San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-10

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"Bahl care as little for your threats
as do for YOU" answered Barhsly. as hs
prepared to descend. 81 never did like
you, and now hate you, as you shall
discover 10 your cost"
The following day st. Adams forwarded
Barbsly check TO his club for FIVE hun
dred pounds. and then endeavored to
dismiss the subject frcm his thoughts.
We say endeavored, because every now
and then the reflection would arise like
the ghost Of a murdered enemy: What
would Isabel think if she knew had
made wager upon her aflectionsr'
Fortunately. the week after the Carl
tons left towR, our hero was on duty, con-
sequently he had not so much time or OPP
portunity to miss them.
He obtained months leave Of absence
at the time he had anticipated, and it was
with very peculiar sensation under his
waistcoat that he jumped into first class
smoking ear at Paddington station, On
route for WithertOn.
The fact Of the matter was that Harry
st. Adams, the notorious lady killer, was
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and avarvtbing v.sa s substantial "a I,
looked
81 AIbaDs lust had TINA % ars,s for
dinner ami on dsscepdip. 70 IN. drswin.-
room fospd the family assembled toad
ar With saxsrsl ,i,itnr.
Hs wa, received with .rsst cortialit,
and sftsr lsiny iptro.is ced TO those in the
room whom he did not know, be had the
Measure Of conducting Isabsl down to
dinner
"Bv.tbe. bven exclaimed label .pans
ba, invited yosr friend Mr. Austen down
81 am .laj of tbst" answered. n Al.
hsps "sor no has NOT h.sp we'll I,t.lx .ua
Oh. frs.b OH mi No DOH, r.no,st. hin.
Rst b.u arc ~, ,oinS 20 anna. Li,Dw
Awsss him. reueated Isabel. .rbst
4. xoa u.,pr-
.wby. Horae. is sseh n thorough Low.
dspsr tb,t | AN, afraid he will n, .xit.
Io.t in 8 country hou.e" r-r,i,d .ur ter.
~ knew h. never goes wear his evp-iu
fse.. he slwav, boasts that h. doe, net
.vep know II nv sight"
.But he rides. doe. he pstt"
ct don't think be has evar dons mara
than ar smble in the Row.
aC,f oourse he shoots tbanw
.The WALKING would be too mpcl for
him Fancv Horace tr,dg;no over the
fprrows in natert Ieotbor hootsw
ave have the river close nv Il RIM,
throu0b the max s,reIv ba IA fond %
fishing or boatingY-
aH;s on;nion If fsbing ia svponvmoss
with that ~ DR. Jobpsop-.a fool az one
end and a worm at the other, and hi,
knowledpe Of boating ia confined 10 the
steamer that takes him across the chan.
ne, on his animal exnedi,ion to the CONT
nsnt,
..Then am afraid we shall have To
trust To Lucv's movers of amusement IN
order to entertain Mr.. Austen"
II 80 happeped that Lucv Meredith
caught the last sentence duripp a pause
in the conversation, and as Isabel looked
across. her cousin,s face WAS .Ansbsd a.
red as a rose.-
The next moment it WAS az deadly
white.
With the uspaI tact of a woman. isabel
drew her own deducsments, and immedi-
ately changed the conversation.
After dinner ST Albans cbaIIsngel tina
general To n yame Mt billiards and our
hero did not ace mich more Of the LADIES'
that evening.
II WAS abopt an bonr after davbreak
the following morning when St. Adams
awoke. The sun was shining brightly
into his chamber. and the birds had com.
menced their matut;nal concert.
The csnta;p wss NOT an sarIv riser.
very far from i, in fact. when in town he
considered noon . very decent hour for
breakfast.
But on this occasion. although he turn.
ed over and over, he could not manage to
get to sleep again.
81. making the most Of n had bar0aip.
he sprsne out of bed and dressed himself,
determining N have a look round the e..
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