San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-09

understand me at last; but hear me out. l
was 'capricious'-that was your word; l
would not try to win Colonel Beauregard;
then Aston Lawford came back TO my feet,
and tore his letter into fragments; and
then YOU told me that was failure; that
must choose between Max Beauregard
and Aston Lawford; that could win Max
BeauregGrd IL | chose, and IL l did not
choose, should be doubly branded as
| jilt; so must fall back upon Lawford, pick
up the rejected lover who was groyelling
at my feet, or you would wash your hands
Of metz
Neutrality-suspicious. you mad'" exclaim-
ed Mrs. Langley, passionately. "How dare
you so take me TO task You utterly for
get yourself!'
"You do deny, then, that you put that
alternative before meT asked Valerie,
| quietly.
IL ask you to be reasonable. Good Heav-
ems, Valerie, do you willfu ly fling away q
splendid futurer'
| (which splendid future:" said the girl,
with fine irony. 1.-THE splendid future Max
Beauregard can give me, or that which
Aston Lawford offers'"
| 81 cannot answer you when you speak
| in that manner, Valerier'
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t,rnsd Valerie aAnnt Constance Won
th;nL mo nnoratefrl. 7 an, no, tnoyv
Won wished 70 do the hest for me as Won
Understood II only your IDEAS and mine
are at variance. As to what the world
| will saw of me. that can hardly touch me
| at Wexford ~
| "yalerier cried Mrs. Langley. s'tbis il
preposterous. impossible. Won are fiinpin1
AWAY your life, bliQhtipg your future past
redemption. What can be thouuht-said
| If Won 90 away like this into the country,
| We have engagements that cannot be-
broken. IL will be said that YOU have simp-
| ly gone off in chagrin because YOU cannot
GET Max Beauregardv'
"What do care for that" said Valerie,
with reckless LAUGH. Since he believes
| that came here to win him can there be
apy worse shame? For your sake will 90
| with YOU. il you like, to London; and you
| can make any excuse YOU choose for my
| not fulfilling my engagement to the Nor
| tons From London | go back to Wexford.
| / wish TO Haven" she said clisping her
hands, pssiOn&tely, that had never left
| itr'
Mrs. Langlcy's face grew hard, desper-
| ately hard: Valerie last words misunder-
stood, seemed to blot out all kindly feeling
| from her hc.r;. : .e walked straight up
| to the Cir, AM gr.sp2d her wrist.
"Ungrn,eful -drceitfulr she said.
through h,r tc.ti you have deceived
me wicIeIiy. Y. i.r,,. Yon told me that
Won did NOT care :1r |, MS Caa,taris that
Won never La! cared Tor :,irn. and | some
times hon !:.;. Won dill care for Colonel
Beaure y,r,. Ilore taa:. yLu chose to admit.
and thai u,i,it. or c.,,,-:ye ri,,de Won obdur.
ate: but In your n art Won pra clinginy to
that Old folly. and = II r,.,r.t cy.r having
thrown over V mn Caa -trr,s-r.-r titthe
more now because ynurG.:.it..i ' has hard
ened Max Be;ur,..,ri a.-a;nst ynu. | UNI
derstand you-voJ can 90 vuur ,wp way,
wash my hands ot vonr'
She fnnp the Girls hand from her. and
Turned away walking stormily to the other
side of the room Valerie had stood Der
fectly still. not blenching at the cruel
words that burned her like fire. though she
grew as white as the gown she wore. She
was even relieved nv the accusation which
spared her the dreaded charge of the truth
JJnorateful deceitfpI cbagrined nv fail.
ure' and falling hack on q love snurned
when ambition was in the ascendant-was
this it2 half smile f,itted over the girls
Inns Well better 90. better all the world
sbould think this Of her than that the wo-
man who falsely accused bar sbouId say
| "You love Max Reaurepsrd and because
Won love him Won hide vonr heart from
him. and 90 back into exiler'
Valerie Turned toward tbe door without
Mrs Langley smoke once more.
lyon have no answerf, she said. sternIv.
"You do not contradict mey,
Mop Valerie said. az have no answerr
She opened the door and went ont going
STRAIGHT 10 her own apartments There
twenty minutes later Angela Mnsorave
came nm to ber Tbav vera oil c,oin1 for
a ride would Valerie come also, Rnt Va
Iarie faIt this was imnoss;bla and excused
berseIf. che was bnsv sba said and ANGELA
went awav sacratlv not dianIaased Her
n,eosrre was sbort lived for On retrrnino
With Valeria,s massags She hoard that
Colonel Beaurepard was not going
"He had letters 70 write he said said