Dorothy laid down her work rather
abruptly.
Jimmy Dent" she exclaimed, what
is 1t young Ashford has taken so to
heart, and, for heavens sake, why Is it
| too bad? ?"
MY Lady Innocence" he said, 81
have seen all this many times before.
History repeats itself. as it were. When
l see a young man monopolizing the
society Of the most charming girl in
Cedarville Sand when suddenly said
young man quits her society, puts on a
ace like a craven image. stays much
at the bar OF the Country club and acts
generally as IL he wished the world
would cave In on him. it's a pretty
| good indication that said young man
has been proposing to said most charm
Ing girl and that she has-has t'run
him down."
II can't marry every man who
proposes to me-" she protested.
'Of course not he admitted, but
you might shut them of a trife sooner.
1t seems to me a girl with your intui-
ton should be quick to discover matri-
m0nial intention in Its incipient stage
and nip 1t in the bud. It's only when
the disease is advanced that it is trou.
blesome. Now. there's Ashford, o
chap. AS ] say. he's a really nice kid.
Hes running away with the idea that
the light Of his soul is gone out forever
and all that sort of thing. Doll, it's too
bad"
ut doesn't seem to NE you're called
| upon to fight his battles" she said.
"Oh. I'm not fighting his battle. He
did that himself and lost" he chuckied.
I'm merely urging a little clemency on
the part of his captOr. I'm really sorry
for Ashford-and the rest, for that
matter"
The rest?" she inquired.
Yes. The field, we might call II, l
suppose" he said. There was-let's
seseStanley. He went to Cuba"
And married q Spanish GIRL" she
supplemented.
And Crayton." he went on. ''What
became of him ?"
He married an actress she said
shortly.
And numerous others" he said. Its
q regular j~uggernAut every season,
Doll. The roadway is strewn with
dead and dying when the car has
passed"
III they throw themselves beneath
he wheels l can't help it" she said.
My deal young woman" he expos
tulated, moi that. They try to climb
aboard the car and slip or. Perhaps II
the goddess were not so smiling and
inviting many Of the casualties might
be averted..
Indeed" she said mockingly. This
grows quite serious"
II could give ron quite d list Of those
who have fallen beneath the wheels
and yet whose doleful creams you have
never heard"
He sat twirling his cigarette thought
fully for n M