San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-24

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ly he muttered-
Just as thought, just as thought"
What is as you thOughtg she inquired
eagerly.
Give me minute or twa, he answered,
seating himself before the joint of cOrned
beef which had been placed for him. He
took dram first and then ate heartily. His
ref sctions were much aided by this pro-
ceeding, and when he had finished he pro-
duced large wel-wOrn pOcket-bOOk from
the midst of a curious collection of needles,
hanks of thread, fishing hooks and odd but
tons, and selected a scrap of paper which
had been cut from some newspaper.
Il dinna want to gle you Ony false hopes,
missy, but II be ma far wrang, Bob Ross
will soon be put right"
you have found out how ii was doneT'
~ jalOused it as soon as Bob let me ken
what had happened. You see what comes
o reading the papers. l would haze been
like the lave O. you, maybe, il hadna read
that"
He handed her the scrapOf paper. twas
the report of common enough police case !:
man enticed into a house, drugged, rob-
bed, and turned out into the street in a state
Of apparent drunken stupefictiOn.
This is what he has done p she cried ex-
citedly.
"Bide minute, missy. You haze heap to
answer for; if it hadna been for you, the
gowk would never haze thought o. sic a daft
like thing. HOws'eyer, we want to clear
Bob. You say naething about this, no even
to your father, and I'll satisfee him that he
was mistaken. Whan do you start?"
t"CO-mOrrOw morning.
"Weel, as soon s haze told Jeems what
his mother wants, I'll gang hame again by
train the-day. But | would like you TO tell
me ane or twa things first"
The zane or twa things" included the
whole Of her conversation with Cargill about
Ross, and the information she had gathered
from the men separately that not one had
observed the slightest sign of anything be-
nE wrong with the plot until they found
him lying by the wheel.
Its just wonderful how you thought
about seeking out a. that, " said Dick admir-
ingly; but you were aye a clever lass,
missy. Gamma understand how the cap
tain should be sac ready to think i'll o. Bob"
"CargiII made him believe that he had
been drinking before"
"Aweel, that'll a. be set right afOre lang.
You and me maun keep a calm sough for
wee while. just you keep on as you haze
been doing-ketp frien'S wi him and may
be we'll get mair out him."
When CargiIl returned he was annoyed
exceedingly to find his hugbear, Dick Bax-
ter, waiting for him, and almost started in
to rage when he heard the well-snown
salutation, "Weel, Jeems hOw'S a wi you
the-day?"
He would have turned away at once from
this pest, but he was detained by the next
words.
Your mother sent to you ancc errand.
She wouldna believe in the post or the te'e-
graph; the matter was sac particular that
naething would serve her but | maum come
WI her message
What is it she wants now?' was the surly
and impatient query.
"She dOesna want you to break your trip;
but she commands you TO gang straight to
her the minute you land. She babe me say
that you would hurt yourself mair than you
can fancy, if you didna do her bidding"
VERY WELL"
You'll come the minute you land"'
''Of course, since she iSso particular about
IT,"
'I'll tell her to expect you, for Pm gaun
back by train the-day."
That evening in the cleaning, work over
and all quiet In the harbor, Captain Duncan
was sitting on deck smoking. Annie was
walking up and down, occasionally hating
beside him. During one of these halts, he
said abruptly
Annie, want you to be kind to Jeems
Cargill."
This was the first time he had referred to
the subject of the proposed union since that
evening in the cottage.
What for in especial, father"
He pulled slowly, and looked over the
bulwark into the clear blue water which
was FLASHING gently against the sides of the
Mermaid. He was perplexed; what especial
reason was there for asking her to be kind
to Cargill? He himself had no especial re-
gard for the man. and but for his fortune
would have little to say to him.
ITS this way, Annie; you see he's a man
that has a great notion O. you; he's weel-tO-
doin the world; there's naebody has Ony
particular i'll to say against him; and he
asked me to put in word for him Wi you.
| said l would, and Pm doing it. You might
do hantle waur than agree to be Mistress
Cargill."
She laid her hand on his shoulder; she
could feel the awkwardness with which he
spoke. At another time she would have re-
lieved him by laughing at the whole affair.
At present she had too many anxious
thoughts weighing upon her for laughter to
find vent.
81 told you my mind about this, father,
when you mentioned it before. am of the
same mind yet, and will never change"
She felt a glow of pleasure in thus echo
ing her lovers words.
>"Aweel, aweel, Pm ma gaun to force your
will. was meaning you for another man
n, tl,s yybiIe. but haze done what nromis-