San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-01

not ne able TO get a sensible word out OF
either Of you"
He has fallen in love with her." said
Dolly in a tragical half-whisper, as Jasper
entered the House.
Then you needn't worry yourself about
that" laughed CulyeIton. You don't
want to marry Jasper as well as me. do
youT"
mo, no; of course notr'-laughing at
herself then.
"Oh. mother" said Jasper an hour later,
when they Were at lunch, do You know
that the Villa is takenf"
ayes, dear" she returned placidlv.
"And you have been at home all this
time, without having called I" he asked in
credulously.
"Yes,"-with more placidity than be-
fore.
well, told them you would call to-
morrow" he said decidedly.
"Yes you had better call tomorrow. my
dear" put in the Squire-"on hOspitable
thoughts intent" as was usual with him.
Il don't know at ALL" said the Mistress,
closing her lips very tightly, and sitting
quite upright. 81 don't know that I shall
call at all"
But whyf" asked Jasper inpatiently.
y
will they think if you do not =
Anything they choose" answered Mrs.
Nugent, with Indifference.
"But why should you mott"
my dear Jasper, who are these peo-
plel"
"Oh, don't know-ladies certainlyr"-
though as he spoke a remembrance of
Mrs. Cave-Fox almost made him doubt
his own words. MRS. Carruthers says
they were very great friends of the Count
ess.'
AT this information Mrs. Nugent looked
blankly at nothing. and Jasper appealed
to CulvertOn for confederation of his as
sertiOn.
well, do not really know who they
are" replied CulvertOn. My mother
picked them up at a French watering place
-Trouville. believe it was-and, after
her impulsive Italian way, took to them.
l know nothing more of them"
sand never even heard of any Cave
Foxes" intcrpOsed the Mistress calmly
81 don't believe any such family exists"
"After all, does it mattcrF asked JAS
per impatiently. "You know. mother. it
is not as if we were afraid of losing caste;
every one knows us"
Exactly" she answered; therefore I
am sure if they had mentioned to any one
of our set that they were coming to reside
at Deane Ella they would have brought
letters of introduction TO us. You see,
Jasper" she ended with great innocence,
"every one knows us"
Jasper beaten at that point. tried an
other.
well, and if they are Of no family
only simple gentlewOmcn, is that any rea-
son why you should refuse to know
themi"
Certainly not, Jasper | look at the
matter from a purely common sense point
of view. These people whom Lady Gull
vertOn picked up at II foreign watering
place, but knew nothing of, have chosen
to take a little house within three miles Of
Culverton Towers-their friend Lady
Culvertou being dead Surely YOU can
draw your own inference from such a pro-
ceeding as that! | confess mine is not a
very fattering one"
What, you don't mean that they have
come here to look after Culvcrtonm ex-
claimed the Squire. who had been quite
in the dark during the whole Of the con-
versation, though he was quite sure the
Mistress was right. as she always was.-
sand they are just too late! What a
joker"
Il don't believe it," burst out Jasper.
''Oh, you may be rightr remarked his
mother placidly. but to say the least of
it, it looks odd that they should fix upon
Deane Ella, does it mott"
"And you won't callf'
81 think not, dear. They are not the
kind Of people that should want Dolly
to associate with, more especially when
she will soon have so large a visiting list
as the Countess of CulvertOn What do
you think. Bertiei"
Il quite agree with you," he answered
decidedly. II do not wish Dolly to know
them. saw good deaf more of them
than liked in my mothers time but then
you know. Mrs Nugent, she was for
eigner and very impulsive, and so she
never cared at all who people really
We're"
perhaps, if you saw so very much Of
them" remarked Jasper glumly. that is
the reason why You don't want Dolly to
know them; they might compare notes,
you know"
you are talking like an idiot. my dear
Jasper" said CulvcrtOn coDlly. fixing his
steady gaze on his future brother-in- law;
"but be good enough to keep those senti-
ments, for the future 10 Yourself"
do You not think" observed the Nj.
tress, looking at no one in particular. and
speaking very sweetly, that We may AS
well talk of something clsel"
At this the Squire went off in fit of
laughter. 1t came TO sudden termina-
ton, however; for Dolly broke into pas
sionate food Of tears and rushed out Of
the room. Her distress made Culvcrton
lose his temper and his manners at the
same time
"Confound you" he said savagcly, ~ he
threw down his napkin and followed his
E!tle macee.
To be COntiaucdl