San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-30

, lowed, bitterly aggrieved at himself, and
none the less disposed TO renew his offense
on that account, as he recognized with in
ward groanings. They entered the room on
tiptOe, and IL was lain to both OF them that,
for the first time, the patient recognized his
visitors. The spectacle of Chi Lungs at
tenuated face and eyes Of suffering came
like tonic to both man and maid, and
steadied the fluttering nerves; for they be-
/ gan instantly to think of him instead of
thinking Of themselves.
Poor old NebuchadneZzarr said Law
renee. "He has found his wits again"
| Olivia leant above him and looked at his
wan face with pity. He was not at all de-
| lightfnl to look at, at the best of times, and
now he looked like deaths head designed
on MongOlian pattern; but perhaps the
very repugnance she felt for him inclined
her to be tenderer toward him by an inward
rebellion against an instinct which her heart
denounced as unfeeling. Chi Lung looked
back at her piteOusly, and then directed his
eyes to glass full of some cooling drink
which stood upon a wooden settle at his
bedside. Olivia took the glass in one hand,
and STOPPING, placed the other beneath his
head and raised him so that he could drink.
When he had DRUM she laid her cold, soft
palm gently for an instant on his yellow
forehead, and the young Englishman, for
the sake Of that caress, would willingly have
occupied the Chinaman's mournful place.
At least he was absurd enough to think so,
"a curious proof of the loss of mental bal
ance which is brought about by the passion,
or fever called Love.
Poor thingP' said Olivia. HE is very
grateful"
Lawrence had his doubts about this. A
friend of his who had lived for some years
on the Pacific slope, and there made ac-
quaintance with the Celestial character, had
imbued him with a poor opinion of it. He
did not think that gratitude came within the
chinese scheme OF things at all; but he said
nothing to disturb 0livia's faith.
The girl arranged Chi Lungs pillows,
looking down upon him the while with COM
passion, and Chi Lung looked back with
regard which seemed to her pathetic, like
that Of suffering dumb animal. Probably
II he had had the remodeling of 0livia's
face he would have elongated the eyes and
given them an upward turn at the outward
ends, and would have made her cheekbones
delightfully."- prominent; but barbaric as her
features undoubtedly were, it seemed to
please him to look upon them, and all the
her without ceasing.
He could not ask where he was or how he
came there, and perhaps he did not greatly
care to know. Anyway, he kept silence,
and Lawrence and Olivia in little while
went back to their painting.
These two young people had grown into a
remarkable intimacy, and by this time each
knew all about the others antecedents; but
to-day they were both embarrassed, and
their conversation was forced and jerky.
When Uncle RaOul came in after his morn
lng's walk he found them both silent, each
prOdigiOuSly engrossed in landscape.
II have been to see our invalid" said he.
THE del irium has left him. What shall we
do with him when he gets better?'
rs there aChinese Embassy in Brussels?'
asked Lawrence.
81 don't know" returned the old gentle
man. 81 fancy not. There is one in Paris,
Is there not? There is one, think, in Lon
don"
"Would the ambassador do anything for
him in any case?" Lawrence asked again.
1--WE can try" said Uncle RaOul; I'VE can |
try. Is it of any use to do good things in |
this world? They undo themselves again.
The poor NabucodOnOsOr, as you may call |
him, may die in the snow after all. And
after all may be killed by wild boarp
Uncle RaOulw cried Olivia. How dare
you talk of such terrible things?'
my dear child" returned Uncle RaOul;
before all, am philosopher. Aha! And
at what is our big Arthur smiling there"
Lawrence blushed at detection. In his |
own mind he had seen the philosopher as |
he had appeared in the forest at Sanceau,
hanging on to the oak branch, and shouting |
EAU secOursr'
why should have laughed, after alp |
said Arthur to himself. Can a man do |
anything more philosophical than to sing |
out for help when he happens to be in dan
ger?"
At the philosophers entrance the old lady |
had gathered up her knitting and disappear |
ed, and he, after look at the two pictures, |
went away also, leaving the young people |
alone together. Neither of them being aware |
Of the improperly of this arrangement, |
neither of them ran away. They had both |
been bred in England, and had imbibed this |
dreadful ignorance there. Uncle Raoul's |
only excuse was that he was bachelor and |
philosopher A family man, with his wits
about him, would have known a great deal
better.
1t was a new thing to Olivia to find her.
self embarrassed in mans presence, and |
in this case the man kept his back turned to
her and seemed absorbed in landscape paint
ing. For aught she could tell he was not |
giving her a single thought. The arrange
ment of the easels was of her own design |
ing, and was intended to conceal the begin |
nings Of her work from Arthurs chance OBJ |
servatiOn. Beside her own canvas she had,
when she chose to avail herself of it, an ex-
cellent view of the young mans broad shoul- |
ders and of the back of his head. SO far a.
she could judge by his attitude he was deep
In his amateur work. His presence had new
Ell disturbed her before. Why should it dis
turb her now?
The strange look she had seen in his face
haunted her. Why did he look at her so?
And she had blushed and lowered her own
eyes before his. Why, again? Her bosom
fiuttered, and her breath came pantingly.
She sat there FACILITATING like some innocent
forest thing who hears the step of the hun
ter, and as yet has no experience to teach
her what it means, has never seen man, and
yet breads the approaching creature.
As for Lawrence, the talk Of Chi Lungs
going reminded him that he too was but a
ooJouihCi hSiS. liz ucleIlulueu III no new
way to betray the nature Of the feelings
which in so short time had reached to so
strong growth within him.
"You will fall back into quite the old
ways again." he said, "when you have got
rid of your Chinese and English intruders."
This sounded extremely unpleasant to DIV
las ears. She had not begun to think of
Lawrence's going away, and this cool-sound-
ing speech Of his shocked her. She made no