San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08

n sister, who for years had been at the head @
e his bachelor household. When Jack, blush
), ing and stammering like lad of 90, carrie,
. the news of his success to Miss Collingwood
he was received with an air Of lofty consider
alton, and to the long story of hopes, doubt
and delights she replied only with cool
"Of course, Jack"
why, of coUrsep" asked her brother
sharply.
"Miss Raymond is a clever girl, Jack, anc
when the ball was actually laid at her feet
it was not likely she would fail to secure he,
advantage"
'She is not whit more clever than good. ,
answered the squire. 'She would not have
accepted an emperor unless-unless she loved
him as she loves me-"
The squire said it bravely, but he blushed
again like boy.
There are few girls in Miss Raymond's
position, Jack, who would fail to love the
oossessor Of $4,000 year"
Mr.. Collingwood left the room in speech
less Indignation.
The wedding was celebrated with all the
eclat which would have befitted the nuptials
of an heiress, for thus the squire willed it
So bonfres blazed, bells clashed, banners
decked the village street, villagers Toasted,
tenants danced. evergreens adorned the
church, children strewed the brides path
with flowers And al in honor of the girl
who, only three short months before, had
stood shivering ON the threshold of bard
and lonely life Of TOLL
1t was towards the close Of that eventful
day that Kathleen Collingwood leant her
throbbing head back against the cushions of
the carriage, and the involuntary complaint
escaped her lips at last: ~ am so tiredl"
Paris in August was unendurably hot and
dusty, so the travellers hurried through its
gay streets without halt, scarcely pausing
in their journey till Lucerne was reached.
Here they rested through long sunny days
and Jack tasted the full enjoyment of his
new happiness 1t was the very delight of
his heart to surround his Kate with every
conceivable pleasure, and he found her a
delightful person to pet and make much of, |
for she WA bright, easily pleased and CRATE |
full for most every trifling attention.
They sailed the lake by sunlight and by |
moonlight climbed the Rigi by half dozen
different routes, defied the storms of Mont
Plate, visited every shrine of William Tell
and explored every corner Of the quaint old
town before they babe farewell to the Lake
Of the Four Cantons and took their way
over the Brunig dow 70 Interlaken
When Kathleen stepped to the balcony Of
her room in the big Interlaken hotel where
Jack had taken her, she turned pale with
excess Of delight Before them the Jung
frau and her abundant giants rose majesti-
cally into their own calm region Of silent
beauty, their silhouettes sharply defined
against the background of azure sky closing
IL the lovely Lauterbrunnen valley with o
mighty rampant Of peak and glacier. Kath.
ieel watched the sunset that night, and saw
the famous ''colorization" steal slowly over
the dazzling s&owtic.u:., changing their silver
raG1iiG-!!!ce to tender, pearly flush, like moth
ing else In nature.
Cant we get nearer to them, Jacks" she
asked in a whisper of hushed delight Il
would sleep in a hut and live on crust, if need
be, just to be for awhile in the very heart of
those mountains"
So Jack took her up the valley, and for a
few days they were very happy in q little
inn at the foot of the Staubbach But be-
fore long, Kathleen said the giant cliffs on
either side of the valley seemed pressing on
her like prison walls, and begged to be taken
up higher"
Her word was law to her husband, so, after
Two or three hours of a steep and rugged
path, they took up their abode at
Murren, thousands of feet above their late
1welling place, and level with the untracked
SHOWS of the great range across the valley.
Behind and above the narrow green shelf
which affords room for the tiny Alpine ham
let rose "horns" beyond all power of count
ng or remembering, and below them pine
forests clothed the mountain sides with =
mantle of somber verdure Here they de
ided to make a halt Of several weeks
1t was during this stay at Murren that Mr..
CoLingwood was first puzzled by certain {
change in Kathleen. Not toward
himself. To HIM her manner was gentle and
lHectionate as ever; but she grew quieter as
he days went On, fonder of solitude and
)ften absent minded
Jack asked whether she found the place too
iull
Certainly not" she answered without
lesitatou. How could | be dull, Jack. \
with yous"
The glow on her cheek and the clear bright
less Of her eye vouchod for bodily health not
oeing in fault, so Jack told himself that the
title change could only exist in his over anx- =
GUS Imagination. One thing, however, was
plainly 10 fancy: Kathleen was fast losing
re til"iGity Of girlhood and assuming the
eli rc.a.s dignity of her matronhood. When
Ter husband one day proposed, half teasingly,
o undertake difficult ascent, which would
leces>itatc his leaving her for at least two
attire days, to lis surprise she not only made
10 objection TO Icing left alone in big ho:el, O
)ut so urged him To carry out the idea that
re was at last OBJ .ged to give way and
depart
The ascension" was most successful one