San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-04

boarding ~-,r,,r foolish
enough to send you to. A general mer-
chants wife in Sicily. Will you sell pounds
OF soap and pennyworths of tin tacks, or
whole bars of saponaceous matter and great
tenpenny nails"
"Hes not in such small way as that" she
almost pleaded. HE owns ships, though
they are rather little ones"
"Oh. well. it is much the same. Come, let
US walk on; it is tedious to stand still l
thought YOU would be failure In education"
he continued, when she obeyed him and
strolled ahead "You never showed power
that way You remind me much of some of
those women who think they are sure to be
great actresses if they go on the stage, be-
cause they have a pretty face, and forget
that what we require is acting But you
found your mistake didn't your
"Don't taunt me, Charles" 1t was notice
able that the young school masters tone
caused her no anger or retaliatory passion;
far otherwise: there was a tear in her eyes.
"How is it that you are at Penzance" she
inquired
81 don't taunt you. Ispeak the truth purely
in friendly way, as l should to any one
l wished we'll Though for that matter
might have some excuse even for haunting
you Such terrible hurry as you've been in.
hate a woman who Is in such hurry"
How do you mean that"
"Why, to be somebody's wife or other-any-
things wife rather than nobody's. You
couldn't wait for me; oh, no. Well, thank
God, I'm cured of all that"
How merciless you arem she said bitterly
''Wait for youl What does that mean, Char
ley! You never showsd-anything to wait
for-anything special toward me
ooh, come BaptiSta, GOMEZ
what l mean is, nothing definite" she
expostulated. 81 suppose you liked me lit
tie; but it seemed to me to be only pastime
on your part, and that you never meant to
make an honorable engagement of it,"
"There, that's Just it. You girls expect a
man to mean business at the first look No
| man when he first becomes interested in q
woman has any definite scheme Of engage
| ment TO marry her in his mind, unless he Is
meaning a vulgar, mercenary marriage.
| However, did at least mean an honorable
| engagement, as you call it, come to that"
"Blt you never said 50, and an indefinite
courtship soon Injuries q wonaan's position
and credit sooner than you think"
| "Baptista, solemnly declare that in six
months should have asked you to marry
me-"
She walked along in silence, looking on the
ground and appearing very uncomfortable.
Presently he said, Would you have waited
for me if you had knownr To this she
whispered in a sorrowful whisper, Yes"
They went still further in silence-passing
along one of the beautiful walks on the out
skirts of the town, yet not observant Of scene
or situation Her shoulder and his were
close together and he clasped his fingers
round the small of her arm-quite light!
and without any attempt at impetus, yet the
act seemed to say, "Now l hold you and my
will must be yours"
Recurring to previous question OF hers
he said, II have merely run down for day
| or two from school near Truro before going
OFF to the north for the rest Of the holiday
have seen my relations at Redruth quite
lately, 10 | am not going there this time
How little thought of meeting you! How
very different the circumstances would havt
been il, Instead Of parting again, as we mus
in half an hour or so, possibly forever, you
had been now Just going OF with me, as my
wife on our honeymoon trip. Ha-ha-wel
so humorous is life"
She stopped suddenly. 81 must go bach
uow-this is altogether too painful Charley
1t is not at all kind mood you are in to
day"
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