San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-09

stood by ner side, you nave roId uncle
everything | am so. sO glad.
Il could not have accepted his hOspi-
tally, darling, without doing So" he
answered
And he says
That you may be mine, love, direct
" ! have home to offer you"
What, S that, Philip
"What, drarrst?'
Il thought heard a rustic among
the bushes yOndcr.
The young man went towards them,
but all was still.
1T was nothing. or, at least, only
some night bird. love he said. return
ing: at the same moment the colonel
called from within:
Come, come, Flo; the night air is
yet chill. We must have no cold
catching. Besides, Mr.. Bathurst, we
are early people in the BUSH
Philip and Florence at once entered
The windows we're closed, and the blinds
drawn.
Directly it was so. the figure of man
stole from the bushes. moved swiftly
and cautiously to the gate, and disap-
peared among the shadows of the trees.
Half an hour later. Philip Bathurst.
entering his bedroom, found Mark
waiting him.
you here, Mark? | say. old fellow,
we have fallen into comfortable quar-
tiers, eh?' exclaimed the young fellow.
There's not man on earth happier
than am tonight
Then, Mr.. Phil, you've told the colo
nell"
..NrJ r,,t III, ,,,,eo,,+ Mall rr
but to win fortune. TO win bride"
win fortune, Mr.. Phil, and over
come an enemy"
An enemy? Why, man, can have
none here
"A bitter one. if mistake not. Mr..
Phil. DOyOu remember, when we came
upon Miss Granger. she had compan-
iOn?"
Yes, a friend of the coloncls."
And lover of the nirceS. If
judged him rightly. he will not easily
brook your coming between them"
Nonsense. Mark What absurdity."
"IOu ought to nave seen the look he
gave you. Mr.. Phil"
"PoSsibIy Mark. can imagine the
look | should give in his case. Bat
looks. old fellow. never killed yet. Why.
how grave You are. Surely" with a
merry laugh, ''yUI dOm.S think my I'LL
fortunate rival viii order one out to a
round Of tisticultS, or challenge ME to
i duel? Just berause we have left
England behind us Mark. we have not
civilization. Our camping out. reCk-
on, has made you nervous. There, Old
fellow. get to bed. think we both
shall sleep sOundly tonight"
Mark Hilton took his leave ashamed
TO state his fears further. but his Opn-
ion was by no means altered.
Mr.. Phil didn't see his look" he re-
peated mentally as he turned into bed.
Almost about the same hour Herbert
Archer paced the sitting-rOOm of his
station with SCOwl as black as night
upon his face. Frequent mutteriEgS
escaped his lips. Once he exclaimed.
almost fiercely: Let him have care
let him have a care"
Suddenly there was the quick beat of
horses hOOfS on the road. He Sprang
to the window. and threw it open. As
the light poured forth. the horse stop
ped, and two minutes after there adj
vanCed towards Herbert Archer a man
in the dress of farm laborer. lie was
of middle height. with heavy, logged
AT last, Mat exclaimed Archer,
impatiently, Come in
The man doing 50, the other closed
the window and advanced.
We'll! Who is he?" he inquired,
eagerly,
"A Mr.. Philip Bathurst, come to
Australia with his fOster-brether to try
the gOld-felds.
Yes, yes. What more? Tell me all,
man."
He seems to be a gentleman. and
has rich COnneCtiOns-an uncle, his fOs-
ter-brOther said. lie saved Miss Grain
gers life when she was in England,
and it was by chance they met to-day
"Chance! An agreeable chance"
said Herbert Archer through his teeth.
They called each other by their Chris
tian Names"
80 they did tonight, when l saw
them on the verandah, billing and COO
Ing, all the world like lovers"
'LOvers-loveTs! That's what it is
that's what it is" calculated Herbert
Archer, pacing the room eXCitedly.
But trust me, Mat, never man and
wife. The fellow, then, is staying
there?"
yes"
"And the colOnel?"
"TreatS him as an old friend: and,
Mr.. Archer, that is all | know
But not all that you must know,
Mat. What did the colonel say to my
messenger"
when l told him that had tramped
from Sydney in search of employment,
and you having no need of me had sent
me on to him, as he had some new cat
tie, he said he would do what he could
for me-that at any rate | might stop
for week or SC"
Good. But how did you manage to
return here?"
Il said had to return to tell you"
Right. Well, watch this man, listen
to his every word, mark what he does,
and tomorrow night at eight o'clock
meet me in Blackman's Gully, and I'll
give you further orders if necessary.
You know the reward; will be liberal.
Now you may 60"
When alone Herbert Archer paced
the room awhile in thought Then as
he assembled to his chamber he NUT
tered
mo; one life-nor two-shall not balk
me, Florence Granger, from making
you mine. / said l loved you better
than life, and that life I'll sacrifice
rather than see you another's."
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