San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-22

face.
He did not care to go to his club, he
had no reason to go home and he had
told Miss Hartman not to expect him
until Saturday. When the guard yelled
Fourteenth street. he suddenly deter
mined to leave the train and take a table
i'hote dinner at one of the Italian res
taurants in hat portion of the city,
After his meal he enjoyed a good cigar,
and then started to walk leisurely wei
toward Union Square, along the north
side of Fourteenth street. Before he
dad taken many steps his artistic eye
was attracted by the well rounded figure
of a girl Just ahead of him, who carried
a leather music roll in her hand. There
was something familiar in her appear
ance, and he quickened his pace to get a
better look at her.
The next moment he knew that she
was the ideal with whom his brain had
been filled since he first caught a glimpse
of her in the Wagner a
His first impulse was to lift his hat and
address her, but he restrained himself,
knowing that she would undoubtedly re-
sent his impertinence.
He resolved to find out where she
went, however, and permitted her to get
several feet in advance, but not very far,
as he feared to lose sight OF her in the
crowd that was hurrying along the
thoroughfare toward the places of amuse-
ment.
AS the girl reached the corner of
Irving place she came suddenly face to
face with a man in whom Hensha1l rec
ognized the younger of the two men who
had been travelling with her on the New
York Central railroad. She looked down
and tried to pass him.
II am very glad to meet you thus I'M
expectedly, Miss Crawford, "sarcastically
remarked the doctor. OBTAINING her with
his hand.
"Let me go; l have nothing to say to
you" she exclaimed. looking up at him
appealingly and shrinking from his
grasp.
For a moment Henshall stood irreso-
lutte. He saw that the girl wished to es-
cape from the man, who seemed deter
mined not to let her go; but he could
not tell what their relations had been or
how his interference would be taken.
Again he heard her plead to be let
alone, and she turned her eyes toward
him as if to appeal for help. He saw
that great, dewy tears were stealing out
upon her long ~eyelashes, and he hesitated
10 longer.
what do you mean, sir, by insulting
an unprotected LADY, he cried, jumping
forward and giving the doctor a shove
with such violence as to nearly throw
him over the iron fence around the
Academy of Music. He pushed forward
in front of the girl, who Immediately
left. and he shook his fist in the face OF
her astonished acquaintance.
You deserve to be thrashed within
an inch of your life," he continued.
''and feel very much inclined to give
you a severe chastisement to teach you
better manners"
Come, get away from here. | will
not stand any more of this nonsense" re-
turned the physician. 81 shall call a
policeman if you interfere with me-"
Il shall not allow any one to insult a
lady in my presence" said the artist,
who felt that he had to offer some justi-
6cation for his conduct to the throng
that had already collected around them.
This is ridiculous! spoke to an old
friend of mine," was the final reply
vouchsafed to the girls champion, who
allowed himself TO be put aside as the
furious doctor moved away.
Henshall followed, thinking that he
might again have the opportunity OF
| stepping between his ideal and one from
whom she was evidently anxious to es-
cape.
He was crossing Irving place when q
| carriage drove past. BE recognized it
immediately as Edward hartnan's. ne