San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-09
A Winter Niglt;;
Found in a SnOw-Dri!t.

VIII startIe her.
Dorothy placed the shawl round the ehild,
ana heId out her arms 10 take her.
MI. fthlold shooK MS heau, saying:
WIZ carry her, she Is 100 heaVy lor you.
iahe the iISht ior NE, chilu' uoh t"ant 10
disturb the servants they are so merry.
Dorothy ana as ne desired, WALKING IA
front WIN tue cahaIe.
Inc Oest DcdchalhOer was on the same
noor as the drawlhg-rOonl' or best parlor,
as Agnes called IL.
Inc passage was paheIled with SHINING
Oah SOU VelNel-pile carpet deaueheu thelr
looI-Steps'
lhey passed uoor that was parity open,
ana as Dorothy looked IN She distinguished
the inquire oI WOMAN hit away among the
SHADOWS. Dorothy dld not start or scream,
put leelilS ol alariil stlrred her heart new
ertheless.
MI. fehtold lald MS enid tenderly on the
sou "nite oed, ana eltDorothy 10 TUCK her
up cosby
Dorothy heard the smothered SOUND OF
HIS lootsteps as ne went oack 10 the slttlilg
roonl' theh an iiluescriOaole sensation Oh
alarm seizeu her.
one was AFRAID 10 pass the room where
Sne had seen tlat shadoWy shape aiohe.
one iried toIeel praVe' ana twice TOOK up
the lght ana put II down again, when she
nearu seiiIle KNOCK at Ihe uoor' ana Ola
agnes voice SAYING
Is tnere iiyIhihE you want MISS snow
an extra pillow OF more Deu,cioIneS' Dlu
you He WARM ias' h's'''' MISS Ally Is avery
cnlIly cI'iu'
Dorothy assured tlie woman SIe llau an
she WaIteu, anu uiaue ner come III 10 take
apeep AT tne rosy sleeping lace OF the chlld.
foor Darn! salu Agnes putting one OF
Ally llttie dllhpieu hahuS under the ped-
clotheS tehderiy' she Is tIlllu thlhg, ana
her papa pets her tlil she Is iull OF whlms
ana RANCHES. She II De all right win YOU l
dare say. III she Is not III nave her Ded
taken 10 my room supper Is served miss;
II Is getting late.
without WORD, Dorothy haStened along
the corrldor 10 the GraWing-roohl, Where
she 1Ouhu Mr. fehlold readihg'
Down below the servants were keeping
christmas noisuy'
AS DJrothy entered MIR. PentoId laid
down MS DooK, ana saiu Win smile:
ZONE, MISS snow, leu US go ana eat some
OF Agnes's mlnce-Pies' or Sne VIII never eve ior-
eyes she is sleeping sweetly now She
is a nervous child"
eyes. [ am afraid she is, She wants some
one with her who is patient and sympa-
thetic. | suppose | must see about a govern
ess. She has learnt nothing vet, and am
not sorry; | want to keep her my baby as
long as possible"
A wildh hope sprang up in DOrothy's heart.
Why should she not stay as little Ally's
goyerness? it would be a, labor of love to
teach so loyeabe child.
A sudden impulse caused her to say:
perhaps when you have heard my story,
Mr.. PenfOld, you may find il in your heart
to trust me with your greatest treasure,
your little child. am sure | could teach
her, and must find means of earning my
bread for two years at least"
"And when the two years are up?'
1.-THE need for work will have passed; l
shall be independent"
"You will marry?"
mo; L never want to put myself in
mans power"
"That sounds very severe from such pref
ty lips, Miss Snow, though ldOn't know but
that you are right, Marriage more often
means misery than happiness"
CuAPTFR III
Two DAYS later Mr. PenfoId oslod nor
otbv II She had apv COMM lions for town
os ba yas ooing there that ,norning
Dorothv looked startled, and said.
aCoing awavS am sorry Whe, will,
Won retnrnp, "'
90 NJ, voo,,s Evo I,hor,t, rnh
Won might bava . commission for mo ShaII
go 10 0vford,street ybere oil The snaIi
sSonS 80 '"'i
shV Vm, arc. ,o,.,. c.-,..
hny was ouSy ueoSins oHristnlas-'t rec
Dvloh I was ens s,i ~ MISSING uoiiS' DIG
'o .,J GU, up "nu 49,, s.iu netNouoly.
H.. Nv. mn 5rasn sn nUuo'9 you u sct me
nav anu % |" 49, I'm Joy o. nave tlle