San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-03

y GU must come away. DpllN. salu the
Earl. "Iou can do no good here"
Dolly raised her eyes, first TO him. and
then to Miss Fox, in mute agony; and the
wretched woman shrieked out to her not
TO curse her.
Course your" repeated Dolly with the
utmost calmness. I'VE Nugents curse
no one; but / think the last of them will
be curse to you forever. Look at him."
she said, pointing to the fair young face
turned up To the brilliant sky in the blank
gaze of death-"look at him. There he
lies, the last of an old name, slain by his
own hand-your work! Oh, what had we
ever done to you or yours that you should
bring this dishonor upon usl" she cried,
with pathetic reproach and an awful tear
less agony in her blue eyes. ''Oh, don't
look at me. Look at him-yOur work
and yours" turning suddenly TO Lord
Culverton.
"Mine" he echoed. Good Heavens,
child, what are you saying2"
"She" pointing to Hermione-"gave
your letter to him, and babe him to bring
me here to see her meet you, well know
ing that l should not hold you to your
engagement. Between you you have ac-
complshed your work welr-turning
from them and smoothing Jaspers fair
hair back from his face.
Dolly, never wrote to her in my life"
he declared.
There is the letter." said Dolly, throw
ing it contemptuOusly towards him.
1t fell at his feet, and one of the men
still standing near, picked it upand hand
ed it to him.
AT that moment Hcrmione moved as il
to leave them; but the man seized her
by the arm and forced her back quickly
enough.
aust stand you still, young woman!"
he said with sCant pOlitcncss. 1T seems
TO me as 'ow you'll ave to answer for this
job to other folk beside uzZen."
'.Lct me gor' she shIicked
"Now stand you still" he repeated
threatening, "or"-gr"wing excited and
Immediately going into ruuch broaderver-
nacular than he had hitherto uscd-"ah'n
mump tina MOUTH
where did you get this letter." in
quired Lord Culverton sternly at that mo-
ment.
He spoke in voice Of thunder, his in
iuries utterly forgotten, and Miss Fox
shrank back as If she had received a
blow.
"Dost Ia 'earY" asked the labOrer, shak-
ing her arm. SOW did'st ia COON by ~
Dang the hussey, is ia goaning to speakr
"YOu wrote it to her." put in Dolly
scornfully.
81 wrote this and another yesterday to
you" said CulvertOn firmly. Il found
could not get over to Dean Ella yesterday
mornings so l asked you to remain in this
afternoon; afterwards l found l was free
this morning; 50 l wrote and asked you
to meet me here at eleven-this very let
ter, in fact. l sent them over by Tom the
groom, who told me he had given them to
your maid; he told me too that you had
got new maid, and that he thought she
was French; and l, knowing that you
had French maid coming, never for an
instant doubted that you had got them
safely. Pray how did you get theml"-
turning tercely to Hermione. aid you
get the first one alsof'
"Dost ia 'eari" repeated the laborer,
with another shake.
"Yes," she faltered. "I-met-him-
and I-I%sked-"
"Get on" growled the laborer.
II asked if that letter was for Miss Nu-
gent, and l told him-I-I was her maid
her new maid" she stammered, her
teeth chattering with terror.
"She told Jasper" interposed Dolly
drearily, THAT you were going to marry
her"
Il maITy-that wOmanf' said Culver
ton proudly, My darling, until she came
up and spoke to me this morning, have
never once spoken to her since my mother
died"
"She told him she had been to meet you
yesterday morning"
at is false. | was the whole morning
with my lawyer. was not out of the
house"
There's t. Squire and T. constable "a
coming said the woman anxiously.
Let me gOr' cried Miss Fox fiercely.
"Ay. ma fine hussey," quoth the York
shircman grutfiy, IF ia gets quit o this
business. thou'd best not ia show tina face
i Dean Ella village ma more, or happen
thou'lt foind tina sen i horse pond. ~
folk hereabOut doant wait tn a jury to
sattle owt; they moastly sattles for their
sells"
She'll be wanted ia speak afore = cor
oner," put in another
"Sure-lyw returned the first grimly.
AS the Squire hurried along the path,
Dolly covered her face with her hands;
and CulvertOn. his strength at last giving
way completely, fell headlong to the
ground in a swOon.
"Ah, yer hussey!" muttered the York
shireman between his teeth savagely.
What is it y cried the Squire. "What
does all this meant Is Jasper hurt
Dolly2 Oh, merciful Heaven, he is not
dead! My lad is not dead"
"Thou'd best take Ter whoam. We've
sent to Coolverton for t doctor and a car
riage, and we'll bring him whoam safe,
surely"
"Sure-lyr' echoed one or two rough
voices near.
"You don't mean that he's dead 2" repeat
ed the Squire incredulously. "My lad is
not dead! tell you he cannot be deadr'
he asserted passionately, kneeling down
by his sons body and trying to arouse
him. "Great Heaven, why are you all
standing gaping like so many idiOtsf Can
you do nothingH"
ats no good, Squire. said the woman
gently. There is a bullet through his
brain. He were dead when we got tn i'm.
Get you back to T. Mistress, Squire; she'll
haze need o thee"
The Squire rose to his feet in silence,
and Dolly too moved.
whats the matter with Culverton-is
he dead ~ he asked in blank, dazed kind
of way.
II doubt is arms broke replied the
woman; "but ees coming round now"
"Will nobody tell me how this has hap4
pened7" cried the Squire passionately, as
Culverton struggled up again, whereupon
"Well. Sluoire, thou es Ia thank this
h,,a g., bn1a E,,p