San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-19

| leo, and nearly all the rest was befogged
and lost in the non-intercourse the odium
| of disgrace had Occasioned.
The kind spinsters made pleasant re-
union for him at their house to bid him
GOdspeed. He was of so essentially
frank nature that he could with diff
Guilty carry OFF the imposition. Amy was
there, and at the moment of farewell his
eyes gazed long and lingeringly into hers,
| while her own were yelled and SWIM
ming with tears.
IF You do rot come back" she sug-
gested.
Yes, the worst side also ought to be
thought of, it is true Why, then-then
go to Perez and tell him about it. But
that is to be only last resort. Give
plenty of time"
Then he set out on horseback, by
long journey, to take the railway for
Vera Cruz. 1t was his plan, he said, TO
| visit some neglected business correspond
ents on the way He meant to dispose
of his horse at Puebla to pay part of the
expense of his voyage.
Some Of his young acquaintance ac-
cOmpanied him part of the way on his
road in lively fashion. After leaving
them he went on with a single servant,
who carried his baggage. On the second
day he insisted that the horse this mozo
rode was lame and looked badly.
II would not for anything that so good
an animal should be permanently dis
abled," he said. Give me here the bag
gage on my own horse"-he had pur-
posely made it very highland you go
back; shall get on perfectly we'll by
myself" !
The man hesitated in surprise, but the
order was peremptOry and he went back.
When the Senoritas Arroyo heard of it;
they said, 1T is exactly like his warm5
heart, coHsiderate both Of beast and
man."
As soon as the servant had disappeared
up the road Don Walter plunged intoi
the woods There was no one in sight /
in either direction to observe this I'M
usual pr1rrr ling. Within an hour after
wards H. reappearel as a peon, of thel
usual copper colorrd skin and in the cot
ton shirt and drawers of the class. HeS
spot and took the road back towards
Cuernavaca. The animal he rode wast
also considerably changed in appearance,
and seemed to have been a victim of
wanton neglect. \
L. passed the night at the same meson
VIII his own servant, who was dallying
on the road He st out much earlier in
the morning than the latter. When heI
reached but little used trail, penetrat-
ing his own mountain district, he struck
off into it. A wild babbling brook ran
down the same course, disputing the |
| right of way. When he had gone a GER
tain distance he diSmOunted, took off the /
more necessary articles, and with sad
but resolved air led his horse into a |
thiCkGt. The poor animal seemed to |
have a sense OF the fate that was impend- +
ing He trembled and drew back, and /
when the revolver was aimed that, as a /
precautionary measure should have put !
an end to his existence, he made so re-
sistlesS a bound that he escaped to the /
bed of the brook Don Walter scram-
bled after him over the rough stones.
but pursuit was useless.
Go, then, in heavens name. | ami
glad did not do it" he breathed aloud,
rejoicing in the chance that had stayed
| his hand from a cruelty so repulsive,
even with all the danger of detection in.
volved.
Then he shOuldered his effects in al
bag, peasant fashion, went on on foote
and disappeared. Surely his acquaint-
ances w0':ll have thought this an extra
! on.""'y way in which to start for the /
I'M. ] .5s:tts.
-l...r Don Walter had gone Amy Cole.
b"o'l felt far more than before the seri-
Ou.H"ss Of her position. 1t was weighty
responsibility indeed for her, al mex
Pc: .'.!"n little American girl, to be down.
thar u the far off wilds of Mexico, the1
Cunr.lmt Of secret of life and DEATH
an" :. monotrous treasure, with all its !
+. lining interests. At times it seemed !
90 formidable to bear, and she had toI
struggle not to betray her preoccupationI
to those about her. Nor was it of onev
sort only. Looking at the prospect of i
success from the hopeful standpoint, she
would say:
when he is very rich he will have
other interests, other friends, and then
-ah me-
If she had been fond of him before
her affection took far greater intensity l
now that he was away, engaged in his
arduous struggle with the powers of |
nature in the lonely canyon. She often
dreamed Df him faDrvip0 che lOOl-od