San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-11
CHAPTER XIII.
'Towr YOU A LIFELONG HATRED"

| faShiUnably cut. In glossy black hat, with
a black hat-band, the late Sir Richards
secretary, Cuthbert Craven, demands our
attention.
OF the several male characters figuring in
this strange history, decidedly Mr. Cuthbert
Craven stands more in the place Of hero
than any of the others, and yet oddly enough
We have seen nothing and heard but little of
him since our opening chapter.
A fair-haired, gOOd-lOoking, well-bulit
young man, with clear blue eyes, and a
bright open cpumtenance, he seemed the
.prrsOnification Of truth and honesty. Who
could thereto say that lie was not?
One who might have spoken perhaps, lay
cold and dead. The mouth of another wit
ness was closed by the fear of exposure and
pOlice-couIt hanging over her head. The
rest if any there were, were far away, and
| not to be feared.
And what | WONDER" said Mrs. Gee,
will now become of Mr.. Craven, the secre-
tary?'
| Mr.. Chawies was the person to whom the
remark was addressed.
"PcrhapS her ladyship will keep him on
to see after her business said Mr. Chawles.
II don't see that there is much business,
as far as my lady is concerned, to see after,
now Sir Richard is gone" said Mrs. Gee;
land from what | can make out her lady
ship don't seem to mean to keep the place
on"
Mr.. Chawes changed the subject
Pm sure |, for one, shall be sorry to lose
NJ. Craven, a really most grntlemanIy
young man, keeping himself to himself,
with nothing uppish about him. For what
trouble he gives, he might almost never be
in the house at ALL"
1t was the truth. Nothing could well be
more unObtrusive than Mr.. Cuthbert Ora
| ven's demeanOr since Sir Richards death.
| Not that during the barUnet's lifetime he
had ever made much noise, or asserted him
| self too demOnStratively in the house.
Now more like a shadow than substance
| he fitted silently through the dimly-lit man
sion, or strOlled thOughtfully in the Fulham
lanes.
Still her ladyship kept her room, and in
answer to three messages that he had sent
her, had replied that at present she could 90
into no business matters-cOuld see no one.
At twilight, upon the first day of the
second week, Cuthbcrt Craven, nOiSeleSsly
opening the door of the room which Sir
Richard had used as his library saw figure
between him and the window. 1t was Lady
Fordyce, standing nO;iOnIesS there, gazing
into the drrary garden without.
who is that? What do you want?' she
asked turning quickly.
1T is only |, do not drive me away" he
said appealingly.
is it about business yOu wish to speak to
meP | cannot talk now. 1t must be at some
future time
Il have but little to say with resp 'ct to
business" he replied. ITO the best Of my
ability have set things in order, and your
solicitors can do all that remains. TWAS to
take ieaEe Oh you before TOOK my depart
ure tnat begged for few moments inter-
view.
one maze 10 answer
c"u'1 NOT Dear 10 go away WITHOUT say
ing Go1u-ol"'
IL 'I'"' - an, Ihe interview heea not Oe
lons one trust MT. CraVeh'- tlat you
may soon meet VIII ahother post tia' VIII
sun your VIEWS IL can 90 anything 10
oeiHe YOU Vi couiSc WILL
an very slHtcIuI ID your LauySIlP.
Na'urally' al'et .''I HAS o'cuIreo' you
oan ilo lolsGr Ielll"''' III re- -,
can can lo ioLsei II III III mere ne repeat
Gu. mas WHAT ila, maj peheu maze no ull-
ieiSIoe III oui PoS''I"!'
les, sue Salu' hAiiig ncr HaSIIhG eyes
upon llIiil' yes, great Glhcrrlce ana III
my sentiments 100 IL lldeed tNey had not
changeu iohg ago
Gu rejected lhy-lhy love before, ne
Saiu, out there was reason then, aid
uiu thlhh' the hrSt anger past that you were
not Wholiy Dina 10 my deNOtiOn-nOl wholly
ueaL 10 my prayers.
lou were hi'Staheh' never loved you
never Shaii-neNer could
ana YET win SMILE with Kind look,
you LED me on. Al your suggestion played
spy to ma out how that cold selfish villain
was deceivlng you."
Silence! won't have him spoken of in
that way-by you"
DO you respect his memory, then, after
all you know-after all have told you
after all could tell your
81 do not care to hear anything"
~, put al one tlliiG you were eager enough.
nha' was ho" we Dec"llie' "S it"eie' aiiieu:
10 you IeiIleiiloel now llIst loGilu you nad
intercepted ietter W illlil' anu now nelp-
Gu W HUSH up the INJURY. men now was
sem Wy you " tlG opela touos liIs etel's, ana
.hoSe vi ',l"' lail loIeish MUnlah WHOSE
io We nc Naiueu % NUN NOR tli"n yours!
o,to ne , Ein I bur- asS Sestu!e "' though W
silence mn, out nc went on -,
nave 9ou lVHSot'o ~ ~" i'No th,el
Ilreu ms pOoNotS vi 'lo MY vi 'iiaV noh
eale, anu tiioli "non nc oiop' IloP' iiiVo us
ro GU" 10 ~ 10 ,', i''''' t'hoh ~
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nave caush. you a. the Worh' 10 you not
Ienleiilpel now CANT III anu louhu you
'hoic' "iihoSs oh Sh1 ePo' Mheie you now