San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-12

hours, ne WuuIu NOT, 10 puI on MS Ua,u.
know me from mamma, or mamma
from me
Il don't think he Is such a sJup Il
Young man as you seem 10 think" re-
turns Cissy. mildly. Aud it is folly
what yOu sly. dearest: any one can see
that mamma o: all events a year or
two Older than you
Il am not accus ng h Ia of stupidity.
| have no doubtNe S9Srcond arrdIrs. "
rejOinS RODpie. IneekN. 4 merely
meant to say he never took his eyes of
you from the tine h Cdmy. till he went
away. was bat as drOss "a his sight.
Well, never mind. | wonder. by the
bye, when We shall see him agan?
Some time next year. perhaps" Ii
is now close on Christmas.
some time tomorrow, should say. !"
"ROnnie, how can YOU be so absurd?
What could bring hun here again SO
sOOnT says Cr'cI: tut she bushes vivid
~ as she puts the question.
We'll, you. ] suppose" rcjO MS Ron
ME. unabashed. Little hypOcr te thar
you are, why don't yud CONFESS what
you know III YOUR secret heart: What
do you thjnh ne hcGnt bV ask .ng mann
ma If she wanted some books to read:
Simply All eXruSe 10 put u au appear
ance here cary II the morning. Now.
mark my words. i Will Ur early. And
! shOuldn' al all De sun l"Sed II hr or
dered up the WnIir hDrar, hIOk-snelves
and all. Eor your de-, Ctal on. My
own OP Mon is" adds Miss X yrrS.
laughing. That tn poor Young man is
head over ears in love with YOU"
Cecil leans back IN her chair and
laughs also.
"A ~, IL. la, .
she asks. still laughing. At is Dakp."
Then you are bound TO mary him"
says Rome. merrilY. "SuuaiMays Ge-
clared you would marry Duke I YOU
ever met one. You certainly can't 90
back from II now"
Il have another .dra. too remarks
Cecil. Il think-iireed feel sure-he
is Maria's young man
NO" cries Rome. But yes, of
course. He IS ~, bon p'rti, and just all
We ever heard OF the happy MN who
has been laid ASIDE for hei. Poor
Maria. am afraid it WAS iucklrSs
day for her when You lOst your way IA
the SNOW"
We |. it isall mere suppositiOn about
Mara" says Cecl. % course, MI.
Craven may not be the nrdnas>Igned tor
her by the Major"
"O course not. Bat prefer think
ing lie is iEt man. Ii maze, il al -
comfortable. Yon said Nou would ike
TO cut out Maria. II only ter ven srance
sake; now you can do II. You said You
would marry a Duke. now. too. yUu can
do it. II is all ike the nIIHl.m,.nt OF "a
pretty dream"
But what about you, deareSt?' asks
Cecil. Sniu&. Have You heard from
him."
Il had one letter from Sir Sydney"
answers ROnnic. slowly.
"Onei Well. OF course. YOU could
hardly have mad more. To me it seems
a long tine since We came here. feel
indeed as i ! nad been away from you
and mUlhrr lOr TIVE lEemOntn- But
90 Oh. Il nnie. tell me about your let
ter"
1T was short, and not particularly
sweet. l. began My dear VI IS Rivers
and il ended Always yours most sin
cerely.' 1t WAS flied WITH London Cos
sip, and that IS a can Tell YOU Of it
until We go upstairs; thu Won can see
the original OF what | II " been telling
you, il you WILL
i tn Tx Always YOURS m st sincere.
~ was verv nc" inierd," SINS Cis~v.
lO2rS nrerriy. would br common
place, Hnd quite nothing but tile a.
Ma'S' and ne NOS, IA ~ such diff
ference"
TO Be COntinUsd.l