The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-15

irhe kas reason 20 be, poor child I
SD her pilot sympaihetically. at
one = those reFerses Of fortune which ar
uldh TO common with Us over here
lleT father Eas vel 70 do; he died pen
niie.-. Tie girls al had 10 something.
Poor creatures " sighed Nile sera
pline. vhose heart was always bleeding
i8s s1me one.
Gn heeFening before the day whei
b. Has 70 begin his duties in his new 20
sIfion, stephen Hoime asked Nile. sera
T|hiae 20 take q ak with him. Il Wa
q sgff lnd halmy starlit night, a respif,
and breathing space half way between
the beginning aud the end # the y inter-
Theg walked into the ad jacenf square
= 80 silent and lonely. Stephen wa
p-caccapied and aid little for som,
fime Then, while ihey stfo led SLOWLY
AID Do sae ras IN sight be began tremu'
ieusiy
--NIe SeraFhine
Nile sefsphine looked up and ther
down siih q prophetic emotion which
Eannal her thar something never belor,
beard Il Wa going 10 happen.
--Nlie- teraphine, Il get on, will you
marry ae
Wei a. soon a. she could speak 81,
urged upen Aim the difference IN theii
gslrs. hrr p'aiuness, the obvious fact
fAat, EtA his nay ~ make be must moi
hampef himself with a wife
-iehafs sou fhink il il graiitud,
oalg, " stephen said graFely. 1T is not
800 haze been, and are, more 10 me than
aHg ore else ever MAS.
ADD ~ theT became engaged And
Nl'r 1erapline. zhg hsd ainays looked
oder than she really Nas. seemed 20
eloa tT fhai much younger, and more,
o. ile ainteF spread Oh and the spring
ssafler came. when, after Stephen
Haime hal had his dinner, he would
clH lar hfr. and fhey would take the
care ~ the PARK aud Ealk slowly about
unirf TIE sEeef smelling tres or sit in
ne hide summer house and look out on
a. smooth. small sheet of water.
After STEPHEN H8ime had been a month
ar RIO with his neE employer be had seen
q flan0e for making an Investment which
pfQuizri good results. and IN his talks
aifh NIie Sefaphine had lamented his
poverty. which prevented him taking adj
raErser II T. Elie. seraphine had said
l0iling BIZ the next day she had
Eaue 70 tie savings bank asd out Of Il
lilEu 81 her Hs.le hoard. saved up dol
'' "a away against sick
atC0nferenee, N -ssy. and brought II
~ -itfl.1a- y Represented ali her
= lrillF possession, aud stephen, who
lad nqt dreamed d ifs ekistence, re.
fused 10 toach H. Bot Nile. seraphine
fs4 pieadei ~ sci. alas. that be had
81 'asi SLOWED himself 70 be- tempted
AZ 1rsi AL had promised well But one
ere1ing stephen had come IN looking
4. srrllT haeEzrd and white. lie said
1..ft a. u1fil fhey ssf IN thcir accustomed
fllce 81 the Eatef's edge III the park,
nu1 flen b. broke d0En and. crying ike
3 c.ali- lald hey that The money was ali
raHe rle ingestmeuf had proved disas-
freus
Ibru Me scraiihine had laid her hand
ou be- arm aud. fofeirg him 20 raise his
bed. bad shown him o face on which
iaeI. sas only pity for him and d per-
frrf.r sas1ne smile What did Il mat
ter Nas IL be faulfl she asked Were
rlcr udt able 70 work both Of them
Has nat on there 20 help the other.
'-ssrsrhiue '-sief.heu put his arm
li,1a lie queer iiffle fgHre and kissed
BE- yaa ars the best woman on God s
-sah
-r h-rel d. Eoulf forget the mis-
lhalre Aud after aEhilc b. did seem
a. hrehira ae.is. But within d few
utl H. - fancied that h. gfen psler and
1ist rarre aas . troubled iook 10 his
r-e in hef delicate soul she shrank
lr1a rigins him with questions she
iaar-i flai b. Eas thinking still o. that
.ffle slu ~ herz b. had iaken ADD lost
u ase-F subtle Nay she tried 10 show
lsr trliference ~ the loss. And stephen,
sr b. SIDE, Eas constantly more gentle
ana fena-r with fhis pale, weird looking
Ir-ls rr-a1gre Eho .as - be- his wife.
r. 81 fagufly tat if Has as though be
Hishe1 60 afousto bier for something.
he .amuieT Has Bon well advanced,
ed fhe isEs and nighfs succeeded each
other i1 sisE and suitry order. NisPs
~ sizes and greasy Nads o. brown
riaHa-f Invaded fhe ciolcer sections q the
riiF. usa farsakeu Of their tenants, and
f1f aaaFF ar 49, flied with the dis
cariauf SAT ~ distant hand organs.
Sci. -frsphiues nupiis had Gown, one
-1l aIL lef the sammer, aud she had
n..=If her plane fur Der Zen days tacation
Is farm halse 90 Long Island which
clnstiiutel her one yearly diversion.
srer.hau Haulg - auf from Saturday
lnfl Eoalag. aud shat more could one
ash NJ she had not been 70 keenly
aIlre fo ~ sorrows II - many 81 her
- is1uns Ehn-c Hretchsancss she
49, raufnusIy around her. and think
ir-ef rhom i seemed aimesi sinful 10
= easing 1eu hoIe dags ri idlensss and
aalar.s tie atr.d. a. she rode down
g. BaaI ira Grcrn ore bright morning 10
.rsa -iefis-r -euif LAST direction As 70
f-asas. ~ 81 lsf uat far this expedition
80 5 afueHi1iis ene-Nouid have beeu
~ EIe ssrsFlias more beautiful than
So areaa-
III hsad u fhe firm Wss away, as
u.-r. nlnF ~ he slberdinates. but boy
roIi Nlie Seraff.ine whore she would
Ind -lrrhaa Hoiule.
So iassad into thc Office where she
Ia uealad Stephens cause with the
i.esl I'll s1e fm that day. and finding
rur-F turned iosard the other parli-
taaei inclusure shere the beautiful girl
80 orer ii.a fgGe writer
50 fhen - sfaad still she made no
salrl shs sas anly there q moment,
81 8 sdamud ilke eternity. Stephen
aaf q fi.e-e. aai BE- stood before the
I-alril1I efi and looked down A. her.
ara auCl passion Of love and
sulE and reuauclasian IN bis
faa-- pLle sbe buried hers in
~ lauls fhaf q Veii tore away before
t.lIe. -.rel|llne znd she rad the secret
~ 49, Lass lea mouths. q Stephen :
srsl loakf. n hisfE0ubiod eyes, OF his
alraa-ei leFdfi0n-derofi0n shich Wa
aHiT .aFalfy fhas would not permit itself
RI saerrf. haHeTer iempfed-as plainly
a. iaulA ii had bsea written IN fiery
cilars-fsfs before Der
-iir tarnei and PISSED out again. And
uairler ~ fhese tEo g0upr people WHO
aFad eaah olhsr had zen her, 50 alb
sari-l had they aeen 30 their own
de--a1
Ilae 80 fared iiish 10 Mile. seraphine's
rs8r fnnf rghi high and late. And
!. ..-.u 49, uisrnins daEned she ilftle room
w. d uausel. STRIPPED q - lev pool
..li.s sGerss Il gsscs asd pEeitlnels, AID