San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-29
This story was commenced May 81
THE LAST OF
L Ii f n L G. EN- rs.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "swEETuEARrs."

"a little-yes thought that, now you
have grown into fashionable young lady,
you might be changed m--in many ways,
find you are not. Dolly. Do you remem-
Der the day found you down to Mrs.
Pickard's eating cheeSe-cakrs and straw
berriesg"
Eyes, the day l fell, and was proud that
l did not cry" she laughed.
"You had always pluck" he said. Il
remember all about that day; do your"
"No-o'-loubtfully Il don't paIticu-
larly remember anything else"
mot how Jasper went down somewhere
or other with William PickaId to look at
some bull-pups. and how l came home with
you, and we went into the little shop and
bought some tofeei"
'Oh, yes, Of course! And how we found
a slice of bread and honey, which you ate
up for me! You always were good to me,
Culverton," she ended. grateful still, al
though that especial Kindness had taken
place ten years before.
''And is there nothing else you can think
Off he asked.
Dolly shook her head.
Il have not such good memory as you
have" she replied.
81 remember" he said, taking her hand
in his, show then you very seldom called
me Culverton' only BERTHE the name by
which no one else ever called me; and
how at the side door asked you if you
did not love me better than you did Jasper,
and you said half apol0Cgetlcally' that
Jasper had so many people to love him,
while I Oh, don't shrink away, Dolly!
1t does not pain you to hear my remlnls-
cenCes does itl"
IL don't KNOW SAID Dolly rather
vaguely.
Cnlverton laughed softly.
at cannot pain you much then; so /
may go on. Well, You said, You don't
Know, Berthe, how L love you; and when L
asked if you would love me always, you
replied, of course"
81 always was sweet-tempered child
remarked Dolly placidly; but I've grown
quite catfish since those days"
80 catfish that you won't call me Der
tie any more 7" he asked wistfully.
swell, l might" returned Dolly, ''if-it
would in any way prove conducive to
your happiness"
"When did you learn to be cOquettish2"
he asked.
'Oh, l don't know! When will you
learn to be little more cheerfulT
"When you will tell me as you did just
ten years ago, You don't know, BERTHE,
how l love your" he retorted.
"Oh," said Dolly doubtfully.
~ wish you would, Dolly, he said long
ingly.
"Don't you think" remarked Dolly sim
ply, "that all this is rather suddenT
Culverton put one arm round her,
and held her two little hands against his
oreas'. ,,r, ,,.o,l
YOU '"h III! ""oi' iii' '"'''''n' ho
"No, of course not" returned Dolly,
seeming in no way embarrassed by her sit
uation.
Ten years ago, asked you to love me
always" he went on. "when we were both
children. l have come back TO You, now
that we are both grown from children into
a man and woman, and | ask YOU the same
question"
at cannot be the same" objected Dolly,
with smile, "because you know, BERTHE,
YOU asked il then. This must be another
Question
"Never mind that. What is YOUR an
swerT -,
cannot possibly give you the same
answer, she sald with great dehoerati0n'
siaauow Ieii upon lhe young haIi
1 Sii, ,ace; anu ior u moment ne hehi 'he
h'tie haiIdS more closely 20 ms preaSt. IN >.
me oulVereom 'luck M ioIi"ws me sun
ne s''id Sorrowl9 1 hat a i2ol l nave