The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-20
LOVE coNouERs.
NJ rnE AUTHOR ov "DoRA TnonNT,"
"a nOsg IN rnORNs.' Erc.

lONt.
"Nou do not mran to be cruel to me
you mean to lie Mind aud gracious; but
your words arr -Nrttcst lrpism. You do
not understand i,fN you to,tura me-"
sac laid her ui.rr had u, 81 his.
81 am not the uic Wnv U,,c, not UNDER
staLd," she said .nyly and sNcrtly. She
bout her shapcly head urarer 10 him, her
face crimson, her e,cs utUuplng from hi.
You will not untl, rstandl" she interru-
gated.
ell dare not - hc cried. "You told
me that II cnuid aver bc--you sent me
away you lett ne with my heart crushed,
even as you had crusii, Il the mcadow-swcct
IN your handsw
"listcn to me-" She said. al am sorry
that / crushed tue inr.,dow-sweet. Nt-n
that had II IN my hands now fresh and
living"
There was note ot passion In her voice,
and he heard 1t. VIVA, could II me,hy-
lie tremblod like l,ui in the wind.
"lf," she continued, 81 had the mead
ow.swcot now, | would not crush IL; aud,
IL you snid the same word. now, I should
answer them d,dcrrntiy"
lie could not Dviirtu II, although both
Of her hands were upon his, nnd her face
was close to him; aiinnu-n -uo was lo"k-
ing ut him with hiiiui, t,nuurncss, and
the very light OF love was Ia her lace aud
shining IN her eyes, he could not believe
IL.
ado you understand nuw" she said
gently aud lac answered. her almost rough
ly.
of were to fnd this u jest, dream"
alt is neither" shu rup,i,d earnestly
"Why will you not bcliuyoP
"Because," he cried IN voice shaken
with passion, ait is iheredlblcl Because
l have never, from the first moment saw
you, had any hopel Bccause-- Oh,
Heaven, eau II be trucr"
alt il true" she whispered; "and you
must never call mo tue proudest girl In
| England again. | viii tell you the truth.
| loved you even when | sent you away;
but | would not own II even to myself
would not admit II. acquired the habit
Of saying over and over to NJ! self, 1T will
not do until really grew TO believe that
it would not do. | Iuund out my mistake
after had sent you away. / found that,
| though l held us my own almost every
good gift, they were almost useless to me
because | had not love. | found that |
had sent away with you the happiness of
my whole life. | should never uayo sent
for you; but Providence has brought you
back to me. | have mOurncd In my huIrt
for you as people mourn for the dead
| Now do you believe inc NaneP
sho never forgot the cry Of rapturous
delight That came from hl'i, nor the SUD
dch Joyiul raulahce t"'t oNerSpr'"u MS
face.
al believe it-at lastw he cried
"Thank Heaven, thahk llcaycnw aud his
| whole frame tremblcd. ',FUrINe me-" ho
salu you 10 not KNOW what u Is 10 me- l
- a.
reel as though were coming from death
to life. Oh, my darling, my love, how shall
tnahk your
lie whispered ms thanks US nc gathered
her TO MIN ana kissed tue beautiful lace
tnat no never dreamed wouIu rest upon
MS breast lew moments afterwards,
when his passionate lovc-words had died
away, she SAID To him
81 ou are trembling Stili, Nanc.'
81 have not realized 1t YETI he an-
swered. al have never had any hope Lady
LilIas-,
care YOU going to call me H.ady Lii
ias,'" she interrupted, "after all the nice
pretty kind things have said to your II
seems very formal. When papa is pleased
with me, he calls me Lily"
ale must call YOU Lily always them"
said yane. al am trying to realize il, but
cannot. feel daZcd aud blinded, as
though had been looking Mt the sun
Oh, Lily, sweet, can 1t be true that you
love me?"
al do love you," she replied.
"Can 1t be true that you will be my
wifc"
eyes, IL you ask mo-" she answered.