San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-16

at him thOughtfully.
"WeIl:' he asks. at length. rs though
unable longer to endure her scrutiny.
My lady is dead" SAYS the woman.
slowly, rather than CURLY, and with Il
difficulty which is very apparent to him.
PenruddOCk starts. and moves back Il
step or two. However prepared We
may be for such news. the plain telling
of it must occasion a shock.
"Ay.' says the woman. quietly.
Dead says PenruddOCk. in low
tone. so SOOn-SO very suddenly"
Yes, it is always So" returns she.
mOodIly gazing at the Sward: "theyomg
and the gay 90 soonest. She is CLAW
now. though a week ago she could chat
! ter with the best; nay. so lately as an
| hour ago she called me bv my name.
| and held my hand-SO. | can feel the
| pressure still. But it is all over: she is
still and cold now. poor soul. And it
NAV be happier, for her heart was
| brOken!"
"IIow dreadful it all is-how deprpss-
| ing, feel it as though"
NO more, PenruddOck," says the wO-
| man. suddenly, raising her head. and
llmgjng up her hand with an mcOn-
trOIlable and almost naughty gesture.
:" standing. She is quite beautiful: and
though wearing the garb. loses all the
aspect of the mental. "IIYpOCriSv is a
vile sin; and why try to deceive mr.
There was no love lost between Won,
Even at the last. the very last. when
life was nearly over, she
There is Il pause. and Pcnrudduck. i'm
an agItated voice says. with some py-
CitPment, "GO on. DO not hesitate
tell me the worst. Esther, At the last
she spoke Of me, What was it, Did
she torgiyc%
Never" says the woman. firmly.
NO, not even then. You know how
she dislikrd the masters will, and your
being left sole guardian ui the child in
the event of her death. ! say nothing"
slowly and with aNcrted looks. "Ihp
dislike may nave bcrlI-nay, must
with curious c"nlr%rj.onot the broWs
have been uiurlSonm". but still it
was thert: ana al Inc last Nh"dIudrd to
IT. AS kheII beside her she Land her
hand on mIlIr, and whispered Il few
words. Iiley were not many. but they
were or you ana me child. If youcum-
mand that | should speak those words.
OF course must: nut better not hear
IheIn, Sill
SPEAK, woman. replies he, roughly.
W nat c0nld she say OF me III death
she Sald III me; ~
Nay. llirl. II A"u ,rWhear. oi course
so!, must IrlUrllN riir; YET she PallSeS
us lilol@Il somewhat reluctant To pro-
cetd' II AWAY 5 seemed l"hera strange |
lillllE tNai Mss Ienr,II1dock ltho little |
one Sho'llu Dl ihe VIII ne compelled to |
i've mere IN thIS small spot lmt'l her |
eighteenth DlrthuaN, when IN reality |
Sie Is ihIHlItHN "I u. ana All Inc lands |
around anu the great castle up lOn- |
der; =,
:. zen me Mliaj sue Salu "t me as She |
dled;" says tenlUdoock. lmpaucntly.
. oIle hleIltIolled mo names. but bend
my toward ne HalI' WIN her poor eyes
via ana ItI"hI'heI. rs II were, Now
luaI am t"iIl. ana forever. alas; from
ny SWte! iaH''' HIle must walk beside
me uCm'
An says rem !'ocN. drawing his
U u qI'hI'. 3i@ r"'"r llG darkIy; is
tilaI 'ile 'L".". OBJ .' "nIN mat winch
YOU nave l""''' "''lni":,
II Is II"'' l"d N"'IId nave me
speak. But"-lowtrnr her hcad-"it
NAV have been Nni v,Nlry. when death
is near. how few KNEW lght from dark
ness"
"What more did She saw" demanded
he. as though deaf 10 her. last remark.
"Slp made me swear that would
never rursakp the little one: that a,
had been its uilY,y for three long wears.
SO | would sin cherish and hurI a
watchfuI eve moon her. | ,Wurr it,
saws the woman, solrmuiy. raising her
ewes TO the dali sivaboyr her. as though
in memory of her oath i'm heaven"
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