The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-21
LOVE CONQUERS.
bT THE AUTHOR OF "poRA THoRNE,"
"a ROsR IN TuORss," ErC.

ln his heart Nanc thanked Heaven that
10y That hour his sister would bu safe with
him. II had seemed such an easy thing to
~! that ne would meet her; but now wa.
II to b. "oncy That morning, A. soon ~
hc came down stairs, lovely face smiled
Into ais and musical voice whispered to
hin'' Zone more day t"gothcrV lie be-
gan I" Wonder how he should get away.
Lazy LiliS aud Nnuc spcht the morn.
lhs ~ Tie green shaded banks Of the river
M'e'' the VIA hnwers hhdu carpet aud
the hedges were iiilad win bloom. lie r.
mrmbcred 1t AWAY Is the happicst OF his
NV !" ih't h"Iiiu Size lad told him how
sue l"Ntd hlii, Wh1t '"r lhd Thought about
hl'' 40" III, h'u l''"t"teu ever having
aIIoWtd pridn ana c''t' To interfere with
hci happiness and hc told her what
thnsu Two years i'd bcuh to HIM she
lo"Aud AT him with Smile on her charm.
ing lace
81 nave broken the cnhiHcti" she said.
Nv were not l" mr"li'" Tie past or the
luthi', but I'VE ~ tnr present.
cue LOOK up Ia ~ o'N'i''I, aud slap
ing II INTO liti'r boat ic, II n"ai down
Tue s'r'au'
hat Is Just now we san commit our
u'H,'"i'' "'h' S'''''" 81 t"e' N"hc,' she
s'I"'
h"'N ''S "t n'' ~ w. 'h'lI"l nhd y" good,
Nv """"'''u 10" ~ ,''n "',h =" luit
"'o "s 10 WIN hef, anu why I''Nch had ~
S"l'''nu"u'nly hl'9''d hlll.
ihc ho"I !ul Iu"e"'"N ~ Ming tIlHo
was tW"i anu u oltth happened That dur-
luz t"V warm uays tie i'dlcs renamed III
uoo's '''"Vi ros.'ns % Iu"ulhB' VA that
Jay, ""'H thcy lvlt lhe ulnl"s-Ivuh, Nahe
"hIspv''u 10 Lazy Llll''-
ANY IA hour rest the sun Is very
WARM nave l" :" cut ahd see some
one.
She hodueu gall!, ana went up tho
ni"'u staircase, Mh'lr Whllc marble
Flora stool, WIN a b''hrio crimson How
ers AZ hef 'et' staining ~ ths large win
u"" th'ic, !" l""N At we great sprays OF
J'Ss'h'lhu 'h't framed II, she saw Nano
cross tno AVN ""u l'hr the pain which
iou 10 CI!hu N""d'' No suHt"cl"h occur
ieu 10 hor. sac th"usht IL pi"H'lc That
ne was going To see ""' "i the kccpcrs-in
iaet sue uid not tf"n"'r h'r'cli as to whom
nc was gulhS TO SEE
81 VIII meet MN Is hc comes back"
she said to herself; "hc VIII he pleased
l must make haste; he will not he long"
She made herself look ulwnhtcdly at
tractlVe. she ala not ring Tor her maid,
Know whittier she hast gone. II was to he
a surprise for him, and Ia phase him alone.
she put on most hte"uiHs Walktng-cos.
tune with u chnrmins hat; ami the dead.
gold hair ana beautiful face looked like
the hcart OF hover.
AS she went aIoIg Size gathered some
hHSlnceht pNssloh-hoWerNj mugs CIAnr
was famous Tor them. 9hc smiled rs she
thought now plcAscd ne ""llll lir, now his
lace would brighten ana ll~ eye" light up
when he saw her, ANA what rush of lnr-
ing words would come from MS i,ls' An,
now wen he loNcu hcrl Ana Nhry Her
hsst warmed 10 NM lhcy nat beGh
lnnue or cach othcr, sue brIlrN'' Al last
sue came 70 the emu ol We W""d'' nut
there was no sign oil hin' IL was beau,
tliul spot, with lovely 'lstas OF greenwood
Blaucs ana clumps OF trees, grand III Their
mashihcehoe, she looi'cd round, nut Naho
was not 10 DO seen, Shr knew That ho
must DO There lie l'ad not passed hor to
return, anu sue cou SEQ mo pains that
ltd TO the highway but hc was On none OF
tnem' lheh sue saw the great OAK cuIcd
hlhs Cllhrlcss YAK, among the bouShs ol
"hich the king was supposed TO nave bcch
cohccaleu WINE tue search r'seu notify be-
heath hlW' IL was al enormous tree, ana
from one sue Oh IL surely thcio came the
sounu OF 'o'cesf
she crossed the path, ana then Tor one
moment stood as though turned To stone
nc loNely Iosc-plooih IeIt Nor lace, thc
sl'u l'Bnt uieu out III hor eyes, ana IulN-
CT OF pam compressed hGr wnIte lips
NC prouuust g'r' III England, Tue queen
oil beauty ana fashion, STOOD there wound
Gu 10 Tue heaft ny what slio saw y low
moan OF pam came from her llpS, low
moan that u'cu AVA! OH tho sweet summer
mr.
unucr the spreading nouShs OF the tree
stoou her ioIer' N"he Fraser ! lDArt, the
man sue hnu cho'ch from tho Whole Woriu
10 loNe anu marry, hls handsome rfnned
iaoo was pon, o,c' :" s"i Nno was t"l"IhB
must EARNESTLY 10 h'l'' pcht 700 WIN ah
ga 'ossion W ionuvS' "uco',"" upon u
sno 90" "ih NlSs tio s"l l'o'i hoiu ncr
n"nu' u, h'Si 'a'A W NV ihosV loN'nsl!,
"nu no' "v"'t ","'u't s'u'u sun tho
s"l "'oNou, ""u it"u' "',''S nv" Wv S'''u
u"'N a"vo' '..o '""' ""u '"''' wv ~
'"o "V"uo" ann
VII VI, BFl rom 'h' l"r'"-h"u'e, sho
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i"vn :. s'IHlou W Lnu! hl'a' Nuu'ey
. tn"' s'io n"u u's,"Nelcu tnc Wu"l' l'"t'-
9"o ioiici"pciuu "o" '"hc h"u TcIuscu 10
vn.oi 'no ia',h-nou'r' now strangely nc
""" "ow II, nv ,'u 'ooN'u' ono
80" ''a'' now az "'u Io'ou t"is poaut'-
'ui u"' sur
,,,.1,'',, ., Nv "Vu,u marry no ipr my
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