San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-19
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ed quickly and earnestly at her face, and
saw that her color was a little heightened,
and that there was a half-startled look in
the large soft eyes; but that was all. He
had struck no deep chord; or, if he had,
she did not know it herself.
Roland saw the transfer of the flowers;
ami the incident, trihing in itself, did not
certainly tend to diminish his resentment
against its too fascinating hero. Even
though Sir Philip did not dispute llma's
society with him, but for nearly two miles
rode between Rose and jamie, while Ro-
land and lima rode practically alone, yet
the young man was not softened towards
his rival.
His rival! Yes; Roland Sabine, though
he had repudiated the accusation of being
in love with lima Costello, admitted to
himself without reserve that he felt for
lima what he had never felt for any wo-
man before. 1t was true that in a fashion
he had been i'll love three or four times
At Cambridge lie had even considered
himself engaged to the sister Of u college
friend; but, when she returned his pre-
sents and letters, with one from herself
announcing her marriage to the oldest and
richest Of the dons, he was rather morti-
fed to find how little his happiness was
affected by the event, and how impossible
it was for him to lose his interest in hunt
ing and his appetite for breakfast.
At the present time Roland fiirted after
fashion with Zeph Heston; but he meant
no evil by it; and he would have been gen.
timely surprised to discover that he had
made any deep impression on the girls
heart. He had met her sometimes by ac-
cident, sometimes half by design on both
sides, and had walked with her, and kissed
her when they parted; he had also given
her ribbons and trinkcts. But all this had
been done without Job HestOn's knOwl-
edge; for, like his ancestor, Job was not,
humble miller though he was, one to bear
dishonor meekly; and Roland did not care
to incur the sturdy miller's wrath; be-
sides he did not care much about Zeph at
the best Of times, and just now he cared
less than nothing; for lima had complete.
ly captivated him.
or course Roland did not reflect that
his nature and his Cousins were quite an
tagonistic, and that her training and edu-
cation had utterly untitled her for coun-
try life as he understood it. They had not
taste in common. She liked the country
in general poetic kind of way, she was
fol.d of riding and boating and flowers and
birds, but she had several times declared
that she could not bear to live in tue coun-
try as her Cousins did. So Roland blum
dered on, and madly imagined that this
beautiful sprite might be induced to think
of him as lover, if she could only learn
to fear, if not distrust, Sir Philip Darrell.
Meanwhile lima, mot having the remotest
ideas of her cousins feelings, gave him
hundreds Of wounds from sheer careless
ness. She was about as wild us Zuleika
herself, and horse and rider played rare
pranks.
"Bother your whcat-telds! :" said lima
to Roland, when he was trying to point
out some pecu iarly fine specimens of that
cereal. you'll never make Il farmer of
me, Rol. l don't care for it one bit; | am
not going to live in the country, you
know"
elbow do you know, coz? You are very
confident"
"Of course"-ralsing her straight black
brows. 81 won't; that's all. Who's to
make me? Notnncle."
"You might change your mind"
eyes, when grass grows blue, and flow-
ers head down." said lima perversely.-
Snow look, Rol. There is Connaby Fell,
isn't it? Will you have race? Tom
won't beat Zulekia."
They were riding ahead of the other
three as Zuleka tossed up her head, sniff
fling the breeze from the open moorland.
Sir Philip rode up to Ilma's side, and laid
his hand lightly upon her bride hand.
"Keep tight rein," he said gently, as
the girl looked up at him with the sweet
bright smile she never gave to Roland. l
noticed that you were letting it slacken
little just now; and Zuleika will be off
like lightning if she gets her head"
"Thanks," replied lima, obeying him at
once.
Roland bit his lip hard. He resented
Sir Philips interference where, rs he chose
to think, it was needless, seeing that he
himself was by Ilma's side.
"Why DARRELL" he could not resist say
ing, ga good gallOp will take some Of the
mischief out OF Zuleika.
"You forget" returned Sir Philip quiet
ly, "that there is Il deep ditch only short
distance ahead, Of which lima has never
heard; and, if Zuleika came on it una
wares she might go into it instead of over
it,"
"But she can leap it, can she not?" said
lima eagerly to Sir Philip; while Roland
flushed holly and exclaimed
IL Ou OuSnI noI 10 leap IudI ultCn, lllna
YOU are too confident"
"You dear old woman," replied lima,
laughing, "you can shut your eyes at the
supreme moment. Is the ditch too wide,
Sir Philip"
She did not intend to annoy her cousin
by appealing directly from him to Sir
Philip Darrell; still further from her mind
was any idea of cOquetry; but Sir Philip
was too generous TO feel any triumph in