Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-25

q dogs and children at hia heels snd
arrested them on q charge Of breach Of
the peace. Thsy were LEE on with a
small hnA, but soon met again. with the
result Of another Tight this time being
bOth put IN ths stOcka
They had not long been liberated
when they were At Il again, but this
time old De Hesrs took the matter up
and promised the magistrate that there
should be no more breaches Of the
peace On his daughters account for
be would answer for Il mat abe dOcid-
Cd between her suitors Immediately.
Thy w@s let OF. OOthOut promising
not % come east Of the Presbyterian
church On Wall strsSL between what
y now Nassau street and Broadway,
while Monk agreed 10 keep east Of
what was latoR Hanover street This.
however, was q temporary restraint to
last tli The little Dutch girl should
stop tho war permanently by choosing
or tho Other % the contestants for
her hand.
When Anne was told By her father
that before moo on the morrow she
must come TO q decision she vowed she
would DO no such thing. But her ia
Their told her that he had given his
word and the town authorities would
stand the Quarrols of her lovers no
longer. They wero NOS blamed, for II
wds well known that a wag her action
that had brought on the trouble and
kept Il alive. Indeed, she wa given 70
understand that II OOthOut and Monk
fought again on her account abe would
be put In the pillory.
This threat brought the stubborn girl
around She promised her father that
she would make up her mind By the
next morning which sutton she would
accept That night she sank out OF
sight Into her feather bed much trOu-
bled. She was really committed to
both her Buitors, and this was the
cause Of the bad blood between them,
for each, having her promise 10 marry
him, regarded the other as an intruder
upon his domain.
Anne found her feather bed condu-
cive 10 thought, and she thought tOsa
purpose. The next morning she told
her father 10 ummOn both her lovers
10 the house and she would decide b.
tween them. When thGy came she
caused q cessation OF the angry
RianceS dAFted between them By tell
ing them, first In Dutch and then in a
combination Of Dutch and English.
that she would light two candles at
the same moment the q represent
ing OOthout the other Monk. Which
OVer candle burned the longer she
would marry the man II represented
Each man having considered him
self accepted for a time, there was q
prospect that the matter must be
fought Out 10 the death Of one OF the
other. But Anne Gained them By Civ
ing each q gianca causing him to
think whichever won was her pref
erencO. The candles were brought In.
Anne put them together to show that
they were Of equal length, then not
one on q sidsbOard for OOthOut and
the other on tho mantel for Monk.
having lighted them AZ nearly ~ pos
Gibls together.
The candles will burn about two
hours" she said 1T Il not best that
you two men should remain here all
that time, for one or both might be
tempted to do something to make the
others candle burn more quickly. Go
away in the direction OF your respec-
two homes, and when the clock strikes
the hour Of noon return The candles
win then be nearly burned out"
So Oothout went to his, farm and
Monk to his sail loft. but neither did
n work, both listening for the sum
mons to return and learn his fate.
At II O'Clock the two men were seen
approaching. the n from the e
the other from the cast Oothout pass
ed into the house first and, dart1ng an
anxious glance to the candles, turned
his eyes upward. saying. est Nicholas
be praisedF' for his candle was half
an inch long and was burning bright
", while the other was daring within
the socket. Monk came In a moment
later and, seeing that he had lost, gave
Anne a despairlns look. turned and
left the house.
Then a reaction anne over the
Dutchman. Il have wOnr be cried.
~But what have i wonI Only half a
heart at most and perhaps no heart at
AL. Il may be you prefer my nval,
who has lost II may be you lore nsl-
Their OF ~. This must be. of yOu
would not have Ian your choice to
chance"
Anna took him By TIN hand and led
him 70 the candle that was Sdli CIV
ing a steady fame There she pointed
on he eaDmssbck % q few white
grains. 49,
wet your finger" she said '-take-up
some OF these grains and put them o.
your tongue"
Nicholas did 20 and pronounced them
salt
do you not know" added Anne.
THAT salt on the wick Of q candle
causes Il 70 burn more slowiyT
Her lover Understood and clasped her
IN his armG.