San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-12
The Haunted Room.

rmpv paused or,ISiUl. my Garage.
Fifteen minutes" responded he, taking
ont his watch: and |. hearing that. thought
would have a ctp Of tea after all, 81 tried
to let myself out, but the handle wa, stiff.
and the gcnt!rmtI. an IN sight Of me : rug
Cling with it.
ALLOW me-" hn said, raising his hat and
cOnQurrin- nv difficulties h. one twist
Thank yOu.' said in RI bic infusion,
s5ipning out and never noticing that had
dropped my muT.
He picked it up and handed me it with a
smile, and |, in perfectly crimson Cnbar-
raSsment now. Thought - met that be-
witching smile AMI his dee. dark, laughing
eyes, that his companion WIS more to be
envird than any woman had ever seen.
What Il 'iicluu~iy pr .t,y Little g:rl,' |
heard him say to her IL | hurrrd towards
the rcfraShmcnt-rOom.
do you think 80? She is not very COM
petent to travel ALONE was the disparag-
ing answer; that Sall noticed about her."
saw no NOR. of them until in fear and
trepidatiOn aI;ghted at the end of my jour
ney: then | perc, lived that upon the little
country platform. tEry had alighted ton.
A servant in ,..ry was touching his hat
to the gentleman a he rec .iyrd mstru, ions
about the luggage; the lady Was standing
negligently b.. while dress-boxes and bas-
kets were shOwered from the van.
"One would think You had come from the
end of the world, Flora" the young man
said amusedly surveying the piles of lug
gage; then noticing me- as pccred for my
couple of trunks, asked courteOusIy: Can 1
do anything to assist yOu?'
mo, thank you; the porter will get me a
fly" replied |. again much confused.
you are deye'Opin. into veritabe
knight-errant, IIermon," sneer,d his COM
paniOn. Since wnen have you taken to
addressing every girl you see al a stat on%'
Not every one. But she is at our own
station. don't you know; and she looks,
poor little girl, as if she was not used to
much travelling"
''She certainly looks as if she never travel
ed before in her life. | wonder those kind
of people don't have themselves labelled"
j had to wait for my m0dest fly until they
had rolled away in a barOuche and pair;
then l was joltpd two miles TO Yoxley Hall;
and was kept waiting for some time in
room alone before | saw the Hon. Mrs ROs-
sci.
She came in then just for a few minutes
"a tall, handsome, and intensely cold wO-
man.
81 hope YOU had pleasant Journey Miss
Lucas. You will like some tea after your
cold drive. If you will follow me, We shall
find 1t and your little pupil in the school
room, think
we FOUND more.
Nhen stepped timldly III after Mrs. los
sels VeiVet tralll, saw my handsome lei
low-uaeler StreVcheu upon couch before
the nre ana Ihe tea-taOie.
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81 had No idea when 7 say w, n tbe
citation that Won were hound for here " he
.Jded makinr nleasant conversation
sAre Won coming Hermonp,, his motbar
ironired cordlv. waiting AT the door.
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