The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-22

3 was hhtt VINO luustu hlins cue came 10
him hastily, with bright eyes and flushed
face.
"vanc," she said, "you are wanted"
"Who can want me, katcY No one
knows that am here"
ayes; some one does. You must come,
/ Nane. promised not to tell who il was.
| IL Is some one who Missed the, so they
must love YOU Come, Nanc."
"Who isiti Ali, Kate, do not jest with
me just nowp'
/ "l am not jcsting. Come"
lie rose and went with her, She led
the way to the pretty htt,o pArlur, whore,
/ long before, sir Rage Nibirt had spcnt 80
many lonely hours.
"lOu must gu In alone" she said. III
| have an tdca that am not wanted"
lie went in--hc had no idea rs to whom
he should scc-and there hciorc him stood
Lady Lilias. lie saw the graceful elegant
] ly-ircssed figure, hc saw the beautiful
face pale with agitation, the trembling
] lips, the pleading eyes; then u mist came
| before his own, and his great passionate
| love stirred IN his heart aud shook his
| whulc frame.
| she was speaking to him-shc who had
ri, ctud him with such scorn, who had
sunt him from her with such impcrious
wurds-spcahiug to him with hands iold.
cd, aud her lip, pleading.
''Nauc," she said, 81 have read your let
ter. There Is mistake. You have mis-
| understood me-
"lou spoke plainly enough, Lady Lii
las" lac rcJuintd.
ave "" e both mistaken. said knew
all. did not know that this was your
home, aud Kate your sister, swear to
you did not"
"What did you think" lac asked.
"l am ashamed to tell you, Nano. When
saw you hiss Kate, | thought you loved
her. When | said I knew all, meant
simply all your love for her. | was joal-
Jus, Naur. Now / understand. We
were both mistaken. why did you not
trust mei why did you not tell me this
! bciorti"
"Bocausc felt certain the moment you
knew II you would send me from YOU"
"lou might have tried me-" size said
gently.
"1 should have told you, Lady Lilias,
| but | was ~ intoxicated with my own
happiness that could think Of nothing
| else"
al have come to say something To you,
Nanc," she said IN Whisper. 81 am sor-
~ | was 50 cross but va, Jealous; aud
when people are jealous tncy say much
more than they mean. DO thvy uUts"
EYES, very often, Lady Lilias."
"l SAID more tlr,u meant, Nauc."
"lhauk you tot tteins the sharpcst sting
from your words" Ice said. ~ Ou DO not
now believe / am a traitoiy"
81 don When called YOU a traitor
II was Dccausc Thought you had another
! love, not bccatsu you had hCpt this knowl-
,d,v from me-"
al thank you," he said, with simple no
bic grace.
"Nanc, ! have more to say TO you yet"
she went On, with a -hy sweet smile. al
am very sorry that | was 50 cross. VIII
| you forgive me Tor ~"
Ills face flushed hotly. She could move
him 80 entirely ut her will.
81 must forgive you. | cannot help IL II
| you ask me-" he said.
"Nanc," she whispered, coming nearer
to him, 81 like farming. oh, can you
not guess what ! want to say to your For
| give all my cruel words, forget them, aud
| try to like me rs much rs YOU did before
said them. Nanc, my darling, it-this
that you think 50 dreadful-makcs no diff
ference to me. | did not choose you for
| your high birth; | will not lose YOU be-
cause 1t is lowly. Nanc, knowing all that
you have told me, love you better than
| did before. | have come to tell you so.
You are one OF Natures gentlemen. This
isa better patent than nobility Of title
Love me rs much rs you did before; and
oh, Nanc, | will honor your father aud
mother-l will love thcm--I will love
Katc-your home shall be my home, your
people my people! Take me to your heart
again, and forgive my pride, my wilful,
maynard, wicked prldcv'
The next moment her beautiful face
was hidden on his breast, and he never
knew what he said to her In the fcryor Of
| his love.
Lady Lilias never did anything by
| halves. She embraced Nanc's mother,
shook the old farmers hand, and kissed
| katic's ro>c-bloOm face.
81 shall not take your son altogether
from YOU" she said, "but | will he a
daughter to YOU"
Nanc took Lady Lilias to Ulyorscroit
that same day and Lord Audley gave
wondering consent to their marriage.
81 do not quite understand it Lily" he
said. 81 thought you were the proudest
girl in Englandi aud yet you arc about to
marry farmers SON"
"lOu see, papa, love him; aud love Is
stronger than piidc," she answered.
Nane aud Lady Liliis were married and
Sir Raye Wharf was more than delighted.
Nanc had learned his lesson. There should
| be 10 more false cOlOrs for him; lie gave
up the name Oi Wharf, and was thence
forth known by his own. And, II people
wondered at first why Lady Lilias had mar
ricd beneath her, they ceased to wonder
when they found that the husband she
had chosen was both genius aud a gentle
man.
When the Duke OF Ray.forts marriage
was announced the papers said simply
that lac had married "Cutliarine, only
daughter OF slcpncn Fraser, E,quiro."-
And the great world was puzzled Us to the
branch oi the frascI's to which she be-
| logged.
The Duchess Of Ray sfort was one Of the
leading Oeautlrsnl the day; and her bus
baud always sa,d tHat tue mUst fortunate
hour OF his ne MAS lIc one when lac first
saw the Meadow Farm.
When Lady Liilas wishes to tease her
husband, she tells MIN that lac may have
built u bridge over one vi the most Iii Ill
| cult rivers, but that She has built u bridge
vi love that reaches from one world 10 all
other.