The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-08
A Widow BewitChed.

"On the contrary. my sister seems To tninK
that the fair widow intends taking 10 herself
another husband, and has 50 arranged that
should meet her. Wicked little intriguer, Il
was only at the eleventh hour she permitted
her hand tn be seen. aud then II was too late
H. change my plans, OF ! should not have
had the felicity Of making this journey In
yunr company"
III.
Upon my wprd you are the very piucki-
est woman ever knew in all my lifcr' Colo
nUl Seymour said enthusiastically.
II Htb and Mr~. Coventry were getting
th1wrd bcfurr roaring fire In the waiting
room or Ncphury station. Although 1t had
struck y n'clurk. they lti reached M further;
ANIL considering that thcir last four hours
hld been spout all hut buried In SHOW
drift. from which with difficulty they had
been dug out thankful indeed did they feel
that they hid reached a haven ot safety.
iiah W., the unly uur Of the three who had
lHI ANYTHING io eat since the morning
w" can do better without food than a
ch'J can" Mr.. Coventry htd said insisting
tint hcr sandwiches should fall tn Iab's
sh tie and after this she had taken Bah on
hrr Bptn keep her warm, and the child.
growing droWsy, Had fallen asleep I'm her
arms.
The time after ALL did not seem 50 very
long. and Mrs. Coventry was sensible OF a
certain aiuuuut uf cNhilurtiun produc,gl by
sprii of adventure. Ihcns WAS. however.
disniy when It WIS discovered that further
prnnlt~- WIS impossible tor that night. The
station was some distance from the town: tO
get 10 the Motel WAS not practicable. But
really considering all things think we
ought 10 look upon ourselves A. very lucky
" be where We are said the Colonel, who
undertook tO make upn bed composed Of
rugs and wraps IN the ladies' waiting room,
where Bah and Mrs. Coventry might sleep
as snugly rs dormicc Whilchc and the porter
In charge, who had provided them with tea
kept watch by the general room tire. In the
morning the Colonel would start oil Ia find
out II they could not reach Ashridge 10y driy-
ing across the country, rs no train, went ON
there before II O'Clock.
Mrs. Coventry shut the door aud sat down
To consider Surely no woman in the world
had ever done anything so rash, 50 foolish,
81 utterly unfcmiuine before! What could
have possessed her? She must have been
mad. Oh, II she could but avoid meeting
him--gct back to LOndon-home-a anywhere,
50 as IN escape the dcnOucment which would
take place on the very thresholdof Ashridge
ManOrl
Sleepl She never closed her eyes, and the
hours seemed intcrminable before Colonel
Seymour set of in quest Of carriage. Some
fresh hands had come to relieve the portcrs
who had been on night duty; and, shutting
tho door on the still sleeping Bah, Mrs. Cow
entry addressed one Of these:
AT what time IS therea train to londun?'
"Thc first train will pull mp here by signal
In twenty minutes, ma'am"
"Can you stop it?'
certainly, maam." Yes, it was half
sovereign she had given him. "Do you want
me to take n ticket for yOuY'
81 do. There is the money, and presently
will give you a note To give to a gentleman
who will come for the little girl In the ladies'
waiting ROOM"
on went the man, and down sat Mrs. Cow
entry to scribblc the mcohcrcnt cplstlc which
she was to leave for Colonel Seymour:
circumstances have occurred which make
1t impossible for me to 90 on To Ashridge
Manor viii you do me the great favor OF
not saying that / travelled with you thus far
| shall get Mrs. Coventry to give Mrs Lamb
ton reasons which | know will perfectly
satisfy her.