San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06
amount OF personal beauty.

tates, although not TO title, for his faith
er's title would cease with his death.
From the fact Of his one day becoming
very rich man, he was great attrac-
tiOn TO numerous mammas who had
daughters on their hands whom they
wanted to be comfortably settled in life.
These were introduced 10 Rowland by
the dozen, but to their infinite annoyance
he treated one precisely the same as an
Usuer, so that. eventually. mammas were
heard 10 say that TO touch the heart Of
Rowland Saxly was utterly out Of ques
tion, and they gave up the attempt as a
failure, yet they still invited him to their
numerous little parties. balls, and so on.
Then, all of a sudden, society was
startled, and lifted up its eyes in pure
establishment.
What abOutf
Simply this: Mrs. Thorne. who kept a
very beautiful house in Park lane (al-
though il was rumored that she was by
no means well to-do and for that reason
seldom moved in society. had an only
daughter, Grace. At fourteen, Grace,
who was then a remarkably plain girl,
was sent to a boarding school in Paris.
She stayed there five years, and then
very suddenly made her appearance in
society.
Society saw her, and was compelled to
confess that she had changed from q
plain to very pretty girl.
Yes; that much society confessed, and
directly afterward turned round and said:
"But of what use is it to be pretty
when one has no fortuner
Well, it is every use. There are, thank
Heaven, many thousands of men in the
world who think more Of pretty face
and graceful and gentle ways, than q
whole CARLOAD of money bags.
And Rowland Saxby was one Of the
many who thought thus. No sooner did
be set eyes on Grace than he loved her.
Indeed, it was love at first sight on both
sides.
Before month had passed away Grace
wore upon her finger the betrothal-ring,
and as the days passed she seemed to get
happier than ever.
One day-it was three days after Ethel
Danvers had seen her with Rowland IN
the kow-'Trace was IN the drawing
room, looking eagerly out of the window.
ho"ia"u' the previous evening mao
sent her note which was TO TINS enect:
any DARTI, G.-T-n rrow morning sail
b wi b YOU eaily- ~ mt eli va. | have
pre- to Civ yGu: u somewhat sing lar one,
i yOI wi" Vmser -, III WI '"o'o VIII NC 'On''-
II was literature no wonder that Grace
was anxious TO know what the present
WAS.
Soon after the appointed time Rowland
drove nm. and soon held Grace in his
arms.
"You are lookiny none beautiful than
ever NV lave" r.. cried. pazinp nroudlv
down Mt the M. .Irrnl face,
.Ob RovIoni Ln,v Won do fatterr
81 am sure I mean what I saw. There
l. M nrettier GIRL in society than Won.
But now TO lusiness. as NV father is in
the habit of saving. I see YOU are look.
ing at this marcel | have. Well, sit down,
Grace. and | will show Won the contents"
Grace did as he desired. and Rowland
commenced to unite the marcel. Of course
he did as men usually .lo-that is to saw.
knowing that she was curious, he took
longer than was necessary to unite the
parcel
1t was accomplished at last, and there
was displaved a mahogany box beautiful
" and artistcally bound with bands of
solid gold
Grace opened her eyes in wonder, and
she found it impossible to sit still any
longer.
Rowland now produced key, unlocked
the box, raised the inside silk lid, and
then-well, then Grace uttered a cry of
wonder.
Nesting amid a pile of white silk was
a wreath Of orange blossoms. and in the
center of that pair Of bracelets, the dia-
mouds upon which flashed and glittered
like a running brook in the suns rays.
''Oh, how lovcly~ cried Grace.
(which do you mean Z" asked Rowland.
.The wreath or the bracelets"
"Oh, bothw But even ms She said this
her face wore an expression OF wonder.
What was meant by the wreath of or
-blossomsa
Rowland took il out Of the box and laid
it carefully upon tho talIr. Then he took
Grace by the hand and led her to a seat,
and sitting beside her. her hand still
within his own. he said:
INV love, in presenting that 10 YOU /
obey the commands of nv dear dead
mother"
Grace started.
"Your mother. Rowlaudr' she said.
ayes. When nv mother was diving she