San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-30
This story was commenced June lG.l
THE
Master of the Mine.
BY ROBERT BUCHANAN.

hand on nv aunt's shoulder .don't he hard
on moor AnnIel She'll soon rrne bock and
then all will be pypIained
Nv aunt's manner cb,r,,,.I .,,r,;,, aud ,ba
tears STRAINED from bar n,.e. ,no,,
ooh. Hugh. nv lad thinL Won orr I,ssie
will erer COON backPr
sOf course Twas hpt a los, ,,,bir, for
change. she'll soon tire and ro,,,r,, w., M,
no.harm has bonraroJ -, hor a,I shn 80
ALWAYS kind and Ioyin,,"
saw She ware Umrb ....,,, sI,,, ,,.,.,
Hugh, will ,ee sn,.ak ~ Tothcr and NV 70
cheer mp,
nodded tbar stoo,i,,,, r.issod ,,,, ann,
on the cheek rho Sohhafh haIIs StiIi rnng
from the distance clcorI,' am,I SuootII, Tho
sun looked in thronyh Tho y,irIIou and y
sunbeam tra,,,hInG ~. t,,' ,,.,,.,'' Goa, "''' :"
Shall Won ,,o,,, %, L,,r,I, ,,,i5,, ,i-,I
amt nc / moved m tba Jonr
"Not 70 do,, y ror,Iiod ..G,,, o,,;,,, Co.. =,
walk on the moor
She looked at mo LaopI,.. ord sorv thot
she yuessed nv sncrnt. fnr tro +r,tL u,as 7
was boning and nr,yi,,, IN ,,,,,. ,ritI, W,Jo.
line win bo,,,,.i,,?, I,,, .,,r,aI -,
and bayan remoyiro, ,h, hr,aI. Fast t,,i,',s
Once outside hraatheI o,,ain II ,Sas q
calm beautiful SUNNI do,, Vii inst a to,,oh
of frost i'm the cIeor snorLiir,, air Ear ouoy
the sea shone like silver
hesitatad a momant than ,yoIl,ad do,,r
the road toward the Iodga g,ta"t oworJ the
vrr, snot ,vbera yeorS L,f,,ra bo,I t,,st ma,
Ganrge Rrdrutb M oun. ,,.,s .,hn,,t. ST.
hath Stiffness Law eyer, whore. ami the r,int
sound of the far-otf bells nnIv rendered II
deeper.
| paused at the rate and looked nm the
avenue There was M sim of anv one /
Ionged IN walk riyht mn IN the graot bousa
and ipnuira for her I snught. hut IacLSad
the courage. What was a common over
seer of the mine to On following tho foot
stems of prouJ IadyP III could meet her
nv accident good and vvnII. but did NOT
wish even her to suspect that was so anx-
ions for the meeting
Perhaps she had zone ON 10 church, IF 50
doubtless George Redruth was in her com.
pany. fretted at the thought, and turned
away. At last weary with waiting | deter
mined to seek fOrgetfulness IN a long walk
across the moor. such as had told nv aunt
had intended to take.
Quitting the road. | followed path which
led right over the open moohand in the d.
rection of the sea. The air was full of light
ness and sweetness; but my spirits by this
time had sunk to freezing point As to for
getting the one object of my thought, that
was simply impossible. My soul was full OF
one image, which went with me at every
sup uooN'
l hau "ah'eleu ABOUT hilie "heh per-
celveu, oy tile sue VI ,olie!y inoorianu tarn
-ohe vi ',ioS1 uaiN, tuII-StaiUe,i loolS when
cast pi.ck tlie i'Hllt IKE Ioii'hea EBONY ana
are oitSii ih!SteiiouSIN ueep-'te inquire OF
llla,'i ne was sll'Ills oll fragment OIL rock'
anu looking at tile wafer.
Co,ls Wy q''LM,S i ,,I my g,lcIe'
oui eye9 ,ii'. pu' nc T'l not speak luLh-
ing "'' '''''' away nv "'o"e' "'"" "' 'le
'', W., .,.,, AZ ..,.
" ny, ulc,V, ci'eu' Thought you
"s CIV, ~ 'Ii''i'', .,r
!, J., N" s l''', ne answered; sun WIN HIS
il'''I "Nt'.'G' n'"' Iau' l were Ill nav
h'"ou I"i u hh'eI "n" pray: came out var
vi thG VAST I"iu' anu l sat GOWN var
a-IlllhNIhS'
pun III! man" upon HIS SlouiHer
m NJ, S"" II n"t angry WIN me-
lhe"I''
Nav, lad, he replied, in the same low,
ilstlcSs tones. Il M no call to he angry,
least Of all WI thee. Don't 'ee mind me
gang your galt' ana lea me here alawn.'
But remembered my promise to my aunt,
and was determined not to leave him 50. So
| sat down by his side, saying:
you've no reason to take it so much to
heart; it's max mg trouble | think, before it
comes | know well why you're fretting
yourself - much. It's about Annie; but
take nv word for il Annie's all right and
will soon come back home"
He turned his face toward mine. How
strangely wild and weary II seemed. set in its
iron gray hair
"Sometimes I think. lad as she'll nerer