The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-30
THE RALF- CASTE.
an OLD C-VERaeSS's TALE
FOUNDED on FACT.
ny MIS- MT oCK.


week. and what was to be- done on the
occasion. "Shuuld hc, ought be-. to give
70 bail, q dinner, anything uf That surty
Would IiIlah like it;''
This Was u great concession. for In
Oli times he always di5llkel society. !
answered that did not think such dis
play necessary, Int | would try 90 iiuj
ont IillIl's mind.
/ did SO. II was an innocent, gIglish
mind. kegnly alive To- pleasure. and ncw
to every thmg. The consequences were
natural the ball must be-. \ little SHE
hcstatt'l when limited at her guard.
iau's pcculiaritips, and then She offered
chccriuily to reuuunce her delight. liut
he, his eyes bcaming with 20 deeper de-
light still. would not consent. So the
II was very brilliant affair. for Mr.
Sutherland spa, no expense. lie
seemed to show Il restless cagcrGcss in
providing for his Young '1yoritC every
thing she could desire. Nay. la answer
to her Maynard cutrpatics. lac even CON
scnted TO open the ball with her though
saying " he was sure he should make
an old simplcton of himself. That was
not likely,
watched them wall, down the room
together and heard may people say
with q smile what handsome pair
they were. notwithstanding the consid-
cradle difference of age.
II WIS very quiet evening to me.
Being strange to almost everyone there.
sat near old Mrs. Sutherland ina cor
nrr Mr.. sutherland asked me to dance
once. but did not feel strong. AMI in
deed for the last few years had almost
given up dancing lie laughed. and
sad merrily "lt was not fair for him
to be beginning life just when | ended
it.' a true word spoken in jest,
But ! only smiled.
The bah produced results not unlike
ly, when one considered that it was
meant for the introduction into society
oi u young woman, handsome. attract
i've, and nm heresS. \ week or two af-
ter Iilluh's birthday Mr.. Sutherland
called me once more into his study.
noticed he looked rather paler and
less composed than usual. llc forgot
even To ask me TO sit down. and we
stood together 10y the fire place. which
remember was filed with great vase
of liluc4 that LillHh had insisted ON plac-
'Tr there. II filled tine room with %
s.rlnI, rich scent. which now | never
perceive without It's bringing back TO
my mind that room and that day.
lie said: II have hai a letter to-day
ON which wish to consult with you be-
tore showing il TO Miss lie popr.' "A
was rather startled by the formal
words. since he usually called her "Lil-
luh.' rs WIS naturally
ut isl letter scarcely surprising
IN fact To- br expected after what | no.
ticed ut the dinner party yesterday: in
iact-liut yOu had better read it your
SELF"
lie took the letter from his desk and
gave il To me- 1t was an earnest and
apparently sincere application for the
hand of his ward. The sutton, the Hon.
Henry French, was of good family aud
moderate prospects. | had noticed he
was very attentive to Xillah at the ball,
ana on some occasions since; still was
n good deal surprised, more socven than
WAS Mr.. sutherland, who had evidently
watched her far closer than |. gave
him back the letter in silence, and
avoided looking at his face.
"Wcll, Cassia,' he said after pause,
and with an appearance of gaycty,
what is to be done? You women are
the best cOunsclOrs in these matters. -
smiled, but both lac and ! very soon
| became grave once more.
1T is a thing to be expected con-
| tinucd hp i'm voice rather formal and
lard. "Nith Zillah's personal attrac-
| IONS and large fortune she was sure to
| brgin these Affairs"
I reminded him that she was twcptv-
one.
"'rru,. true. She might. uul. other
cIcum s,auc,5. hayp been mlrr.rd lonr
| before mis-. do yuu think that shc
"
SUPPOSE hc was going To ask me
waptn,,.l tIuu lll she was ihplv To ;,r-