The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-04
GraceL ilburne's Secret.
A STORY or A
TWO CHRISTMAS DAYS.

Heap on the wood the wind 10 shrill,
Hut let II whistle as II will.
Mn'll kcep our ChrlafInna merry silll.

Kate, do you believe that Roland
really loves youyn
The girl thus addressed flushed rosy
red, then she replied with q shade OF
annoyance:
"How can / tell whether he loves me
or not; he has never breathed word OF
love to me.o a...l ....s
perhaps not, although he has look
ed whole volumes OF devotion; but looks
are even more deceptive than words.
Shall you accept him II he proposes to
your"
II will tell you. Grace, when he has
proposed, Twas Rates dignified reply;
"and In the meantime you had better
finish dressing. / am nearly ready to
receive our guests. How do / lookY"
- And Kate Lilburno, as she asked this
question, glanced with complacency
upon the white satin gown that hung
so gracefully upon her.
"Oh, you always look well, =" was the
ungracious reply; land no wonder,
when you have all your mothers jewels
to wear. Those pearls alone are worth
fortune.n
And she pointed with mixture Of
anger and envy at the costly ornaments
on her sisters neck and arms.
lyon know you are always welcome
w wcai any VI my .Jcheuy' oaiu hato
gently; "can lend you anything nowYn
mo, thank you" replied her half
sister sharply; ~ don't choose to dress
in borrowed flnery-plain gold orna-
ments are good enough for me. 1 sup
pose 1t never occurred TO you that Ro-
land Ayre is much more in love with
your fortune than he is with you"
Certainly not; | should be ashamed
Of myself TO think 80 meanly of him."
Its true, whether you believe 1t or
not,n said Grace spitefully; she loves
another woman, but she is poor, and II
he asks you to marry him, 1t will be be-
cause you are rich. Knowing this, |
should think you will never accept him."
my dear Grace" said Kate lightly,
don't trouble yourself about Roland,
nor about me; he is sufficiently wealthy
to be able to choose wife without con-
siderlng her fortune, and | give him
credit for possessing too much good
sense, and far too much regard for his
own happiness, to believe he would
marry woman whom he does not love.
And now | will talk no more about him,
for 1t is not maidenly for you and me to
be discussing mans intentions when
he has not proposed to either of u.s."
But Grace was not to be put off in
this manner. She had overheard con-
yersation between her father and Ro-
land Ayre the previous day, and had
gathered from the words that fell upon
her ears that Roland had asked for and
optaihed her ialhers cohseht W pro-
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nronoses IN Won to.nigbt Won will NOT
accent himy, '''
ii will not discuss tho ouastion ;, was
the answer Wv f''' ""'
Then seeino that ber sister barred
her wav she suddenly drew nm her
slicbt form With nneeniv dionity and
said: f' many
"Don,t FORGET vourseIf Grace. and
don,t rnata ms a,grv Tbis ia no, Tho
uont MAKE AIKEN me angry, Inns s Is n9t the
mas Dav' Let me mass y
Grace Looked for a moment nj her
Iovelv sister and n S,,Ien scow, cana
over her own nrettv face h,t she ntter.
cd no word of iustiacation and tnrnina
snlienlv left tbe room
No one conld have suspected the de-
mon If rave and iaalousv that lurted in
her breast when some finn; , later az. she h
came down 10 ioin her father and sister
and tbe CHESTS who had arrived
For Grace looked 90 sweet and ;nno-
cent. and cbildlike thai neople who did
not know her we'll could yerv easily he
lieye that she was somewhat oppressed
and NEGLECTED Inv her haif.sister and her
father. with the latter of whom She was
evidently no favorite.
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