The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-18
IheEpening Story
"No."
|<,opyrishi, 1919. BY W. wenerJ
c,sryr,sh, ,sis. yy W. werner,

a <<jopyrighi. 1915. by W. Werner
The Onates, Of santa Re. ". VI
x1e1med ~ one OF their ancestors
Jnan de- Onate. one OF The Spanish
Gonquistadores who, In 1906, found
q - the city OF Santa re.
ID addition 10 this blue blooded
16eYian lineage the OuHtes weFt
V&ey wealthy and OF nigh social
<3fAndtnE. Besides American they
nooke Spanish with perfect Cas-
1i))an accent
Their daughter Marie--thcir ONLY
5hiId---was striking beauty HeT
Y orge. dark eycs-with that bright
HAIRLESS look OF a child that has
Z hever been taught fright-rcyealed
. soul noble and true She was be-
loved by everybody in and around
i Santa Re, but most by John West,
" young. blue-eycd. light complex
\ timed archaeologist OF Danish de-
ncent. John was an orphsn snd had.
z when a f2.year0ld boy. been adopt
"a AS a son BY The Onates. when hr
% an excursion 10 tte cliff dwell
ings had saved the little Marie from
m attack by a rattlesnake- tie was
il now eScoTting Marie on all occa-
!. eions: church. theater. balls. ana al
The band concerts on the plaza, but
no word OF love had been 50 FAR
spoken between them. He va
merely ccnsidered--as he was by
I lava brother OF Marie
One day letter arrived from
n Carlos de Onaie. -ich cattle
rancher In Texas He was a bach
elor OF So and halfcousin OF
Genor Cnate. He wrote shortly that
Ne needed wife and would call
ana ask for the hand OF Marie.
The Onates were not displeased
N with the proposal. but left the de-
6isicn 10 Marie, who, in tears. flung
her arms around the neck or her
1hther, mother and John. saving iha:
she did not wish e be married and
Ieaye her home.
John, who vas attending a re-
q 0arch and excavation party jus,
outside OF town. had TO leave, and
barely found time TO write the fol
Rowing note;
"Dear Marie: Once. about a hun
6red years ago. Danish author
wro:e q fine little play named Nc
- which IN old bachelor proposed
- Z young and beautiful girl TIC
Al that he said, however. she an
|Swered nothing but NO They were
surprising Nos to what he told her,
NJ one clear and positive No when
~ proposed. JOHN.
p. S.--would like to see you
'olone this evening"
Marie had no sooner read this
nole and dried her tears than car
rage drove up with Cousin Car
1os." Finding Marie alone he at
ence stated his errsnd IN Spanish.
~ am Carlos de onate. your
1nther's cousin"
IS s'No-oh." in surprise answered
n1nrie.
~Yes. senorita. and EN- the
Gwner Of the largest cattle ranch
1 Ia Texas
Ncoc&.- ss1u more surprised.
Yea ss1DrptA. s16 have the
4 1nrDesz amt ripes1 residence in the
staae. heEiaea fk,bss.sss well in
I pob<ed.~
SNpc-csh" Erar-xfF surprised.
Yes. senxrstx~ and wher | now
ask yoG 20 t,ecc-.e my wife and
share tssse rnizaonS with me. shat
- you say then. senorita?'
Not clear and positive. And
Marie looked up and met Cousin
Cayios's" astounded look.
The entrance OF Senior and Sc.
n0rS onate. however. put an end 10
Ne proposal scene.
After dinner, when Cousin Car
~" was strolling on the yeranda
20 nurse his disappointment, he
h found the note that John had writ
tou Marie. He realized then thar
\ ~ had q rival and also that this